Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, the spiritual successor to Suikoden, will be published by 505 Games, with the developers promising "even higher quality" as a result of the partnership. The publisher revealed its partnership with Rabbit & Bear Studios in a YouTube video published earlier this week. Studio Lead Yoshitaka Murayama thanked fans for their support, adding "With this partnership, I believe that we can deliver Eiyuden Chronicle to our fans, following the original concept with even higher quality standards." Murayama also said that Eiyuden Chronicle was the "first of hopefully many games" the team wish to bring to fans around the world. Eiyuden Chronicle benefitted from an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign in 2020, where it surpassed its goal in one day and became the third-most successful Kickstarter video game, raising over $4.5 million. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/24/eiyuden-chronicle-hundred-heroes-gameplay-teaser"] As for what players can expect from the game, a press release notes that it will feature "a traditional 6-character battle system utilizing painstakingly created 2D sprites and gorgeous 3D backgrounds with a deep and intricate story written by master storyteller Murayama." Eiyuden Chronicle is a JRPG with a 2.5D visual style, featuring over 100 heroes to recruit, as alluded to in the game's title. Rabbit & Bear has said that it chose 505 as a publisher due to its work on the PC releases of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (another hugely successful Kickstarter spiritual successor) and Death Stranding. The team at Rabbit & Bear is stocked full of veteran Japanese developers with credits on game series like Suikoden, Wild Arms, Tales of and Castlevania. Eiyuden was originally planned for PC, but after meeting stretch goals in the Kickstarter campaign, consoles were "unlocked" and it's thought that the game will land on PS5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch (or a Switch successor) when it's ready. As for a potential release window, fans will have to wait. Murayama noted that Rabbit & Bear will be publishing more information via the game's official social channels. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN, who loves the cute Rabbit & Bear logo.  Follow him on Twitter.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is already the 20th best-selling game (in dollar sales) since sales tracking for US games began. In the NPD report for January sales in the US (and pointed out by NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella), Black Ops Cold War was the country's best-selling game for the third straight month, since its release in November. In just two months on sale, it became the best-selling game of 2020 according to NPD's stats (although those figures didn't account for digital sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which may have beaten it to the title). As a result of just those three months of huge sales, Black Ops Cold War is now 20th on the NPD's list of best-selling games – although, given that they're based on dollar sales, it may be that inflation could shift that list somewhat. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/13/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-campaign-review"] The stats make clear just how huge Black Ops Cold War has been, likely bolstered by the continuing popularity of Call of Duty: Warzone, and its intrinsic tie to the new game. In our Black Ops Cold War reviews, we awarded the game's Campaign and Zombies modes a 7/10 each, with multiplayer garnering a 6/10. Don't expect Activision to sit on its laurels, however - we already have confirmation that a new mainline Call of Duty game is on the way for the end of 2021. [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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is already the 20th best-selling game (in dollar sales) since sales tracking for US games began. In the NPD report for January sales in the US (and pointed out by NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella), Black Ops Cold War was the country's best-selling game for the third straight month, since its release in November. In just two months on sale, it became the best-selling game of 2020 according to NPD's stats (although those figures didn't account for digital sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which may have beaten it to the title). As a result of just those three months of huge sales, Black Ops Cold War is now 20th on the NPD's list of best-selling games – although, given that they're based on dollar sales, it may be that inflation could shift that list somewhat. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/13/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-campaign-review"] The stats make clear just how huge Black Ops Cold War has been, likely bolstered by the continuing popularity of Call of Duty: Warzone, and its intrinsic tie to the new game. In our Black Ops Cold War reviews, we awarded the game's Campaign and Zombies modes a 7/10 each, with multiplayer garnering a 6/10. Don't expect Activision to sit on its laurels, however - we already have confirmation that a new mainline Call of Duty game is on the way for the end of 2021. [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.

G4 has announced that Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira are officially returning to G4 and will be hosting the revivals of X-Play and Attack of the Show!, respectively. While G4 recently confirmed that X-Play and Attack of the Show would be returning, this is the first official confirmation of Sessler and Pereira rejoining the network. Sessler has been a huge part of G4's relaunch, beginning with its first teaser from last year. Since then, he has brought back Crazy Adam to launch #G4Needs Talent and Ebeneezer Sess during the holidays. He even did a game review for Cyberpunk 2077. In the new version of X-Play, Sessler will review games while inviting guests from across gaming to talk about the industry at large. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/24/g4-2021-return-teaser"] Kevin Pereira, or Colonel Duckbuckets, is also making his return to Attack of the Show!, in which he was an original cast member. G4 also teased that there is "no word from his former co-host, though..." One of Pereira's co-hosts, Olivia Munn, was reportedly in talks to return to G4 back in August 2020. Alongside Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira's return, it was also announced that Ovilee May and Froskurinn will be the first two on-air cast members for G4's official slate of esports programming. Last week, these two made their debut with The Bleep Esports Show for the B4G4 beta campaign. Sessler, Pereira, Ovilee, and Froskurinn all join other G4 hosts like WWE's Xavier Woods in this reboot of the network. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=g4-reunion-show&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.

G4 has announced that Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira are officially returning to G4 and will be hosting the revivals of X-Play and Attack of the Show!, respectively. While G4 recently confirmed that X-Play and Attack of the Show would be returning, this is the first official confirmation of Sessler and Pereira rejoining the network. Sessler has been a huge part of G4's relaunch, beginning with its first teaser from last year. Since then, he has brought back Crazy Adam to launch #G4Needs Talent and Ebeneezer Sess during the holidays. He even did a game review for Cyberpunk 2077. In the new version of X-Play, Sessler will review games while inviting guests from across gaming to talk about the industry at large. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/24/g4-2021-return-teaser"] Kevin Pereira, or Colonel Duckbuckets, is also making his return to Attack of the Show!, in which he was an original cast member. G4 also teased that there is "no word from his former co-host, though..." One of Pereira's co-hosts, Olivia Munn, was reportedly in talks to return to G4 back in August 2020. Alongside Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira's return, it was also announced that Ovilee May and Froskurinn will be the first two on-air cast members for G4's official slate of esports programming. Last week, these two made their debut with The Bleep Esports Show for the B4G4 beta campaign. Sessler, Pereira, Ovilee, and Froskurinn all join other G4 hosts like WWE's Xavier Woods in this reboot of the network. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=g4-reunion-show&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.

You’ve almost certainly played some weird games in your time, but have you played a game in which you attempt to escape a town where everyone thinks you’re a criminal, and your every move is watched by a gigantic policeman who towers over the horizon? That’s the premise of Militsioner, a delightfully strange immersive sim from Russian developer TallBoys. Oh, and you can talk to the policeman with your actual voice. Just in case it wasn’t strange enough for you yet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/12/militsioner-official-gameplay-trailer"] TallBoys has released a new gameplay trailer, which you can watch above, that demonstrates the voice mechanics and shows off the world and tone. The immediate vibe is Half-Life 2’s City 17; it’s drenched in a communist dystopian atmosphere, and has a giant face in the sky watching you at all times. The difference, though, is that in City 17 you couldn’t answer back to Dr. Breen, but in Militsioner you can get snarky with your massive parole officer. You can even tell him to eff off, if you’re brave enough to face the consequences. The city itself seems to be freely explorable, with NPCs to talk to using the real voice communication system. The townsfolk, at least in the trailer, do seem to hate you for the crimes you’ve been accused of, though. It seems that finding help in the town may not be easy. While Militsioner seems to be a haunting comment on the police state, it looks to be really quite funny in its bizarre methods. The giant policeman isn’t chasing you with pepper spray or guns, and seems open for a chat. And, of course, that chat comes through your actual voice, which lends it a sense of potential absurdity. The developers are working on making sure the voice system is as natural as possible. “In order for the policeman and the environment to understand the player correctly, we are working on a system that will correctly process the player's responses based on the context,” a dev blog from TallBoys says. “It is important that it does not make stupid mistakes or create obstacles, as the answers will influence the mood and attitude of the Militsioner towards the player.” For anyone who would rather not shout at their own computer, Tallboys is looking at “alternative text input as an option and possibly even a classic dialog system” according to a post on Twitter. For more immersive sim style games, check out the upcoming System Shock remake, as well as our reviews of Dishonored 2 and Prey. None of these involve giant police officers, though. Sorry. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

You’ve almost certainly played some weird games in your time, but have you played a game in which you attempt to escape a town where everyone thinks you’re a criminal, and your every move is watched by a gigantic policeman who towers over the horizon? That’s the premise of Militsioner, a delightfully strange immersive sim from Russian developer TallBoys. Oh, and you can talk to the policeman with your actual voice. Just in case it wasn’t strange enough for you yet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/12/militsioner-official-gameplay-trailer"] TallBoys has released a new gameplay trailer, which you can watch above, that demonstrates the voice mechanics and shows off the world and tone. The immediate vibe is Half-Life 2’s City 17; it’s drenched in a communist dystopian atmosphere, and has a giant face in the sky watching you at all times. The difference, though, is that in City 17 you couldn’t answer back to Dr. Breen, but in Militsioner you can get snarky with your massive parole officer. You can even tell him to eff off, if you’re brave enough to face the consequences. The city itself seems to be freely explorable, with NPCs to talk to using the real voice communication system. The townsfolk, at least in the trailer, do seem to hate you for the crimes you’ve been accused of, though. It seems that finding help in the town may not be easy. While Militsioner seems to be a haunting comment on the police state, it looks to be really quite funny in its bizarre methods. The giant policeman isn’t chasing you with pepper spray or guns, and seems open for a chat. And, of course, that chat comes through your actual voice, which lends it a sense of potential absurdity. The developers are working on making sure the voice system is as natural as possible. “In order for the policeman and the environment to understand the player correctly, we are working on a system that will correctly process the player's responses based on the context,” a dev blog from TallBoys says. “It is important that it does not make stupid mistakes or create obstacles, as the answers will influence the mood and attitude of the Militsioner towards the player.” For anyone who would rather not shout at their own computer, Tallboys is looking at “alternative text input as an option and possibly even a classic dialog system” according to a post on Twitter. For more immersive sim style games, check out the upcoming System Shock remake, as well as our reviews of Dishonored 2 and Prey. None of these involve giant police officers, though. Sorry. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Call of Duty Warzone appears to be teasing a Zombies crossover, with out-of-place trial machines and screen distortion being reported by players. As spotted by Eurogamer, an unfinished version of the Cold War Zombies Trial Machine has cropped up in the Verdansk Hospital in Warzone's Rumble playlist. You can see the machine in this tweet from EricMaynardII. When approached, the player is given a prompt which reads ZAI/ACTIVATE_ZOMBIES, but it does nothing. The script for the prompt is clearly not what it should be - it feels like players weren't supposed to find this yet, or maybe it's part of a wider easter egg or ARG.

Soooooo.... There's a Cold War Zombies Trial Machine in Hospital On Warzone...

pic.twitter.com/CUw7ZlkAhQ — eric maynard (@EricMaynardII) February 11, 2021

Other Warzone players have noted in-game screen distortion, which operates a bit like a jumpscare except with TV static and morse code. CaberCC triggered the morse code pop-up, which has chanting in the background. Over on Reddit, user Soggy_nugget86 posted a similar video on the recently added Rebirth Island, which seems to be an extended version of the scare, which contains a few voice lines in Russian. In the comments, user Wolf-of-icewrack has seemingly translated what is being said.

-Dispatch, this is russian ship "Vodyanoy" channel 1-2, over

-This is dipatch, requesting shipping permit to Verdansk, over

-Dispatch, cargo secured, all systems are fine. Get ready to go. Over.

You can actually see the ship Vodyanoy in Warzone, as spotted by KStidge on Twitter. But what is it transporting? The community thinks it's Nova 6, given that Rebirth Island is where the chemical weapon was developed, and the gas appears throughout Black Ops lore, and in the game's Zombies mode. The Warzone lore is looking very interesting right now, so expect more news and easter eggs in the coming days. All signs point to zombies. In other Warzone news, Activision recently banned over 60 thousand cheaters from the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Call of Duty Warzone appears to be teasing a Zombies crossover, with out-of-place trial machines and screen distortion being reported by players. As spotted by Eurogamer, an unfinished version of the Cold War Zombies Trial Machine has cropped up in the Verdansk Hospital in Warzone's Rumble playlist. You can see the machine in this tweet from EricMaynardII. When approached, the player is given a prompt which reads ZAI/ACTIVATE_ZOMBIES, but it does nothing. The script for the prompt is clearly not what it should be - it feels like players weren't supposed to find this yet, or maybe it's part of a wider easter egg or ARG.

Soooooo.... There's a Cold War Zombies Trial Machine in Hospital On Warzone...

pic.twitter.com/CUw7ZlkAhQ — eric maynard (@EricMaynardII) February 11, 2021

Other Warzone players have noted in-game screen distortion, which operates a bit like a jumpscare except with TV static and morse code. CaberCC triggered the morse code pop-up, which has chanting in the background. Over on Reddit, user Soggy_nugget86 posted a similar video on the recently added Rebirth Island, which seems to be an extended version of the scare, which contains a few voice lines in Russian. In the comments, user Wolf-of-icewrack has seemingly translated what is being said.

-Dispatch, this is russian ship "Vodyanoy" channel 1-2, over

-This is dipatch, requesting shipping permit to Verdansk, over

-Dispatch, cargo secured, all systems are fine. Get ready to go. Over.

You can actually see the ship Vodyanoy in Warzone, as spotted by KStidge on Twitter. But what is it transporting? The community thinks it's Nova 6, given that Rebirth Island is where the chemical weapon was developed, and the gas appears throughout Black Ops lore, and in the game's Zombies mode. The Warzone lore is looking very interesting right now, so expect more news and easter eggs in the coming days. All signs point to zombies. In other Warzone news, Activision recently banned over 60 thousand cheaters from the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-zombies-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Dave Chappelle has announced that Chappelle's Show is now streaming on Netflix again. As reported by Variety, Chappelle posted an Instagram video on Thursday from a recent standup performance at Austin venue Stubb's. Partway through the 10-minute clip, which he titled "Redemption Song," the comedian summarized his past dispute with Comedy Central and its parent company, ViacomCBS, which resulted in him requesting the removal of his show from Netflix late last year. At the time, Chappelle criticized ViacomCBS for licensing the Chappelle's Show streaming rights to Netflix without compensating him, but now he says that the issue has been resolved. In the candid clip posted this week, Chappelle confirmed that he was able to renegotiate a deal with the involved parties, which meant that his hit sketch-comedy show could return to Netflix on February 12. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/12/08/dave-chappelle-wants-you-to-put-your-phone-away"] "I asked you to stop watching the show and thank God almighty for you, you did," Chappelle said in the video. "You made that show worthless because without your eyes, it's nothing. And you stopped watching it. They called me and I got my name back and I got my license back and I got my show back and they paid me millions of dollars. Thank you very much." Chappelle then thanked Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos for listening to his request and having the "courage" to remove his show from the platform in November at "a financial detriment to his company." He also extended his gratitude to Chris McCarthy of ViacomCBS for having "an interest in making the past right," and doing something the was "very courageous." The comedian ended the clip with one final shoutout, saying, "And finally, after all these years, I can finally say to Comedy Central: It's been a pleasure doing business with you." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-netflix-comedy-specials&captions=true"] Chappelle's Show originally aired on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006. The series ranked number 19 on IGN's Top 100 TV Shows of All Time. Though he signed a lucrative $50 million contract with the network for two more seasons, Chappelle famously left the series in 2005, citing creative burnout and describing himself as sometimes being a "difficult dude." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.