Ubisoft's Roller Champions is finally being released next week on May 25, almost three years after its initial reveal at E3 2019.

The free to play, fast-paced roller derby game (with splashes of Rocket League and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater) was due to be released in early 2020 but suffered several delays, with the most recent being in February 2022.

But following several rounds of alpha and beta testing, as Ubisoft likes to do with its multiplayer games, Roller Champions is finally ready to launch next week for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

Switch users will have to wait a little longer, however, as the game still has no release date on Nintendo's platform, alongside the Epic Games Store, Stadia, and Amazon Luna versions.

Roller Champions sees players battle in teams of three to race around roller derby tracks while in possession of a ball, with a successful score at the end of each lap granting a point. Whichever team is first to five points, or has the most points at the end of the match, wins.

The game also includes a Battle Pass that has both free and premium (purchasable) tiers, letting players unlock helmets, outfits, skates, emotes, and so on.

Cross-progression will let players continue their character and Battle Pass progress when switching between PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Ubisoft's Roller Champions is finally being released next week on May 25, almost three years after its initial reveal at E3 2019.

The free to play, fast-paced roller derby game (with splashes of Rocket League and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater) was due to be released in early 2020 but suffered several delays, with the most recent being in February 2022.

But following several rounds of alpha and beta testing, as Ubisoft likes to do with its multiplayer games, Roller Champions is finally ready to launch next week for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

Switch users will have to wait a little longer, however, as the game still has no release date on Nintendo's platform, alongside the Epic Games Store, Stadia, and Amazon Luna versions.

Roller Champions sees players battle in teams of three to race around roller derby tracks while in possession of a ball, with a successful score at the end of each lap granting a point. Whichever team is first to five points, or has the most points at the end of the match, wins.

The game also includes a Battle Pass that has both free and premium (purchasable) tiers, letting players unlock helmets, outfits, skates, emotes, and so on.

Cross-progression will let players continue their character and Battle Pass progress when switching between PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

It looks as though that Wonder Twins movie has been canned. According to Variety, HBO Max has put the brakes on the upcoming superhero comedy.

“The planned Wonder Twins live-action movie at HBO Max is no longer going forward,” they confirmed.

Obviously, this is a huge disappointment for Wonder Twins fans… especially as the film was confirmed to star KJ Apa and Isabel May just a month ago.

Apa and May were set to star as Zan and Jayna – the classic Wonder Twins who hail from the planet Exxor. Much like their Hannah-Barbera counterparts, Zan was a shapeshifter while Jayna was able to take the form of various animals.

Their powers are famously activated by the pair touching hands while declaring: “Wonder Twin powers, activate!” They also have a pet monkey, Gleek, who aids them in their crime-fighting.

The super-powered siblings debuted on The All-New Super Friends Hour back in 1977 before making their comic book debut the same year, in Super Friends #7.

Originally named Dick and Jane (with a sidekick called Mighty Monkey) they eventually became Zan and Jayna… while Mighty Monkey was named Gleek.

“Originally Zan (Dick) had Plastic Man powers and Jayna (Jane) could transform into anything, not just animals,” said animator Darrell McNeill in a 2011 interview. “But they were scaled back to their present powers as it made the other Super Friends (even Superman) seem almost superfluous.”

The comic books fleshed out the Wonder Twins considerably, giving them much more background and explaining how they came to join the Super Friends.

Their distinctive style was also based on popular pop culture at the time – the pair’s pointed ears based on the iconic Star Trek character, Spock, while their personalities were based on Donnie and Marie Osmond.

The Wonder Twins movie was first revealed back in February, with Black Adam and Rampage writer Adam Sztykiel on board to both write and direct the project. Production was expected to begin this summer in Atlanta.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

It looks as though that Wonder Twins movie has been canned. According to Variety, HBO Max has put the brakes on the upcoming superhero comedy.

“The planned Wonder Twins live-action movie at HBO Max is no longer going forward,” they confirmed.

Obviously, this is a huge disappointment for Wonder Twins fans… especially as the film was confirmed to star KJ Apa and Isabel May just a month ago.

Apa and May were set to star as Zan and Jayna – the classic Wonder Twins who hail from the planet Exxor. Much like their Hannah-Barbera counterparts, Zan was a shapeshifter while Jayna was able to take the form of various animals.

Their powers are famously activated by the pair touching hands while declaring: “Wonder Twin powers, activate!” They also have a pet monkey, Gleek, who aids them in their crime-fighting.

The super-powered siblings debuted on The All-New Super Friends Hour back in 1977 before making their comic book debut the same year, in Super Friends #7.

Originally named Dick and Jane (with a sidekick called Mighty Monkey) they eventually became Zan and Jayna… while Mighty Monkey was named Gleek.

“Originally Zan (Dick) had Plastic Man powers and Jayna (Jane) could transform into anything, not just animals,” said animator Darrell McNeill in a 2011 interview. “But they were scaled back to their present powers as it made the other Super Friends (even Superman) seem almost superfluous.”

The comic books fleshed out the Wonder Twins considerably, giving them much more background and explaining how they came to join the Super Friends.

Their distinctive style was also based on popular pop culture at the time – the pair’s pointed ears based on the iconic Star Trek character, Spock, while their personalities were based on Donnie and Marie Osmond.

The Wonder Twins movie was first revealed back in February, with Black Adam and Rampage writer Adam Sztykiel on board to both write and direct the project. Production was expected to begin this summer in Atlanta.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Following a massive merger, it's a new day at Warner Bros. Discovery. That new day involves freshly-minted CEO David Zaslav deciding the overall direction of the company, which includes more Harry Potter.

Already, we've seen a number of executive departures on the Warner Bros. side and the removal of scripted programming at TBS and TNT.

One thing that's not changing is a focus on Warner Bros. tentpole franchises. Reports already point to Zaslav looking for a boss for the entire DC brand, akin to the job Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has at Disney. It also seems that more Harry Potter content is on the company's priority list.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Zaslav is looking to make Harry Potter-related content for HBO Max. The WSJ also states that the CEO has plans to meet with creator J.K. Rowling in the coming weeks in order to discuss this potential content.

That's interesting, considering the current flagship of the Harry Potter brand at Warner Bros. is floundering. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is still at the box office, with a current take of $379 million worldwide. That's already a far cry from the $648 million made by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and the $811 million box office take of the first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The Secrets of Dumbledore's current box office makes it the worst-performing Harry Potter franchise film period, despite a $200 production budget that outstrips some other entries in the franchise.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was the sixth highest-grossing film at last weekend's domestic box office. While that sounds decent, it's behind two films that were released prior to it, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2's worldwide box office is only $16 million behind The Secret of Dumbledore, despite having a much smaller $90 million production budget. That's a lot of numbers that point to a franchise in decline.

Still, that's just the Fantastic Beasts franchise, which is only a spin-off of Harry Potter. There are many different directions the main franchise could go, whether that's adapting the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play, featuring a new cast of characters at Hogwarts, or moving elsewhere in the Wizarding World.

Of course, for any of that to happen, Rowling has to give Warner Bros. Discovery the greenlight.

While Warner Bros. and Rowling sort that out, The only other major Harry Potter-related media will be the upcoming video game, Hogwarts Legacy. The game, developed by Avalanche Software, is planned for release in Holiday 2022.

Mike Williams is a Freelance Writer for IGN.

Following a massive merger, it's a new day at Warner Bros. Discovery. That new day involves freshly-minted CEO David Zaslav deciding the overall direction of the company, which includes more Harry Potter.

Already, we've seen a number of executive departures on the Warner Bros. side and the removal of scripted programming at TBS and TNT.

One thing that's not changing is a focus on Warner Bros. tentpole franchises. Reports already point to Zaslav looking for a boss for the entire DC brand, akin to the job Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has at Disney. It also seems that more Harry Potter content is on the company's priority list.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Zaslav is looking to make Harry Potter-related content for HBO Max. The WSJ also states that the CEO has plans to meet with creator J.K. Rowling in the coming weeks in order to discuss this potential content.

That's interesting, considering the current flagship of the Harry Potter brand at Warner Bros. is floundering. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is still at the box office, with a current take of $379 million worldwide. That's already a far cry from the $648 million made by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and the $811 million box office take of the first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The Secrets of Dumbledore's current box office makes it the worst-performing Harry Potter franchise film period, despite a $200 production budget that outstrips some other entries in the franchise.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was the sixth highest-grossing film at last weekend's domestic box office. While that sounds decent, it's behind two films that were released prior to it, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2's worldwide box office is only $16 million behind The Secret of Dumbledore, despite having a much smaller $90 million production budget. That's a lot of numbers that point to a franchise in decline.

Still, that's just the Fantastic Beasts franchise, which is only a spin-off of Harry Potter. There are many different directions the main franchise could go, whether that's adapting the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play, featuring a new cast of characters at Hogwarts, or moving elsewhere in the Wizarding World.

Of course, for any of that to happen, Rowling has to give Warner Bros. Discovery the greenlight.

While Warner Bros. and Rowling sort that out, The only other major Harry Potter-related media will be the upcoming video game, Hogwarts Legacy. The game, developed by Avalanche Software, is planned for release in Holiday 2022.

Mike Williams is a Freelance Writer for IGN.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is getting some visual enhancements as well as some additional content thanks to a new patch. The patch finally fixes the bug that made the game run slowly on PC if your characters had hair, reducing the frame rate for some players.

It also includes quality of life improvements including adjustments to the game’s use of anti-aliasing as well as higher inventory limits for certain crafting items. Final Fantasy Origin is a game full of loot and things to pickup, so it is a welcome addition.

In terms of content, it adds a Battle Simulator side mission that allows players “to try out jobs, equipment, and abilities” With the 28 jobs available in the game, the Battle Simulator sounds like a great way to test out new builds and playstyles.

If you’ve been hesitant to pick it up, there is now an up to 25% off discount for the game across all platforms. You can snag all the chaos of Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin on sale in both PlayStation and Epic Games Store until May 25. It is discounted on Xbox until May 26 at 3AM PST.

In our review, we said that while the game’s story doesn’t come together until the end, its “respectable combat keeps this reimagining of the original Final Fantasy on track.” If you need help staying on track, be sure to check out our video detailing some of the best tips for surviving all the chaos in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is getting some visual enhancements as well as some additional content thanks to a new patch. The patch finally fixes the bug that made the game run slowly on PC if your characters had hair, reducing the frame rate for some players.

It also includes quality of life improvements including adjustments to the game’s use of anti-aliasing as well as higher inventory limits for certain crafting items. Final Fantasy Origin is a game full of loot and things to pickup, so it is a welcome addition.

In terms of content, it adds a Battle Simulator side mission that allows players “to try out jobs, equipment, and abilities” With the 28 jobs available in the game, the Battle Simulator sounds like a great way to test out new builds and playstyles.

If you’ve been hesitant to pick it up, there is now an up to 25% off discount for the game across all platforms. You can snag all the chaos of Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin on sale in both PlayStation and Epic Games Store until May 25. It is discounted on Xbox until May 26 at 3AM PST.

In our review, we said that while the game’s story doesn’t come together until the end, its “respectable combat keeps this reimagining of the original Final Fantasy on track.” If you need help staying on track, be sure to check out our video detailing some of the best tips for surviving all the chaos in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

At the Warner Bros Discovery Upfront presentation, Mindy Kaling took the stage to showcase the upcoming animated series, Velma, with one big change to the lead character.

In the first look at Kaling's adult animation comedy Velma, which is a spinoff of the popular Scooby-Doo cartoons, we got our first glimpse at the reimagined Velma Dinkley. “Hopefully you noticed my Velma is South Asian,” Kaling told the crowd. “If people freak out about that, I don’t care.”

Aside from the new look for the titular character, the spinoff certainly looks more gruesome than anything we've seen in the past.

Mindy Kaling shares a first look at HBO Max's #Velma, her upcoming "Scooby-Doo" spinoff aimed at adult audiences. https://t.co/tFGsadbjCu pic.twitter.com/oa2giwNy0N

— Variety (@Variety) May 18, 2022

While this is the first glimpse we’ve gotten at the upcoming series, it’s not the first we’ve heard of the reimaging for Velma. Last summer, it was announced Velma would be South Asian. Unfortunately, there was a lot of backlash for this from fans of the original cartoon.

In an interview with Seth Meyers, Kaling addressed the backlash by saying, “ I just couldn't understand how people couldn't imagine a really smart, nerdy girl with terrible eyesight, and who loved to solve mysteries, could be Indian."

The new animated series was announced in early 2021 for HBO Max with Mindy Kaling billed as both executive producer and the voice of the titular character. Velma is part of the streaming service’s push for more adult animation. Velma tells the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the bespeckled, brains of the Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. gang.

In a statement from HBO last year, they called the series “an original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America's most beloved mystery solvers."

Based on the image teased for Velma, the series definitely seems to be leaning more toward an adult-themed audience. In it, Velma stands at the front of a crowd overlooking a person with the top of their head and brain missing.

If you're a fan of adult animated series, be sure to check out our coverage of Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming animated comedy for HBO Max, Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth and our list of the best adult cartoon TV series.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

At the Warner Bros Discovery Upfront presentation, Mindy Kaling took the stage to showcase the upcoming animated series, Velma, with one big change to the lead character.

In the first look at Kaling's adult animation comedy Velma, which is a spinoff of the popular Scooby-Doo cartoons, we got our first glimpse at the reimagined Velma Dinkley. “Hopefully you noticed my Velma is South Asian,” Kaling told the crowd. “If people freak out about that, I don’t care.”

Aside from the new look for the titular character, the spinoff certainly looks more gruesome than anything we've seen in the past.

Mindy Kaling shares a first look at HBO Max's #Velma, her upcoming "Scooby-Doo" spinoff aimed at adult audiences. https://t.co/tFGsadbjCu pic.twitter.com/oa2giwNy0N

— Variety (@Variety) May 18, 2022

While this is the first glimpse we’ve gotten at the upcoming series, it’s not the first we’ve heard of the reimaging for Velma. Last summer, it was announced Velma would be South Asian. Unfortunately, there was a lot of backlash for this from fans of the original cartoon.

In an interview with Seth Meyers, Kaling addressed the backlash by saying, “ I just couldn't understand how people couldn't imagine a really smart, nerdy girl with terrible eyesight, and who loved to solve mysteries, could be Indian."

The new animated series was announced in early 2021 for HBO Max with Mindy Kaling billed as both executive producer and the voice of the titular character. Velma is part of the streaming service’s push for more adult animation. Velma tells the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the bespeckled, brains of the Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. gang.

In a statement from HBO last year, they called the series “an original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America's most beloved mystery solvers."

Based on the image teased for Velma, the series definitely seems to be leaning more toward an adult-themed audience. In it, Velma stands at the front of a crowd overlooking a person with the top of their head and brain missing.

If you're a fan of adult animated series, be sure to check out our coverage of Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming animated comedy for HBO Max, Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth and our list of the best adult cartoon TV series.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.