343 Industries is planning to release more playlists and PvP modes for Halo Infinite by the end of this year. These modes include Fiesta, Tactical Slayer (SWAT), and Free-For-All. However, they won't arrive in time for Halo Infinite's official campaign launch date of December 8.

343 community director John Junyszek announced the developer's plans on Twitter. He also mentions that a Social Slayer playlist with multiple variations of the mode is being worked on as it was the most requested game type.

"Our goal for Events is to try new modes prior to adding to playlists," explains Junyszek. "We'll monitor playlist health after the 3 additions above and adjust our offering if needed, but we're excited to make these updates before the holidays."

So far, Halo Infinite's multiplayer has received mostly positive attention, while there were early criticisms over its Battle Pass and progression system. Players have called the Battle Pass progression far too slow and additionally, XP progression is gated via completing challenges, with no extra incentives to do particularly well in a match.

However, 343 has introduced some changes since the multiplayer launched, such as providing players with more XP for their first 6 matches of the day.

Events have been criticized as well, as shown with the recent Tenrai event. Progression was also gated towards completing specific event challenges, and 343 also confirmed that players aren't supposed to complete the entire event pass during its first week, as it is supposed to return five more times throughout this first season. 343 will continue to make changes and evolve the game as time goes on, including adding more weapons.

In IGN's Halo Infinite multiplayer review, we praised the free-to-play mode saying, "Impressively, it manages to give nostalgic veterans the best of what they remember Halo multiplayer feeling like while also smoothly introducing new players to the joys of Spartan combat."

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

The Game Awards 2021 have finally arrived, and it is set to not only celebrate the greatest games of the past year, but to also share a glimpse of the future with world premiere announcements and updates on not only some of the most anticipated titles headed to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, and beyond, but also TV shows and movies based on games.

We will be updating this page with all the biggest and best announcements throughout the show, so keep checking back for all the best news from Geoff Keighley's Game Awards!

Star Wars: Eclipse Is a New Action-Adventure Game From Quantic Dream That Is Set in the High Republic

Star Wars: Eclipse is the first video game set in the High Republic era and is being developed in collaboration between Quantic Dream and Lucasfilm Games. It promises a "multiple-character branching narrative game" and is early in development.

Alan Wake 2 Officially Announced, Will Be Remedy's 'First Survival Horror Game'

Remedy Entertainment fans have finally had their wish granted - Alan Wake 2 is on its way. This new "survival horror" game is going to be, according to Remedy's Sam Lake, a "pretty scary experience." The game is currently slated to be released in 2023.

Wonder Woman Game Announced from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Developers Monolith Productions

WB Games has announced Wonder Woman, a new game from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War's Monolith Productions starring the iconic DC hero. While no release date was given, we did get a cinematic reveal trailer of this new take on Wonder Woman.

Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga - Giant Siege Gameplay Trailer

Ninja Theory presented a lengthy gameplay trailer for Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga at The Game Awards 2021 and it followed Senua as she led a charge against a giant while dealing with the many voices in her head.

Sonic Frontiers, an 'Open-Zone' Sonic Adventure, Officially Announced

SEGA has officially revealed Sonic Frontiers, a new "open-Zone" Sonic adventure that is set to speed our way in Holiday 2022. While not much more was revealed, we do know that the main locations of the game are called Starfall Islands.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Movie Trailer Finally Reveals Knuckles and Tails

Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz both helped present the official trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, and the new footage finally showed the film's take on both Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echinda.

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC Release Date Announced

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, the long-awaited DLC expansion, will be released on June 30, 2022. This new experience will feature a new playable character in Ms. Chalice, new levels in the previously undiscovered Inkwell Isle, new weapons, and much more.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series Is a Prequel Story to the TV Series

Telltale Games has announced that it is working on a video game adaptation of The Expanse, the critically acclaimed sci-fi TV show. This new game is being co-developed by Life Is Strange: True Colors' Deck Nine and will put players in the shoes of Cara Gee's Camina Drummer and will explore locations beyond The Belt.

Silent Hill Creator Announces New Game Slitterhead

Bokeh, the new studio founded by Silent Hill creator Keiichrio Toyama, has revealed its first game - Slitterhead - which looks to be just as horrifying as his previous work.

Ex-BioWare Devs Reveal Fantasy-Victorian Survival Game, Nightingale

Nightingale is a new shared-world survival crafting game from Inflexion Games, a new studio that is comprised of ex-Bioware devs. The game looks to feature first-person combat and a fantastical Victorian setting will be available in Early Access on PC in 2022.

Monster Hunter Rise - Sunbreak Expansion: New Hub, Monster, and NPC Revealed

The Game Awards pre-show gave its viewers a new look at Monster Hunter Rise's major Sunbreak expansion. This new footage shared more about the brand new hub town, a new monster, and a new NPC players will interact with.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Coming to PC

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will finally arrive on PC, via the Epic Games Store, on December 16, 2021. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade was revealed earlier this year as a PS5 exclusive. In May 2021, it was revealed it would be exclusive to PS5 for at least six months.

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Trailer

While Guardians will have to wait until February 2, 2022, to get their hands on Destiny 2's The Witch Queen expansion, The Game Awards gave them another tease of the dangers and adventures to come.

The Zelda-Like Tunic Finally Has a Release Date

Tunic, the upcoming isometric action game that stars an adorable fox, will officially be released on March 16, 2022.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Announced for PS4, Switch, and PC

The fighting game spinoff Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will be arriving on PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch on March 17, 2022. This game features familiar characters like Chie, Yukiko, Teddie, and more.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum: The Untold Story Trailer

The Game Awards 2021 gave Middle-earth fans a new look at The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Is Going Free-to-Play

The battle royale title PUBG: Battlegrounds will move to a free-to-play structure on both PC and consoles beginning on January 12, 2022. There will be a free basic account and a Battlegrounds Plus subscription that will offer more features, including a Ranked mode, for a one-time fee of $12.99.

Babylon's Fall Release Date Announced, Requires Constant Internet Connection to Play

Alongside a brand new trailer, PlatinumGames revealed that Babylon's Fall will be released on March 3, 2022. Players will need to ascend and conquer an enemy-filled Babylon as a Sentinel - a warrior who is bonded with special equipment known as Gideon Coffins.

Annapurna Reveals Thirsty Suitors, an Action RPG About Skating and Dating

Falcon Age developer Today and publisher Annapurna have announced a new RPG called Thirsty Suitors - a story-driven adventure about dealing with your messy past, managing a family life and dating, and also just being awesome skateboarding around town.

Have a Nice Death Mixes Roguelike Action With Workplace Comedy

Have a Nice Death is a new hand-drawn roguelike 2D action game that will be released on Steam Early Access in March 2022. This upcoming game was consulted on by Dead Cells creator Sébastien Bénard and, while its action looks similar to Dead Cells, it also has a bit of an unexpected workplace comedy twist.

Planet of Lana - An Off-Earth Odyssey Trailer

Planet of Lana - an Off-Earth Odyssey is set to arrive in 2022 and is a sci-fi adventure game from Wishfully. It also features music composed by The Last Guardian's Takeshi Furukawa.

King of Fighters XV Reveals Krohnen and a Second Open Beta Test for PS4 and PS5

Alongside announcing Krohnen for King of Fighters XV, it was also revealed that the upcoming fighter will have a second open beta test on PS4 and PS5.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Online Multiplayer Horror Game Announced

Fans of Leatherface are in for a treat, as Gun Interactive and Sumo Nottingham have announced The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - an online multiplayer horror game.

Homeworld 3 Announced for Q4 2022

Homeworld 3 has been announced and the news comes nearly two decades after the franchise's last entry. It is set to be released in Q4 2022.

Evil West Gameplay Trailer Revealed

Flying Wild Hog is an upcoming third-person action game that tasks players ith one mission - "Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero."

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YouTube’s latest exclusive streamer Ludwig Ahgren is already brushing up against copyright issues on the platform after leaving Twitch to sign an exclusive deal with the Google rival. All because he played a couple of seconds of the hit children’s song Baby Shark.

As reported by Kotaku, Ahgren was live-streaming himself on YouTube when his stream suddenly died. The reasoning, as he explained in a video a day later, was because he ended up playing Baby Shark during his show.

“I was trying to look at the 50 most classic vintage greatest YouTube videos of all time to find what the single greatest YouTube video of all-time was... and on the way I ended up listening to just a few seconds of Baby Shark which I won’t dare listen to for another second for the love of god.”

Ahgren called the incident a good “note for the future,” and that he now understands how powerful YouTube’s copyright system is. “It is kind of crazy that in the first four days on YouTube I got banned and in the first four years on Twitch I never got banned, but growing pains.”

Ahgren, who goes by his first name Ludwig, is the latest Twitch streamer to sign an exclusivity deal with YouTube. Ludwig broke Twitch’s subscriber record earlier this year when he hosted a 31 day, non-stop stream. By keeping his stream on the entire time for a month Ludwig surpassed the previous most-subscribed Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.

Ludwig is the latest streamer to sign up exclusively with YouTube alongside other popular names like Valkyrae, DrLupo, and TimTheTatman.

DMCA takedowns have become a prominent concern for streamers regardless of platform. Copyright, and particularly copyrighted music, could seriously impact a streamer’s career and channel as multiple violations result in a permanent ban. Even video games with licensed soundtracks have begun offering “streamer mode” which disables licensed music, to awkward effect.

Still, the lesson here is probably don’t move in on Baby Shark’s turf, because they will come for you.

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

Correction: YouTube has clarified that Ludwig's stream was interrupted because of "third-party content" but that the streamer is not suspended. The story mentions Ludwig resumed streaming the next day, but we've edited the story to reflect the clarification.

YouTube’s latest exclusive streamer Ludwig Ahgren is already suspended on the platform after leaving Twitch to sign an exclusive deal with the Google rival. All because he played a couple of seconds of the hit children’s song Baby Shark.

As reported by Kotaku, Ahgren was live-streaming himself on YouTube when his stream suddenly died. The reasoning, as he explained in a video a day later, was because he ended up playing Baby Shark during his show.

“I was trying to look at the 50 most classic vintage greatest YouTube videos of all time to find what the single greatest YouTube video of all-time was... and on the way I ended up listening to just a few seconds of Baby Shark which I won’t dare listen to for another second for the love of god.”

Ahgren called the incident a good “note for the future,” and that he now understands how powerful YouTube’s copyright system is. “It is kind of crazy that in the first four days on YouTube I got banned and in the first four years on Twitch I never got banned, but growing pains.”

Ahgren, who goes by his first name Ludwig, is the latest Twitch streamer to sign an exclusivity deal with YouTube. Ludwig broke Twitch’s subscriber record earlier this year when he hosted a 31 day, non-stop stream. By keeping his stream on the entire time for a month Ludwig surpassed the previous most-subscribed Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.

Ludwig is the latest streamer to sign up exclusively with YouTube alongside other popular names like Valkyrae, DrLupo, and TimTheTatman.

DMCA takedowns have become a prominent concern for streamers regardless of platform. Copyright, and particularly copyrighted music, could seriously impact a streamer’s career and channel as multiple violations result in a permanent ban. Even video games with licensed soundtracks have begun offering “streamer mode” which disables licensed music, to awkward effect.

Still, the lesson here is probably don’t move in on Baby Shark’s turf, because they will come for you.

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

Apex Legends director Chad Grenier is departing Respawn, the studio he helped form in 2010. He will be replaced by Steve Ferreira, who joined the Apex Legends team as a lead in 2019.

"It's an emotional day for me. After years of making great games with some of the best in the biz, I'm saying goodbye to a studio that I love and helped form 11 years ago," Grenier wrote.

I'm also saying goodbye to coworkers who some of which I've worked with for half my life, and others I never got to meet in person.

I wish everyone at Respawn the best. There is unbelievable talent at the studio so I know they'll continue making great games I'll love playing. pic.twitter.com/5H8PcLuBJP

— Chad Grenier (@ChadGrenier) December 3, 2021

In Grenier's note, he thanked Respawn founder Vince Zampella and the rest of the team, saying that he feels like a "kid leaving the nest."

Grenier has been Apex Legends' director since mid-2019, and was among the developers who departed Infinity Ward alongside Zampella when he and Jason West were fired in 2010. Grenier did not reveal his intentions for the future.

Grenier's departure comes amid shakeups elsewhere in EA. Yesterday, EA announced DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson's planned departure, with Zampella adding DICE to his portfolio as Group GM.

Apex Legends launched on PC in February 2019, and is currently in the middle of Season 11.

Apex Legends director Chad Grenier is departing Respawn, the studio he helped form in 2010. He will be replaced by Steve Ferreira, who joined the Apex Legends team as a lead in 2019.

"It's an emotional day for me. After years of making great games with some of the best in the biz, I'm saying goodbye to a studio that I love and helped form 11 years ago," Grenier wrote.

I'm also saying goodbye to coworkers who some of which I've worked with for half my life, and others I never got to meet in person.

I wish everyone at Respawn the best. There is unbelievable talent at the studio so I know they'll continue making great games I'll love playing. pic.twitter.com/5H8PcLuBJP

— Chad Grenier (@ChadGrenier) December 3, 2021

In Grenier's note, he thanked Respawn founder Vince Zampella and the rest of the team, saying that he feels like a "kid leaving the nest."

Grenier has been Apex Legends' director since mid-2019, and was among the developers who departed Infinity Ward alongside Zampella when he and Jason West were fired in 2010. Grenier did not reveal his intentions for the future.

Grenier's departure comes amid shakeups elsewhere in EA. Yesterday, EA announced DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson's planned departure, with Zampella adding DICE to his portfolio as Group GM.

Apex Legends launched on PC in February 2019, and is currently in the middle of Season 11.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing backlog management, Christmas gaming memories, flipping through the December 2003 issue of Nintendo Power, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

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Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing backlog management, Christmas gaming memories, flipping through the December 2003 issue of Nintendo Power, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.

Listen on:

Apple Podcasts

YouTube

Spotify

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Find previous episodes here!

The new trailer for Peacemaker appears to show a more complex and serious side to the character — not that it doesn't also include its fair share of cinematic explosions and heavy-duty weaponry.

Just over a month remains before John Cena's character returns for HBO Max's Peacemaker. With that in mind, a new trailer for the show has launched which seems to show off a more complex side to the superhero/villain.

After quickly becoming a fan-favorite in this year's The Suicide Squad, James Gunn is back working with the character once again for the upcoming HBO Max series. In the show's new trailer (which you can check out above) we see a number of sides to Cena's character. From dealing with family matters to questioning his own desire to fight for peace at any cost, it seems as though the killer has developed a new sense of morality perhaps lacking in previous outings.

While the trailer leads us to believe that there may be glimpses of a lighter side to Peacemaker, it quickly hints at the challenges that may lie ahead for the character. "You told me to kill kids, you didn't say why," Peacemaker asks mercenary Clemson Mern. "Because right now, the world needs a son of a bitch," he glumly responds during a climactic point in the clip.

Although the trailer includes a number of other similar moments hinting at the inner turmoil that the character may be presented with, it isn't without its fair share of action either. At one point the character goes as far as taping a grenade to a Russian tank shell before hurling it at a group of people. You know, because, "a grenade blows up just two people."

Speaking about Peacemaker earlier this year, Gunn delved further into his plans for the show and what it will bring to DC. “Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag," said Gunn in a press release. "I’m excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.”

Peacemaker is set to debut on HBO Max on January 13, 2022. For more from the show, make sure to check out this article detailing how Gunn cast one of the show's actors due to a 20-year-old Scooby-Doo audition.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

The new trailer for Peacemaker appears to show a more complex and serious side to the character — not that it doesn't also include its fair share of cinematic explosions and heavy-duty weaponry.

Just over a month remains before John Cena's character returns for HBO Max's Peacemaker. With that in mind, a new trailer for the show has launched which seems to show off a more complex side to the superhero/villain.

After quickly becoming a fan-favorite in this year's The Suicide Squad, James Gunn is back working with the character once again for the upcoming HBO Max series. In the show's new trailer (which you can check out above) we see a number of sides to Cena's character. From dealing with family matters to questioning his own desire to fight for peace at any cost, it seems as though the killer has developed a new sense of morality perhaps lacking in previous outings.

While the trailer leads us to believe that there may be glimpses of a lighter side to Peacemaker, it quickly hints at the challenges that may lie ahead for the character. "You told me to kill kids, you didn't say why," Peacemaker asks mercenary Clemson Mern. "Because right now, the world needs a son of a bitch," he glumly responds during a climactic point in the clip.

Although the trailer includes a number of other similar moments hinting at the inner turmoil that the character may be presented with, it isn't without its fair share of action either. At one point the character goes as far as taping a grenade to a Russian tank shell before hurling it at a group of people. You know, because, "a grenade blows up just two people."

Speaking about Peacemaker earlier this year, Gunn delved further into his plans for the show and what it will bring to DC. “Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag," said Gunn in a press release. "I’m excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.”

Peacemaker is set to debut on HBO Max on January 13, 2022. For more from the show, make sure to check out this article detailing how Gunn cast one of the show's actors due to a 20-year-old Scooby-Doo audition.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.