BEYOND! On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Janet Garcia to catch up on all the big gaming news of the last couple weeks, including Sony's plans to acquire more studios and have more frequent exclusives going into the PS5. Plus, Astro Bot and Crash stop by to derail the show. Watch the new episode below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/02/sonys-ps5-plans-more-frequent-exclusives-beyond-episode-664"] [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-playstation-exclusive-from-sonys-ps5-event&captions=true"]

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Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday. For more on PS5, check out the PS5 full specs list, why we're excited about PS5's 3D audio focus, and an analysis of what teraflops really mean for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=69b78282-68da-4fe6-a96e-c96b5f31d8c5"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

What happens when you combine the cutest hero in the Marvel Universe with one of Spider-Man's worst enemies? You get the Venomized Baby Groot figure from Hot Toys, of course. Hot Toys has just revealed the newest addition to its ever-growing lineup of Marvel figures, and it's safe to say this is one of their most unusual releases ever. Inspired by the animated series Spider-Man: Maximum Venom, this life-size figure depicts Groot bonding with the Venom symbiote and becoming a fearsome yet still adorable little monster. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=this-venomized-baby-groot-figure-is-adorably-deadly&captions=true"] Venomized Baby Groot measures in at 25 cm (or about 9.8 inches) tall and includes several interchangeable pieces allowing collectors to switch between a fully Venomized Groot or a half-and-half approach. The figure also includes a trio of Venus fly trap accessories and a dynamic display base. Venomized Baby Groot isn't available for pre-order just yet, but it's slated for release in late 2021 or early 2022. Hot Toys has plenty other Spider-Man figures in the pipeline over the next couple years, inspired by both the PS4 game and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Several of those figures were on display at SideshowCon in July. It remains to be seen if the company will announce other Venomized Marvel figures to accompany Baby Groot. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/07/24/unboxing-rocket-and-groot-figures-from-hot-toys"] In other big Hot Toys news, the company is finally releasing an Ahsoka Tano figure as part of its new Star Wars: The Clone Wars line. Not to be outdone, Hasbro is releasing its own Clone Wars-inspired Ahsoka figure as part of a Walmart-exclusive wave of Star Wars: The Black Series figures. [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.

What happens when you combine the cutest hero in the Marvel Universe with one of Spider-Man's worst enemies? You get the Venomized Baby Groot figure from Hot Toys, of course. Hot Toys has just revealed the newest addition to its ever-growing lineup of Marvel figures, and it's safe to say this is one of their most unusual releases ever. Inspired by the animated series Spider-Man: Maximum Venom, this life-size figure depicts Groot bonding with the Venom symbiote and becoming a fearsome yet still adorable little monster. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=this-venomized-baby-groot-figure-is-adorably-deadly&captions=true"] Venomized Baby Groot measures in at 25 cm (or about 9.8 inches) tall and includes several interchangeable pieces allowing collectors to switch between a fully Venomized Groot or a half-and-half approach. The figure also includes a trio of Venus fly trap accessories and a dynamic display base. Venomized Baby Groot isn't available for pre-order just yet, but it's slated for release in late 2021 or early 2022. Hot Toys has plenty other Spider-Man figures in the pipeline over the next couple years, inspired by both the PS4 game and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Several of those figures were on display at SideshowCon in July. It remains to be seen if the company will announce other Venomized Marvel figures to accompany Baby Groot. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/07/24/unboxing-rocket-and-groot-figures-from-hot-toys"] In other big Hot Toys news, the company is finally releasing an Ahsoka Tano figure as part of its new Star Wars: The Clone Wars line. Not to be outdone, Hasbro is releasing its own Clone Wars-inspired Ahsoka figure as part of a Walmart-exclusive wave of Star Wars: The Black Series figures. [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.

With most theaters still closed and movies delayed due to Covid-19, there is a growing list of films that have opted for digital release. The live-action adaptation of Mulan is joining that list, and it will soon be available to stream on Disney Plus starting on September 4. However, Disney Plus subscribers won’t automatically get access to Mulan at launch, and this detail along with some other fine print has added a bit of confusion around its premiere. Here’s everything you need to know to watch Disney’s Mulan, including where you can watch it and when it will be available for free. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/mulan-loyal-brave-and-true-clip"]

Where Can I Watch Mulan 2020?

Currently, the only place you can stream Mulan is on Disney Plus. However, it will also be available for purchase on select platforms such as Google Play, the Apple App Store, and Roku. Other platforms have not yet been confirmed. Regardless of where you choose to watch Mulan, the price of entry will be $29.99/£19.99/$34.99 (AUD) in addition to $6.99/£5.99/$8.99 (AUD) — or the cost of a monthly Disney Plus subscription. The Disney Plus site states that as long as you have a Disney Plus subscription, you will continue to have access to Mulan and can watch it as many times as you like. Disney Plus is supported in several regions across the world, including Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Japan (among many others). Some regions that don’t support Disney Plus, like China, will be getting a theatrical release. Here’s the list of places you can watch Mulan (links will be added once the pages are live):

• Disney Plus
• Google Play Films
• Apple App Store
• Roku

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What is Premiere Access on Disney Plus?

Premiere Access is essentially a one-time payment on top of the Disney Plus subscription to get access to Mulan.

When Can I Watch Mulan For Free?

If you don’t wish to spend more money on top of a subscription, Mulan will be available to all Disney Plus subscribers starting on December 4. For those without Disney Plus, it's technically not free since you still need to have a subscription to watch it, and unfortunately, a free trial offered directly from Disney Plus is currently not available. There are money-saving alternatives to consider, like Verizon's offer that includes 1 year of Disney Plus free with an unlimited data plan or the Hulu/Disney Plus/ESPN bundle for $12.99 (both in the US). You can also get six months free of Disney Plus when signing up with O2 in the UK, but all of these options still require you to spend money. Disney Plus also supports four different devices under each account (and they can all stream at the same time), so if you have a family member or good friend who is willing to share, that's an option too. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Ultrabooks and mainstream laptops are about to get way more powerful now that Intel is introducing its 11th Generation Tiger Lake processors. The headlining feature of these chips is the new integrated Iris Xe Graphics. They're designed specifically to challenge the Vega graphics on AMD's Ryzen 4 mobile processors. To demonstrate this Intel showed how an (unnamed) Intel 11th Gen processor was able to run Gears Tactics and Grid at almost twice the frame rate as AMD's 4800U processor. [caption id="attachment_2402244" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Intel vs AMD running Gears Tactics[/caption] Intel 11th Generation processors are built on a 10nm architecture like the company's previous Ice Lake CPUs, but Team Blue has also introduced a new SuperFin design that promises to deliver higher speeds at lower power levels. On the flipside, Intel said some of its new processors will reach up to 4.0GHz boost clocks, which is impressive for the thin and light class laptops. Overall Intel is promising a 20% improvement in CPU performance and two times the graphical performance. Aside from the boost in processing and graphical power, Intel's Tiger Lake processors also add support for Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, and PCIe Gen 4 support for SSDs. Intel also rebranded its Project Athena certification to a new Evo branding. Every laptop with this Evo badge promises to deliver more than nine hours of real-life usage, Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, and generally a high-quality experience overall. Intel's 11th Generation processors are already being integrated into a variety of laptops that will be releasing this fall. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=intel-11th-generation-laptops&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Ultrabooks and mainstream laptops are about to get way more powerful now that Intel is introducing its 11th Generation Tiger Lake processors. The headlining feature of these chips is the new integrated Iris Xe Graphics. They're designed specifically to challenge the Vega graphics on AMD's Ryzen 4 mobile processors. To demonstrate this Intel showed how an (unnamed) Intel 11th Gen processor was able to run Gears Tactics and Grid at almost twice the frame rate as AMD's 4800U processor. [caption id="attachment_2402244" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Intel vs AMD running Gears Tactics[/caption] Intel 11th Generation processors are built on a 10nm architecture like the company's previous Ice Lake CPUs, but Team Blue has also introduced a new SuperFin design that promises to deliver higher speeds at lower power levels. On the flipside, Intel said some of its new processors will reach up to 4.0GHz boost clocks, which is impressive for the thin and light class laptops. Overall Intel is promising a 20% improvement in CPU performance and two times the graphical performance. Aside from the boost in processing and graphical power, Intel's Tiger Lake processors also add support for Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, and PCIe Gen 4 support for SSDs. Intel also rebranded its Project Athena certification to a new Evo branding. Every laptop with this Evo badge promises to deliver more than nine hours of real-life usage, Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, and generally a high-quality experience overall. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=intel-11th-generation-laptops&captions=true"] Intel's 11th Generation processors are already being integrated into a variety of laptops that will be releasing this fall. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Update (11/2/20) - During an interview for an upcoming episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast The Big Ticket, John Boyega confirmed that he had been having "honest conversations" with Disney executives after going public with his complaints that his Finn, the character he played in the last three films in the Skywalker Saga, was pushed aside, even after the studio portrayed him and his character as "much more important" than he actually ended up being. He also said that studios need to take a stand and be an "advocate for actors when they face backlash for their casting, especially when it revolves around race." "When one of your actors, especially an actor that’s so prominent in the story, is announced as part of your franchise and then it has a big racial backlash and receives abuse online and that starts to form a shadow on what is supposed to be an amazing gift, it is important for the studios to definitely lend their voice, lend their support to that and to have a sense of solidarity not just in the public eye, but on the ground on set," Boyega said. Boyega also reiterated that he is in no hurry to reprise his role as Finn. “At this moment, versatility is like the biggest thing for me right now,” Boyega said. “There are so many people I would really like to explore versatility [with], different roles and different characters. This is what I do. I enjoy what I do so to stay in one place could be sometimes hard.” Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Star Wars actor John Boyega has criticised Disney for the treatment of his character in the franchise, particularly in comparison to his white co-stars who he says were given all of the "nuances." In a new interview with GQ magazine, Boyega reflected on his time playing Finn, the ex-Stormtrooper who joined forces with the Resistance in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, as he spoke about Disney's marketing of the character and the way that he felt he had been portrayed to be "much more important" in the space saga than he actually was, especially compared to other characters. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/10/the-star-wars-saga-timeline-in-chronological-order-through-rise-of-skywalker"] "It's so difficult to manoeuvre," Boyega explained. "You get yourself involved in projects and you're not necessarily going to like everything. [But] what I would say to Disney is do not bring out a black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It's not good. I'll say it straight up." The actor also acknowledged how other people of colour in the cast had suffered the same treatment in the franchise, as he highlighted the experiences of Naomi Ackie, Kelly Marie Tran and Oscar Isaac, who he calls "a brother from Guatemala," explaining that their stories were sidelined in favour of giving "all the nuance" to their white co-stars. "Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver," he said. "You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know f*** all. So what do you want me to say? What they want you to say is, 'I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience...' Nah, nah, nah. I'll take that deal when it's a great experience. "They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let's be honest. Daisy knows this. Adam knows this. Everybody knows. I'm not exposing anything." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] As extracts of the interview started to circulate on social media, Boyega encouraged people to read the article in its entirety to gain a clear understanding of his perspective. He tweeted: "These conversations and me sharing isn't about a witch hunt. It's about clarity to an anger that can be seen as selfish, disruptive and self indulgent. Obviously in hopes of better change. Bruh. In short. I said what I said. Love to you all seriously. Your support is amazing." Now that his time in the Star Wars franchise has drawn to a close, Boyega is looking forward to starring on-screen in Steve McQueen's upcoming anthology series, Small Axe, in which he portrays police officer and anti-racism reformer, Leroy Logan. Boyega noted how McQueen had been struck by his impassioned speech at the Black Lives Matter protest earlier this year, and how working with him on set has felt like he's been "given the chance to breathe." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Update (11/2/20) - During an interview for an upcoming episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast The Big Ticket, John Boyega confirmed that he had been having "honest conversations" with Disney executives after going public with his complaints that his Finn, the character he played in the last three films in the Skywalker Saga, was pushed aside, even after the studio portrayed him and his character as "much more important" than he actually ended up being. He also said that studios need to take a stand and be an "advocate for actors when they face backlash for their casting, especially when it revolves around race." "When one of your actors, especially an actor that’s so prominent in the story, is announced as part of your franchise and then it has a big racial backlash and receives abuse online and that starts to form a shadow on what is supposed to be an amazing gift, it is important for the studios to definitely lend their voice, lend their support to that and to have a sense of solidarity not just in the public eye, but on the ground on set," Boyega said. Boyega also reiterated that he is in no hurry to reprise his role as Finn. “At this moment, versatility is like the biggest thing for me right now,” Boyega said. “There are so many people I would really like to explore versatility [with], different roles and different characters. This is what I do. I enjoy what I do so to stay in one place could be sometimes hard.” Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Star Wars actor John Boyega has criticised Disney for the treatment of his character in the franchise, particularly in comparison to his white co-stars who he says were given all of the "nuances." In a new interview with GQ magazine, Boyega reflected on his time playing Finn, the ex-Stormtrooper who joined forces with the Resistance in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, as he spoke about Disney's marketing of the character and the way that he felt he had been portrayed to be "much more important" in the space saga than he actually was, especially compared to other characters. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/10/the-star-wars-saga-timeline-in-chronological-order-through-rise-of-skywalker"] "It's so difficult to manoeuvre," Boyega explained. "You get yourself involved in projects and you're not necessarily going to like everything. [But] what I would say to Disney is do not bring out a black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It's not good. I'll say it straight up." The actor also acknowledged how other people of colour in the cast had suffered the same treatment in the franchise, as he highlighted the experiences of Naomi Ackie, Kelly Marie Tran and Oscar Isaac, who he calls "a brother from Guatemala," explaining that their stories were sidelined in favour of giving "all the nuance" to their white co-stars. "Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver," he said. "You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know f*** all. So what do you want me to say? What they want you to say is, 'I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience...' Nah, nah, nah. I'll take that deal when it's a great experience. "They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let's be honest. Daisy knows this. Adam knows this. Everybody knows. I'm not exposing anything." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] As extracts of the interview started to circulate on social media, Boyega encouraged people to read the article in its entirety to gain a clear understanding of his perspective. He tweeted: "These conversations and me sharing isn't about a witch hunt. It's about clarity to an anger that can be seen as selfish, disruptive and self indulgent. Obviously in hopes of better change. Bruh. In short. I said what I said. Love to you all seriously. Your support is amazing." Now that his time in the Star Wars franchise has drawn to a close, Boyega is looking forward to starring on-screen in Steve McQueen's upcoming anthology series, Small Axe, in which he portrays police officer and anti-racism reformer, Leroy Logan. Boyega noted how McQueen had been struck by his impassioned speech at the Black Lives Matter protest earlier this year, and how working with him on set has felt like he's been "given the chance to breathe." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has a portion of its team working on a "huge, ambitious" new project. In an interview with Polygon, studio founder Sean Murray explained that Hello Games is now made up of 26 people. 3 have been working on new "Hello Games short" The Last Campfire, with the remaining 23 split between working on new updates for No Man's Sky, and a brand new project, which Murray calls "a huge, ambitious game like No Man’s Sky.” He also made clear that it isn't a sequel. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/18/sean-murray-on-the-present-past-and-future-of-no-mans-sky"] Practically nothing is known about the new game, but Hello Games confirmed to IGN that it is "very early" in development. Murray is seemingly unsure about how much to discuss the game in advance, after No Man's Sky's controversial release (and eventual redemption): "I think about it a lot and I don’t know where I come down on it," he told Polygon. "There is a really positive thing about talking about your game a lot. Where you get people interested in it who wouldn’t have played it otherwise. [...] But I look back, having done a lot of different press opportunities and things like that. And I reckon about half of what we did — and a lot of where we had problems, I think, where we were naive — we didn’t really need to do and we would have had the same level of success, you know?” It seems like we'll have quite a wait for the new game, but Hello Games isn't done with No Man's Sky, with the developer telling IGN there was "plenty" more to come from the space exploration sandbox. The Last Campfire was released last week, and it seems likely that we'll see other Hello Games shorts - designed with a similar creative impetus as Pixar's shorts - come in future too. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=no-mans-sky-new-multiplayer-screenshots&captions=true"] [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.

No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has a portion of its team working on a "huge, ambitious" new project. In an interview with Polygon, studio founder Sean Murray explained that Hello Games is now made up of 26 people. 3 have been working on new "Hello Games short" The Last Campfire, with the remaining 23 split between working on new updates for No Man's Sky, and a brand new project, which Murray calls "a huge, ambitious game like No Man’s Sky.” He also made clear that it isn't a sequel. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/18/sean-murray-on-the-present-past-and-future-of-no-mans-sky"] Practically nothing is known about the new game, but Hello Games confirmed to IGN that it is "very early" in development. Murray is seemingly unsure about how much to discuss the game in advance, after No Man's Sky's controversial release (and eventual redemption): "I think about it a lot and I don’t know where I come down on it," he told Polygon. "There is a really positive thing about talking about your game a lot. Where you get people interested in it who wouldn’t have played it otherwise. [...] But I look back, having done a lot of different press opportunities and things like that. And I reckon about half of what we did — and a lot of where we had problems, I think, where we were naive — we didn’t really need to do and we would have had the same level of success, you know?” It seems like we'll have quite a wait for the new game, but Hello Games isn't done with No Man's Sky, with the developer telling IGN there was "plenty" more to come from the space exploration sandbox. The Last Campfire was released last week, and it seems likely that we'll see other Hello Games shorts - designed with a similar creative impetus as Pixar's shorts - come in future too. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=no-mans-sky-new-multiplayer-screenshots&captions=true"] [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.