The feature-length animated film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting April 27.

The feature-length animated film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting April 27.

Rust, the competitive online multiplayer survival game that was first released in early access on PC in 2013, is officially coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and PS5 and Xbox Series X/S via backward compatibility) on May 21, 2021. The announcement was revealed alongside a new trailer and a blog post by developer Double Eleven that details the differences between Rust Console Edition and Facepunch Studios' PC version. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/rust-console-edition-trailer"] While Rust Console Edition is obviously based on the PC version, it has been "designed and optimised for a completely separate and unique console player experience." Double Eleven had been in talks with Facepunch since 2016 about the idea of creating this console version, and the teams knew early on that the two games would "need to be in separate universes given that the PC edition can expand as it needed to, and performance would be maintained so long as people continued to upgrade their hardware, while consoles on the other hand have finite resources that need to be more closely managed." Performance was the team's "biggest and most demanding challenge" and Double Eleven needed to "rip apart and rewrite major engine subsystems within Unity" to get it up to standards. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/11/17-minutes-of-rust-ps4-pro-gameplay"] Load times were also a big issue, and the team explained how initial load times took up to 45 minutes to read and decompress the procedural map and its assets into memory. By implementing a new bootstrap system that would allow for the loading of multiple Unity scenes and asset bundles simultaneously, the game now loads "in around one minute give or take." The team also decided to pick a point in Facepunch's code base that served as a good foundation, and decided it would rebuild some of the more advanced features once a solid base on which to build was established. This means that Rust Console Edition will follow its own update roadmap that differs from the PC version that will "provide an optimal player experience while gradually introducing players to the vast amount of game play and content that makes Rust an incredible experience." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/02/23/rust-review"] While Double Eleven isn't quite ready to reveal the roadmap, the studio promises some of it will be shown closer to the release of the game in May. The developer did reveal that Rust Console Edition will be getting a Deluxe and Ultimate Edition which include Beta access in April 2021, 3-days early access, and more. For more on Rust, check out why everyone was playing Rust again earlier this year and read our review of the game from 2018. [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.

Rust, the competitive online multiplayer survival game that was first released in early access on PC in 2013, is officially coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and PS5 and Xbox Series X/S via backward compatibility) on May 21, 2021. The announcement was revealed alongside a new trailer and a blog post by developer Double Eleven that details the differences between Rust Console Edition and Facepunch Studios' PC version. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/rust-console-edition-trailer"] While Rust Console Edition is obviously based on the PC version, it has been "designed and optimised for a completely separate and unique console player experience." Double Eleven had been in talks with Facepunch since 2016 about the idea of creating this console version, and the teams knew early on that the two games would "need to be in separate universes given that the PC edition can expand as it needed to, and performance would be maintained so long as people continued to upgrade their hardware, while consoles on the other hand have finite resources that need to be more closely managed." Performance was the team's "biggest and most demanding challenge" and Double Eleven needed to "rip apart and rewrite major engine subsystems within Unity" to get it up to standards. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/11/17-minutes-of-rust-ps4-pro-gameplay"] Load times were also a big issue, and the team explained how initial load times took up to 45 minutes to read and decompress the procedural map and its assets into memory. By implementing a new bootstrap system that would allow for the loading of multiple Unity scenes and asset bundles simultaneously, the game now loads "in around one minute give or take." The team also decided to pick a point in Facepunch's code base that served as a good foundation, and decided it would rebuild some of the more advanced features once a solid base on which to build was established. This means that Rust Console Edition will follow its own update roadmap that differs from the PC version that will "provide an optimal player experience while gradually introducing players to the vast amount of game play and content that makes Rust an incredible experience." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/02/23/rust-review"] While Double Eleven isn't quite ready to reveal the roadmap, the studio promises some of it will be shown closer to the release of the game in May. The developer did reveal that Rust Console Edition will be getting a Deluxe and Ultimate Edition which include Beta access in April 2021, 3-days early access, and more. For more on Rust, check out why everyone was playing Rust again earlier this year and read our review of the game from 2018. [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.

Netflix showcased some of its 40 new original anime titles set to premiere this year at AnimeJapan 2021, and the list includes Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Yasuke, Record of Ragnarok, The Way of the Househusband, Eden, and more. While Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and The Way of the Househusband were previously revealed, fans and press got a glimpse of some new shows headed to the streaming service in 2021, including; Record of Ragnarok (June 2021) - "Record of Ragnarok" is the story of 13 gods from across the globe and 13 of the world's most notable humans fighting it out in one-on-one battles to decide the fate of humanity.  Based on the manga created by Azychika, Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui, an earnest battle of transcendental rage begins! Yasuke (April 29, 2021) - In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords. Eden (May 27, 2021) - Thousands of years in the future, a city known as “Eden” is inhabited solely by Artificially Intelligent robots whose former masters vanished long ago. On a routine assignment, within the depths of the city, two maintenance robots accidentally awaken a human baby girl from stasis questioning all they were taught to believe-- that humans were nothing more than a forbidden ancient myth. Together, the two robots secretly raise the child in a safe haven outside Eden. 2021 will bring close to double the number of anime titles headed to Netflix when compared to last year. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is one of the most anticipated anime shows for many as it coincides with not only with the series' 25th anniversary, but also arrives in the same year as Resident Evil Village. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/13/anime-coming-to-netflix-in-2021"] Netflix recently announced that Resident Evil 2 Remake actors Stephanie Panisello and Nick Apostolides will be reprising their roles as Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy, respectively, for Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness. [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.

Netflix showcased some of its 40 new original anime titles set to premiere this year at AnimeJapan 2021, and the list includes Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Yasuke, Record of Ragnarok, The Way of the Househusband, Eden, and more. While Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and The Way of the Househusband were previously revealed, fans and press got a glimpse of some new shows headed to the streaming service in 2021, including; Record of Ragnarok (June 2021) - "Record of Ragnarok" is the story of 13 gods from across the globe and 13 of the world's most notable humans fighting it out in one-on-one battles to decide the fate of humanity.  Based on the manga created by Azychika, Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui, an earnest battle of transcendental rage begins! Yasuke (April 29, 2021) - In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords. Eden (May 27, 2021) - Thousands of years in the future, a city known as “Eden” is inhabited solely by Artificially Intelligent robots whose former masters vanished long ago. On a routine assignment, within the depths of the city, two maintenance robots accidentally awaken a human baby girl from stasis questioning all they were taught to believe-- that humans were nothing more than a forbidden ancient myth. Together, the two robots secretly raise the child in a safe haven outside Eden. 2021 will bring close to double the number of anime titles headed to Netflix when compared to last year. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is one of the most anticipated anime shows for many as it coincides with not only with the series' 25th anniversary, but also arrives in the same year as Resident Evil Village. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/13/anime-coming-to-netflix-in-2021"] Netflix recently announced that Resident Evil 2 Remake actors Stephanie Panisello and Nick Apostolides will be reprising their roles as Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy, respectively, for Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness. [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.

HBO is staying in the George R.R. Martin business. The Game of Thrones writer has signed an overall deal to develop original programming for the network and its streaming service HBO Max, per The Hollywood Reporter. The contract spans five years and is worth mid-eight figures. The deal represents an effort from HBO to continue the momentum of Game of Thrones, the network's most popular and most-award-winning series of all time. Though it's unclear how many, if any, of Martin's projects will be connected to Game of Thrones, HBO has positioned the writer in a leading creative role to create more original content and help expand the network's streaming foothold through HBO Max. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/18/george-rr-martin-says-hes-healthy-isolated-and-getting-plenty-of-writing-done"] Before this deal, George R.R. Martin already had other television series in the works at HBO, executive producing adaptations of Nnedi Okorafor's post-apocalyptic novel Who Fears Death and Roger Zelazny's fantasy novel Roadmarks. Martin is also connected to projects outside of HBO. Peacock is working on Wild Cards, based on a series of novels written by Martin and others. The author's In the Lost Lands, a collection of fantasy adventure short stories, is being developed as a feature film, with Paul W.S. Anderson attached to direct and Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista set to star. On top of that, Martin has stated that he hopes to finish The Winds of Winter sometime by the end of this year. The news comes one week after HBO confirmed its plans to develop three new Game of Thrones spin-offs. The first has the working title 10,000 Ships and follows House Martell ancestor Princess Nymeria during events set a millennium before the events of Game of Thrones. The second takes place in Flea Bottom, the slum district of King's Landing that was featured in the first four seasons of Thrones. The final project is being developed by Rome creator Bruno Heller under the working title 9 Voyages. It would follow Lord Corlys Velaryon, also known as the Sea Snake. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=game-of-thrones-which-dead-tv-characters-are-still-alive-in-winds-of-winter&captions=true"] In addition to those three new projects, there is plenty of Game of Thrones content already in the hopper at HBO, including two working projects and one greenlit series. House of the Dragon is set to begin filming next month, eyeing a premiere sometime in 2022. Meanwhile, a prequels series adapted from Martin's novel "Tales of Dunk and Egg" is also in the works, alongside an HBO Max animated series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

HBO is staying in the George R.R. Martin business. The Game of Thrones writer has signed an overall deal to develop original programming for the network and its streaming service HBO Max, per The Hollywood Reporter. The contract spans five years and is worth mid-eight figures. The deal represents an effort from HBO to continue the momentum of Game of Thrones, the network's most popular and most-award-winning series of all time. Though it's unclear how many, if any, of Martin's projects will be connected to Game of Thrones, HBO has positioned the writer in a leading creative role to create more original content and help expand the network's streaming foothold through HBO Max. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/18/george-rr-martin-says-hes-healthy-isolated-and-getting-plenty-of-writing-done"] Before this deal, George R.R. Martin already had other television series in the works at HBO, executive producing adaptations of Nnedi Okorafor's post-apocalyptic novel Who Fears Death and Roger Zelazny's fantasy novel Roadmarks. Martin is also connected to projects outside of HBO. Peacock is working on Wild Cards, based on a series of novels written by Martin and others. The author's In the Lost Lands, a collection of fantasy adventure short stories, is being developed as a feature film, with Paul W.S. Anderson attached to direct and Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista set to star. On top of that, Martin has stated that he hopes to finish The Winds of Winter sometime by the end of this year. The news comes one week after HBO confirmed its plans to develop three new Game of Thrones spin-offs. The first has the working title 10,000 Ships and follows House Martell ancestor Princess Nymeria during events set a millennium before the events of Game of Thrones. The second takes place in Flea Bottom, the slum district of King's Landing that was featured in the first four seasons of Thrones. The final project is being developed by Rome creator Bruno Heller under the working title 9 Voyages. It would follow Lord Corlys Velaryon, also known as the Sea Snake. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=game-of-thrones-which-dead-tv-characters-are-still-alive-in-winds-of-winter&captions=true"] In addition to those three new projects, there is plenty of Game of Thrones content already in the hopper at HBO, including two working projects and one greenlit series. House of the Dragon is set to begin filming next month, eyeing a premiere sometime in 2022. Meanwhile, a prequels series adapted from Martin's novel "Tales of Dunk and Egg" is also in the works, alongside an HBO Max animated series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Darby McDevitt, the lead writer on Assassin's Creed games like Valhalla, Black Flag, Revelations, and more, has announced that he is leaving Ubisoft after 10 years. McDevitt announced the news on his personal Twitter account. McDevitt hasn't shared plans about his future other than he has "decided to set forth on a new adventure." McDevitt is primarily known for his extensive credits on the Assassin's Creed franchise. He served as a scriptwriter on mobile Assassin's Creed games like Discovery on the DS and Bloodlines on the PSP and is credited as Lead Writer on the canceled 3DS game Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy, as well. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-assassins-creed-review&captions=true"] He eventually got credits as lead writer on Assassin's Creed Revelations and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, as well as co-writer on Assassin's Creed: Unity. His final credit on the series is as Narrative Director on Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. While video games are a collaborative effort, McDevitt has some big credits to his name and games like Black Flag and Valhalla are two of the more popular games across the franchise. "A special thanks to all the fans & content creators that have supported & expanded on our work over the years," McDevitt writes. "Thank you for your kind attention! You have my deepest respect & admiration. It has been the honor of a lifetime to get to know so many of you." There's no word yet on the future of the Assassin's Creed series, but Netflix and Ubisoft have announced a new Assassin's Creed anime from the producers of the Castlevania animated series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor.