It seems unfathomable that ten years after the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched, the game could still have any secrets yet to be uncovered. But following on from yesterdays developer revelations about a bee derailing one of the most well-known (and memed) openings in video games, another development secret has been revealed, this time regarding the game’s treasure hunting foxes.

The story comes by the way of Joel Burgess, who was a developer at Bethesda during the creation of Skyrim. In a series of tweets, he outlined one of the games biggest post-launch rumours about mysterious foxes that would appear and lead players to treasure chests and other goodies.

Alright, so inspired by @NPurkeypile's bee post yesterday, here is one of my favorite bits of Skyrim oral history - the myth of the treasure fox.

I've told this story before in talks/etc, but I don't think I've shared it with twitter. Here goes. pic.twitter.com/7uaUlbpmQ8

— Joel Burgess (@JoelBurgess) August 18, 2021

Burgess outlined that after the game released, a number of players would tip each other off that if you followed the game's many foxes, they would lead you to areas of the map filled with treasure. Since this had never been a deliberate feature that had been added into the game, Burgess was naturally confused, and quickly sought to uncover how and why this was happening.

From consulting with other members of the development team, Jean Simonet, Jonah Lobe, and Mark Teare, it quickly became apparent that the culprit was not part of the game’s script at all, but part of the navmesh system, “an invisible 3D sheet of polygons that is laid over the world, telling AI where it can and cannot go”. Once spooked, the foxes were supposed to flee along a generated path, using the navmesh for guidance. But for some reason, the fox would automatically flee towards the area with the largest number of triangles on the navmesh.

Skyrim uses something called 'navmesh' for AI navigation.

For non-dev folks, this is an invisible 3D sheet of polygons that is laid over the world, telling AI where it can and cannot go.

This red stuff is navmesh. You can read about it here: https://t.co/3vutoKhEHk pic.twitter.com/W37PHbxeDi

— Joel Burgess (@JoelBurgess) August 18, 2021

The answer to this strange behaviour was eventually discovered: it was happening because the fox fleeing would travel 100 triangles away, as opposed to using real-world measurements, such as 100 metres away.

"You know where it's easy to find 100 triangles? The camps/ruins/etc that we littered the world with, and filled with treasure to reward your exploration," said Burgess.

Areas of interest like camps and treasure caches contained large numbers of triangles due to the increase in detail, and so in its hunt for a lot of triangles to travel over in order to flee, the foxs' AI routine pretty much always took them to a camp or something similar. In Burgess’s words: “foxes aren't leading you to treasure - but the way they behave is leading them to areas that tend to HAVE treasure, because POIs w/loot have other attributes (lots of small navmesh triangles) that the foxes ARE pursuing”.

So there you have it: another story of how tricky and unpredictable game development can be. And another example of how, ten years after launch, games can still throw up surprises, quirks, and interesting tales here and there.

For more from Skyrim, check out the news of it receiving an FPS boost on Xbox Series X, our favourite console-friendly Skyrim mods, and the copy of Skyrim that sold for $600.

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DC and Warner Bros Home Entertainment have unveiled the main cast for Catwoman: Hunted, an new anime-style film that premieres next year.

The line up for DC's latest animated feature, as announced by The Hollywood Reporter, will star Elizabeth Gillies (Victorious, Dynasty) as Catwoman. Stephanie Beatriz, best known for her portrayal of Rosa Diaz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, will play Batwoman.

The film also features voice work from The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan, will take up the role of Alfred Pennyworth's daughter Julia. Veteran voice actor Steve Blum - best known for his work as the voice of Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bepop and as Wolverine across a number of different X-Men - will play Soloman Grundy.

DC's nefarious Black Mask will feature in the film, played by Jonathan Banks of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul fame. Other stars include Keith David as DC kingpin Tobias Whale, Zehra Fazal as Talia al Ghul and Nosferata, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Barbara Minerva / Cheetah, Jonathan Frakes as Boss Moxie and King Faraday, Kelly Hu as Cheshire, Eric Lopez as Domino 1, Andrew Kishino as Mr. Yakuza and Domino 6, Jaqueline Obrados as La Dama, and Ron Yuan as Doctor Tzin.

According to THR, the film starts with Catwoman stealing a priceless jewel, which for one reason or another puts her on a treacherous path up against the film's many foes. With a whole host of criminal masterminds up against Catwoman, it will be interesting to see how the film shares the spotlight between its consortium of supervillains.

As for its reported anime style, the film is set to be directed by Shinsuke Terasawa. He is known for his work as a director and animator on projects including Mobile Suit Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, and Gintama. Meanwhile, the script is being written by Greg Weisman, who has worked on a number of animated shows before, including Young Justice and Marvel's The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Catwoman: Hunted which is expected to premiere in early 2022. For more DC-related news, make sure to check out the news of the DC comic character that seemingly came out as bisexual in a recent issue.

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Marvel has released a new trailer for Eternals, and it shows off more of the group's powers, and the Deviants they're fighting off.

The new trailer, below, not only shows off some of the relationships between the Eternals, but a lot more action – including showing us their powers in action. We see Ikaris firing cosmic energy from his eyes, Thena manifesting weapons, and Makkari running at super-speed.

We also get a good look at the Deviant threat, seemingly including Kro, the Deviant leader who has a previous relationship with Angelina Jolie's Thena. And above all of that, we also get a glimpse at a Celestial, the cosmic gods that (in the comics) created both the Eternals and the Deviants.

As we learned about yesterday, it also dives a little deeper into why the group of extraterrestrial superheroes weren't a part of the MCU before now. The new trailer features Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman asking Gemma Chan's Cersei why the Eternals didn't become a part of the fight against Thanos, or any other human war. The reply: "We were instructed not to interfere in any human conflicts unless Deviants were involved." That instruction is implied to have come from the Celestials themselves.

The trailer also comes alongside a new poster showing off the entire cast of heroes in their costumes:

Eternals arrives on November 5, and if you feel like you need some background info on the new super-group, we have a full Marvel's Eternals explainer. You can also look back at the official Eternals teaser trailer and watch this who's who breakdown of the trailer after that.

For more, read IGN's explainer of Kit Harington's Black Knight character and then check out this story about how Eternals has a similar style to Nomadland. Listen to Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani explain why each cast member was selected for the movie after that.

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Disney has revealed more about its new Genie Service for Walt Disney World and Disneyland and the new paid Genie+ and Lightning Lane system that is set to replace FASTPASS, FastPass+, and Disney MaxPass in Fall 2021.

As detailed on Disney Parks Blog, Disney Genie is a new digital service that is built into the My Disney Experience and Disneyland apps and includes personalized itineraries that can help you plan each day at the parks, a way to join virtual queues at certain attractions, the ability to make dining and experience reservations, and much more.

Discover Disney Genie service, a great new offering designed to make planning your best Disney day at @WaltDisneyWorld Resort or @Disneyland Resort that much easier. It’s all coming this fall. https://t.co/jtwe1XBdwH pic.twitter.com/vS6AkEuVCB

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) August 18, 2021

Guests can tell Disney Genie what their "wishes" are for a trip, whether they include Disney Princesses, Star Wars, certain types of foods or restaurants, etc. The service will then help plan out a day, and it will update throughout the day so you know exactly what's next. It also has forecasted wait times, restaurant waitlists, a virtual assistant, and more.

For those who want a bit more out of their Disney experience, there are paid options to help guests ride the rides they want in a less stressful way. Genie+ will be available to Walt Disney World guests for $15/ticket/day, while those at Disneyland will have to pay $20/ticket/day. Once purchased, this will allow guests to make one ride selection at a time throughout the day - "from classics like Haunted Mansion to thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run."

As to why there is a price difference between the two parks, Disney Parks, Experience, and Products chairman Josh D'Amaro shared the reasoning on D23.com.

"When we went into the pandemic, at Disneyland MaxPass was priced at $20, and we know that was working well," D'Amaro said. "So we are starting with Genie+ at $20. At Walt Disney World, the product is just coming in so it’s new for a lot of our fans. We also know that the length of stay at Walt Disney World is longer. So we’re thinking about pricing as related to all those factors."

Those who purchase Disney Genie+ will also gain access to Disney parks-themed audio experiences and "photo features to capture your memories - augmented reality lenses for those visiting Walt Disney World Resort and unlimited Disney PhotoPass downloads from your day if you are visiting Disneyland Resort."

If that isn't enough, there will also be Lightning Lane selections that come with another charge on top of Genie+. Highly demanded attractions, including Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom Park and Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure, will soon feature a Lightning Lane entrance for guests who want to pay extra. While pricing hasn't been revealed yet for these, Disney did say that guests will be able to book two of these attractions per day and that "pricing for this option will vary by date, attraction and park and will be announced closer to launch."

Lightning Lane selections are made on the same day as your visit, and can be used across parks. Some rides, like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, will continue to use a traditional standby queue or a virtual queue.

Disney is also making changes to its Disability Access Service (DAS) program, and will allow guests to enroll in the program before they arrive and for DAS participants to select attractions within the app.

For more on new things headed to the Disney parks, be sure to check out Disneyland's new Magic Key Annual Pass program and the latest information and the first official look at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a two-night Star Wars experience headed to Walt Disney World in Spring 2022.

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This article has been updated since its original publication on August 16.

What a difference an article makes.

Dune director Denis Villeneuve recently revealed Zendaya will play a leading role and not the lead role in the planned sci-fi sequel, as we originally reported here.

However, IGN has learned an important distinction (via IndieWire): Zendaya will be the lead female protagonist in Dune, Part Two, and not the lead protagonist. Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides remains the central focus of the sequel, which is in keeping with the scope of Chani's role in Frank Herbert's original novel.

Our original story below has been updated to reflect that clarification.

Speaking with Italian magazine Il Venerdì di Repubblica, per DuneInfo (and translated independently by IGN), Villeneuve expressed his eagerness to work on Dune: Part 2 and even confirmed that Zendaya would emerge as a protagonist of the adaptation's next installment, with Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides remaining the main focus of the upcoming release.

"I'm honoured to present on-screen two talents [Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya] that are so explosive, and I can't wait to shoot the second part of Dune to get them back together. Knowing that in the next chapter Zendaya will be the [female] protagonist of the story," Villeneuve explained, briefly touching on the prospect of the Spider-Man actress' enhanced role.

Villeneuve's upcoming Dune movie is the first of a planned duology adapting Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel, which chronicles a power struggle between the warring houses of Atreides and Harkonnen in a distant future where a psychotropic "spice" known as Melange is the most coveted resource in all the universe.

In the movie, Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, a gifted scholar and warrior whose very existence threatens the balance of power in the galaxy. He is forced to grow up quickly when his family encounters major hardships in their move to the desert planet Arrakis, where he must unite the free tribes of Dune and restore the honor of House Atreides.

Zendaya stars opposite Chalamet, portraying Chani, a girl who first appears as a recurring presence in Paul's dreams. She is instrumental in helping Paul learn the ways of the Fremen and seize his destiny as an intergalactic revolutionary.

In addition to Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune also stars Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban, Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr. Liet Kynes, and Javier Bardem as Stilgar, amongst others.

Dune has been in production for several years now. It was originally set for a November 2020 release, but was subsequently delayed a year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite reports of a 45-day exclusive theatrical release window, it is currently set for a same-day release in theaters and HBO Max.

If you want to know more, here's everything you need to know about the movie, and why the adaptation will be split across two movies. Dune will be out on October 22.

Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Michael Keaton will be one of two Batmen appearing in the upcoming The Flash movie. A new profile on Keaton goes in-depth on why the actor agreed to take up the cowl again, and how he was initially confused by how his Batman will even appear in The Flash.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Keaton says he agreed to appear in the movie after being impressed by the script, written by Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. Though if Keaton is being honest, it took him three tries at the script to understand how his Batman returns.

“I had to read it more than three times to go, ‘Wait, how does this work?’” Keaton says. “They had to explain that to me several times.”

But Keaton says it’s not the fault of anyone but his own given that the concept of a multiverse is sometimes difficult to grasp.

“I’m not being arrogant, I hope, about this. I don’t say it like, ‘I’m too groovy.’ I’m stupid. There’s a lot of things I don’t know about. And so, I don’t know, I just kind of figured it out, but this was different,’ Keaton admits.

While The Flash plot is under wraps, many have inferred that it will adapt some storylines from Flashpoint, a story arc where Barry Allen uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother. Only this also messes up the future.

While it likely won’t be a direct adaptation, this could help introduce multiple Batmans (Ben Affleck is set to return for the movie as well) and potentially refresh the DC universe for future films.

Keaton, who turned down reprising the role of Batman in Batman Forever after disagreeing with the script, is back for The Flash because of the script and director Andy Muschietti’s vision. But Keaton always imagined returning to the role.

“Frankly, in the back of my head, I always thought, ‘I bet I could go back and nail that motherf*cker.’” Keaton confides.

Along with the multiple Batmen, The Flash will star Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen, Sasha Calle as Supergirl, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, and Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, taking over for Billy Crudup.

With The Flash underway, DC’s movie slate is looking pretty robust. The company is also working on a Batgirl and Blue Beetle film exclusively for HBO Max, while Aquaman 2 has started production. And of course, there’s Robert Pattinson’s Batman film which was delayed to 2022.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

The Eternals are extremely powerful and they would've been a big asset in the fight against Thanos in Avengers Endgame, and yet they didn't so much as lift a finger against him. Why?

Marvel's upcoming Eternals movie will address that and explain why they didn't help the Avengers defeat the Mad Titan, according to MCU head Kevin Feige and Eternals producer Nate Moore.

They told Entertainment Weekly that the short answer is that they don't interfere with humans (but what about the trillions of non-humans that suffered at the hands of Thanos?). More specifically, they don't interfere with humans because their priority is the Deviants, the main enemy of the Eternals since their creation.

Fiege and Moore say the movie will address why the Eternals didn't volunteer to help the Avengers both in defeating Thanos and in helping the world recover post-Endgame. However, Eternals does pick up after Endgame so we'll likely learn exactly what they were up to after the events of the last Avengers team-up movie soon.

And although the Eternals didn't help the Avengers against Thanos, the trailer indicates they're aware of the team and might even be interested in leading them.

While waiting for Eternals, which hits theaters on November 5, learn more about them in IGN's Marvel's Eternals explainer and then watch the official Eternals teaser trailer. Watch this who's who breakdown of the trailer after that.

For more, read IGN's explainer of Kit Harington's Black Knight character and then check out this story about how Eternals has a similar style to Nomadland. Listen to Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani explain why each cast member was selected for the movie after that.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. He's very excited to see why the Eternals didn't help the Avengers even though they definitely could've used it. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

The voice actor for the villain in Boyfriend Dungeon is asking players to not harass him for playing that villain, as some people have forgotten that his character is fictional and a voice actor is actually a real person.

Boyfriend Dungeon, a game where players hack their way through dungeons while romancing anthropomorphic weapons, was released recently.

Soon after launch, Boyfriend Dungeon's content warning drew some criticism; not because it didn't mention what kind of content was in the game — it did — but because it didn't necessarily warn players of how critical the content is to progressing forward.

Developer Kitfox Games says a "more accurate" version of the content warning is on the way, but in the meantime, some have taken to social media to harass the voice actor for the game's villain, Eric.

In short, Eric is manipulative and a stalker. The content warning mentions the stalking and emotional manipulation, but it doesn't mention that interacting with Eric is necessary to complete the game. Kotaku spoke with Eric's voice actor, Alexander Gross, about the harassment he's receiving for simply voicing the character.

"There was one (message) that I got, and I actually quoted this one, it was like, 'It reflects badly on you for portraying a character that does these kinds of things,'' Gross told Kotaku. "It was part of a longer paragraph message or something, and that confused me because you know, I'm thinking I took the job because this is what I love doing. I don't condone what the character does."

Saying "it reflects poorly on me to play a character like this" is so confusing. There's bad people out there, I don't support what these kind of people are doing/saying/thinking at all. It's just acting, y'all.

— Axl Jorts Restoration Squad (@Octopimp) August 16, 2021

Since the game's release, Gross has received plenty of hate on social media. He even asked people on Twitter on August 16 to stop sending him hate messages about Eric. "Please be respectful," he said.

Gross said he even agrees with the general dislike of the character. Eric is a villain, after all.

“I read the script and I was like, 'Wow, this guy's a piece of sh*t’," Gross said. "He sucks. So I made him a combination of every f**kboy that I know. He's just awful. And so I tried to play it in that way. And that was it."

Gross isn't Eric — he's the voice actor that simply voices Eric so if someone dislikes that character, that doesn't warrant real-life harassment of Gross. He wants it to stop.

Check out our full thoughts on the game in IGN's Boyfriend Dungeon review and then watch this five-minute video of Boyfriend Dungeon gameplay.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Following Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie has closed a deal to star in Captain America 4.

As reported by Deadline, Captain America 4 is being written by The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's head writer and creator Malcolm Spellman and series staff writer Dalan Musson. Deadline's sources have also said there is no director set for the film as of yet.

There is also no word as to whether or not Sebastian Stan will return as Bucky Barnes in Captain America 4, and Deadline also notes that, "this is not believed to be the top secret project tipped by [Deadline writer] Justin Kroll that might bring Chris Evans back into the fold."

This news follows a similar report by The Hollywood Reporter that also noted this project was in development, and this latest update confirms it is well on its way.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier told the story of Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson becoming Captain America, and the series finale left the audience with many questions regarding John Walker, Sharon Carter, and much more.

While there is no word as to when this movie would hit theaters, we do know that the MCU film with the farthest away confirmed date is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on May 5, 2023. There are a ton of other projects in the works without dates as well, including Moon Knight, Blade, and the second season of Loki, so it will be interesting to see where Captain America 4 fits in.

For more on Anthony Mackie and his journey to become the new Captain America, check out our look at our review of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's first season, Spellman's answers to finale questions, and why the series may have taken a "muddled approach to the new Captain America."

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Several EA online games including Apex Legends and Knockout City are currently down on all platforms. EA says it is investigating the issue.

According to EA's official EA Help social media account, an issue is creating connection problems and major outages for several EA games. IGN's sister site Down Detector is reporting EA online services, Apex Legends, Titanfall, as well as non-EA games like Roblox and Fall Guys, are experiencing network difficulties.

Heads up, this is also causing connection issues on some of our other titles. We'll update you once we know more! https://t.co/ozHsG9qosN

— EA Help (@EAHelp) August 18, 2021

No word yet on a fix as EA says it has just begun its investigation, but check back with IGN for all the latest updates on the situation.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.