NetherRealm Studios has revealed a new Halloween-themed character skin pack for Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, which is available now for all players who own the expansion. You can check out the skins in full below, which include a 'Blizzard King' skin for Sub-Zero, a 'Bad Medicine' skin for D'vorah which turns her into a nurse, and a 'Beast Within' skin for Johnny Cage which gives Cage 80's Werewolf features. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/mortal-kombat-11-aftermath-all-hallows-eve-skin-pack-trailer"] The All Hallows' Eve skin pack is available free for all owners of Aftermath, a major expansion to Mortal Kombat 11 which arrived in May 2020 and added a brand new story arc to the game and a trio of characters: Sheeva, Fujin & Robocop. The new stages, fatalities and friendships added in the expansion have been granted to all Mortal Kombat 11 players as a free update. If you're interested in the expansion with the addition of these skins, check out our review of Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath. We scored it a 7, calling the campaign "fun while it lasts." In other Mortal Kombat news, NetherRealm Studios job listings have suggested that next-gen Mortal Kombat and Injustice games are in the pipeline. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Nintendo has changed course and will not be removing the free download of Jump Rope Challenge on Switch on September 30, 2020, as originally planned, and stated that it will remain on the eShop "until further notice." The news was announced by Nintendo on Twitter alongside it revealing that players have performed 2.5 billion total jumps since Jump Rope Challenge's launch in June 2020. Jump Rope Challenge has players grabbing their Joy-Con and using them to jump rope virtually and working to get a high score as hopping bunnies. It boasts simple menus and no long tutorials, ensuring players can get into the fun with little barrier to entry. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=jump-rope-challenge-screenshots&captions=true"] This free game was created by a small group of Nintendo developers who were working at home following the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to "add some quick and fun movement into their daily lives." This decision by Nintendo, while not necessarily a sign of things to come, may be a glimmer of hope for other Nintendo games with a planned limited release, including Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35. Super Mario 3D All-Stars collects Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy in one collection. It's available now, but Nintendo has said it will have a limited physical and digital release until March 31, 2021. It is yet unclear what will happen to these game following that. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/super-mario-3d-all-stars-analysis"] Super Mario Bros. 35 is a battle-royale like competitive version of the original Super Mario Bros. that is also reminiscent of Tetris 99. It will be available on October 1, but is currently set to be available to download until March 31, 2021. [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.

Nintendo has changed course and will not be removing the free download of Jump Rope Challenge on Switch on September 30, 2020, as originally planned, and stated that it will remain on the eShop "until further notice." The news was announced by Nintendo on Twitter alongside it revealing that players have performed 2.5 billion total jumps since Jump Rope Challenge's launch in June 2020. Jump Rope Challenge has players grabbing their Joy-Con and using them to jump rope virtually and working to get a high score as hopping bunnies. It boasts simple menus and no long tutorials, ensuring players can get into the fun with little barrier to entry. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=jump-rope-challenge-screenshots&captions=true"] This free game was created by a small group of Nintendo developers who were working at home following the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to "add some quick and fun movement into their daily lives." This decision by Nintendo, while not necessarily a sign of things to come, may be a glimmer of hope for other Nintendo games with a planned limited release, including Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35. Super Mario 3D All-Stars collects Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy in one collection. It's available now, but Nintendo has said it will have a limited physical and digital release until March 31, 2021. It is yet unclear what will happen to these game following that. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/super-mario-3d-all-stars-analysis"] Super Mario Bros. 35 is a battle-royale like competitive version of the original Super Mario Bros. that is also reminiscent of Tetris 99. It will be available on October 1, but is currently set to be available to download until March 31, 2021. [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.

Update (9/29/20) - The upcoming Borat sequel will be releasing October 23rd exclusively on Amazon Prime Video according to a report by Collider. Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] The sequel to 2006's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan will be debuting on Amazon Prime prior to this year's US Presidential Election Day. According to Deadline, Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the upcoming sequel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-comedies-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] Arriving seemingly out of nowhere, Borat 2 was one of the first films to shoot during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak earlier this year. As filming restrictions were being lifted, Cohen returned with a skeleton crew to finish shooting. While fans spotted the titular character driving around parts of Los Angeles recently, the crew actually travelled internationally to film specific portions. As with the first movie, some places were more dangerous than others. Cohen even "risked his life multiple times to shoot the scenes in this film" even going so far as wearing a bulletproof vest on a couple occasions due to some of the film's locations. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2006/10/20/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan-movies-borat-press-conference"] Now, after months of filming undercover and remaining silent about the upcoming film, Cohen is ready to debut his first-ever theatrical sequel to the world just in time for the US Presidential Elections on November 3rd. Since movie theaters are either still closed or severely limiting moviegoer capacity, Cohen felt the best option was to release the film digitally for as many people as possible and thus struck a deal with Amazon Studios to allow the tech giant to distribute the film on Prime Video. No official release date has been given at this time, but with just over a month to go until Election Day we can expect some more classic Borat antics very soon. High five! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.  

Zac Efron has been cast in Blumhouse's reboot of Firestarter, a 1984 thriller adapted from a Stephen King novel. The first movie adaptation of Firestarter was released in 1984 and starred Drew Barrymore as a young girl named Charlie McGee with pyrokinetic abilities. In the reboot, Zac Efron will play Andy McGee, Charlie's father. Meanwhile, Collider reports the role of Charlie has not yet been cast. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stephen-kings-best-movies&captions=true"] This reboot comes by way of Blumhouse, Universal Pictures, and Weed Road, and much like the original 1984 film and 1980 novel, will be a sci-fi thriller about a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities who is kidnapped by the government. David Keith played the father to Barrymore's character in the 1984 film and Efron will step into the same role played by Keith. No other casting has been made for the film at this point. Keith Thomas (The Vigil) will direct the movie with a script written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Narcos: Mexico). Jason Blum will produce the film alongside Akiva Goldsman of Weed Road and Martha De Laurentiis, who worked as an associate producer on the original film. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/01/26/extremely-wicked-shockingly-evil-and-vile-teaser-trailer"] Aside from Barrymore the original film adaptation starred Heather Locklear and Keith as her parents. George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, and Martin Sheen were just some of the supporting cast. Efron was last seen, or rather, heard in this year's Scoob! animated movie as Fred Jones. You can check him out as Ted Bundy in Netflix's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile movie from last year as well. If you're looking for other movies based on Stephen King novels, check out Doctor Sleep and Pet Sematary. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Zac Efron has been cast in Blumhouse's reboot of Firestarter, a 1984 thriller adapted from a Stephen King novel. The first movie adaptation of Firestarter was released in 1984 and starred Drew Barrymore as a young girl named Charlie McGee with pyrokinetic abilities. In the reboot, Zac Efron will play Andy McGee, Charlie's father. Meanwhile, Collider reports the role of Charlie has not yet been cast. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stephen-kings-best-movies&captions=true"] This reboot comes by way of Blumhouse, Universal Pictures, and Weed Road, and much like the original 1984 film and 1980 novel, will be a sci-fi thriller about a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities who is kidnapped by the government. David Keith played the father to Barrymore's character in the 1984 film and Efron will step into the same role played by Keith. No other casting has been made for the film at this point. Keith Thomas (The Vigil) will direct the movie with a script written by Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, Narcos: Mexico). Jason Blum will produce the film alongside Akiva Goldsman of Weed Road and Martha De Laurentiis, who worked as an associate producer on the original film. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/01/26/extremely-wicked-shockingly-evil-and-vile-teaser-trailer"] Aside from Barrymore the original film adaptation starred Heather Locklear and Keith as her parents. George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, and Martin Sheen were just some of the supporting cast. Efron was last seen, or rather, heard in this year's Scoob! animated movie as Fred Jones. You can check him out as Ted Bundy in Netflix's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile movie from last year as well. If you're looking for other movies based on Stephen King novels, check out Doctor Sleep and Pet Sematary. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

CD Projekt Red is reportedly enacting mandatory six-day workweeks to finish work on Cyberpunk 2077 in time for its November release. The studio previously promised employees that there will be no mandatory crunch to finish the highly-anticipated RPG. In a report published by Bloomberg, CD Projekt Red studio head Adam Badowski sent an email to staff explaining the decision to crunch before the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Badowski even addresses how the crunch decision reverses earlier promises from the company saying they wouldn’t require it. “I take it upon myself to receive the full backlash for the decision,” Badowski reportedly wrote in an email. “I know this is in direct opposition to what we’ve said about crunch. It’s also in direct opposition to what we’ve said about crunch. It’s also in direct opposition to what I personally grew to believe a while back — that crunch should never be the answer. But we’ve extended all other possible means of navigating the situation.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/cyberpunk-2077-rtx-showcase-trailer"] Crunch is a term across a variety of industries where employees are asked to put in extra hours, sometimes days, to complete a project before a deadline. The commitment extends far beyond the typical workday or week, meaning employees typically stay late into the night and weekends to meet strict goals. CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński gave an interview to Kotaku in 2019 saying that it would like CD Projekt to be known as a studio that’s humane to its developers, and discussing its “non-obligatory crunch policy.” For more on crunch and its impact on game developers, read about the worrying trends in mental health within the games industry. IGN has reached out to CD Projekt for a comment but has not heard back in time for the publication of this story. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

CD Projekt Red is reportedly enacting mandatory six-day workweeks to finish work on Cyberpunk 2077 in time for its November release. The studio previously promised employees that there will be no mandatory crunch to finish the highly-anticipated RPG. In a report published by Bloomberg, CD Projekt Red studio head Adam Badowski sent an email to staff explaining the decision to crunch before the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Badowski even addresses how the crunch decision reverses earlier promises from the company saying they wouldn’t require it. “I take it upon myself to receive the full backlash for the decision,” Badowski reportedly wrote in an email. “I know this is in direct opposition to what we’ve said about crunch. It’s also in direct opposition to what we’ve said about crunch. It’s also in direct opposition to what I personally grew to believe a while back — that crunch should never be the answer. But we’ve extended all other possible means of navigating the situation.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/cyberpunk-2077-rtx-showcase-trailer"] Crunch is a term across a variety of industries where employees are asked to put in extra hours, sometimes days, to complete a project before a deadline. The commitment extends far beyond the typical workday or week, meaning employees typically stay late into the night and weekends to meet strict goals. CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński gave an interview to Kotaku in 2019 saying that it would like CD Projekt to be known as a studio that’s humane to its developers, and discussing its “non-obligatory crunch policy.” For more on crunch and its impact on game developers, read about the worrying trends in mental health within the games industry. IGN has reached out to CD Projekt for a comment but has not heard back in time for the publication of this story. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election is more complicated than in the past, due to the global pandemic. Below are the steps you can take to ensure you are registered to vote, know your options on how you can cast your vote, and are aware of resources available for you to refer to for any other information regarding Election Day on November 3, 2020.

Check if You're Registered to Vote

Even if you think you're registered to vote, it's a good idea to double check, which you can do in less than a minute at Vote.org: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ If you know you need to register (or you find out you are not in fact registered in your state) you can follow this link to usa.gov, click the state you're in from the dropdown menu, and follow the directions to register – it only takes a few minutes: https://www.usa.gov/election-office

Voter Deadlines

Make sure to also check the deadline for your state on registration, absentee ballot requests and submissions, and if early voting is available, at the US Vote Foundation: https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/state-elections/state-election-dates-deadlines.htm You can also click on your state in this handy map from Vote411 to find deadlines and other needed information: https://www.vote411.org/

Mail-in or Absentee Voting

Mail-in and absentee voting varies per state, so it's best to check what your state office details for absentee and mail-in voting are. Information can be found at: https://www.usa.gov/absentee-voting If you're oversees or in the military it is recommended you request an absentee ballot from Overseas Vote Foundation: https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/vote/VoterInformation.htm

In-Person Voting

For those who will be voting in-person on November 3, you can find out your exact polling place here by clicking on your state and then typing in your address: https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

What to Expect on Election Day

Incase your polling place changes on election day, if there are delays or long lines, you can head over to usa.gov for up to date information: https://www.usa.gov/election-day For safety measures relating to Covid-19, Vote.org has a chart of every state and their safety guidelines to help with any concerns: https://www.vote.org/covid-19/

What to Do if Your Ballot Is Incorrect

Incase your mail-in ballot has the wrong information on it, head over to vote.org for help through your secretary of state's website: https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/ Along with that, Vote.org put together a resource to know your rights as a voter in the United States. Check the information in the link to know how you are protected: https://www.vote.org/election-protection/ For more information on the 2020 presidential election check out our article on how to watch the 2020 presidential debates, even if you don't have cable T.V. anymore. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election is more complicated than in the past, due to the global pandemic. Below are the steps you can take to ensure you are registered to vote, know your options on how you can cast your vote, and are aware of resources available for you to refer to for any other information regarding Election Day on November 3, 2020.

Check if You're Registered to Vote

Even if you think you're registered to vote, it's a good idea to double check, which you can do in less than a minute at Vote.org: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ If you know you need to register (or you find out you are not in fact registered in your state) you can follow this link to usa.gov, click the state you're in from the dropdown menu, and follow the directions to register – it only takes a few minutes: https://www.usa.gov/election-office

Voter Deadlines

Make sure to also check the deadline for your state on registration, absentee ballot requests and submissions, and if early voting is available, at the US Vote Foundation: https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/state-elections/state-election-dates-deadlines.htm You can also click on your state in this handy map from Vote411 to find deadlines and other needed information: https://www.vote411.org/

Mail-in or Absentee Voting

Mail-in and absentee voting varies per state, so it's best to check what your state office details for absentee and mail-in voting are. Information can be found at: https://www.usa.gov/absentee-voting If you're oversees or in the military it is recommended you request an absentee ballot from Overseas Vote Foundation: https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/vote/VoterInformation.htm

In-Person Voting

For those who will be voting in-person on November 3, you can find out your exact polling place here by clicking on your state and then typing in your address: https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

What to Expect on Election Day

Incase your polling place changes on election day, if there are delays or long lines, you can head over to usa.gov for up to date information: https://www.usa.gov/election-day For safety measures relating to Covid-19, Vote.org has a chart of every state and their safety guidelines to help with any concerns: https://www.vote.org/covid-19/

What to Do if Your Ballot Is Incorrect

Incase your mail-in ballot has the wrong information on it, head over to vote.org for help through your secretary of state's website: https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/ Along with that, Vote.org put together a resource to know your rights as a voter in the United States. Check the information in the link to know how you are protected: https://www.vote.org/election-protection/ For more information on the 2020 presidential election check out our article on how to watch the 2020 presidential debates, even if you don't have cable T.V. anymore. [poilib element="accentDivider"]