Sony has announced that its PlayStation 5 event will now take place on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1pm PT/4pmET/9pm BST. The date was revealed via a Twitch ad, and we're expecting an official announcement to come in the near future from PlayStation's official channels. IGN has captured the below screenshot, confirming the new date. Sony was originally set to reveal the PS5 on June 4, 2020, but it decided to delay it in response to the global protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The PlayStation 5, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, is still scheduled to be released during Holiday 2020. Sony also stated that the yet unknown price of the next-gen console has not been affected by the pandemic either. While we still have yet to see the actual PS5 box, Sony did reveal its controller, the DualSense, earlier this year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/01/sony-delays-ps5-june-reveal-event"] We also recently saw an Unreal Engine 5 demo running on a PlayStation 5, even though Epic confirmed it was not set to be a full-fledged game, yet it is playable. Sony still hasn't exactly made clear what games new PlayStation 5 owners can hope to play when it launches next year, but we do have some confirmed third-party games, including Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Madden NFL 21, Destiny 2, and more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&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.

References to Xbox Lockhart, the rumoured second console in the new Xbox series, have been found in the Windows Operating System libraries. Images from the operating system’s code were tweeted by security researcher TitleOS, which include five references of the Lockhart codename, found within several of Windows’ System32 library files. They include files specifically featuring the phrase “Xbox-Lockhart”, as well as “Xbox-Anaconda”, the codename for the Xbox Series X.

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— TitleOS (@XB1_HexDecimal) June 1, 2020

The Xbox Lockhart is believed to be a lower-powered, lower-priced alternative to the Xbox Series X, with rumours suggesting it may retail under the name of Xbox Series S. No official announcements have been made by Microsoft, but Windows Central has said that it has spoken with developers targeting the console. The lack of official word from Microsoft itself has led some to believe that the rumours are false, and that the Lockhart is not a real console. This is what led TitleOS to post the images of the Windows OS library files; they prove that Lockhart is certainly an Xbox-related thing, regardless of if the rumours to it being a console are true or not. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/10/project-scarletts-lockhart-version-returns-unlocked-422"] Last year there were reports that Lockhart is a cheaper, disc-less version of the Xbox Series X. Reports from January spoke of a new AMD chip with an unknown APU that was speculated to be for Lockhart. But despite it being months since those reports, Microsoft has yet to announce anything. With a series of presentations as part of Xbox 20/20 though, if the company does have anything to announce, we could see it as part of those shows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

The Premier League has partnered with EA Sports to use virtual crowd noise from FIFA in real-life soccer matches. Sky Sports in the UK has revealed its partnership with EA Sports FIFA to deliver a range of "team-specific crowd noises and chants" to complement the restart of The Premier League, which kicks off on June 17 after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those watching matches from home can choose "to watch with the added sound or with stadium noise" to implement the famous atmosphere that will be missed as games are played behind closed doors without a live audience. Apparently, it will be a feature you can alter on your TV using the Sky channel. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/19/fifa-20-review"] Luckily for The Premier League, the FIFA franchise has been recording chants and crowd tones for the past few years to improve the atmosphere in-game, breathing life into specific stadiums. Sky Sports Managing Director Robert Webster explained the new features. "We want Sky Sports viewers to still feel it all and have the best possible viewing experience - even if they can't be in the stadiums or watch with their family and friends." For more from FIFA, check out our review of the latest installment of the beautiful game, FIFA 20, from late 2019. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Toon toon black and white army, and follow him on Twitter.

CD Projekt Red has quietly revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be available on Google Stadia when it launches on PC and consoles this September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/30/15-minutes-of-cyberpunk-2077-deep-dive-gameplay"] In a press release discussing the upcoming advertising campaign for Cyberpunk 2077, the developer states “Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on 17 September 2020 for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. By the end of the year the game will also make its debut on Google Stadia.” A discrepancy between platform release dates had not been previously specified by CD Projekt Red. However, it is now clear that the Stadia launch will come some time after the September 17 global launch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-cyberpunk-games-to-play-while-youre-waiting-for-cyberpunk-2077&captions=true"] It’s another minor hindrance to go along with several other disappointments that have affected Stadia since launch. Things have been looking better for Stadia - our original review of a 6 was recently updated to a 7 due to many improvements - however we noted that its catalogue is “still a ghost town”. An extra wait for Cyberpunk 2077 certainly doesn’t aid that. For more from CDPR, check out the Cyberpunk 2077 special edition Xbox One X that comes with free DLC - which is promised to be as big as The Witcher 3’s expansions - and the news that the next Night City Wire update about the game has been delayed. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

CD Projekt Red has quietly revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be available on Google Stadia when it launches on PC and consoles this September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/30/15-minutes-of-cyberpunk-2077-deep-dive-gameplay"] In a press release discussing the upcoming advertising campaign for Cyberpunk 2077, the developer states “Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on 17 September 2020 for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. By the end of the year the game will also make its debut on Google Stadia.” A discrepancy between platform release dates had not been previously specified by CD Projekt Red. However, it is now clear that the Stadia launch will come some time after the September 17 global launch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-cyberpunk-games-to-play-while-youre-waiting-for-cyberpunk-2077&captions=true"] It’s another minor hindrance to go along with several other disappointments that have affected Stadia since launch. Things have been looking better for Stadia - our original review of a 6 was recently updated to a 7 due to many improvements - however we noted that its catalogue is “still a ghost town”. An extra wait for Cyberpunk 2077 certainly doesn’t aid that. For more from CDPR, check out the Cyberpunk 2077 special edition Xbox One X that comes with free DLC - which is promised to be as big as The Witcher 3’s expansions - and the news that the next Night City Wire update about the game has been delayed. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

Amazon's Crucible is removing two of its game modes just three weeks after launch. A statement from developers Relentless Studios was issued last week, noting that the Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters game modes will be retired so that the team can focus on Heart of the Hives, Crucible's most popular game mode. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20059624&captions=true"] Things are changing really quickly for Crucible after its player-base started to dwindle in the first few weeks of the game's release. Yet the team is ready to address the issues raised by the community, adding in hotly requested features like voice chat, a surrender function, and a means to deal with AFK players. As well as the features listed above, the team will be working on "improving framerate, hit feedback and matchmaking" among others. The game will remain in pre-season as the team address these issues, with the first season pushed back until the community and developer agree that the game is ready for it. Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters will be retired in phases, and soon Crucible will be centred around the Heart of the Hives game mode. The game will then be fleshed out to complement this vision with "custom tailoring" for the game's map and "enhanced social system functionality." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/27/crucible-review"] Despite the drastic changes, the team at Relentless note that they're "excited about the road ahead." "We're going to be making a lot of changes based on your feedback, and at the end of this we'll have built a great game together." In our review of Crucible, we scored the game a 4/10, calling the team-based shooter "a slog." "Its ambitious marriage of PvE and PvP has resulted in a whole that's less than the sum of its parts." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Amazon's Crucible is removing two of its game modes just three weeks after launch. A statement from developers Relentless Studios was issued last week, noting that the Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters game modes will be retired so that the team can focus on Heart of the Hives, Crucible's most popular game mode. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20059624&captions=true"] Things are changing really quickly for Crucible after its player-base started to dwindle in the first few weeks of the game's release. Yet the team is ready to address the issues raised by the community, adding in hotly requested features like voice chat, a surrender function, and a means to deal with AFK players. As well as the features listed above, the team will be working on "improving framerate, hit feedback and matchmaking" among others. The game will remain in pre-season as the team address these issues, with the first season pushed back until the community and developer agree that the game is ready for it. Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters will be retired in phases, and soon Crucible will be centred around the Heart of the Hives game mode. The game will then be fleshed out to complement this vision with "custom tailoring" for the game's map and "enhanced social system functionality." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/27/crucible-review"] Despite the drastic changes, the team at Relentless note that they're "excited about the road ahead." "We're going to be making a lot of changes based on your feedback, and at the end of this we'll have built a great game together." In our review of Crucible, we scored the game a 4/10, calling the team-based shooter "a slog." "Its ambitious marriage of PvE and PvP has resulted in a whole that's less than the sum of its parts." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

HBO Max's new Looney Tunes Cartoons series will not see Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam or any other character carrying a gun. In an interview with The New York Times, showrunner Peter Browngardt confirmed that the team behind the new animated series made an active decision to scrub the toon team of their firearms for the rebooted series. In one animated short, titled Dynamite Dance, Elmer Fudd approaches Bugs Bunny with a scythe rather than his signature rifle. The two characters then proceed to rollick back and forth through a slapstick-driven sequence of classically orchestrated chaos. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/25/hbo-maxs-looney-tunes-cartoons-series-premiere-sneak-peek"] "We're not doing guns," Browngardt said. "But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in." Johnny Ryan, a comics artist who was hired as the story editor for the new series, further added that the team tried to maintain the spirit of the original show throughout production, while at the same time reflecting modern sensibilities in the show's simple, gag-driven, and visually vibrant stories. "We're going through this wave of anti-bullying, everybody needs to be friends, everybody needs to get along," Ryan explained. "Looney Tunes' is pretty much the antithesis of that. It's two characters in conflict, sometimes getting pretty violent." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-hbo-max&captions=true"] The new series, which is now streaming on HBO Max, features 80 eleven-minute episodes, each comprised of animated shorts that vary in length and include adapted storylines for today's audience. Fans can also look forward to holiday-themed specials. For more on HBO Max, check out all the TV Shows, movies and originals you can stream now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

HBO Max's new Looney Tunes Cartoons series will not see Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam or any other character carrying a gun. In an interview with The New York Times, showrunner Peter Browngardt confirmed that the team behind the new animated series made an active decision to scrub the toon team of their firearms for the rebooted series. In one animated short, titled Dynamite Dance, Elmer Fudd approaches Bugs Bunny with a scythe rather than his signature rifle. The two characters then proceed to rollick back and forth through a slapstick-driven sequence of classically orchestrated chaos. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/25/hbo-maxs-looney-tunes-cartoons-series-premiere-sneak-peek"] "We're not doing guns," Browngardt said. "But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in." Johnny Ryan, a comics artist who was hired as the story editor for the new series, further added that the team tried to maintain the spirit of the original show throughout production, while at the same time reflecting modern sensibilities in the show's simple, gag-driven, and visually vibrant stories. "We're going through this wave of anti-bullying, everybody needs to be friends, everybody needs to get along," Ryan explained. "Looney Tunes' is pretty much the antithesis of that. It's two characters in conflict, sometimes getting pretty violent." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-hbo-max&captions=true"] The new series, which is now streaming on HBO Max, features 80 eleven-minute episodes, each comprised of animated shorts that vary in length and include adapted storylines for today's audience. Fans can also look forward to holiday-themed specials. For more on HBO Max, check out all the TV Shows, movies and originals you can stream now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Coinciding with the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, a number of excellent films and documentaries that tackle and address racial injustice and/or highlight the black experience are now available to stream for free - including Selma, Just Mercy, and more. So if you're looking to amplify black voices and check out a handful of acclaimed films created by and starring black artists, here's a quick rundown of what's currently available for you to watch free of charge.

SELMA

After actor David Oyelowo recently revealed that Oscar voters told the studio they would not support the film after the cast wore "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts in protest of the killing of Eric Garner, Paramount Pictures has removed the paywall for rentals of Ava DuVernay’s Selma for the rest of the month. Selma follows the 1965 voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. You can check out our Selma review. Selma is free to rent in June on all digital platforms, including Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play.

JUST MERCY

Based on the the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction, Just Mercy is a compelling, fact-based legal drama starring Michael B. Jordan and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx. Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. co-star. Check out our Just Mercy review. Just Mercy is free to rent in June on all digital platforms, including Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/02/just-mercy-official-trailer-2"]

CRITERION COLLECTION BLACK CINEMA

After committing to making monthly donations to organizations supporting Black Lives Matter, The Criterion Collection announced that it’s lifting the paywall on select titles from black filmmakers and white filmmakers who’ve captured the black experience through documentary. Some of the films streaming free right now on Criterion Channel are:

• Down in the Delta, by Maya Angelou
• My Brother's Wedding, from Charles Burnett
• Black Mother, by Khalik Allah
• Portrait of Jason, by Shirley Clarke
• Cane River, by Horace Jenkins

STARZ ESSENTIAL BLACK VOICES COLLECTION

Lionsgate has now made available a collection of programming that amplifies black voices across STARZ platforms -- including the app and On-Demand -- without a subscription. You can freely stream the following:

• America to Me – Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in this multipart unscripted documentary series.
• A Huey P. Newton Story - A Starz Original Production, Huey P. Newton, charismatic co-founder of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, tells the riveting story of his life and times in this one-man show. Directed by Spike Lee.
• Emanuel – After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, Emanuel, from executive producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.
• For Ahkeem –  For Ahkeem follows Daje Shelton, a 17-year-old black girl from North St. Louis, as she strives to graduate from the nation’s only court-supervised public high school. Daje fights for her future as close friends are killed, her sixteen-year-old boyfriend is pulled into the prison system, and nearby Ferguson erupts after the police shooting of Michael Brown.
• Out of Omaha – An intimate portrait of twin brothers Darcell and Darrell Trotter, two young black men coming of age in the racially and economically-divided Midwestern town of Omaha, Nebraska. From executive producer J. Cole.
• Scandalize My Name – This potent documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, examines several prominent African-American performers in the American film and television industries during the 1950s Communist witch-hunting McCarthy era.
• Stranger Fruit – What really happened on August 9th, 2014 in Ferguson Missouri.  That afternoon, officer Darren Wilson killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.  Stranger Fruit is the unraveling of what took place, told through the eyes of Mike Brown’s family.
• The Rape of Recy Taylor – A documentary about Recy Taylor, who was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, Mrs. Taylor spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and countless women.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-milestones-for-black-superheroes-on-screen&captions=true"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.