Alongside the new teaser for Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, Paramount is teasing the return of another captain. Paramount Plus released a first look image on Monday of Star Trek: Prodigy, the streaming platform's upcoming animated series aimed at children. The show will feature the return of Captain Kathryn Janeway, with Kate Mulgrew reprising the role she originated on Star Trek: Voyager. Here is the first look at Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy. [caption id="attachment_2496356" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Credit: Paramount Plus[/caption] Mulgrew also shared the image on Twitter, expressing gratitude to her collaborators on the show. "Doesn't she look absolutely fantastic?" she said. "Thanks to the #StarTrekProdigy team for bringing this next iteration of Captain Janeway to life. An honor to be back among my Trek family with a new show targeted at the next, next generation!" In the series, Janeway will not be operating as a captain, but instead as an educator, appearing as an emergency training hologram to lend help to the starship's crew. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/04/paramount-super-bowl-55-commercial-sweet-victory-ft-patrick-stewart-stephen-colbert-spongebob-and-more"] The story will focus on six young outcasts that don't understand the ship they are commandeering, working together to navigate the galaxy as they are introduced to the ideals of Starfleet. Star Trek: Prodigy will be set in the Delta Quadrant in the year 2383, after the events of Star Trek: Voyager. [caption id="attachment_2496353" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Credit: Paramount[/caption] Mulgrew was originally announced to be joining Star Trek: Prodigy last October, making her the second Star Trek: Voyager cast member to return in this new era of the property. Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine was a recurring player in Star Trek: Picard Season 1. Star Trek: Prodigy is set to debut on Paramount Plus later this year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.

Yahoo Answers, a resource where users could ask the public questions on stuff like how to build a shelf, or whether it’s illegal to kill an ant, is closing permanently on May 4th. After which the Yahoo Answers page will redirect to the Yahoo homepage. The news comes by way of the Yahoo Answers page which says the submissions to the site will end even sooner on April 20th. That means users have until then to say their goodbyes to a community that has been running since 2005. Yahoo, which was purchased by VerizonMedia Group in 2017 for $5 billion, says that a decline in popularity is one of the reasons why Yahoo is sunsetting the Answers page. Since Yahoo Answers’ debut, sites like Reddit have exploded, allowing users to ask the internet going public any question they like and expect a deluge of responses.

i will miss yahoo answers dearly pic.twitter.com/TSOYPYOhUh

— Ammnontet! (@ammnontet) April 5, 2021

Still, the Yahoo Answers page will be remembered for a certain, let’s say chaotic brand of users whose questions range from the mundane (“Do you think humans will ever walk on the sun?”) to batshit (“IF YOU DIE IN CANADA DO YOU DIE IN REAL LIFE?”) Given the decline in popularity for both Yahoo and Yahoo Answers, the current version of the site seems less like questions you’d ask if you were really drunk and more political conspiracies, so maybe it’s for the best ultimately that Yahoo focuses on other services. Yahoo says users have until June 30th to request a downloadable copy of all your questions and answers users posted with their accounts. After which Yahoo Answers will securely delete all the Q&A responses tied to a person’s account permanently. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Yahoo Answers, a resource where users could ask the public questions on stuff like how to build a shelf, or whether it’s illegal to kill an ant, is closing permanently on May 4th. After which the Yahoo Answers page will redirect to the Yahoo homepage. The news comes by way of the Yahoo Answers page which says the submissions to the site will end even sooner on April 20th. That means users have until then to say their goodbyes to a community that has been running since 2005. Yahoo, which was purchased by VerizonMedia Group in 2017 for $5 billion, says that a decline in popularity is one of the reasons why Yahoo is sunsetting the Answers page. Since Yahoo Answers’ debut, sites like Reddit have exploded, allowing users to ask the internet going public any question they like and expect a deluge of responses.

i will miss yahoo answers dearly pic.twitter.com/TSOYPYOhUh

— Ammnontet! (@ammnontet) April 5, 2021

Still, the Yahoo Answers page will be remembered for a certain, let’s say chaotic brand of users whose questions range from the mundane (“Do you think humans will ever walk on the sun?”) to batshit (“IF YOU DIE IN CANADA DO YOU DIE IN REAL LIFE?”) Given the decline in popularity for both Yahoo and Yahoo Answers, the current version of the site seems less like questions you’d ask if you were really drunk and more political conspiracies, so maybe it’s for the best ultimately that Yahoo focuses on other services. Yahoo says users have until June 30th to request a downloadable copy of all your questions and answers users posted with their accounts. After which Yahoo Answers will securely delete all the Q&A responses tied to a person’s account permanently. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

DC Comics' upcoming Festival of Heroes will introduce a new Monkey Prince superhero to the mythos of DC. The company will release its 100-page DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration commemorative anthology on May 11 and one of the 11 stories inside will tell the tale of a new superhero, Monkey Prince. This hero is inspired by the Monkey King of Chinese mythology and will be the star of the 12-page story, The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=after-future-state-every-new-dc-comics-series-confirmed-for-2021&captions=true"] "Debuting in a story written by award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang (Superman Smashes the Klan, Batman/Superman, New Super-Man) with art by Benard Chang (Teen Titans, Batman Beyond), Monkey Prince is inspired by the Monkey King, legendary hero of Chinese mythology and the classic tale, Journey to the West," a release from DC reads. "In Yang and Chang's original 12-page story, 'The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes,' Monkey Prince battles and teams up with Shazam to defeat both the evil Dr. Sivana and a Chinese deer demon spirit." Monkey Prince is inspired by the same Monkey King from Chinese mythology featured in Game Science's Black Myth: Wukong video game, which received a new trailer focused on bosses, enemies, areas in the game, and spells last month. To celebrate this character's arrival to the DC Comics universe, the publisher is releasing a special, 1 in 25, Monkey Prince variant cover by Chang. This Asian superhero celebration anthology will feature 10 other stories about Asian superheroes and it will arrive to comic book stores and digital platforms on May 11, 2021. Other characters featured in the anthology include stories starring Batgirl Cassandra Cain, Green Lantern Tai Pham, Cheshire, Katana, and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/11/snyder-cut-suicide-squad-gotham-knights-what-to-expect-from-dc-in-2021"] "DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration is an incredible celebration anthology spotlighting DC's past, present, and even future Asian super heroes, featuring some of the most dynamic Asian storytellers in and out of comics," the release reads. "Featuring an incredible cover by the team of DC Publisher and Chief Creative Officer, Jim Lee, and colorist Alex Sinclair, this anthology includes a foreword by activist and CNN and WSJ Online contributor, Jeff Yang, a selection of tribute pinups of DC's Asian super heroes, plus an awesome variant cover featuring Cassandra Cain by artist Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau." While waiting for that to release next month, check out IGN's breakdown of every new DC Comics series confirmed for 2021 and then check out this list of all new DC movies and TV shows coming this year and beyond. Read our list of the 25 best heroes of DC comics after that and then  check out this list of all DC Extended Universe movies, TV series, comics, and video games coming in 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. Image Credit: DC Comics

DC Comics' upcoming Festival of Heroes will introduce a new Monkey Prince superhero to the mythos of DC. The company will release its 100-page DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration commemorative anthology on May 11 and one of the 11 stories inside will tell the tale of a new superhero, Monkey Prince. This hero is inspired by the Monkey King of Chinese mythology and will be the star of the 12-page story, The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=after-future-state-every-new-dc-comics-series-confirmed-for-2021&captions=true"] "Debuting in a story written by award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang (Superman Smashes the Klan, Batman/Superman, New Super-Man) with art by Benard Chang (Teen Titans, Batman Beyond), Monkey Prince is inspired by the Monkey King, legendary hero of Chinese mythology and the classic tale, Journey to the West," a release from DC reads. "In Yang and Chang's original 12-page story, 'The Monkey Prince Hates Superheroes,' Monkey Prince battles and teams up with Shazam to defeat both the evil Dr. Sivana and a Chinese deer demon spirit." Monkey Prince is inspired by the same Monkey King from Chinese mythology featured in Game Science's Black Myth: Wukong video game, which received a new trailer focused on bosses, enemies, areas in the game, and spells last month. To celebrate this character's arrival to the DC Comics universe, the publisher is releasing a special, 1 in 25, Monkey Prince variant cover by Chang. This Asian superhero celebration anthology will feature 10 other stories about Asian superheroes and it will arrive to comic book stores and digital platforms on May 11, 2021. Other characters featured in the anthology include stories starring Batgirl Cassandra Cain, Green Lantern Tai Pham, Cheshire, Katana, and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/11/snyder-cut-suicide-squad-gotham-knights-what-to-expect-from-dc-in-2021"] "DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration is an incredible celebration anthology spotlighting DC's past, present, and even future Asian super heroes, featuring some of the most dynamic Asian storytellers in and out of comics," the release reads. "Featuring an incredible cover by the team of DC Publisher and Chief Creative Officer, Jim Lee, and colorist Alex Sinclair, this anthology includes a foreword by activist and CNN and WSJ Online contributor, Jeff Yang, a selection of tribute pinups of DC's Asian super heroes, plus an awesome variant cover featuring Cassandra Cain by artist Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau." While waiting for that to release next month, check out IGN's breakdown of every new DC Comics series confirmed for 2021 and then check out this list of all new DC movies and TV shows coming this year and beyond. Read our list of the 25 best heroes of DC comics after that and then  check out this list of all DC Extended Universe movies, TV series, comics, and video games coming in 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. Image Credit: DC Comics

The first flight of NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has been delayed to April 11 to give the team and the aircraft more time for preparation. Originally scheduled to fly on April 8, NASA delayed the flight of its first and only Martian helicopter to give the Ingenuity team back on Earth more time to characterize the helicopter's energy story. The extra time is also just a matter of caution as well, as the team is being "extremely careful" with every step they make in the process. [caption id="attachment_2496195" align="alignnone" width="720"] NASA Working on Ingenuity Helicopter, Photo Credit: NASA[/caption] The helicopter, which weighs about four pounds with a wingspan of 1.2 meters, is powered by batteries that are charged through solar panels on its top side and at a full battery, the helicopter can fly for about 90 seconds, according to NASA. It must then land safely and charge enough of its battery again to power the heater on-board as this protects the helicopter from the Red Planet's cold nights.

Ingenuity's flight delay on Mars

The extra three days give the Ingenuity team the time it needs to get a better read on what that power cycle looks like and more importantly, ensure that's its energy is positive throughout all steps of the process. The helicopter's first flight will occur on a full battery and it will only fly a couple of meters up during that first flight before returning to the surface of Mars. It won't go any higher than about 15 feet, according to NASA. "This next step (flying for the first time) is huge," Mars helicopter operations lead, Tim Canham, said during an Ingenuity Q&A held today. "Can it go up and hover and land safely? That will be a major moment of triumph for the helicopter team." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sights-and-sounds-of-mars-from-nasas-perseverance-rover&captions=true"] That's currently scheduled for April 11, although an official time has not been announced. The flight will not be live-streamed, however. People back on Earth won't see anything of the flight until the telemetry of the flight is retrieved, which will take a couple of sols – or Martian days – which are about 40 minutes longer than days on Earth. NASA said the Perseverance rover, which is the rover that recently landed on Mars and carried Ingenuity to the planet with it, will be watching the flight from about 65 meters away. It will take photos that will eventually make it to Earth, but that could take some time as well.

Why NASA's Ingenuity flight is such a big deal

What makes this first flight such a milestone for NASA, beyond it being the first flight of a helicopter on Mars, is that it's powered completely by pre-programmed sequences. There are no joysticks involved nor is the helicopter remote-controlled. "The sequences (of flight) were prebuilt by the team on the ground," Perseverance operations engineer, Elio Morillo, said during the NASA Q&A. "These sequences have been tested over the years, (but) they're pre-canned. We do not have real-time control of the helicopter. It's completely autonomous." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/23/nasas-perseverance-rover-touchdown-on-mars"] This posed a lot of challenges for the Ingenuity team. What happens if there's a Martian wind gust that happens during a flight? The helicopter has sensors that can detect those wind gusts and correct its course accordingly. For the most part, though, the prebuilt flight sequences have been tested over and over again in chambers that simulate what Ingenuity is experiencing on Mars. The Perseverance will watch Ingenuity's first flight roughly 65 meters away from the helicopter on the Van Zyl Overlook. It will take images and the team is currently determining if the rover will be able to record sound. It has a directional mic on-board, but the team isn't sure if, due to the distance, it will be able to pick up sound from the helicopter. Perseverance integration lead, Farah Alibay, said it's important to remember that Mars' atmosphere, which is 1% the density of Earth's atmosphere, is quite different from our planet and as a result, sound travels differently on it. [caption id="attachment_2496193" align="alignnone" width="720"] NASA Ingenuity Milestone List, Photo Credit: NASA[/caption] After the first flight, Perseverance and Ingenuity will go their separate ways. Ingenuity will begin to charge and prepare for its next flight and Perseverance will return to its original mission: collecting samples of Mars to be sent back to Earth during a later mission. The two vehicles will still communicate by way of radio, though. The base team will talk to Perseverance and Perseverance will relay the messages to Ingenuity. The helicopter will respond to the Perseverance and the rover will pass the message along to Earth.

Ingenuity's main mission on Mars

As far as the bigger picture for Ingenuity goes, its mission is to serve as a technology demonstration. "Ingenuity is a test vehicle for Mars," Canham said. "It will take super-detailed logs...500 times a second...(for us) to see what happened and characterize flying on Mars. An apt analogy is the Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner — to try something never been done before and learn a ton from it...for future engineers and scientists to make bigger and better helicopters for Mars." While waiting for Ingenuity's first flight on Mars next week, check out this story about the Perseverance's successful landing on Mars in February and then check out this video of the rover's touchdown. Read this story about the first sights and sounds captured by Perseverance after that and then check out this story about a hidden message on the rover's parachute. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer, guide maker, and science guru for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Update (4/12/21):  NASA has chosen to reschedule the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's first experimental flight to no earlier than Wednesday, April 14. The agency provided a status update on Saturday to share that the flight of its first and only Martian helicopter, previously scheduled to lift off on April 11, had been postponed by a further three days. The aircraft will now remain grounded on the surface of the Red Planet until at least April 14 after a problem was detected during one of its final pre-flight tests.

NEWS: We're now targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 14, for our Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter’s attempt at the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Details: https://t.co/LaoY7zyijY pic.twitter.com/TIwlZ3foD1

— NASA (@NASA) April 10, 2021

"During a high-speed spin test of the rotors on Friday, the command sequence controlling the test ended early due to a watchdog timer expiration," NASA explained in a statement. "This occurred as it was trying to transition the flight computer from Pre-Flight to Flight mode. The helicopter is safe and healthy and communicated its full telemetry set to Earth. "The watchdog timer oversees the command sequence and alerts the system to any potential issues. It helps the system stay safe by not proceeding if an issue is observed and worked as planned. The helicopter team is reviewing telemetry to diagnose and understand the issue. Following that, they will reschedule the full-speed test." Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] The first flight of NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has been delayed to April 11 to give the team and the aircraft more time for preparation. Originally scheduled to fly on April 8, NASA delayed the flight of its first and only Martian helicopter to give the Ingenuity team back on Earth more time to characterize the helicopter's energy story. The extra time is also just a matter of caution as well, as the team is being "extremely careful" with every step they make in the process. [caption id="attachment_2496195" align="alignnone" width="720"] NASA Working on Ingenuity Helicopter, Photo Credit: NASA[/caption] The helicopter, which weighs about four pounds with a wingspan of 1.2 meters, is powered by batteries that are charged through solar panels on its top side and at a full battery, the helicopter can fly for about 90 seconds, according to NASA. It must then land safely and charge enough of its battery again to power the heater on-board as this protects the helicopter from the Red Planet's cold nights.

Ingenuity's flight delay on Mars

The extra three days give the Ingenuity team the time it needs to get a better read on what that power cycle looks like and more importantly, ensure that's its energy is positive throughout all steps of the process. The helicopter's first flight will occur on a full battery and it will only fly a couple of meters up during that first flight before returning to the surface of Mars. It won't go any higher than about 15 feet, according to NASA. "This next step (flying for the first time) is huge," Mars helicopter operations lead, Tim Canham, said during an Ingenuity Q&A held today. "Can it go up and hover and land safely? That will be a major moment of triumph for the helicopter team." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sights-and-sounds-of-mars-from-nasas-perseverance-rover&captions=true"] That's currently scheduled for April 11, although an official time has not been announced. The flight will not be live-streamed, however. People back on Earth won't see anything of the flight until the telemetry of the flight is retrieved, which will take a couple of sols – or Martian days – which are about 40 minutes longer than days on Earth. NASA said the Perseverance rover, which is the rover that recently landed on Mars and carried Ingenuity to the planet with it, will be watching the flight from about 65 meters away. It will take photos that will eventually make it to Earth, but that could take some time as well.

Why NASA's Ingenuity flight is such a big deal

What makes this first flight such a milestone for NASA, beyond it being the first flight of a helicopter on Mars, is that it's powered completely by pre-programmed sequences. There are no joysticks involved nor is the helicopter remote-controlled. "The sequences (of flight) were prebuilt by the team on the ground," Perseverance operations engineer, Elio Morillo, said during the NASA Q&A. "These sequences have been tested over the years, (but) they're pre-canned. We do not have real-time control of the helicopter. It's completely autonomous." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/23/nasas-perseverance-rover-touchdown-on-mars"] This posed a lot of challenges for the Ingenuity team. What happens if there's a Martian wind gust that happens during a flight? The helicopter has sensors that can detect those wind gusts and correct its course accordingly. For the most part, though, the prebuilt flight sequences have been tested over and over again in chambers that simulate what Ingenuity is experiencing on Mars. The Perseverance will watch Ingenuity's first flight roughly 65 meters away from the helicopter on the Van Zyl Overlook. It will take images and the team is currently determining if the rover will be able to record sound. It has a directional mic on-board, but the team isn't sure if, due to the distance, it will be able to pick up sound from the helicopter. Perseverance integration lead, Farah Alibay, said it's important to remember that Mars' atmosphere, which is 1% the density of Earth's atmosphere, is quite different from our planet and as a result, sound travels differently on it. [caption id="attachment_2496193" align="alignnone" width="720"] NASA Ingenuity Milestone List, Photo Credit: NASA[/caption] After the first flight, Perseverance and Ingenuity will go their separate ways. Ingenuity will begin to charge and prepare for its next flight and Perseverance will return to its original mission: collecting samples of Mars to be sent back to Earth during a later mission. The two vehicles will still communicate by way of radio, though. The base team will talk to Perseverance and Perseverance will relay the messages to Ingenuity. The helicopter will respond to the Perseverance and the rover will pass the message along to Earth.

Ingenuity's main mission on Mars

As far as the bigger picture for Ingenuity goes, its mission is to serve as a technology demonstration. "Ingenuity is a test vehicle for Mars," Canham said. "It will take super-detailed logs...500 times a second...(for us) to see what happened and characterize flying on Mars. An apt analogy is the Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner — to try something never been done before and learn a ton from it...for future engineers and scientists to make bigger and better helicopters for Mars." While waiting for Ingenuity's first flight on Mars next week, check out this story about the Perseverance's successful landing on Mars in February and then check out this video of the rover's touchdown. Read this story about the first sights and sounds captured by Perseverance after that and then check out this story about a hidden message on the rover's parachute. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer, guide maker, and science guru for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

To tie in with its day-long celebration of First Contact Day, Star Trek has shown off a brand new teaser for Star Trek: Picard's second season -- and with it, confirmed that the elusive Q will make an appearance.

"The trial never ends." ✨ #StarTrekPicard #FirstContactDay pic.twitter.com/42ey4IyN2y

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) April 5, 2021

The trailer features a voiceover of Patrick Stewart as Picard musing on the subject of time, though we don't see his face in the trailer. Instead, we see a series of objects connected to both the idea of time and Picard's own history, culminating in a Queen of Hearts playing card that disintegrates, until only the letter "Q" is left. John de Lancie has separately confirmed on his own Twitter that he will be reprising the role of Q, which he has played across numerous Star Trek properties including Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and more. In his multiple encounters with Picard, he has served as an enigmatic mentor figure, as well as often providing comic relief. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/20/a-look-at-the-world-of-star-trek-picard"] Other returning actors for Season 2 include Alison Pill (Agnes Jurati), Isa Briones (Soji Asha), Evan Evagora (Elnor), Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker), Santiago Cabrera (Chris Rios), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Orla Brady (Laris) and Brent Spiner (Data). Star Trek: Picard's first season ended last January, with our review at the time calling the final episode emotional, if scattershot. Its second season is planned for some time in 2022 exclusively on Paramount+, and is expected to last for ten more episodes. The series has also been renewed for a third season. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

To tie in with its day-long celebration of First Contact Day, Star Trek has shown off a brand new teaser for Star Trek: Picard's second season -- and with it, confirmed that the elusive Q will make an appearance.

"The trial never ends." ✨ #StarTrekPicard #FirstContactDay pic.twitter.com/42ey4IyN2y

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) April 5, 2021

The trailer features a voiceover of Patrick Stewart as Picard musing on the subject of time, though we don't see his face in the trailer. Instead, we see a series of objects connected to both the idea of time and Picard's own history, culminating in a Queen of Hearts playing card that disintegrates, until only the letter "Q" is left. John de Lancie has separately confirmed on his own Twitter that he will be reprising the role of Q, which he has played across numerous Star Trek properties including Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and more. In his multiple encounters with Picard, he has served as an enigmatic mentor figure, as well as often providing comic relief. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/20/a-look-at-the-world-of-star-trek-picard"] Other returning actors for Season 2 include Alison Pill (Agnes Jurati), Isa Briones (Soji Asha), Evan Evagora (Elnor), Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker), Santiago Cabrera (Chris Rios), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Orla Brady (Laris) and Brent Spiner (Data). Star Trek: Picard's first season ended last January, with our review at the time calling the final episode emotional, if scattershot. Its second season is planned for some time in 2022 exclusively on Paramount+, and is expected to last for ten more episodes. The series has also been renewed for a third season. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Save Me Mr Tako, a Game Boy-style platformer about a helpful octopus, is returning to storefronts in May after its delisting following the developer's separation from publisher Nicalis. In a Patreon post, developer Christophe Galati announced that Save Me Mr Tako would be getting a definitive edition digitally on Steam and Nintendo Switch on May 5, 2021. Galati will self-publish his game on PC via Steam, while Limited Run Games handles the console edition. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/10/08/save-me-mr-tako-release-date-trailer"] Save Me Mr Tako is a tribute to the Game Boy era, and features a pacifist octopus named Tako with the ability to thrive on land as well as in the water, who travels the world and mediates conflict between humans and octopuses. Its new Definitive Edition includes a number of updates, including numerous quality of life, technical, and balance changes, as well as a hint system, three difficulty modes, a jukebox, new border images, and a new English localization. Save Me Mr Tako was originally launched in October of 2018, but was delisted from all digital storefronts two years later after Galati parted ways with original publisher Nicalis. At the time, no specific reason was given for their separation. However, Galati had previously alluded to issues with releasing game patches through Nicalis, indicating that Nicalis was entirely in control of whether or not issues with the game got fixed. Nicalis president Tyrone Rodriguez replied on Twitter at the time that Save Me Mr Tako "did not yet make back what we put into it" and couldn't justify the resources to QA the patch. A Kotaku report from around that same time indicated that Galati was not the only indie developer with this or similar issues. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.