Monthly Archives: August 2021
Agatha from WandaVision Is Joining Disneyland’s Halloween Party
Agatha, everyone's favorite nosy neighbor from WandaVision, will be joining a host of other villains at Disneyland later this year for Halloween-themed festivities.
A new short trailer for Disneyland's Halloween Party, the Oogie Boogie Bash, was released on its official Instagram page recently, and it shows off three new villains who will be debuting at the event. WandaVision's Agatha appears to have caught the eye of many fans, however, she will seemingly also be joined by appearances from Toy Story's Sid and the live-action version of Cruella DeVil. The trailer was subsequently shared on Twitter by Scott Gustin, and it can be seen below:
Video from Disneyland teases Sid from Toy Story, Cruella (live action) and Agatha Harkness (Wandavision) pic.twitter.com/vPXgdHFggi
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) August 24, 2021
The Oogie Boogie Bash is set to return to Disneyland California among a range of other spooky festivities across select nights in September and October. Disney describes the event as a "separately ticketed, Halloween spooktacular that includes after-hours park access to treat trails, photo opportunities, entertainment, attractions, décor, and more."
Agatha's inclusion in the Oogie Boogie Bash marks another stepping stone for Disneyland's integration of the MCU into its theme parks. In June, following delays caused by the global pandemic, Disneyland California opened its Avengers Campus for the first time.
The immersive Campus opened with featured areas focusing on a wide array of characters from across the MCU and a new Spider-Man-themed ride called Web Slingers. Avengers Campus also grants fans of the MCU the opportunity to encounter a range of Marvel stars including Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, and more.
If you'd like to find out more about Disney's Avengers campus, make sure to check out our review of Web Slingers, where we said that the all-ages-based Spider-Man attraction was neither a great ride nor a great game, but sure to be a young spider-fan pleaser.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
Borderlands Movie: Krieg Won’t Be ‘Exactly the Same’ As Video Game Character
Borderlands star Florian Munteanu has spoken about how his movie version of Krieg will differ slightly from the character's video game counterpart.
Munteanu, who has been cast as the psycho bandit in Eli Roth's Borderlands movie, spoke to Screen Rant about how the game-to-film adaptation has handled his character, admitting that fans shouldn't expect "exactly the same" from his portrayal of Krieg as they have observed while playing the video game, though he believes audiences will ultimately enjoy his take.
"I mean, the character Krieg is such a fan-favorite and I feel like what [fans] saw in the game, or what they are used to seeing in the game, they can't expect exactly the same," Munteanu explained. "I'm bringing my fighting style to the table as well as a humoristic way of playing the character. I think people will love it. But we'll have to wait until next year for that."
Krieg is one of the six playable characters in Borderlands 2. He's from a bandit family and was treated rather unfairly by his mother for being weaker than the rest. This fuels him to grow stronger, but it's not until he's captured by Dr. Benedict that he becomes the Krieg of Borderlands 2. Dr. Benedict experiments on him and others, turning them into "Psychos."
Krieg eventually breaks out of Dr. Benedict's facility, kills him, and becomes a bit of a torn soul akin to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One half of Krieg's personality is that of a Psycho and the other is his former, more sane self. Eventually, Psycho Krieg takes over and that's who we see in the game. Roth admitted Krieg was the most difficult character to cast in the movie.
"Florian brings real humanity and multiple layers to a character who on the surface seems totally insane and brutally savage," Roth said previously. "Krieg was by far the most difficult role to cast, and Florian brought him to life and grounded him in a way that I didn't know was possible. He's going to be a brilliant Krieg and will fit in perfectly with our incredible cast."
Munteanu features in the stacked cast for Borderlands: The Movie, due out in 2022, alongside Cate Blanchett's Lilith, Jamie Lee Curtis' Dr. Tannis, Jack Black's Claptrap, Gina Gershon's Moxxi, Janina Gavankar's Commander Knox, Kevin Hart's Roland, and Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist whom Krieg is in charge of protecting.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Borderlands Movie: Krieg Won’t Be ‘Exactly the Same’ As Video Game Character
Borderlands star Florian Munteanu has spoken about how his movie version of Krieg will differ slightly from the character's video game counterpart.
Munteanu, who has been cast as the psycho bandit in Eli Roth's Borderlands movie, spoke to Screen Rant about how the game-to-film adaptation has handled his character, admitting that fans shouldn't expect "exactly the same" from his portrayal of Krieg as they have observed while playing the video game, though he believes audiences will ultimately enjoy his take.
"I mean, the character Krieg is such a fan-favorite and I feel like what [fans] saw in the game, or what they are used to seeing in the game, they can't expect exactly the same," Munteanu explained. "I'm bringing my fighting style to the table as well as a humoristic way of playing the character. I think people will love it. But we'll have to wait until next year for that."
Krieg is one of the six playable characters in Borderlands 2. He's from a bandit family and was treated rather unfairly by his mother for being weaker than the rest. This fuels him to grow stronger, but it's not until he's captured by Dr. Benedict that he becomes the Krieg of Borderlands 2. Dr. Benedict experiments on him and others, turning them into "Psychos."
Krieg eventually breaks out of Dr. Benedict's facility, kills him, and becomes a bit of a torn soul akin to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One half of Krieg's personality is that of a Psycho and the other is his former, more sane self. Eventually, Psycho Krieg takes over and that's who we see in the game. Roth admitted Krieg was the most difficult character to cast in the movie.
"Florian brings real humanity and multiple layers to a character who on the surface seems totally insane and brutally savage," Roth said previously. "Krieg was by far the most difficult role to cast, and Florian brought him to life and grounded him in a way that I didn't know was possible. He's going to be a brilliant Krieg and will fit in perfectly with our incredible cast."
Munteanu features in the stacked cast for Borderlands: The Movie, due out in 2022, alongside Cate Blanchett's Lilith, Jamie Lee Curtis' Dr. Tannis, Jack Black's Claptrap, Gina Gershon's Moxxi, Janina Gavankar's Commander Knox, Kevin Hart's Roland, and Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, a feral pre-teen demolitionist whom Krieg is in charge of protecting.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Best Buy Is Selling RTX 30 Graphics Cards at Select Stores Tomorrow
Nvidia's RTX 30 series debuted nearly a year ago. Yet, due to a number of circumstances – most notably a chip shortage – it has been increasingly difficult to buy Nvidia's newest graphics cards. If you are still looking to purchase a GPU in the RTX 30 series, Best Buy will once again sell these GPUs in-stores tomorrow.
Best Buy did not disclose which RTX 30 cards will be resupplied. Currently, seven graphics cards make up the RTX 30 series, from the RTX 3060 to the RTX 3090.
More than 80 Best Buy locations across 45 states (plus Puerto Rico) will have "will have limited quantities available." According to Best Buy, each participating store will enforce a one per customer limit to ensure as many people can purchase a GPU as possible.
To ensure that the one per custom limit is enforced, beginning at 7:30am local time, participating Best Buy locations will hand out tickets to those waiting in line. Obtaining a ticket guarantees that you will be able to purchase an RTX 30 graphics card inside the store beginning at 8 am local time.
This is the third time Best Buy has sold Nvidia's highly desirable graphics cards. The first one happened in June, when the company sold the RTX 3080 Ti Founder's Edition in-stores only. The second restock was last month, with more than 100 Best Buy participating locations selling limited quantities of the RTX 30 series.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
Best Buy Is Selling RTX 30 Graphics Cards at Select Stores Tomorrow
Nvidia's RTX 30 series debuted nearly a year ago. Yet, due to a number of circumstances – most notably a chip shortage – it has been increasingly difficult to buy Nvidia's newest graphics cards. If you are still looking to purchase a GPU in the RTX 30 series, Best Buy will once again sell these GPUs in-stores tomorrow.
Best Buy did not disclose which RTX 30 cards will be resupplied. Currently, seven graphics cards make up the RTX 30 series, from the RTX 3060 to the RTX 3090.
More than 80 Best Buy locations across 45 states (plus Puerto Rico) will have "will have limited quantities available." According to Best Buy, each participating store will enforce a one per customer limit to ensure as many people can purchase a GPU as possible.
To ensure that the one per custom limit is enforced, beginning at 7:30am local time, participating Best Buy locations will hand out tickets to those waiting in line. Obtaining a ticket guarantees that you will be able to purchase an RTX 30 graphics card inside the store beginning at 8 am local time.
This is the third time Best Buy has sold Nvidia's highly desirable graphics cards. The first one happened in June, when the company sold the RTX 3080 Ti Founder's Edition in-stores only. The second restock was last month, with more than 100 Best Buy participating locations selling limited quantities of the RTX 30 series.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
Mountain Dew Reveals New Flamin’ Hot Flavor
The process of scientific discovery rewards the bold, those who aren't afraid to ask questions and challenge the status quo. Mountain Dew, long known for its rigorous scientific breakthroughs in flavor technology, has now broken through a barrier once thought impossible by the prevailing attitudes of modern flavor physicists and is introducing a new Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew flavor exclusively through the Mountain Dew online store.
The marriage of the two PepsiCo products Mountain Dew and Cheetos doesn't seem like it should work, but I for one have great faith in Mountain Dew's ability to pull this one off. Promising a combination of "sweet, citrus DEW with a new spicy goodness," it's the Mountain Dew flavor no one asked for but they did it anyway, and history will remember them for it. Fondly.
On top of introducing the new flavor, Mountain Dew and Broken Promises are collaborating on an apparel drop to memorialize this momentous flavor occasion (flavccasion). The presale will be available "exclusively to subscribers on the Broken Promises’ app on Friday, September 3 at 11 pm EST," and if you're not a subscriber you can access the line at the Broken Promises website beginning September 4 at 11 am ET.
As someone who unironically loves Mountain Dew, I'm anxious to try this new flavor. I don't let my enthusiasm for the brand cloud my judgement, either. While I loved the new Baja Punch, putting it at or near the top of my own personal rankings, I thought the Baja Flash tasted like carbonated sun-tan lotion.
Seth Macy is Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend.
Mountain Dew Reveals New Flamin’ Hot Flavor
The process of scientific discovery rewards the bold, those who aren't afraid to ask questions and challenge the status quo. Mountain Dew, long known for its rigorous scientific breakthroughs in flavor technology, has now broken through a barrier once thought impossible by the prevailing attitudes of modern flavor physicists and is introducing a new Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew flavor exclusively through the Mountain Dew online store.
The marriage of the two PepsiCo products Mountain Dew and Cheetos doesn't seem like it should work, but I for one have great faith in Mountain Dew's ability to pull this one off. Promising a combination of "sweet, citrus DEW with a new spicy goodness," it's the Mountain Dew flavor no one asked for but they did it anyway, and history will remember them for it. Fondly.
On top of introducing the new flavor, Mountain Dew and Broken Promises are collaborating on an apparel drop to memorialize this momentous flavor occasion (flavccasion). The presale will be available "exclusively to subscribers on the Broken Promises’ app on Friday, September 3 at 11 pm EST," and if you're not a subscriber you can access the line at the Broken Promises website beginning September 4 at 11 am ET.
As someone who unironically loves Mountain Dew, I'm anxious to try this new flavor. I don't let my enthusiasm for the brand cloud my judgement, either. While I loved the new Baja Punch, putting it at or near the top of my own personal rankings, I thought the Baja Flash tasted like carbonated sun-tan lotion.
Seth Macy is Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend.
Destiny 2 Battleye Anti-Cheat May Affect the Game’s Performance
Battleye, the new anti-cheat system for Destiny 2, has been added into the game and Bungie says that it could result in a reduction in framerates and performance for some players.
As part of the game's 3.3.0 update, Bungie announced in a blog post that it had added its anti-cheat software Battleye to Destiny 2 in order to boost security and enable the developer to detect more active cheats within the game.
Bungie admits that Battleye isn't a "silver bullet" that will wipe out cheaters in the game altogether but instead "another step in [its] strategy to combat cheats and improve [its] detection and banning methods." The developer notes that the anti-cheat system requires additional system resources in order to run and that players may "see some reduction in frames and performance after Update 3.3.0 goes live."
In addition to potentially experiencing drops in framerate during gameplay, players may also encounter increased start-up times when booting up Destiny 2. For now, Bungie is testing how Battleye performs at scale in the live game while the developer ensures accuracy, meaning that the system won't be implementing automatic bans for the time being. However, the studio says that it hopes to allow the anti-cheat to automatically issue bans without a manual review before the game's next Trials of Osiris event launches on September 10.
In addition to adding further components to the game's in-house anti-cheat system, Bungie has also been attempting to tackle cheaters in the real world. In January, we wrote about a lawsuit being filed by Riot and Bungie against a cheat-making company alleged to have produced software hacks for Valorant and Destiny 2. In the recent blog post, Bungie said that it will continue to use similar strategies to combat cheating in the game before it invited other developers to join the lawsuits in order to make them more impactful.
It's been a hectic week for Destiny 2 which not only launched into its new Season of the Lost update but also announced details surrounding the game's upcoming Witch Queen expansion. The expansion, which is due out on February 22, across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and PC.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
Destiny 2 Battleye Anti-Cheat May Affect the Game’s Performance
Battleye, the new anti-cheat system for Destiny 2, has been added into the game and Bungie says that it could result in a reduction in framerates and performance for some players.
As part of the game's 3.3.0 update, Bungie announced in a blog post that it had added its anti-cheat software Battleye to Destiny 2 in order to boost security and enable the developer to detect more active cheats within the game.
Bungie admits that Battleye isn't a "silver bullet" that will wipe out cheaters in the game altogether but instead "another step in [its] strategy to combat cheats and improve [its] detection and banning methods." The developer notes that the anti-cheat system requires additional system resources in order to run and that players may "see some reduction in frames and performance after Update 3.3.0 goes live."
In addition to potentially experiencing drops in framerate during gameplay, players may also encounter increased start-up times when booting up Destiny 2. For now, Bungie is testing how Battleye performs at scale in the live game while the developer ensures accuracy, meaning that the system won't be implementing automatic bans for the time being. However, the studio says that it hopes to allow the anti-cheat to automatically issue bans without a manual review before the game's next Trials of Osiris event launches on September 10.
In addition to adding further components to the game's in-house anti-cheat system, Bungie has also been attempting to tackle cheaters in the real world. In January, we wrote about a lawsuit being filed by Riot and Bungie against a cheat-making company alleged to have produced software hacks for Valorant and Destiny 2. In the recent blog post, Bungie said that it will continue to use similar strategies to combat cheating in the game before it invited other developers to join the lawsuits in order to make them more impactful.
It's been a hectic week for Destiny 2 which not only launched into its new Season of the Lost update but also announced details surrounding the game's upcoming Witch Queen expansion. The expansion, which is due out on February 22, across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and PC.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
The Batman: What People Are Saying About the New CinemaCon Footage
New footage from The Batman was revealed by Warner Bros. during CinemaCon and it promises a dark and brooding Gotham for Robert Pattinson's Batman to tame.
The Wrap, a publication that was in attendance during Warner Bros'. CinemaCon showing, writes that the new look at Matt Reeves' Batman movie begins with a Gotham seemingly in chaos. Bruce Wayne is seen walking through the city's streets before "he rises."
It's unclear if that means Pattinson's Bruce Wayne quickly flies up, perhaps by zipline, or if the scene transitions to a Batman rising up into the Gotham sky. The Wrap writes that Zoe Kravitz' Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright's Commissioner Gordon also made appearances in the sizzle reel.
Aaron Couch, an editor for The Hollywood Reporter who was also in attendance at the showing, wrote on Twitter that Warner Bros. revealed a sizzle reel of The Batman before playing the trailer first shown at DC FanDome last year. Couch says the trailer "looked amazing on the big screen."
ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis also saw the new footage, describing it as a "long, dark, epic behind-the-scenes featurette" on Twitter. Davis also called the new footage of The Batman "amazing," noting that director Reeves spoke more about the Year One aspect of the movie’s story. The Wrap's report says Reeves promised an "emotional Batman movie" unlike anything seen before.
While waiting and hoping that Warner Bros. soon gives the rest of the world another look at The Batman, read about how Colin Farrell says his Penguin is only in "five or six scenes" in the movie and then check out this story about how The Batman utilized The Mandalorian's virtual production method.
For more about CinemaCon, read what people are saying about the first footage of Tom Holland's Uncharted movie and then check out the official title for The Matrix 4 revealed during the con.
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.