Monthly Archives: April 2022

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 Announced for 2023

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2's final episode has arrived, but fans have been concerned as there are still nine chapters of the manga left to adapt. Those fears have been extinguished as it was confirmed that Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 will officially be released in 2023.

As reported by Crunchyroll, the news was announced after the broadcast of the final episode of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 on Japanese TV. Alongside the release window, a short teaser and visual were also released.

This new season will be titled Attack on Titan The Final Season Final Arc, which should make it clear that these will be the final episodes and will wrap up the series that began in 2013. However, I guess we should never say never!

No further details were given on the new season, but it looks to follow the ending of the manga. If you don’t want to be spoiled by manga, know you aren’t alone as not even Attack on Titan's English voice actors know how it will end.

In our review of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, we said that it "hits the ground running with brutal and absolutely savage action, some devastating reveals, emotional moments, and further blurring of lines. It reminds us of the story so far, reiterating the stakes, and likely building up to a crushing finale."

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 was included in our list of the best new anime to watch in Winter Season 2022, so if you need more anime to tide you over until 2023, check out our picks that include My Dress-Up Darling and The Orbital Children.

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Halo Infinite: 343 Industries Says ‘We Understand the Community Is Simply Out Of Patience’

While Halo Infinite has been positively received by many, the lack of new content in its multiplayer has led to frustration for some fans. 343 Industries has spoken up on this issue and has said that it does "understand the community is simply out of patience."

343 community director Brian Jarrard took to Reddit to speak to Halo Infinite fans and let them know that the team is "certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations." However, he also reassures that meaningful content is on the way, it just unfortunately takes time.

"There are indeed a lot of challenges and constraints," Jarrard said. "We're certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations, it's a difficult situation that's going to take the team time to work through. Right now the focus is on S2 and we'll have more to share on that in the coming weeks."

"Meanwhile a lot of production planning, costing, planning, hiring, etc.. is all happening which doesn't really lend to detailed regular updates. We understand the community is simply out of patience and frankly, I think understandably tired of words. We just need some time for the team to get the details sorted and then we can certainly share as much as we can."

343 has already revealed a bit of what fans can expect from Season 2, which is titled Lone Wolves, including new maps, armor, and characters that will push forward multiplayer's story that will be told over "a mix of cinematics, story-themed Events, Battle Pass items, and more."

Halo Infinite's second season will begin on May 3, 2022, and will also see a free-for-all elimination mode called Last Spartan Standing, a new mode called Land Grab, and the return of King of the Hill.

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Halo Infinite: 343 Industries Says ‘We Understand the Community Is Simply Out Of Patience’

While Halo Infinite has been positively received by many, the lack of new content in its multiplayer has led to frustration for some fans. 343 Industries has spoken up on this issue and has said that it does "understand the community is simply out of patience."

343 community director Brian Jarrard took to Reddit to speak to Halo Infinite fans and let them know that the team is "certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations." However, he also reassures that meaningful content is on the way, it just unfortunately takes time.

"There are indeed a lot of challenges and constraints," Jarrard said. "We're certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations, it's a difficult situation that's going to take the team time to work through. Right now the focus is on S2 and we'll have more to share on that in the coming weeks."

"Meanwhile a lot of production planning, costing, planning, hiring, etc.. is all happening which doesn't really lend to detailed regular updates. We understand the community is simply out of patience and frankly, I think understandably tired of words. We just need some time for the team to get the details sorted and then we can certainly share as much as we can."

343 has already revealed a bit of what fans can expect from Season 2, which is titled Lone Wolves, including new maps, armor, and characters that will push forward multiplayer's story that will be told over "a mix of cinematics, story-themed Events, Battle Pass items, and more."

Halo Infinite's second season will begin on May 3, 2022, and will also see a free-for-all elimination mode called Last Spartan Standing, a new mode called Land Grab, and the return of King of the Hill.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Elden Ring: Margit’s Shackle Has a Secret Alternate Use

Margit's Shackle is an item you can find in Elden Ring that will make the difficult Margit the Fell Omen boss battle easier. However, the item appears to be good for much more as it can seemingly help you discover hidden illusory walls and stop fire-breathing traps.

As reported by GamesRadar, Margit's Shackle can stop Margit the Fell Omen in his tracks for a few seconds when activated, but its usefulness does not end once that great enemy has been felled.

NateThePunk2 on Reddit is one of those who discovered that it can also cause a nearby hidden wall to disappear.

A running theory is that the item sends out an invisible shockwave of sorts that stuns Margit the Fell Omen if he is within a certain range. This same shockwave appears to extend out from the player and reveal illusory walls and stop fire-breathing traps.

Margit's Shackle can be obtained while you are on Patches' questline, and obtaining it is especially helpful if Margit, the game's first major boss, is proving to be too much of a challenge.

For more, check out our full Elden Ring Wiki, where you can check out our strategy to beat Margit and the location of every illusory wall that has been discovered so far.

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Elden Ring: Margit’s Shackle Has a Secret Alternate Use

Margit's Shackle is an item you can find in Elden Ring that will make the difficult Margit the Fell Omen boss battle easier. However, the item appears to be good for much more as it can seemingly help you discover hidden illusory walls and stop fire-breathing traps.

As reported by GamesRadar, Margit's Shackle can stop Margit the Fell Omen in his tracks for a few seconds when activated, but its usefulness does not end once that great enemy has been felled.

NateThePunk2 on Reddit is one of those who discovered that it can also cause a nearby hidden wall to disappear.

A running theory is that the item sends out an invisible shockwave of sorts that stuns Margit the Fell Omen if he is within a certain range. This same shockwave appears to extend out from the player and reveal illusory walls and stop fire-breathing traps.

Margit's Shackle can be obtained while you are on Patches' questline, and obtaining it is especially helpful if Margit, the game's first major boss, is proving to be too much of a challenge.

For more, check out our full Elden Ring Wiki, where you can check out our strategy to beat Margit and the location of every illusory wall that has been discovered so far.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Twitch Pulls New Feature After It Was Used to Push Porn Onto the Front Page

A feature on Twitch that allowed streamers to pay their way to the front page has now been temporarily removed after users were using it to push porn streams to the top.

As reported by PC Gamer, these paid porn stream boosts were noticed by those like TheNoosh22 when they saw a stream featuring a topless woman that touted it was "promoted by the community." While that particualr user was banned pretty quickly, others were also abusing the feature and Twitch decided it was time to pull the plug on it, at least for now.

These paid boosts were first announced in October 2021 and were an evolution of the Boost This Stream feature from December 2020 that pushed streamers to more visible spaces if they were to complete Community Challenges. Paid boosts are similar, but this time the boosting was done by using real money.

The paid boosts program ended in late 2021, and a near-identical one called Boost Train took its place, and problems quickly arose.

"Looks like determined trolls are literally paying for accounts with access to the Boost Train... and then literally creating hype trains to get porn onto the front page," streamer Zach Bussey said.

There is no word as to when or if these paid boosts will come back.

For more on Twitch, check out how Twitch streamers in Russia were hit by economic sanctions and the company's new rules that are meant to stop misinformation spreaders.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Twitch Pulls New Feature After It Was Used to Push Porn Onto the Front Page

A feature on Twitch that allowed streamers to pay their way to the front page has now been temporarily removed after users were using it to push porn streams to the top.

As reported by PC Gamer, these paid porn stream boosts were noticed by those like TheNoosh22 when they saw a stream featuring a topless woman that touted it was "promoted by the community." While that particualr user was banned pretty quickly, others were also abusing the feature and Twitch decided it was time to pull the plug on it, at least for now.

These paid boosts were first announced in October 2021 and were an evolution of the Boost This Stream feature from December 2020 that pushed streamers to more visible spaces if they were to complete Community Challenges. Paid boosts are similar, but this time the boosting was done by using real money.

The paid boosts program ended in late 2021, and a near-identical one called Boost Train took its place, and problems quickly arose.

"Looks like determined trolls are literally paying for accounts with access to the Boost Train... and then literally creating hype trains to get porn onto the front page," streamer Zach Bussey said.

There is no word as to when or if these paid boosts will come back.

For more on Twitch, check out how Twitch streamers in Russia were hit by economic sanctions and the company's new rules that are meant to stop misinformation spreaders.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

X-Files Needs a ‘Whole New Set Of Writers’ For Gillian Anderson To Consider Returning

The X-Files star Gillian Anderson has said that the only way she would consider a return as Dana Scully would be if there was a "whole new set of writers" responsible for the new stories.

Speaking to Variety, Anderson discussed her time as Scully and why a lot would need to change for her to return, especially after Scully's pregnancy reveal.

"It just feels like such an old idea. I’ve done it, I did it for so many years, and it also ended on such an unfortunate note,” Anderson said. “In order to even begin to have that conversation [about another season] there would need to be a whole new set of writers and the baton would need to be handed on for it to feel like it was new and progressive. So yeah, it’s very much in the past.”

Anderson shared another reason why she is hesitant to play Scully again - the "sexist world she entered at the time — something that caught her off guard."

“I was expected to walk behind [co-star David Duchovny] when [our characters] walked up to the front doors of the people we were investigating. There were things that I rebelled against,” Anderson said.

Despite that, Anderson loved the idea of Scully and talked about why she was so drawn to the role.

"I don’t think it was as clear-cut in my mind as being, ‘Oh, this is a feminist character,’” Anderson said. “I think that it was more of just, ‘This is a woman that I haven’t seen before on television, and she’s so unique.'”

The X-Files originally aired from 1993 to 2002, and the duo of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny reprised their roles in 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe film, a tenth season in 2016, and an eleventh season in 2018.

For more, check out our list of the top 12 X-Files standalone episodes and eight facts you didn't know about the show's best monsters.

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X-Files Needs a ‘Whole New Set Of Writers’ For Gillian Anderson To Consider Returning

The X-Files star Gillian Anderson has said that the only way she would consider a return as Dana Scully would be if there was a "whole new set of writers" responsible for the new stories.

Speaking to Variety, Anderson discussed her time as Scully and why a lot would need to change for her to return, especially after Scully's pregnancy reveal.

"It just feels like such an old idea. I’ve done it, I did it for so many years, and it also ended on such an unfortunate note,” Anderson said. “In order to even begin to have that conversation [about another season] there would need to be a whole new set of writers and the baton would need to be handed on for it to feel like it was new and progressive. So yeah, it’s very much in the past.”

Anderson shared another reason why she is hesitant to play Scully again - the "sexist world she entered at the time — something that caught her off guard."

“I was expected to walk behind [co-star David Duchovny] when [our characters] walked up to the front doors of the people we were investigating. There were things that I rebelled against,” Anderson said.

Despite that, Anderson loved the idea of Scully and talked about why she was so drawn to the role.

"I don’t think it was as clear-cut in my mind as being, ‘Oh, this is a feminist character,’” Anderson said. “I think that it was more of just, ‘This is a woman that I haven’t seen before on television, and she’s so unique.'”

The X-Files originally aired from 1993 to 2002, and the duo of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny reprised their roles in 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe film, a tenth season in 2016, and an eleventh season in 2018.

For more, check out our list of the top 12 X-Files standalone episodes and eight facts you didn't know about the show's best monsters.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The Quest: Exclusive Trailer and Release Date Revealed for Disney+ Series

Disney+ is blending the world of competitive TV with an epic fantasy story in The Quest, which is set to debut on the streaming platform on Wednesday, May 11.

Here's how Disney describes The Quest: "The Quest is a groundbreaking, immersive, hybrid competition series that drops eight real-life teenagers (Paladins) into the fantastic, fictional world of Everealm, where they must save a kingdom by fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Throughout the eight-episode series, these heroes are immersed in a fantasy world come to life, complete with a castle, royals, ethereal fates, all forms of mystical creatures, and a sorceress intent on destruction and power."

IGN can exclusively debut the trailer for The Quest in the video below, or at the top of the page:

The ambitious new competition series was created by producers from The Lord of the Rings film franchise, as well as producers from hit reality TV shows like The Amazing Race and Queer Eye.

"What makes The Quest so unique is that it’s a true hybrid of scripted and reality,” says executive producers Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster. "It’s a groundbreaking new genre where we place real teenagers in a reality competition and bring them into a fully realized fantasy world that is built on a scripted mythology of intrigue and adventure played out alongside actors for a completely immersive experience.”

What did you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check out The Quest when it drops on Disney+ on May 11.

For more on the world of Disney, here's everything new to Disney+ in April, Obi-Wan Kenobi's new release date, and our review of the series premiere of Moon Knight.

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