September 2020's Nintendo Switch Online Games are SNES' Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Mario's Super Picross, and The Peace Keepers, and NES' S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team. Announced by Nintendo, all of these games will be available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on September 23, 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/nintendo-switch-online-september-2020-game-updates"] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest joins Donkey Kong Country on Nintendo Switch Online, and soon fans will be able to play the SNES title from 1995. In our review of DKC2 on Wii's Virtual Console, we said "the sequel to Rare's spectacular hit Donkey Kong Country was an inevitability. DKC2: Diddy's Kong Quest more than delivers in its ambitious aim of equaling and sometimes exceeding the standard set by its predecessor." Mario's Super Picross was released in Japan on the SNES in 1995 and the original version never made its way outside the country. It eventually made its way to PAL regions with the Wii Virtual Console, but this release will be the first official one in North America. Mario's Super Picross on Nintendo Switch Online only has a Japanese language option, so Nintendo released a helpful video to ensure English-speakers can understand and have fun with this game! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/marios-super-picross-how-to-play"] The Peace Keepers is a beat 'em up SNES game that was released first in Japan in 1993 and is the third and final game in the Rushing Beat trilogy. In North America, the three games, including Rival Turf! and Brawl Brothers, were released as unrelated titles. S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team is a NES game that was first released in Japan in 1990 and is a science fiction side-view shoot-'em-up that went up against such games as Gradius, Contra, and Life Force. In our review of S.C.A.T. on Wii's Virtual Console, we said "So S.C.A.T. won't be the longest action experience you've ever had, which is disappointing -- but at least the rest of this package does a solid job of checking off marks on the awesomeness list. Jetpacks? Yes. Ridiculous storyline? Absolutely. A preposterous amount of explosions, nonsensical enemies and two heroes shamelessly stolen from Hollywood's early '90s action film A-list? Yes, yes and another firm yes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=top-25-nintendo-switch-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. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

A group of veteran AAA developers who’ve worked on The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Island, and more have banded together to form Starward Industries. And today, the studio revealed its first project, a next-gen, first-person sci-fi thriller called The Invincible. Starward Industries is a new studio but packs some serious pedigree around the Polish AAA development community. Their first project, The Invincible, is a first-person Sci-fi adventure where a scientist traverses a hostile planet to find their missing crewmates. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-invincible-screenshots&captions=true"] The Invincible will include non-linear storytelling where the story is shaped by your relationships, “choices and persuasive skills.” As it turns out, a missing crew is only the start of your troubles on Regis III. Starward Industries describes their projects as AA built with AAA experience. “We want to pursue quality mastered in previous endeavors and to deliver it in smaller, yet even and groundbreaking projects,” the team says on its homepage. There’s no release date or trailer yet for The Invincible, but you can check out its visuals and retro-futurist aesthetics from a handful of screenshots on its official Steam page in the gallery above. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Check out everything announced and revealed at the PS5 event. Sony announced another PS5 Showcase event and it's scheduled to broadcast today, on September 16. It arrives shortly after Microsoft revealed the prices and release dates for the Xbox Series S and Series X following a major leak. Unlike previous Sony events, the blog post announcing the showcase didn’t include a note cautioning viewers not to expect major news. This omission, along with the timing, has lead to speculation that this might be when Sony will announce the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition prices and release dates. Here’s everything you need to know to watch so you don’t miss it. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/ps5-showcase-event-livestream"]

PS5 Showcase Event Time and Date

The PS5 Showcase event will take place today, Wednesday, September 16 at 1 pm PDT, 4 pm EDT, and 9 pm BST. If you’re watching from Australia, that is Thursday, September 17 at 6 am AEST. The show will be about 40 minutes long.

How to Watch the PS5 Showcase Event (September 2020)

As usual, we’ll be hosting the PS5 event across our channels on various platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Twitter. We also have a pre and post-show planned where our hosts will talk about their expectations and impressions. Tune in 15 minutes earlier to catch the pre-show and immediately after for the post-show. Here's the full list of places to stream the PS5 Showcase:

• IGN.com (homepage)
• IGN's Facebook Channel
• IGN’s Twitter
• IGN's Twitch Channel
• IGN’s Youtube Channel
• IGN's TikTok
• IGN's iOS App
• IGN's Android App
• IGN's PlayStation 4 App
• IGN's Xbox One App
• Roku
• IGN App for Android TV
• IGN for Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• IGN 1 on Samsung TV Plus
• Pluto TV
• Plex Live TV

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What to Expect From the PS5 Showcase

Officially, all we know about Wednesday's PlayStation event is that Sony has plans to give us, "one more look at some of the great games coming to PS5 at launch," as well as a look at some of the games expected to arrive post-launch. With Microsoft ahead of the curve for next-gen console prices and release date announcements, there's an expectation Sony will finally deliver on its own. The hope is that we'll officially get a list of PS5 launch games, as well as release dates and prices for both consoles. If you want a more in-depth look at what we already know about the PlayStation 5 and what to expect, make sure to check out our explainer on the PS5 Showcase. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

It’s happening … we hope. Now that Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Series X and Series S price and release dates, and most of the major third-parties have solidified their end-of-2020 release schedules, it’s finally time for Sony to fill in all the blanks still surrounding the PlayStation 5’s launch. And so a lot of expectations rest on the shoulders of Wednesday’s PS5 showcase — expectations that include seeing the launch lineup, the UI, and, of course, finding out that price and release date...and maybe when we can actually preorder a PS5. With those expectations and questions in mind, here’s our best guess of what will, and won’t, be at the PS5 showcase this week, which you can watch live on IGN. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/ps5-reveal-event-in-5-minutes"]

What Sony Has Said about the PS5 Event

Sony’s announcement of the PS5 showcase contains very little concrete details about the event, but it at least tells us this much:

• The PS5 is still set for a holiday 2020 launch.
• The showcase will be “around 40 minutes,” so a bit shorter than the June PS5 reveal event.
• It will feature both first-party games and third-party titles.
• The focus is on both PS5 launch games, and some set to hit the next-gen system after launch.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/11/why-xbox-series-s-game-pass-is-microsofts-secret-weapon-next-gen-console-watch"] And that’s it! Thankfully, there is plenty Sony can fill those 40 minutes with, like…

PS5 Price and Release Date

While Sony’s announcement made no mention of either bit of info, the price and launch date are essential pieces of the PS5 puzzle that have to be answered. If included - and again, I can’t stress how much they have to be this late in the game - these will likely be the closing details of the show, but it’s information Sony has to get out there before next week. Preorders open up for Xbox’s next-gen consoles on September 22, and to not at least tell potential, swing buyers of your console’s availability will just make them all the more likely to buy the only console they can put money down on. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=725acab2-ed55-47eb-bbc4-22fabe9a6d51"]

PS5 Games: First-Party Developed and Published Exclusives

Expect Sony’s first-party PS5 lineup to be the star of the show, both for launch and beyond. Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales is set for this holiday, and we’ve only gotten one teaser trailer and a few developer quotes so far. It’ll undoubtedly be one of Sony’s biggest bets on convincing people to buy a PS5 day one. And Insomniac Games’ other big PS5 exclusive, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, will also likely appear again. But given that we’ve now seen it at the PS5 showcase and Gamescom Opening Night Live, it may only be a brief appearance . (Though, personally, I will never tire of Clank’s acerbic but good-natured digs at Ratchet.) [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-ps5-gameplay-trailer"] As for already revealed games, Demon’s Souls feels like a safe bet, though it’s unclear how close to launch that remake will be released. A deeper look at Horizon Forbidden West - first gameplay perhaps? - could be utilized as a "wow" selling point, though we do know that sequel won’t hit the PS5 until 2021. Sony will also likely shine a spotlight on an unannounced exclusive or two, the biggest question marks being what Sony’s new team in the San Diego area is working on, as well as if we’ll see arguably the most anticipated unannounced Sony game, a God of War sequel.

PS5 Games: Third-Party Exclusives and Multiplatform Games

But even if some of Sony’s first-party stable is quiet, expect to see plenty of other exclusives touted during the event. Even if they’re PC and PS5 like Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo exclusives or timed ones like Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4, Sony will want to bring out as many examples as possible why Sony is the next-gen console to buy over the competition. That’s what June’s showcase was all about — while several multiplatform games appeared, the majority were entirely or at least console exclusive. And in the months since, Sony has shown no interest in slowing down its exclusive acquisitions. From continued deals for timed exclusivity on Call of Duty elements to Spider-Man being a platform exclusive for Marvel’s Avengers, this is Sony’s strategy. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-playstation-exclusive-from-sonys-ps5-event&captions=true"] And yes, while some launch window exclusives like the impressive Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Arkane’s Deathloop have been pushed to 2021, there’s still plenty of potential hits on the way; expect to see the likes of Godfall, Bugsnax, and The Pathless. And a few unannounced exclusives will probably also debut, as well — though the EAs, WBs, and Ubisofts of the world have largely used their own showcases to hype their upcoming slate, Square Enix, Capcom, 2K, and more all had presences at Sony’s June showing. Sony will likely only double down on highlighting the strength of these third-party relationships, especially to clear up any first-year gaps in its first-party output. But don’t put your hopes on the biggest wished-for and rumored titles out there, especially as the focus is meant to be on immediate reasons to buy a PS5 over the next few months. Sorry GTA 6 and Silent Hill, hopefuls — it’s not quite your time.

PSVR 2

Don’t expect much, if any, PlayStation VR focus at the show, which will be all about convincing you to buy a PlayStation 5. While Sony’s next-gen system will support PSVR, and Sony spent last week highlighting upcoming VR games, PSVR itself won’t be a selling point for launch. Even if Sony is seemingly working on a next-gen VR headset. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/ps5-ps4s-big-late-2020-games-and-mysteries-beyond-episode-665"] And announcing a PSVR 2 while there’s so much about the PS5 and its launch that remains a mystery would just muddy the waters. Convincing people to spend hundreds of dollars on a new console is a big enough task on its own. Adding an intriguing but non-essential peripheral for hundreds more on top of that is just bad business.

PS5’s UI

Sony sneakily included a look at PS5’s UI into the June showcase, and we know to expect a pretty major overhaul for the PlayStation 5’s interface. But if Sony includes the UI in the show expect it to be a sizzle reel, or a neat window dressing for the games on display — Sony’s June event, and the company’s PS4 showcases overall have focused on games, games, games. If anything, a PlayStation blog post after the event is likely the place we’ll get an in-depth breakdown on PS5’s UI. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"]

PS5 Teardown

And the same goes for what’s going on inside the PlayStation 5. While a console teardown has been expected for a while, this showcase doesn’t feel like the place for it. This show will be all about convincing as wide an audience as possible to buy a PS5, and getting too into the weeds on its tech beyond buzzwords and CGI commercials risks alienating some of the audience. Again, a follow-up video or detailed PlayStation blog post is probably your best bet for those looking for more nuance. Sony has already been doing this with devs discussing the advantages of the SSD and how 3D audio is being integrated into PS5 games.

PS5 Backward Compatibility

This is a tough one. Sony’s messaging on PS5’s backward compatibility plan has been...murky, at best, and it certainly needs to clear the air before launch day when many a confused gamer will start shoving PlayStation 2 discs into the side of the PS5 in the hopes that they can play Twisted Metal: Black. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/did-ps5-backward-compatibility-just-get-more-confusing-ign-daily-fix"] But I honestly wouldn’t expect Sony to spend much time looking forward when so much of their messaging about PS5 has been about looking ahead. Again, a PlayStation blog post is the most likely candidate for this information. But if it does get mentioned, think something talking about overall features like the hardware reveal that ended June’s showcase. [poilib element="accentDivider"] What are you hoping to see revealed at tomorrow’s showcase? Let us know in the comments. The showcase will start at 1pm PT and IGN will kick things off with a pre-show at 12:45 pm PT, with a post-show to break down all the big reveals as soon as the showcase ends. Plus, stay tuned to IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond! and our weekly Next-Gen Console Watch series for detailed analysis of Sony's showcase and how this impacts the next-gen landscape. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, Host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.  

Psyonix has announced that Rocket League will officially be going free-to-play on September 23, 2020, at 8am PT/11am ET/4pm BST. Rocket League will also be getting an update tomorrow, September 16, that will prepare the game for its transition to free-to-play. This update will add the following:

• Cross-Platform Progression Linking - Existing players will be able to link their platforms to their Epic Games Account. More information can be found in the blog post HERE
• Legacy Status Items - Players that already own and have played Rocket League will receive their Legacy items
• Support-A-Creator Live - Rocket League will join the Epic Games Support-A-Creator program. Beginning tomorrow, players will be able to enter a Creator Code in the Item Shop which allows Creators to earn 5% of Credits Spent when their Creator Code is used
• Various Quality of Life Changes and Additions - More info found in today’s blog

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/15/rocket-league-free-to-play-cinematic-trailer"] On Rocket League's switch to free-to-play on September 23, the following will also occur:

• Epic Games Store Debut - Rocket League will make its debut on the Epic Games Store when Rocket League goes free to play! Players who download and launch the game on EGS will also receive the Sun Ray Boost and Hot Rocks Trail items!
• Revamped Tournaments and Challenges - Updates to the Tournaments and Challenges systems will be live
• Season 1 Rocket Pass - Rocket Pass returns with the beginning of Season 1! More details on Season 1 will be revealed soon
• Two New Item Packs - The Endo Starter Pack and Jäger Pack will be available for purchase. The packs will contain:
• Endo Starter Pack - Endo, Gaiden Wheels (Grey), Neo-Thermal Boost, Friction Trail, and 500 Credits
• Jäger Pack - Jäger 619 (Titanium White), Apparatus Wheels (Titanium White), Toon Goal Explosion (Titanium White), and 1000 Credits
• Lastly, in order to celebrate Rocket League going free to play, there will be an all new in-game event called Llama-Rama soon after the September 23 launch. More information about this event will be shared in the near future!

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=rocket-league-free-to-play-legacy-status-rewards&captions=true"] This Llama-Rama event, as you can see in the image below, appears to be a crossover of sorts with Fortnite. Rocket's League's free-to-play announcement happened in July 2020, when Psyonix revealing that over 75 million players have played its game since its launch in 2015. [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.

Liam Neeson is proud of his work in Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and believes the film's criticism hurt the career of Ahmed Best. Neeson and Best worked alongside each other in the first of three Star Wars prequel movies as Qui-Gon Jin and Jar Jar Binks. The former is considered quite beloved by fans, even those who don't necessarily like The Phantom Menace, but the latter receives a lot of hate. Jar Jar Binks was meant to be a comedic relief of sorts to a not-so-funny movie but many found that this didn't work. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/09/30/this-test-footage-from-the-phantom-menace-is-really-bizarre"] "I know a lot of fans and critics didn't like it and my lovely friend Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks, came in for a lot, a lot of criticism," Neeson told Andy Cohen on Cohen's Sirius XM radio show, as originally reported by IndieWire. "To the point where it really hurt his career, and I have to say when I was making that film, he was probably one of the funniest guys and talented guys I have ever worked with." "Truly, he is one of the funniest guys," Neeson continued. "He had all of us in stitches — including George Lucas, and then bam, the film comes out and he's attacked, personally attacked by fans and critics for whatever reasons." Neeson said he recalls calling his old ex-agent and telling them, "I think I just worked with the new Eddie Murphy." Neeson said he still believes that. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/15/the-mandalorian-season-2-trailer"] The actor also told Cohen that he was "very proud" of the film, adding that he got to be a Jedi and was able to play with lightsabers and more, which is something he considers "terrific." For more Star Wars, check out the first trailer for The Mandalorian Season 2 and then check out our recap of every character and cameo in Season 1 and who to expect in Season 2. After that, watch this Star Wars Squadrons "Hunted" cinematic campaign prequel trailer. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

This week, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia players can hunt three Legendary Rams, all players get double Free Roam Event rewards, and much more.

Marvel fans may be hearing a familiar refrain yet again. According to Variety, Disney will very likely delay Black Widow's theatrical release as the studio continues to react to the COVID-19 pandemic and the slow reopening of theater chains in the US. While Disney has yet to confirm another Black Widow delay, it wouldn't be surprising in light of Warner Bros. recent decision to push back Wonder Woman 1984's release until Christmas Day. However, Variety's sources seem to indicate Disney is still pursuing a theatrical release for Black Widow, rather than shifting the newest Marvel movie to Disney+ as with Mulan. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"] There is another upcoming Disney release that may make the jump to streaming, however. Variety's sources claim the studio is "exploring" the possibility of releasing Pixar's Soul on Disney+, as happened with Onward earlier this year. It's unclear exactly how far back Black Widow's release date may be pushed. Disney may hope to still capitalize on the traditional holiday movie season, or the studio may play it safe and wait until 2021. Black Widow currently holds the November slot previously reserved for Marvel's Eternals, so we could see Black Widow take over the current February 12, 2021 release date and the entire MCU Phase 4 lineup shift once again. Whatever happens, it is clear studios are continuing to take a cautious approach to releasing new movies during the pandemic. And with Tenet underperforming at the box office and so many movies now being pushed back into 2021, theaters may have little incentive to reopen until Wonder Woman 1984 or Black Widow give moviegoers more incentive to return. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/29/soul-official-sneak-peek] Do you think Disney should release Black Widow on Disney+, or would you rather wait until you can finally watch this long-delayed Marvel movie in theaters? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

DONTNOD Entertainment has announced the release date for Twin Mirror, a psychological thriller set in a small town in West Virginia. Twin Mirror will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store on December 1, 2020. Twin Mirror was announced way back in 2018 and is from the same studio behind the Life is Strange series and the recently released episodic adventure Tell Me Why. Twin Mirror is another Americana-set mystery starring a man named Sam Higgs who returns to his hometown for his best friend’s funeral. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/15/twin-mirror-release-date-gameplay-trailer"] There he must uncover the secrets behind his friend’s death using his analytical skills. Higgs can venture into his MInd Palace which will be physically represented in Twin Mirror. From there, Higgs can piece together clues and re-create scenarios of events to get to the truth of what really happened to his friend. Dontnod specializes in narrative stories set in small towns across America. The studio gained critical acclaim with Life is Strange and you can read our review for Tell Me Why here. Anyone who pre-orders Twin Mirror will also receive the soundtrack as a digital bonus. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Apple has been building a fleet of services over the years including iCloud, Apple News+, Music, Arcade, and TV, and today they're finally joining together into single combined service called Apple One alongside the newly announced Apple Fitness+. Apple One will be available in Fall 2020 with three separate plans; Individual

• $14.95/month
• Includes iCloud (50GB), Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade

Family

• $19.95/month
• Includes iCloud (200GB), Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade

Premiere

• $29.95/month
• Includes iCloud (2TB), Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+

As for Apple's new Fitness+ service, it will provide "world-class workouts by the world's top trainers." It is set to launch in late 2020 and will offer new workouts every week and will be powered by Apple Watch. Those who subscribe at $9.99/month or $79.99/year will be able to participate in 10 types of workouts - Yoga, Cycling, Dance, Treadmill Walk, Treadmill Run, Strength, Core, HIIT, Rowing, and Mindful Cooldowns. All subscribers will have to do is start the Fitness+ app on their iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV and they will be greeted with a ton of workouts, wherever they are. It "dynamically integrates your personal metrics from Apple Watch, along with the best of Apple Music, to inspire like no other workout in the world." All of the key metrics, like heart rate an Activity rings, will animate and appear on-screen to help "celebrate your effort." Additionally, a new Burn Bar will appear for some competition to show how you measure up against others doing the same workouts. Current Apple Watch owners will get a 1-month free trial, while new Apple Watch owners will get a 3-month one. An Apple Fitness+ subcription can also be shared with up to 5 family members. Apple also revealed the new iPad Air, the Apple Watch Series 6, a new 8th generation iPad, and revealed that iOS 14 will be launching tomorrow, September 16. [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.