New details about the Sheik game once in development at Retro Studios have been revealed. The Zelda spin-off was reportedly in various stages of early development for three years, but one developer described the simplistic gameplay as "an experiment gone wrong," leading to its cancellation.

First properly revealed through concept art in 2020, the game itself has remained something of a mystery since, but DidYouKnowGaming has published a new report that seemingly contains a number of details about the canned game, codenamed both 'Project X' and 'Sheik'.

Early concept art shows that Retro was toying with some unusual ideas, from introducing new races based on Axolotls and clockwork automata, and the storyline would reportedly have seen the Sheik of Ocarina of Time's dark timeline taking part in the events that led to the creation of the Master Sword.

The game itself, sadly, sounded less ambitious than its set-up. An anonymous source familiar with the project said that the gameplay style could never have been "called a 'traditional Zelda.'" Ex-Retro programmer Paul Tozour added:

"I see people, you know, commenting on that concept art on the internet... and being like, 'Oh my god, Retro was working on a Zelda game, that would have been so awesome,' and like, I understand that feeling, but what they have to understand is it was not actually a Zelda game. At no point was it really anything like Zelda – it was an experiment gone wrong that happened to be set in the Zelda universe."

Tozour says the prototype gameplay saw Sheik travelling across an overworld, before being placed in battles against groups of wolves that could be described as "a simplified version of Whack-A-Mole" using the Wiimote.

"There were four or five wolves, maybe six, and they just be in their idle state waiting to pounce at you, then they'd jump one-by one and you'd go 'whack.' So that's literally all it was, just detecting when the player swung the Wii Remote. If so, the wolf dies, and if you don't do it correctly, you take damage."

Tozour says he and others raised concerns about the simplicity of the gameplay, but were rebuffed by Retro leadership. It isn't clear if Nintendo was ever presented with the concept, or if the game was cancelled before it was shown to the publisher. DidYouKnowGaming's anonymous source suggested the cancellation may also have come down to the fact that some of its senior figures, Mark Pacini and Todd Keller, left Retro to form Armature Studio. Whatever the reasoning, the Sheik project was formally cancelled in April 2008.

DidYouKnowGaming's report includes more detail, including multiple pieces of art from the game, and is very much worth checking out if you're intrigued.

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A new ad for God of War Ragnarok is a legendary crossover with Rick and Morty that sees our favorite duo travel to the Nine Realms for some hilarious fun.

The new ad was revealed on the night of the Season 6 premiere of Rick and Morty, and it begins with Rick shaving his head and putting red paint on his face to look just like Kratos before he and Morty travel to the world of God of War Ragnarok.

God of War Ricknarock #ad @PlayStation pic.twitter.com/jIn5lIGo5M

— Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) September 5, 2022

Rick quickly opens a chest and finds Kratos' Leviathan Axe and "other unannounced upgrades," but he refuses to help Morty when he is attacked by a flock of birds as he doesn't want to get blood on the axe.

Rick also finds a boat and tells Morty that he will have to row as he has the important job of making sure the Leviathan Axe doesn't get wet.

As previously mentioned, Rick and Morty's sixth season has finally arrived and you can check here to see how you can watch it. Also, while you wait for our review, be sure to take a look at our picks for the top 15 Rick and Morty episodes of all time.

As for God of War Ragnarok, Kratos and Atreus' new adventure is set to begin on PS5 and PS4 on November 9, 2022.

To learn more, check out how the new game is adding even more attacks through an underused button and everything else we know about God of War Ragnarok.

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A new ad for God of War Ragnarok is a legendary crossover with Rick and Morty that sees our favorite duo travel to the Nine Realms for some hilarious fun.

The new ad was revealed on the night of the Season 6 premiere of Rick and Morty, and it begins with Rick shaving his head and putting red paint on his face to look just like Kratos before he and Morty travel to the world of God of War Ragnarok.

God of War Ricknarock #ad @PlayStation pic.twitter.com/jIn5lIGo5M

— Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) September 5, 2022

Rick quickly opens a chest and finds Kratos' Leviathan Axe and "other unannounced upgrades," but he refuses to help Morty when he is attacked by a flock of birds as he doesn't want to get blood on the axe.

Rick also finds a boat and tells Morty that he will have to row as he has the important job of making sure the Leviathan Axe doesn't get wet.

As previously mentioned, Rick and Morty's sixth season has finally arrived and you can check here to see how you can watch it. Also, while you wait for our review, be sure to take a look at our picks for the top 15 Rick and Morty episodes of all time.

As for God of War Ragnarok, Kratos and Atreus' new adventure is set to begin on PS5 and PS4 on November 9, 2022.

To learn more, check out how the new game is adding even more attacks through an underused button and everything else we know about God of War Ragnarok.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

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

Review bombing by internet trolls has become a huge problem and has caused sites like Rotten Tomatoes to show user scores for films and movies that are far lower than they should be. To help combat that problem, Amazon has introduced a new delay tactic for its new shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

As reported by Variety, Amazon actually first debuted this new initiative for A League of Their Own, where it delayed all user reviews by 72 hours. Trolls love to be the first to tear something down and the hope, it seems, is that the initial hurdle will be enough to deter them from coming back.

Furthermore, Amazon is planning to evaluate each critique to "determine whether it’s genuine or a forgery created by a bot, troll or other breed of digital goblin."

It appears to have worked, as A League of Their Own currently has a review score on Prime Video of 4.3 stars, with 80% of users voting five stars and only 14% of users voting 1 star.

A League of Their Own currently has an 85% user score on Rotten Tomatoes, so this new initiative will really be put to the test when user reviews are allowed for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as user reviews for the series are currently sitting at 39%. This is opposed to the critic review score of 84%.

While not all reviews have been stellar for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, its user review score on sites like Rotten Tomatoes does seem to be a bit low. This may be due to the face that, as Variety notes, "The Rings of Power has been fending off trolls for months, especially ones who take issue with the decision to cast actors of color as elves, dwarves, harfoots and other folk of Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth."

In our review of the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we said that the show "may take it a little while to hit its stride, but once it does, it immerses us in a gorgeous fantasy world with a great ensemble and several intriguing subplots."

For more, check out the news that 25 million people showed up to watch the premiere within 24 hours and our chat with the series' producers on how they made the series accessible and their thoughts on the role Galadriel has yet to play.

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

Review bombing by internet trolls has become a huge problem and has caused sites like Rotten Tomatoes to show user scores for films and movies that are far lower than they should be. To help combat that problem, Amazon has introduced a new delay tactic for its new shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

As reported by Variety, Amazon actually first debuted this new initiative for A League of Their Own, where it delayed all user reviews by 72 hours. Trolls love to be the first to tear something down and the hope, it seems, is that the initial hurdle will be enough to deter them from coming back.

Furthermore, Amazon is planning to evaluate each critique to "determine whether it’s genuine or a forgery created by a bot, troll or other breed of digital goblin."

It appears to have worked, as A League of Their Own currently has a review score on Prime Video of 4.3 stars, with 80% of users voting five stars and only 14% of users voting 1 star.

A League of Their Own currently has an 85% user score on Rotten Tomatoes, so this new initiative will really be put to the test when user reviews are allowed for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as user reviews for the series are currently sitting at 39%. This is opposed to the critic review score of 84%.

While not all reviews have been stellar for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, its user review score on sites like Rotten Tomatoes does seem to be a bit low. This may be due to the face that, as Variety notes, "The Rings of Power has been fending off trolls for months, especially ones who take issue with the decision to cast actors of color as elves, dwarves, harfoots and other folk of Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth."

In our review of the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we said that the show "may take it a little while to hit its stride, but once it does, it immerses us in a gorgeous fantasy world with a great ensemble and several intriguing subplots."

For more, check out the news that 25 million people showed up to watch the premiere within 24 hours and our chat with the series' producers on how they made the series accessible and their thoughts on the role Galadriel has yet to play.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

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

Sylvester Stallone has become one of the biggest stars in the history of Hollywood, but even he couldn't get everything he wanted as he was rejected when he asked to be an extra in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

Stallone is gearing up to be a mobster in the upcoming Paramount+ series Tulsa King, and he spoke to Empire about trying and failing to make that gangster dream come true early on in his career.

"I went to Paramount, and said, ‘Can I be an extra in the wedding scene?’,” Stallone recalled. “They said, ‘Yeah, we don’t know if you’re the type of guy.’ I go, ‘I’m not the type? To play in the background, hiding behind a fucking wedding cake?’"

Now, it's important to remember that Stallone was still early on in his career when 1972's The Godfather was being made and he still hadn't starred in films like Rocky or in First Blood as Rambo.

As for Tulsa King, the series comes from Yellowstone co-creator Tyler Sheridan and Stallone leads the series as Dwight "The General" Manfredi - a "capo freshly released form 25 years in jail, who's sent to Oklahoma to build up a new base of operations for his criminal family."

“Finally I get my gangster shot 50 years later, and that’s perfect,” Stallone said. “Everything comes to those who wait.”

Tulsa King premieres on Paramount+ on November 13, 2022. Until then, you can check out Stallone in Samaritan, a film that "hinges on a predictable reveal, and not much else. A mechanical retread of better movies and ideas."

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

Sylvester Stallone has become one of the biggest stars in the history of Hollywood, but even he couldn't get everything he wanted as he was rejected when he asked to be an extra in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

Stallone is gearing up to be a mobster in the upcoming Paramount+ series Tulsa King, and he spoke to Empire about trying and failing to make that gangster dream come true early on in his career.

"I went to Paramount, and said, ‘Can I be an extra in the wedding scene?’,” Stallone recalled. “They said, ‘Yeah, we don’t know if you’re the type of guy.’ I go, ‘I’m not the type? To play in the background, hiding behind a fucking wedding cake?’"

Now, it's important to remember that Stallone was still early on in his career when 1972's The Godfather was being made and he still hadn't starred in films like Rocky or in First Blood as Rambo.

As for Tulsa King, the series comes from Yellowstone co-creator Tyler Sheridan and Stallone leads the series as Dwight "The General" Manfredi - a "capo freshly released form 25 years in jail, who's sent to Oklahoma to build up a new base of operations for his criminal family."

“Finally I get my gangster shot 50 years later, and that’s perfect,” Stallone said. “Everything comes to those who wait.”

Tulsa King premieres on Paramount+ on November 13, 2022. Until then, you can check out Stallone in Samaritan, a film that "hinges on a predictable reveal, and not much else. A mechanical retread of better movies and ideas."

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

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

While Hogwarts Legacy is aiming to let you live your wizarding world dreams, one thing it won't let you do is play the magical sport of Quidditch.

Quidditch's absence from Hogwarts Legacy has been confirmed on the game's official FAQ page. Fortunately, Hogwarts Legacy will still feature a ton of flying on brooms to give you that feeling of soaring through the sky.

"Quidditch is not playable in Hogwarts Legacy," the official FAQ reads. "However, broom flight for traversal and broom race challenges are part of the game. Players can also fly brooms to explore new and familiar locations surrounding Hogwarts Castle. "

Playable Quidditch has been a thing in the past, and the sport has even had its own game in Quidditch World Cup.

The rest of the FAQ is well worth a read as it gives a pretty in-depth breakdown of what fans can expect from Hogwarts Legacy when it is released on February 10, 2023, including how much of Hogwarts players can explore, what kinds of classes they can take, how leveling up works, and more.

It also discusses Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's involvement, who has become notable in recent years for her transphobic comments. She is "not involved in the creation of the game, but as creator of the wizarding world and one of the world’s greatest storytellers, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World."

For more, check out how you can get sorted into your Hogwarts Legacy house right now and our look at the latest trailer that featured Slytherin, Dark Magic, and Zombies.

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

While Hogwarts Legacy is aiming to let you live your wizarding world dreams, one thing it won't let you do is play the magical sport of Quidditch.

Quidditch's absence from Hogwarts Legacy has been confirmed on the game's official FAQ page. Fortunately, Hogwarts Legacy will still feature a ton of flying on brooms to give you that feeling of soaring through the sky.

"Quidditch is not playable in Hogwarts Legacy," the official FAQ reads. "However, broom flight for traversal and broom race challenges are part of the game. Players can also fly brooms to explore new and familiar locations surrounding Hogwarts Castle. "

Playable Quidditch has been a thing in the past, and the sport has even had its own game in Quidditch World Cup.

The rest of the FAQ is well worth a read as it gives a pretty in-depth breakdown of what fans can expect from Hogwarts Legacy when it is released on February 10, 2023, including how much of Hogwarts players can explore, what kinds of classes they can take, how leveling up works, and more.

It also discusses Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's involvement, who has become notable in recent years for her transphobic comments. She is "not involved in the creation of the game, but as creator of the wizarding world and one of the world’s greatest storytellers, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World."

For more, check out how you can get sorted into your Hogwarts Legacy house right now and our look at the latest trailer that featured Slytherin, Dark Magic, and Zombies.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

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

The late Chadwick Boseman has won a posthumous Emmy Award for his work as Star-Lord T'Challa in Marvel's What If...? and has added another accolade to his incredible career that ended way too soon.

Boseman, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 43 after a battle against colon cancer, won the award at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys presentation at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Marvel Studios celebrated the moment on Twitter by saying, "Thank you to the Television Academy for recognizing the outstanding work of our King, the late Chadwick Boseman. #Emmys"

Thank you to the Television Academy for recognizing the outstanding work of our King, the late Chadwick Boseman. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/HSDS9SCpC9

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) September 4, 2022

Boseman won the award in a category of other talented performers, including Moon Knight's F. Murray Abraham, Bridgerton's Julie Andrews, Big Mouth's Maya Rudolph, Central Park's Stanley Tucci, and What If...?'s Jeffrey Wright. The late actress Jessica Walter was also nominated for her work in Archer.

As reported by Deadline, Boseman's wife Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award for her late husband and shared a few words about the honor at the show.

"When I learned Chad was nominated, I started thinking of everything that was going on in the world and our world and being so in awe of his commitment and dedication and what a beautiful moment that one of the last things he would work on was something so important to him and to the world but also something new," Simone Ledward said. "You can’t understand your purpose unless you ask what if? What if the universe is conspiring in my favor? What if it’s me? Chad would be so honored and I am honored on his behalf,” she said.

Boseman appeared in four episodes of What If..?, including 'What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?,' 'What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?,' What If... Zombies?!,' and What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?.'

Boseman won a Golden Globe for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards in 2021 for the same role, but he lost to The Father's Anthony Hopkins.

While Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will star someone else as the titular hero, Boseman's presence will still be felt throughout the film, as evidenced by the emotional and powerful first trailer.

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