Amazon has announced Blade Runner 2099, a live-action TV sequel to the sci-fi classic, Blade Runner.

Per its title, the upcoming Blade Runner show will take place 50 years after the recent sequel, Blade Runner 2049, with showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) at the helm. Blade Runner director Ridley Scott and Blade Runner 2049 writer Michael Green will serve as executive producers. Tom Spezialy (The Leftovers) is the first to join the writer's room and will also executive produce.

“We are honored to be able to present this continuation of the Blade Runner franchise, and are confident that by teaming up with Ridley, Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, and the remarkably talented Silka Luisa, Blade Runner 2099 will uphold the intellect, themes, and spirit of its film predecessors,” said Amazon Studios head of global television, Vernon Sanders.

“We are beyond excited to continue to extend the Blade Runner canon into a new realm with the provocative storyline that Silka has created,” said Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs and co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. "Audiences first discovered Ridley Scott’s brilliant vision for Blade Runner 40 years ago, and since then, it has become one of the most influential science-fiction films of all time. Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up sequel, Blade Runner 2049, then became one of the best-reviewed sequels of all time. So, we recognize that we have a very high bar to meet with this next installment. Together with Silka and our partners at Amazon, and Scott Free Productions, we hope that we can live up to that standard and delight audiences with the next generation of Blade Runner.”

Based on the 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner 2099 will continue to expand the universe first created by Ridley Scott in Blade Runner. Starring Harrison Ford as Deckard, the titular Blade Runner, the film follows one man’s efforts to hunt down a gang of deadly replicants, while also facing questions about his own humanity.

Blade Runner 2099 has been on the cards for a while, with Ridley Scott previously confirming that a full plot outline had been written for the show.

“We have already written the pilot for Blade Runner and the bible,” he said late last year. “So, we’re already presenting Blade Runner as a TV show, probably the first 10 hours.”

Although an animated TV show, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, launched back last year, this project is the first live-action Blade Runner TV show. It’s currently unknown whether any characters from either Blade Runner or Blade Runner 2049 will return.

Want to read more about Blade Runner 2099? Check out Ridley Scott teasing the upcoming TV project and whether or not Dennis Villeneuve would make another Blade Runner sequel.

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Players eager to get their hands on Street Fighter 6 may not have to wait too long as Capcom has announced the game is getting a closed beta in October.

Revealed during the publisher’s Tokyo Game Show presentation, players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam can join the closed beta taking place from October 7 to 10.

Only a limited number of players can sign up and, while Capcom didn't share details on how many or how to do so, it did say that details would soon follow on Street Fighter 6's official website.

The beta appears to be pretty extensive, featuring a ton of modes including Ranked Match, Casual Match, Battle Hub Match, Open Tournament, the new Extreme Battle, Game Center, and Training Mode.

Tokyo Game Show has featured a ton of reveals so far, with Capcom also announcing that Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda would be returning in Street Fighter 6.

The game was announced back in February, with new bits of information being released slowly but surely since. A gameplay trailer showed Chun-Li and Ryu in action alongside newcomer Luke, and Capcom later showed a way to mentally battle your opponents before the match.

Jamie and Guile were also confirmed to feature, and at EVO 2022 Capcom announced the return of Juri and first appearance of Kimberly, who comes with a moveset focused on fast-paced jabs and aerial kicks.

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Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima is playing mind games once more, this time seeming to tease actress Elle Fanning's appearance in... something.

The tease is incredibly vague, however. The Kojima Productions website now has a page that hosts a single image of a shadowy figure, with the question "Who Am I?" posted on top.

The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley tweeted the mysterious image, and Twitter user José Mellinas (below) appears to have deduced that the person behind it is Maleficent: Mistress of Evil actress Elle Fanning.

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— José Mellinas ❗ (@JoseMellinas_) September 15, 2022

That covers the who, but the where, what, when, and why are still anyone's guess. Kojima isn't shy when it comes to sharing bizarre and obscure teasers for his games, so we'll just have to wait and see what this one is in relation to.

Tokyo Game Show is underway at the moment, but Kojima Productions made clear on Twitter that "no game titles will be displayed" at the show. The developer is currently working on a new game with Xbox and seemingly Death Stranding 2. There's also the matter of the seemingly leaked horror title, Overdose.

There's always the chance this isn't a tease for a game at all. After all, Kojima Productions has opened a division to work on movies, TV, and music as well. Alongside all this, Kojima is keeping himself busy otherwise, having recently launched a podcast called Brain Structure, that promises "a deep dive into his brain and shed light on his creative process".

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Capcom has unveiled a ton of new details about Street Fighter 6 including character customisation and the return of Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda.

Revealed during the publisher’s Tokyo Game Show presentation, Capcom didn't waste time in flashing through a quick gameplay reel of all four of the new (returning) fighters.

Character customisation was also shown off, with a ton of different options available to players to change their appearance - from cheek bulge to jaw length to eyelash colour and lots more - plus update their outfit by visiting clothing stories in-game.

This customisable avatar will be the player's main character who travels the world battling fighting masters to become stronger and stronger. There even appears to be some player choice here, as you can seemingly choose which fighters you learn from, whether it be Blanka or Ryu or whoever else, and gain skills specific to them.

A handful of modes were confirmed for Street Fighter 6 too, including a brand new one called Extreme Battle. It appears to add even more customisation as players can choose any rules, gimmicks, and battle requirements they like to create a unique fighting experience tailored to them.

The Battle Hub is another new addition. Walking around in what appears to be a connected online space akin to The Tower in Destiny, players can sit down and play a game of Street Fighter within Street Fighter. Also a new addition to Street Fighter 6, Scrap Heap mode lets players beat up an old truck - and that appears to be it.

Capcom also announced a closed beta at the event, meaning players eager to get their hands on Street Fighter 6 have a chance to as early as next month.

Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda will join the seven characters previously confirmed by Capcom, though given that Street Fighter 6 won’t be released until next year, there’s plenty of time for more and more fighters to join the roster.

Street Fighter classics Ryu and Chun-Li were among the first characters confirmed to feature, and newcomer Luke also appears to be a main character as he was part of the game’s announcement back in February.

Jamie and Guile were announced for Street Fighter not long after, and at EVO 2022 Capcom announced the return of Juri and first appearance of Kimberly, who comes with a moveset focused on fast-paced jabs and aerial kicks.

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The upcoming remake of Resident Evil 4 is unexpectedly headed to PS4 as well as new-gen consoles.

Announced during a Capcom showcase at Tokyo Game Show, producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi explained that the game was now in development for the last-gen PlayStation, but did not mention any Xbox One or Switch version.

Hirabayashi added that more details about the game would arrive in next month's Resident Evil Showcase.

Resident Evil 4 Remake was initially announced for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC ahead of a release next year. The game will seemingly make some fundamental changes to the original's gameplay, and appears to connect to Resident Evil Village.

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Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary series, Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga, which is set to debut on the streaming giant globally on September 28, 2022.

Here's how Netflix describes the series: "Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga captures the wild ride of a group of misfits who banded together online to rescue GameStop, a company they loved when they were kids. Coalescing on Reddit, TikTok and Discord, they capitalized on a new age of investing with their thumbs to thwart Wall Street’s cynical ploy to burn the company down. By sending shares “to the moon,” these millennials felt they could stick it to the man, once and for all. But can 'the little guy' ever truly win against Wall Street?"

IGN can exclusively debut the trailer in the video below or at the top of the page:

The series is helmed by director Theo Love and executive producer Dan Cogan. Love informed IGN that while the real-world financial aspects of the story are more serious, he wanted this documentary series to have a lighter, more comedic tone.

"The Gamestop saga made us laugh and think," Love explained. "Those are the stories that I like to tell. While the real-world financial stakes couldn't be more serious, I wanted the tone of our documentary to mirror the funny memes that drove the narrative. My crew and I had the privilege of interviewing some of the top economists, lawmakers, law enforcement, investors, fin-fluencers, and architects of our modern financial system, while the online investing community was a treasure trove of amazing characters who had bet big on the short squeeze. It was our goal to combine and contrast these perspectives in the most entertaining way, using the tools of compelling storytelling to help our viewers understand the promises and pitfalls of this ubiquitous system that impacts their lives so deeply."

Executive producer Dan Cogan of Story Syndicate also shared his passion for the project:

"We live for stories with high drama, high stakes, memorable characters, and something to say about the world we live in," Cogan said. "The GameStop saga has it all in spades. It was a flashpoint moment when everyday investors, the new world of social media, and big money Wall Street all collided — driving the stock of a dying brick-and-mortar company into the stratosphere and back to earth again over the course of a few memorable days."

What did you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments. And for more on the world of entertainment, check out our reviews of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 1, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Cobra Kai Season 5.

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One Piece Odyssey will be released in the west on January 13, 2023 - slightly later than its planned 2022 release.

Announced during a Tokyo Game Show showcase, the game will arrive on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on January 13. Originally, the game was scheduled to arrive this year. Producer Katsuaki Tsuzuki (through translator), explained:

"Before, we were planning to launch this by the end of 2022. However, in order to create an adventure where users can 'touch the world of One Piece,' we decided to have more time to make further development."

The showcase showed off a chunk of the JRPG in action, shoing off its mixture of 3D environments and semi-cel shaded characters, combat, quests, and more. DLC was also introduced, including alternate costumes for major characters.

One Piece Odyssey features an original story from Eiichiro Oda, author of the One Piece manga, and will see the Straw Hats transported to a mysterious island. we've called the JRPG genre a perfect fit for One Piece after going hands-on with the game.

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Halo Season 2 has officially started production, and two new cast members have joined the team as series regulars.

Paramount+ revealed that the Spartans have touched down in Iceland for filming to get underway on Halo Season 2, with additional filming planned to take place in Budapest, Hungary, later this year. A photo marking the occasion shows Bentley Kalu, Kate Kennedy, Pablo Schreiber and Natasha Culzac suited and booted, ready for production. The series' newest cast members were not pictured with the group.

The Spartans have landed in Iceland! #HaloTheSeries Season 2 starts production now. pic.twitter.com/XpdHevVbY3

— Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries) September 14, 2022

The series has recruited Joseph Morgan to play James Ackerson, "a formidable intelligence operative who has spent his career climbing the ranks of the UNSC's secretive Office of Naval Intelligence," while Cristina Rodlo joins as Talia Perez, "a corporal specializing in linguistics for a UNSC Marine Corp communications unit and a relatively new recruit who has yet to see any real combat," per the official press release.

They will star alongside Pablo Schreiber who takes the lead role as Master Chief aka John-117 and Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey, both of whom are also serving as producers this season. Additionally, Fiona O'Shaughnessy and Tylan Bailey are reprising their respective roles as Laera and Kessler, though they're moving up to series regulars after recurring in the first season.

Other returning cast members include Jen Taylor as Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine as Soren-066, Shabana Azmi as Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Natasha Culzac as Riz-028, Olive Gray as Commander Miranda Keyes, Yerin Ha as Kwan Ha, Bentley Kalu as Vannak-134, Kate Kennedy as Kai-125, Charlie Murphy as Makee, and Danny Sapani as Captain Jacob Keyes.

The first season of Halo is available to stream on Paramount+, but the series is also coming to digital platforms on Nov. 7 and will be out on physical formats on Nov. 15. IGN scored Halo: The TV Series a 7 out of 10, saying it "isn't a perfect adaptation of the games, but it ultimately succeeds in expanding the series' mythology and taking a more character-driven approach to Master Chief's adventures."

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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered has finally arrived on Xbox and Game Pass today, following years of the beloved JRPG being available on PlayStation, PC and Nintendo Switch.

Announcing during Tokyo Game Show, Ni No Kuni's surprise release on Xbox will be followed next year by its sequel, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom.

The former PlayStation exclusive has gradually made its way to PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, but has been made even more widely available thanks to the Xbox version, and it's free for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

First released in 2011, Ni No Kuni gained immediate attention for its art style that looked to have been straight out of a Studio Ghibli film. That was for good reason, of course, as the My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away animation studio produced each of the game's animated sequences.

In our original 9/10 review, IGN said: "With Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Level-5 has delivered something special: a JRPG that feels like the games of yore, looks like the games of tomorrow, and draws heavy inspiration from the classics old-school JRPGs fans adore."

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Blizzard is changing its philosophy behind hero designs with Overwatch 2, and it will change the way new characters are released in the game.

As revealed in a new blog post this morning, Blizzard announced that it is doing away with hard counters for heroes. This means there will be less emphasis on heroes who are able to defeat specific characters, and forcing players to swap heroes.

The example Blizzard uses is Tracer, who is hard countered by Cassidy. In Overwatch, a skilled Cassidy player can effectively shut down Tracer and force the player to swap to a different character.

“While Overwatch 2 heroes will each have their own clear strengths and weakness, and some heroes will be more effective against others, we believe our game plays better and is more fun with fewer hard counters and a broader range of effective hero picks,” Blizzard writes.

This balance change is also a reason why new heroes are going to be released in the battle pass.

In Overwatch 2, new heroes will not be introduced into Competitive modes immediately. This allows the developers to tune the balance and give players time to experiment with the new heroes before they join Competitive play a few weeks after launch.

Blizzard says new heroes will be released every alternate season, except for Season One and Two. Meaning the next heroes will be released in Season Four and Season Six.

For more on Overwatch 2’s Battle Pass, check out IGN’s full battle pass explainer here and check out our preview of Overwatch 2 ahead of its October 4 release.

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