Take-Two has agreed a $994 million deal to acquire racing game specialist Codemasters in Q1 2021.

Take-Two has agreed a $994 million deal to acquire racing game specialist Codemasters in Q1 2021.

Nvidia has confirmed that ray tracing in Cyberpunk 2077 on PC will not be exclusive to its graphics cards, after rumours began to spread. In an interview with WCCFTech, Nvidia spokesperson Brian Burke responded to a question about stories circulating on the internet suggesting that ray tracing will be exclusive to the manufacturer's slate of GPUs. "Cyberpunk 2077 uses the industry-standard DirectX Ray Tracing API. It will work on any DXR-compatible GPU," Burke said. "Nothing related to Cyberpunk 2077 ray tracing is proprietary to NVIDIA." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-pc-ray-tracing-screenshots&captions=true"] This puts the rumours to bed that only Nvidia card owners would be able to experience Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 2077. If you own a DirectX Raytracing-compatible GPU, regardless of its make, you'll be able to enjoy the shiny stuff in CD Projekt Red's next big game – although we know that some of the ray tracing effects will be exclusive to PC as a whole when the game launches. In other Cyberpunk 2077 news, CD Projekt Red's stock recently dropped by 25% in two months. Dark Horse Direct also debuted an exclusive art print in October showing the pop star Lizzy Wizzy, who is played by the artist Grimes in-game. Cyberpunk 2077 launches on December 10, 2020, for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Google Stadia. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/25/cyberpunk-2077-developer-qa"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Nvidia has confirmed that ray tracing in Cyberpunk 2077 on PC will not be exclusive to its graphics cards, after rumours began to spread. In an interview with WCCFTech, Nvidia spokesperson Brian Burke responded to a question about stories circulating on the internet suggesting that ray tracing will be exclusive to the manufacturer's slate of GPUs. "Cyberpunk 2077 uses the industry-standard DirectX Ray Tracing API. It will work on any DXR-compatible GPU," Burke said. "Nothing related to Cyberpunk 2077 ray tracing is proprietary to NVIDIA." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-pc-ray-tracing-screenshots&captions=true"] This puts the rumours to bed that only Nvidia card owners would be able to experience Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 2077. If you own a DirectX Raytracing-compatible GPU, regardless of its make, you'll be able to enjoy the shiny stuff in CD Projekt Red's next big game – although we know that some of the ray tracing effects will be exclusive to PC as a whole when the game launches. In other Cyberpunk 2077 news, CD Projekt Red's stock recently dropped by 25% in two months. Dark Horse Direct also debuted an exclusive art print in October showing the pop star Lizzy Wizzy, who is played by the artist Grimes in-game. Cyberpunk 2077 launches on December 10, 2020, for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Google Stadia. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/25/cyberpunk-2077-developer-qa"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

We've learned a little more about Marvel's WandaVision, and how it aims to take the Marvel movie template, and turn it into 6 hour-long sitcom episodes. A new report from EW explains that the show will cycle through homages to multiple eras of classic TV, beginning with a full black-and-white episode filmed in front of a studio audience. Set after Avengers: Endgame, Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are living as a married couple in the suburban town of Westview, trying to hide their powers – but before long their perfect world begins unravelling for reasons still unknown. Kathryn Hahn plays Agnes, the couple's nosy neighbour, and Teyonna Parris will play the grown-up Monica Rambeau (although it's not yet clear how Rambeau will fit into the sitcom storyline). New images from the show appear to hint that there will be a pregnancy storyline of some kind, too: Head writer Jac Schaeffer explains that, “The show is a love letter to the golden age of television. We’re paying tribute and honoring all of these incredible shows and people who came before us, [but] we’re also trying to blaze new territory.” Schaeffer and director Mat Shakman even went so far as to ask sitcom legend Dick van Dyke for advice on how to make the show authentic. But the show will also feature the character development and action expected of MCU stories. As Parris puts it: “I was like, ‘Oh, I thought we were doing a little show,’ but no, it’s six Marvel movies packed into what they’re presenting as a sitcom." We already know that the show will mix classic sitcom with action movie tropes, and we've now heard a hint that the show will allow Scarlet Witch to show off "the full capabilities of her telekinetic powers". Given that the character has, in the comics, rewritten the history of the Marvel universe, that could be a fairly dramatic event. Olsen also explained that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige won her over by discussing specific Scarlet Witch comic book stories with reference to the show, but wouldn't say which ones as they'd essentially be spoilers. We've already concluded that this show will act as the MCU's House of M storyline based on the trailers – here's an explanation of what that could mean. In a video interview, Bettany sums up the show by saying that it's an "elegantly put together puzzle piece", adding that "as bonkers as it looks, everything make will make sense. It's a really strong piece of writing." We know that this show will lead directly into the events of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, so it appears that the mystery at the heart of the show will become a key part of the wider MCU story in its new phase. The show has now wrapped production, and is scheduled to launch on Disney+ in December 2020 - although an exact date has not yet been set. [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.

We've learned a little more about Marvel's WandaVision, and how it aims to take the Marvel movie template, and turn it into 6 hour-long sitcom episodes. A new report from EW explains that the show will cycle through homages to multiple eras of classic TV, beginning with a full black-and-white episode filmed in front of a studio audience. Set after Avengers: Endgame, Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are living as a married couple in the suburban town of Westview, trying to hide their powers – but before long their perfect world begins unravelling for reasons still unknown. Kathryn Hahn plays Agnes, the couple's nosy neighbour, and Teyonna Parris will play the grown-up Monica Rambeau (although it's not yet clear how Rambeau will fit into the sitcom storyline). New images from the show appear to hint that there will be a pregnancy storyline of some kind, too: Head writer Jac Schaeffer explains that, “The show is a love letter to the golden age of television. We’re paying tribute and honoring all of these incredible shows and people who came before us, [but] we’re also trying to blaze new territory.” Schaeffer and director Mat Shakman even went so far as to ask sitcom legend Dick van Dyke for advice on how to make the show authentic. But the show will also feature the character development and action expected of MCU stories. As Parris puts it: “I was like, ‘Oh, I thought we were doing a little show,’ but no, it’s six Marvel movies packed into what they’re presenting as a sitcom." We already know that the show will mix classic sitcom with action movie tropes, and we've now heard a hint that the show will allow Scarlet Witch to show off "the full capabilities of her telekinetic powers". Given that the character has, in the comics, rewritten the history of the Marvel universe, that could be a fairly dramatic event. Olsen also explained that she won over Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige by discussing specific Scarlet Witch comic book stories with reference to the show, but won't say which ones as they'd essentially be spoilers. We've already concluded that this show will act as the MCU's House of M storyline based on the trailers – here's an explanation of what that could mean. In a video interview, Bettany sums up the show by saying that it's an "elegantly put together puzzle piece", adding that "as bonkers as it looks, everything make will make sense. It's a really strong piece of writing." We know that this show will lead directly into the events of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, so it appears that the mystery at the heart of the show will become a key part of the wider MCU story in its new phase. The show has now wrapped production, and is scheduled to launch on Disney+ in December 2020 - although an exact date has not yet been set. [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.

The first episode of Marvel's WandaVision was filmed in classic black and white in front of a live studio audience, as a "love letter to the golden age of television." These new production details emerged in Entertainment Weekly's cover story for the highly anticipated MCU series, which was originally planned for a Spring 2021 release before being moved up to December 2020. In the article, it is revealed that the cast and crew took a truly authentic approach to the production of WandaVision to ensure that they captured the vintage look of an old school sitcom. The six-episode series reunites Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany's Vision in a trippy dreamscape that seems to shift the duo through family sitcom styles of the past - from the black and white '50s/early '60s era to the groovier '60s/'70s period and the classic '80s/"TGIF" '90s. In order to replicate the classic sitcoms, Olsen and Bettany acted out some scenes in front of a live studio audience. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/21/marvels-wandavision-official-trailer-1"] "It was insanity," Olsen said of her live performance for the first episode. "There was something very meta for my own life because I would visit those tapings as a kid, where my sisters were working [on Full House]." Bettany added that the cast and crew were on a "high by the end of it," as he admitted that they wanted to "keep on running the show" after experiencing the thrill of the live shoot. The team's commitment to creating something that felt like a midcentury sitcom extended through many aspects of production, with each department playing their own unique part in the traditional setup. Crew members arrived on set wearing 50s-style clothing, make-up artists added blue to their colour palettes to make Vision appear in grayscale, camera operators used different lenses and lighting techniques to create a vintage glow, and the SFX team performed practical effects for a throwback feel. "The show is a love letter to the golden age of television," explained WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer, whose name is credited on Marvel Studios' upcoming Black Widow movie and last year's Captain Marvel superhero flick. "We're paying tribute and honoring all of these incredible shows and people who came before us, [but] we're also trying to blaze new territory." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvels-wandavision-all-the-tv-sitcom-influences&captions=true"] The show has now wrapped production, and is scheduled to launch on Disney+ in December 2020 - although an exact date has not yet been set. So before you tune into WandaVision, grab yourself a TV dinner and surf through IGN's other stories about Marvel's six-hour miniseries — we have the latest images and plot details from EW's cover story, a breakdown of all the House of M Easter eggs hidden within the trailer, and a deep dive into the comics that might have inspired the show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

The first episode of Marvel's WandaVision was filmed in classic black and white in front of a live studio audience, as a "love letter to the golden age of television." These new production details emerged in Entertainment Weekly's cover story for the highly anticipated MCU series, which was originally planned for a Spring 2021 release before being moved up to December 2020. In the article, it is revealed that the cast and crew took a truly authentic approach to the production of WandaVision to ensure that they captured the vintage look of an old school sitcom. The six-episode series reunites Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany's Vision in a trippy dreamscape that seems to shift the duo through family sitcom styles of the past - from the black and white '50s/early '60s era to the groovier '60s/'70s period and the classic '80s/"TGIF" '90s. In order to replicate the classic sitcoms, Olsen and Bettany acted out some scenes in front of a live studio audience. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/21/marvels-wandavision-official-trailer-1"] "It was insanity," Olsen said of her live performance for the first episode. "There was something very meta for my own life because I would visit those tapings as a kid, where my sisters were working [on Full House]." Bettany added that the cast and crew were on a "high by the end of it," as he admitted that they wanted to "keep on running the show" after experiencing the thrill of the live shoot. The team's commitment to creating something that felt like a midcentury sitcom extended through many aspects of production, with each department playing their own unique part in the traditional setup. Crew members arrived on set wearing 50s-style clothing, make-up artists added blue to their colour palettes to make Vision appear in grayscale, camera operators used different lenses and lighting techniques to create a vintage glow, and the SFX team performed practical effects for a throwback feel. "The show is a love letter to the golden age of television," explained WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer, whose name is credited on Marvel Studios' upcoming Black Widow movie and last year's Captain Marvel superhero flick. "We're paying tribute and honoring all of these incredible shows and people who came before us, [but] we're also trying to blaze new territory." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvels-wandavision-all-the-tv-sitcom-influences&captions=true"] The show has now wrapped production, and is scheduled to launch on Disney+ in December 2020 - although an exact date has not yet been set. So before you tune into WandaVision, grab yourself a TV dinner and surf through IGN's other stories about Marvel's six-hour miniseries — we have the latest images and plot details from EW's cover story, a breakdown of all the House of M Easter eggs hidden within the trailer, and a deep dive into the comics that might have inspired the show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

It's Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S launch day, but many customers in the UK and Canada will seemingly not receive the new consoles they pre-ordered for delivery today. Following from the Amazon US announcement that some pre-orders could see delays into December, other regions are also reporting last-minute problems with their orders. In Canada, many of those who ordered their consoles directly from Microsoft seem to have been affected by a shipment issue that has left units at a FedEx facility in Memphis, Tennessee. It's unclear what's caused the hold up, but customers have contacted IGN (and reported on Twitter) to say that that transit has now begun, but estimated delivery dates have begun slipping from a November 10 delivery to November 11. We've contacted FedEx for comment. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] In the UK, Eurogamer reports that Amazon UK had been sending guarantees of a launch day delivery as late as Sunday, but have now sent some customers delay notifications. On Twitter, TheGamerGuy showed screenshots of a conversation with Amazon UK customer service, explaining that some fulfilment centres have seen low stock, requiring units to be sent from further away than expected, and saying that deliveries could take as much as 48 hours longer to arrive. We've contacted Amazon UK for comment on that. It's been a messy pre-order process for Xbox and PlayStation (although we haven't yet seen widespread issues with PS5 deliveries). If you are in the UK, some retailers have been reporting new stock for launch day, and you can check the IGN UK Deals Twitter page for up-the-minute updates on new stock. [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.    

It's Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S launch day, but many customers in the UK and Canada will seemingly not receive the new consoles they pre-ordered for delivery today. Following from the Amazon US announcement that some pre-orders could see delays into December, other regions are also reporting last-minute problems with their orders. In Canada, many of those who ordered their consoles directly from Microsoft seem to have been affected by a shipment issue that has left units at a FedEx facility in Memphis, Tennessee. It's unclear what's caused the hold up, but customers have contacted IGN (and reported on Twitter) to say that that transit has now begun, but estimated delivery dates have begun slipping from a November 10 delivery to November 11. We've contacted FedEx for comment. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] In the UK, Eurogamer reports that Amazon UK had been sending guarantees of a launch day delivery as late as Sunday, but have now sent some customers delay notifications. On Twitter, TheGamerGuy showed screenshots of a conversation with Amazon UK customer service, explaining that some fulfilment centres have seen low stock, requiring units to be sent from further away than expected, and saying that deliveries could take as much as 48 hours longer to arrive. We've contacted Amazon UK for comment on that. It's been a messy pre-order process for Xbox and PlayStation (although we haven't yet seen widespread issues with PS5 deliveries). If you are in the UK, some retailers have been reporting new stock for launch day, and you can check the IGN UK Deals Twitter page for up-the-minute updates on new stock. [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.