Fortnite has announced that The Last Laugh Bundle will be released on November 17, 2020, and will bring with it The Joker, Poison Ivy, and Midas Rex outfits. The Last Laugh Bundle will cost $30 USD, but it does include 1,000 V-Bucks alongside the Laugh Riot Back Bling, Bad Joke, Pickaxe, The Joker's Revenge Pickaxe, the Pick a Card Emote, Back Bloom, Midas Crest, Ivy Axe, and Kingmaker. This bundle will be available for digital or physical purchase on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One, and will "arrive in time for the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X next-generation consoles." While Epic Games isn't sharing details quite yet for players on mobile and PC platforms, it promises to "share how you’ll be able to purchase the Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle soon." This bundle with Joker and Poison Ivy is another mixing of Fortnite and the DC universe that has already seen such other fan favorite characters as Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Aquaman join the battle royale fun. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/13/fortnite-1984-apple-parody-video-short"] Epic Games is also in the middle of a legal battle with Apple and Google over their "anticompetitive" behavior after Fortnite was removed from their respective app stores. Epic went directly after Apple with a parody of its 1984 commercial, saying that it's time to #FreeFortnite. While some view this as a positive move, one of our writer's wrote an opinion piece on how Epic is weaponizing Fortnite 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"] 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. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

EA Access and Origin Access subscription game services will both become known as EA Play on August 18, 2020. EA announced the news and revealed the services will get a new look as well, although we have yet to see how drastic of a change it will be. Furthermore, while Origin Access Basic will become EA Play alongside EA Access, Origin Access Premier will change to EA Play Pro. Not much will change for these services, as they will still offer access to various titles, give early access to new games, and provide a 10% discount for members. However, EA promises even more will be added in the coming months for subscribers, including "exclusive in-game challenges and monthly reward drops for members on select titles." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/22/star-wars-squadrons-hands-on-preview-narrow-but-deep-like-the-trench-run"] If EA Play sounds familiar, it's because the company's annual live events have been previously called EA Play. Going forward, these events will be known as EA Play Live. The most recent EA Play Live showcased the first gameplay for Star Wars Squadrons, gave fans a glimpse of next-gen versions of Dragon Age, Battlefield, and Need for Speed, and revealed that a new Skate game was in the works. Alongside Star Wars Squadrons in 2020, EA fans can also look forward to Madden NFL 21 and FIFA 21, which will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 25 and October 9, respectively. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=madden-nfl-21-5-new-screenshots&captions=true"] Madden and FIFA will also be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and while a release date hasn't been given, those who purchase current-gen versions of these games before the release of Madden 22 or FIFA 22 will be able to upgrade to the next-gen version for free. [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 says GO BROWNS. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone's latest patch has fixed the issue of weapon models corrupting on screen. This issue started happening earlier this week and would occasionally turn players' guns into terrifying black cubes that made it very difficult to see and play a proper match. The download size for the PS4 is only 1.2 GB, and PC owners will only have to download either a 0.88 GB (F2P Only) or 1.83 GB (Full Game) file, but Xbox One players will have to download a much bigger, 66.3 GB file due to an "unforeseen bug with the Microsoft patch delivery process." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/10/cod-warzones-terrifying-new-glitch-introduced-in-latest-update"] Due to this bug, Xbox users will need to re-download certain files they already have installed, but it's important to note that this will "NOT impact the overall install size." Infinity Ward also promises it is working closely with Microsoft to ensure future updates are smaller in size. If you are running out of hard drive space, there is an option to delete content you no longer wish to use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and Activision has posted a helpful guide on how to do that. This issue arising was not great timing, as Call of Duty 2020 is currently being teased in Warzone with certain glitches and messages popping up on screen, although these pop-ups are intentional. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-warzone-season-5-images&captions=true"] Yesterday, the Call of Duty 2020 teaser site updated with Cold War references and a code to unlock a secret door in Warzone. This was the first of a few future updates that will lead into the official reveal of the next Call of Duty. [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. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

A new report by DFC Intelligence has revealed that, as of mid-2020, there are nearly 3.1 billion global video game consumers. With nearly 8 billion people around the world, this means that about 40% of of our population plays video games of some form. The fastest growing segment of these consumers are those who only play games on their smartphones. This accounts for almost half of all video game consumers. Of those nearly 3.1 billion players, only about 8% are dedicated console consumers, but this group has the highest per-user spending. 1.5 billion, or 48% of global video game consumers, are PC game consumers. It's important to note, however, that "this includes some overlap with gamers that also use console systems and mobile devices." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=top-10-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time&captions=true"] DFC's report also breaks down where these video game consumers live. Asia is the leading region and has 1.42 billion paying game consumers. Europe is second with 668 million paying game consumers, then Latin America with 383 million, and then North America with 261 million. Of those users, the following graph shows the breakdown of mobile only users. Asia consists of 53%, followed by Europe's 17%, Latin America's 11%, and MENA's 7%, and North America's 4%. As for what these 3.1 billion people are playing, we know that Ghost of Tsushima was the best-selling game of July 2020, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Paper Mario: The Origami King. These lists from NPD don't include mobile games, however, or free-to-play games like the mega-hit Fortnite. Speaking of Fortnite, its developer Epic Games is in a legal battle with both Apple and Google over their anticompetitive behavior, which led to Fornite being taken off both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/best-games-of-2020-so-far"] [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. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

To further back up the evidence of some shows being broadcast on both services, DC Universe's original content will be moved to HBO Max, according to DC Publisher Jim Lee. Lee spoke to The Hollywood Reporter following the reports that DC had laid off roughly a third of its editorial staff, including its editor-in-chief Bob Harris. This had many questioning the extent of the company's layoffs and how it would effect the non-comic side of things like DC Universe. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=dc-extended-universe-every-upcoming-movie&captions=true"] "The original content that is on DCU is migrating to HBO Max," Lee said. "Truthfully, that's the best platform for that content. The amount of content you get, not just DC, but generally from WarnerMedia, is huge and it's the best value proposition, if I'm allowed to use that marketing term. We feel that is the place for that." Doom Patrol, which originated on DC Universe, had its second season simulcast on HBO Max, while the first two seasons of DCU's animated series Harley Quinn recently made their way to the service. It's unclear when other programs, like Titans, will make the jump as well. In regards to what's going to happen to DCU, it will continue to exist. Lee said it's in the process of a transformation and that news of what that transformation looks like will come later. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/doom-patrol-season-2-trailer"] On the comics side of things, Lee said DC is still "absolutely" publishing comics, "one hundred percent." "It is still the cornerstone of everything that we do," Lee said. "The need for storytelling, updating the mythology, is vital to what we do. The organization leans on us to share and establish the meaningful elements of the content that they need to use and incorporate for all their adaptations." "When we think about reaching global audiences, and we see comics as helping drive that awareness and that international brand, it's very much part of our future." While the company is committed to continue publishing comics, its overall slate of comic offerings will be reduced. He said the company will focus on increasing the margins of the books being sold and taking a look at the bottom 20% of the line that "wasn't breaking even or was losing money" and determining how best to proceed with those comics. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/08/rocksteadys-next-game-suicide-squad"] DC fans can expect to hear more about the company's future offerings across comics, TV, movies, and video games at the upcoming DC FanDome event on Aug. 22. WB Games Montreal's possible Batman game is expected to make an appearance there alongside Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game. Here's the full DC FanDome schedule including panels, how to watch, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any worse, rumors swirled through social media Friday that Annabelle, the real-life possessed doll made infamous by the Conjuring film franchise, had escaped from its confines at the Warrens' occult museum. Thankfully, the panic was un-Warren-ted as the reports proved untrue. But Annabelle is just a horror movie prop, right? No! The Conjuring franchise is inspired by the real-life cases of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (played in the films by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), although the real Annabelle doll looks very different from its movie counterpart. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-conjuring-universe-movie-review-score&captions=true"] As chronicled in the Conjuring series and its Annabelle spin-offs, the possessed doll came into the Warrens' possession in 1970. They incarcerated it in a special glass box at their home, which later became The Warrens' Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut. Lorraine Warren, who died last year, explained in 2014 why simply destroying the Annabelle doll isn't an option, saying that "getting rid of the doll would only get rid of the vessel, not the evil that resides within the doll. At least as it sits, we know where it resides. It isn’t out into the world causing harm to others. We have a Catholic priest who performs a binding prayer around the doll which acts as a blockade. The evil can’t penetrate the holy prayers that bind it. Think of it as similar to an electric-dog fence — keeping the dog within set boundaries." Now fast-forward to August 14, 2020 where social media was convinced of rumors that Annabelle had somehow found its way out of its confines to make life even more miserable. Thankfully, the real Annabelle doll hasn't escaped from the Warren museum because, as Newsweek reports,, "Annabelle hasn't lived in museum for quite some time. The museum closed [in 2019] due to zoning violations, and the artifacts are now in the possession of the Warrens' son-in-law, Tony Spera." That's not to say Annabelle's on-screen counterpart hasn't been up to no good lately. New Line Cinema recently released the viral video below of "Annabelle in Quarantine" to honor National Doll Day: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/14/annabelle-in-quarantine"] The next entry in the franchise, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, arrives June 4, 2021.

While the official reveal of Call of Duty 2020 has yet to happen, its teaser site now features Cold War references, a hint of things to come, and even a code that unlocks a door in Call of Duty: Warzone. If you head to pawntakespawn.com/tv, you will be greeted by an old television set, VCR, phone, chess piece, and computer. The TV displays static, but if you click on the VHS tape above the VCR with 1961-62 written on it, a video appears on the screen with real-life footage of JFK, the space race, the civil rights movement, the Cuban missile crisis, the Laos Crisis, and more. As the video continues to play, certain numbers will flash on the screen, including 37, 25, and 48. Additionally, the VCR will occasionally flash the text "WZ-H6-49285 163." @CharlieINTEL on Twitter followed these developing teases closely, and it was discovered that the H6 in the above code was a reference to the Farmland location in Call of Duty: Warzone. Players, including @PrestigeIsKey, used the code from the VCR (49285163) on a door in Farmhouse that had a keypad, and it hid a secret room with further clues.

The Code on the VCR opens a door in Farmhouse (via @PrestigeIsKey) pic.twitter.com/j7Y2HP1tEl

— Call of Duty News (@charlieINTEL) August 14, 2020

Some of the documents found in the room include a list of chemical compounds and references to Venona, which was a US counterintelligence program that helped decrypt messages from the Soviet Union. There are 5x5 matrices that were used to decipher these codes, and they make reference to other Warzone locations, including Quarry, Boneyard, and Prison. Furthermore, two code words - ZEPHYR and TRIDENT - were written on two of the documents.

And more: pic.twitter.com/5zXUCOvXLj

— Call of Duty News (@charlieINTEL) August 14, 2020

Below the TV, there is a sticky note that has /TANGLEDWEB and /EMC2 written on it. If you go to pawntakespawn.com/tangledweb and pawntakespawn.com/emc2, it takes you to two other pages with even more info. /TANGLEDWEB features a typed out letter that discusses how "Wars are won not just on the battlefield, but behind closed doors." It ends by saying, "know your history," which recently appeared in Warzone last week as part of a flashing message on screen. /EMC2 features another note that originally said "8/14 - DAY ONE: 1962-62." Following the discovery in the Farmland, "8/15 - DAY TWO:" has been revealed, with the rest of the document being redacted. There are four more redacted lines, possibly stating that we will get a new clue every day until a potential official reveal of Call of Duty 2020 on Wednesday, August 19. Stay tuned to IGN for all future updates, all leading up to the official reveal of Call of Duty 2020 which, if leaks are correct, may be called Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. While we don't officially know much about this new Call of Duty, we do know that it is being developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and will integrated with Call of Duty: Warzone. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/04/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-warzone-official-season-five-trailer"] [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. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week we're discussing the Halo Infinite delay, a surprising new G.I. Joe game, a Netflix show you're definitely going to want to check out, Atari VCS, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher

Ghost of Tsushima was the best-selling game of July 2020, and has also become the 5th best-selling game of 2020, the fastest selling release from Sucker Punch Productions, and had the 4th highest launch month dollar sales in US history for a Sony published title. As revealed by The NPD Group'a Mat Piscatella, Ghost of Tsushima was just ahead of both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Paper Mario: The Origami King, the latter of which has now become the fastest selling title in Paper Mario history, surpassing the previous record holder, Super Paper Mario. The Last of Us Part 2, which was the best-selling game in June 2020, was the 4th best-selling game of July. Its lifetime dollar sales are now the 3rd highest for a Sony published game in US history, trailing only Marvel's Spider-Man and 2018's God of War. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/14/ghost-of-tsushima-review"] Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris debuted at #10 this month, making it the highest ranked placement for a Sword Art Online title. The full list of July 2020's top 20 best-selling games is as follows;

July 2020's Best-Selling Games

1. Ghost of Tsushima
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. Paper Mario: The Origami King
4. The Last of Us: Part 2
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
6. Ring Fit Adventure
7. Mortal Kombat 11
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris
11. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. Rainbow Six Siege
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
15. MLB: The Show 20
16. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
17. Need for Speed: Heat
18. Marvel's Spider-Man
19. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
20. Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Video game spending as a whole reached $3.6 billion in July 2020, which is a 32% increase year-on-year. Additionally, digital content spending has increased by 41% in the same time frame. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] It's important to note that The NPD Group is now reclassifying video game software as video game content, which includes "total market Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile, Portable, PC and VR platforms." While Nintendo Switch was once again the best selling console in July 2020, hardware spending as a whole was down 2% to $166 million when compared to July 2019. [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. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

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