Epic Games has turned its feud with Apple into an in-game Fortnite event, the #FreeFortnite Cup. Epic Games released a blog post detailing an in-game tournament meant to "celebrate the quest for one more Victory Royale with friends across all platforms." What it really is though, beyond a final chance for iOS users to play with others before the game is updated for Chapter 2 - Season 4 (an update iOS players will currently not be able to install), is another opportunity for Epic Games to highlight its ongoing feud with Apple. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/13/fortnite-1984-apple-parody-video-short"] This problems came to a head last week when Epic Games lowered the price of V-Bucks across all platforms, including a new "direct payment" option on mobile devices. This was done in an effort to call out companies like Apple on "exorbitant" payment fees in the process. Apple removed Fortnite from its App Store soon after as the direct payment option allegedly broke the rules and Epic, seemingly prepared for this action, filed a lawsuit against the company. Epic's dispute against Apple is heading to Fortnite itself once again with the #FreeFortnite Cup. "These are the final days of the entire Fortnite community ability's to play together," the post reads. "Apple has blocked Fortnite from the App Store, preventing players from updating to new versions. Players on iOS devices will be left behind on Chapter 2 - Season 3 while everyone jumps into the Chapter 2 - Season 4 launch on August 27." Epic Games says this cup is the final opportunity for everyone to play with everyone across "all platforms." The cup will begin on Aug. 23 and will include the chance to win the Tart Tycoon Outfit, the real-life #FreeFortnite adjustable hat, and one of 1,200 pieces of gaming hardware. You can check out the outfit and hat below. The message of the outfit and hat is obvious with the outfit featuring a character whose head is literally an apple and the hat featuring a rainbow logo reminiscent of Apple's old logo. Players can navigate to the in-game Compete tab to see when the cup starts in their region and, when it's live, they can drop into the tournament by selecting the #FreeFortnite Cup playlist. For four hours, players will have the chance to earn the outfit, hat, or even a piece of gaming hardware like a PS4 Pro, Alienware gaming laptop, and more. Players will need to compete as a Solo player in this cup for up to 12 matches to qualify. There will be three ways to earn points. Players will earn one point for every three minutes spent in a battle royale. Players will also earn one point per elimination and 10 points per Victory Royale. To obtain the Tart Tycoon Outfit, players will need to score 10 points. The #FreeFortnite hat will go to 20,000 of the top-scoring players across all regions. The 1,200 pieces of gaming hardware will go to the top 1,200 "apple-eaters." It's unclear what being an "apple-eater" means in the context of Fortnite and the blog post does not go into further detail. Even when describing the prizes available to players, Epic Games is highlighting its problems with Apple. "Additionally, we're giving away 1,200 pieces of gaming hardware (phones, consoles, and PCs). Just because you can't play on iOS doesn't mean there aren't other awesome places to play Fortnite." It's perhaps the biggest example yet of how Epic is weaponizing its fans against Apple and Google. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=games-that-came-back-from-the-brink-of-disaster&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

After four days of teasing ahead of DC FanDome, WB Games Montreal finishes its campaign by telling us to just watch DC FanDome.

Crysis Remastered will now arrive on PC (via Epic Games Store), Xbox One and PS4 on September 18. Released digitally for £26.99 / $29.99 USD (Australian prices not available at time of writing), the release follows a delay due to mixed fan reaction to leaked footage of the game. Many have already reacted positively to the improved visuals, which you can see in the trailer below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/21/crysis-remastered-tech-trailer-preview"] A press release touts a number of visual additions, including: "high-quality textures up to 8K, HDR support, temporal anti-aliasing, Screen Space Directional Occlusion (SSDO), Global Illumination (SVOGI), state-of-the-art depth fields, new light settings, motion blur, parallax occlusion mapping, Screen Space Reflections and Shadows (SSR & SSS) as well as new and updated particle effects and more" On PCs with Nvidia RTX GPUs, as well as Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, the game will also feature ray tracing. This is a different Crysis Remastered to the version that launched on Nintendo Switch in July. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Epic Games has teased that Thor may be coming to Fortnite as part of Season 4, while rumours swirl that the entire season may be Marvel-themed. The Fortnite account tweeted out a short clip with the god of thunder overlaid on the game's logo, as well as a release date of August 27th, 2020. A massive Marvel branding sticker appears underneath the art, suggesting that this promotion extends beyond Thor, and may incorporate more superheroes into the game as the season progresses.

pic.twitter.com/0U7fFnrTsW

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 21, 2020

Earlier this week, Fortnite news account HYPEX tweeted that they had heard from a trusted source that Season 4 may be Marvel-themed, suggesting that "Thor & his hammer are gonna be cosmetics." Now that the rumour has been made official, HYPEX has teased a number of details about Season 4, claiming that it will feature a "Marvel/Thor Point of Interest," a Wolverine skin and comic book pages for players to collect, hidden throughout the Fortnite map. Back in July, Square Enix revealed a Marvel's Avengers x Fortnite crossover, which offered a pickaxe cosmetic resembling Hulk's smashing hands to player who finished a set of challenges in the Marvel's Avengers beta. It's not clear yet whether this is wrapped up with the wider Marvel promotion, but we'll be sure to hear more when the Season 4 launch date arrives. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Zack Snyder has confirmed that his cut of Justice League has omitted one specific Superman line from Joss Whedon's 2017 movie because it "literally makes no sense." Screen Rant picked up on an exchange between Snyder and a fan who posted a question to the director on Vero, quizzing whether Superman asks Batman if he bleeds in his cut of Justice League. In the theatrical release, this line of dialogue is delivered during a confrontation between the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader, in which Superman utters the line "Do you bleed?" while gripping Batman's face.

#TheSnyderCut #ZackDome pic.twitter.com/erHaqoJ5Iq

— Charlie (@Charlie_ZSJL) August 20, 2020

Despite being a callback to Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Snyder apparently wasn't a fan of the line reappearing in the Justice League script, as he confirmed that it has been cut from his version of the movie because it "literally makes no sense." Twitter user Charlie_ZSJL screenshotted the interaction and posted it on social media for fans to share and discuss. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/21/justice-league-snyder-cut-is-separate-from-the-dceu-ign-news"] Snyder has been sharing teasers of his Justice League ahead of DC FanDome, a two-part event that officially launches online on Saturday, August 22. On Thursday, the filmmaker shared video footage from his HBO Max version of the superhero movie on his Vero account, offering fans a 20-second look at his cut prior to the movie's official panel at the virtual convention this weekend. Snyder's Justice League panel is scheduled to start at 2:30 pm PDT/5:30 pm ET on Saturday. Other highly-anticipated panels include Wonder Woman 1984, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Aquaman, Shazam! and The Batman, which will run alongside exclusive world premieres, behind-the-scenes looks at worlds and characters from the DC Universe, plus, fan-curated content, and much, much more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-dceu-movie-review-score&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Before August 20, Game Science's Black Myth: Wukong was a practically unknown project. 24 hours later, it was IGN's biggest news story of the day, had garnered over 10 million views on Chinese video site BiliBili alone, and was earning praise from across the Internet. Game Science founder Feng Ji has now responded to the huge, sudden popularity of the game, said the team will now "hide" to continue development, and apologised for problems that made it into the pre-alpha gameplay. Writing on Weibo and translated by ResetEra member Nightengale (and confirmed by IGN), the developer explained that the 13 minutes of gameplay used to introduce the game - which you can watch below - were released to be "honest" about the game, as well as help attract more potential employees to join his company. He adds that the team has been happy with the explosive popularity of the trailer, but makes clear that they won't let it get to their heads, and even asked viewers to "forget" the footage, as it doesn't represent their best work. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/20/black-myth-wukong-official-13-minutes-gameplay-trailer"] In fact, Feng Ji spends most of his post pointing out what was wrong in the trailer, from the low frame rate in the scene where Wukong takes on a crowd of heavenly warriors, to how the water shown in the game displays no physical properties. He also apologises for the soundtrack not quite matching up with the action. He closes the post by saying that the team will now "hide again" to continue development, meaning we're unlikely to see much more gameplay in the near future. While the game's sudden legion of fans will likely be sad to hear that there won't be more to feast their eyes on, it's heartening to hear that the team's been emboldened to continue work on Black Myth - here's hoping it doesn't take too long to reach us. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=black-myth-wukong-11-screenshots&captions=true"] In the initial announcement of the game, Game Science said Black Myth was aiming for mainstream consoles, PC, and cloud services, but no release date was hinted at, nor whetehr there are plans for a western release. "It shouldn't take 500 years" said an FAQ about a potential release window, but it will only be released when it's ready. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Before August 20, Game Science's Black Myth: Wukong was a practically unknown project. 24 hours later, it was IGN's biggest news story of the day, had garnered over 10 million views on Chinese video site BiliBili alone, and was earning praise from across the Internet. Game Science founder Feng Ji has now responded to the huge, sudden popularity of the game, said the team will now "hide" to continue development, and apologised for problems that made it into the pre-alpha gameplay. Writing on Weibo and translated by ResetEra member Nightengale (and confirmed by IGN), the developer explained that the 13 minutes of gameplay used to introduce the game - which you can watch below - were released to be "honest" about the game, as well as help attract more potential employees to join his company. He adds that the team has been happy with the explosive popularity of the trailer, but makes clear that they won't let it get to their heads, and even asked viewers to "forget" the footage, as it doesn't represent their best work. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/20/black-myth-wukong-official-13-minutes-gameplay-trailer"] In fact, Feng Ji spends most of his post pointing out what was wrong in the trailer, from the low frame rate in the scene where Wukong takes on a crowd of heavenly warriors, to how the water shown in the game displays no physical properties. He also apologises for the soundtrack not quite matching up with the action. He closes the post by saying that the team will now "hide again" to continue development, meaning we're unlikely to see much more gameplay in the near future. While the game's sudden legion of fans will likely be sad to hear that there won't be more to feast their eyes on, it's heartening to hear that the team's been emboldened to continue work on Black Myth - here's hoping it doesn't take too long to reach us. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=black-myth-wukong-11-screenshots&captions=true"] In the initial announcement of the game, Game Science said Black Myth was aiming for mainstream consoles, PC, and cloud services, but no release date was hinted at, nor whetehr there are plans for a western release. "It shouldn't take 500 years" said an FAQ about a potential release window, but it will only be released when it's ready. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Update: Unless you're streamer DrLupo, we're sad to report that you are not the best Fall Guys player in the world. If you are DrLupo, congratulations! The popular streamer logged in today to find that he had mysteriously earned a Portal-themed costume, and the Fall Guys Twitter account confirmed that this was the reward for being, statistically, the best player in the game so far. Here's the moment he realised:

"statistically the best" #TheFallenOne pic.twitter.com/6ZaTZuS4kk

— DrLupo (@DrLupo) August 21, 2020

[poilib element="accentDivider"] The best Fall Guys player in the world is yet to reveal themselves after being stealthily granted a special outfit by the development team. The Fall Guys development team granted early access to an outfit due to be released publicly this weekend to an individual dubbed 'The Fallen One', the player who is statistically the best in the world according to Mediatonic's stats. As of writing, this venerated player is yet to reveal themselves, leading the Fall Guys Twitter account to urge players to check their inventories if they think they may be the game's best player.

OKAY, I'VE GONE ROGUE AND DONE A MEME

I've found the player who is STATISTICALLY the BEST I've just given them Saturday's costume early LOL Someone out there now has the costume! CHECK YOUR INVENTORY We actually don't even know who it is lol WHO IS #TheFallenOne ?!? — Fall Guys (@FallGuysGame) August 20, 2020

Close to the announcement of the #TheFallenOne competition, the Fall Guys Twitter account noted that the player was "last seen online a few hours ago," so if this promotion has you wondering whether you could be the lucky player, make sure to cross-reference your playtime and log on to check. Given how long it has taken to find the player, players have been urged to log in and check their inventories just in case. Who knows, even if you're doubting yourself as you read this right now, you could be the world's best player... In other Fall Guys news, check out our review of the game, which we scored an 8, calling it "a consistent delight." Earlier this week, brands started bidding to get a themed Fall Guys skin into the game in support of UK charity, Special Effect. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN, and the final boss of Slime Climb. Follow him on Twitter.

The best Fall Guys player in the world is yet to reveal themselves after being stealthily granted a special outfit by the development team. The Fall Guys development team granted early access to an outfit due to be released publicly this weekend to an individual dubbed 'The Fallen One', the player who is statistically the best in the world according to Mediatonic's stats. As of writing, this venerated player is yet to reveal themselves, leading the Fall Guys Twitter account to urge players to check their inventories if they think they may be the game's best player.

OKAY, I'VE GONE ROGUE AND DONE A MEME

I've found the player who is STATISTICALLY the BEST I've just given them Saturday's costume early LOL Someone out there now has the costume! CHECK YOUR INVENTORY We actually don't even know who it is lol WHO IS #TheFallenOne ?!? — Fall Guys (@FallGuysGame) August 20, 2020

Close to the announcement of the #TheFallenOne competition, the Fall Guys Twitter account noted that the player was "last seen online a few hours ago," so if this promotion has you wondering whether you could be the lucky player, make sure to cross-reference your playtime and log on to check. Given how long it has taken to find the player, players have been urged to log in and check their inventories just in case. Who knows, even if you're doubting yourself as you read this right now, you could be the world's best player... In other Fall Guys news, check out our review of the game, which we scored an 8, calling it "a consistent delight." Earlier this week, brands started bidding to get a themed Fall Guys skin into the game in support of UK charity, Special Effect. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN, and the final boss of Slime Climb. Follow him on Twitter.

Director Andy Muschietti has opened up about Ben Affleck's return to the DC Extended Universe for The Flash, revealing that Batman will play a "very substantial part" in elevating the movie to an all-new emotional level. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Muschietti discussed the relationship between Ezra Miller's Barry Allen and Affleck's Bruce Wayne, hinting that their emotional connection would form a significant part of the scripts (which, by the way, only landed on Affleck's desk at the "end of last week.") [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/20/ben-affleck-will-play-batman-in-the-flash-movie-ign-now"] "He's a very substantial part of the emotional impact of the movie. The interaction and relationship between Barry and Affleck's Wayne will bring an emotional level that we haven't seen before," Muschietti explained. "It's Barry's movie, it's Barry’s story, but their characters are more related than we think. They both lost their mothers to murder, and that's one of the emotional vessels of the movie. That's where the Affleck Batman kicks in." Although Muschietti kept many other details under the cowl, he indicated that Affleck would be swooping into a story that'll allow him to deliver a multi-faceted performance as the caped crusader. "His Batman has a dichotomy that is very strong, which is his masculinity—because of the way he looks, and the imposing figure that he has, and his jawline —but he's also very vulnerable," Muschietti said about Affleck, who formerly played Batman in Batman v Superman and Justice League. "He knows how to deliver from the inside out, that vulnerability. He just needs a story that allows him to bring that contrast, that balance." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/batman-year-one-the-r-rated-reboot-that-almost-was-ft-frank-miller"] Adding to the conversation, producer Barbara Muschietti revealed why Affleck agreed to sign back on as Batman, especially after announcing his exit from the role at the beginning of last year. "There have been some all sorts of stories and things he said himself about having a very hard time playing Batman, and it had been difficult for him," Muschietti reflected back on the aftermath of Affleck's departure from the role. "I think it was more about a difficult time in his life. When we approached him, he's now in a very different time in his life. He was very open to it, which was a bit of a surprise to us. It was a question mark." "We are all human and go through great times in our lives and terrible times in our lives," she added. "Right now he's in a place where he can actually enjoy being Batman. It's a pivotal role, but at the same time it's a fun part." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-dceu-movie-review-score&captions=true"] Affleck is the second Batman that we know to be making an appearance in The Flash, as it was previously reported that Michael Keaton, who donned the Bat-cape in the Tim Burton movies, will also be reprising his version of the character. In the absence of a big DC presence at ComicCon@Home this year, more news about The Flash and several other DC projects is expected to be revealed at the upcoming DC FanDome virtual convention, a two-part event that officially begins on Saturday, August 22. So be sure to check out IGN's breakdown of the schedule, which includes details of the panels, how to watch, and much more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.