Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's hardcore playlist, which is now called Tier 1, will not arrive until the start of the game's first season on November 16, 2022.

As detailed on an official Call of Duty blogpost, the Tier 1 playlists offer a "more challenging experience compared to traditional Multiplayer. Operators have less health and limited HUD elements, and friendly fire is on. These elements are consistent in all game modes that support the Tier 1 variant."

The Tier 1 playlist isn't the only thing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 owners will have to wait for, as the game's Battle Pass will also go live on the first day of Season 01 alongside the long-awaited arrival of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

Speaking of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, which will be free-to-play and will include the traditional battle royale gameplay with a new twist, the game will also include a new "extraction mode" called DMZ that appears to be similar to titles like Escape from Tarkov.

Warzone 2.0 is a "fully revamped experience" and will take place in the desert of Al Mazrah, a fictional region of Western Asia. Players will contend with A.I. as well as real players if they want to be the last ones standing. There will also be a new "Multi-Circle closure," water combat, a new gulag, and more.

While you wait for the Tier 1 Playlist and Warzone 2.0, be sure to check out our review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign to see if it's worth your time.

You can also jump into all the other multiplayer offerings, and our wiki guides will help you become the best of the best. Some highlights include our best tips for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer, how progression works, and what the best settings are to choose.

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Netflix's The Witcher will officially be returning for a fourth season, but it will be doing so with a new Geralt of Rivia as Liam Hemsworth will be replacing Henry Cavill after Season 3.

Netflix shared the news alongside quotes from both Cavill and Hemsworth.

“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4," Cavill said. "In my stead, the fantastic Mr Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam's take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”

“As a Witcher fan I’m over the moon about the opportunity to play Geralt of Rivia," Hemsworth said. "Henry Cavill has been an incredible Geralt, and I’m honoured that he’s handing me the reins and allowing me to take up the White Wolf’s blades for the next chapter of his adventure. Henry, I’ve been a fan of yours for years and was inspired by what you brought to this beloved character. I may have some big boots to fill, but I’m truly excited to be stepping into The Witcher world.”

This news follows the equally internet-breaking news that Cavill would be returning as Superman in the DCEU. There is no word if these two decisions were related, but the timing of the announcements does lend to the possibility.

Liam Hemsworth is the younger brother of Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Thor in the MCU, and he has starred in such films as The Hunger Games as Gale Hawthorne and Independence Day: Resurgence as Jake Morrison.

Season 3 of Netflix's The Witcher will be released in Summer 2023, but we still don't know much about it. The first poster for the upcoming season was revealed at Netflix's TUDUM showcase, and it showed a shattering Wolf medallion that belongs to Geralt's School of the Wolf alongside a swallow - the symbol of Ciri.

For more, check out our breakdown of what to expect from this next installment of The Witcher.

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Netflix's The Witcher will officially be returning for a fourth season, but it will be doing so with a new Geralt of Rivia as Liam Hemsworth will be replacing Henry Cavill after Season 3.

Netflix shared the news alongside quotes from both Cavill and Hemsworth.

“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4," Cavill said. "In my stead, the fantastic Mr Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam's take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men. Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”

“As a Witcher fan I’m over the moon about the opportunity to play Geralt of Rivia," Hemsworth said. "Henry Cavill has been an incredible Geralt, and I’m honoured that he’s handing me the reins and allowing me to take up the White Wolf’s blades for the next chapter of his adventure. Henry, I’ve been a fan of yours for years and was inspired by what you brought to this beloved character. I may have some big boots to fill, but I’m truly excited to be stepping into The Witcher world.”

This news follows the equally internet-breaking news that Cavill would be returning as Superman in the DCEU. There is no word if these two decisions were related, but the timing of the announcements does lend to the possibility.

Liam Hemsworth is the younger brother of Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Thor in the MCU, and he has starred in such films as The Hunger Games as Gale Hawthorne and Independence Day: Resurgence as Jake Morrison.

Season 3 of Netflix's The Witcher will be released in Summer 2023, but we still don't know much about it. The first poster for the upcoming season was revealed at Netflix's TUDUM showcase, and it showed a shattering Wolf medallion that belongs to Geralt's School of the Wolf alongside a swallow - the symbol of Ciri.

For more, check out our breakdown of what to expect from this next installment of The Witcher.

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.

Shelley Duvall, the actress who played Wendy Torrance in The Shining, is returning to film for the first time in 20 years in the upcoming horror film The Forest Hills.

As reported by Deadline, Duvall will star in the indie horror-thriller from writer-director Scott Goldberg, and she will join a cast that includes Edward Furlong, Chiko Mendez, and Dee Wallace. As for the film itself, it "follows a disturbed man who is tormented by nightmarish visions, after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill Mountains."

Duvall will play the mother of Mendez's character Rico, who is "mentally and emotionally disturbed." Furthermore, Duvall's character will also serve as Rico's inner voice throughout the film. You can check out the first behind-the-scenes still of Duvall from The Forest Hills below.

“We are huge fans of The Shining and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time, up there with John Carpenter’s Halloween and George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead with the dark tones they delivered in their movies, along with perfect scores and elements that make them my personal favorites,” said Goldberg. “Shelley contributed to The Shining being an absolute masterpiece by giving her all, and performing in a way that really showcased the fear and horror of a mother in isolation.”

Duvall was last seen on the big screen in 2002's Manna from Heaven as Detective Dubrinski, and she announced her retirement from acting following the release of the film. Prior to her retirement, she had an impressive career that earned her a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Peabody Award, and nominatioons for a British Academy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

She's starred as Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's live-action Popeye film, as Dame Pansy in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, and many more. She also appeared in supporting roles in such films as Steven Soderbergh's The Underneath and Woody Allen's Annie Hall.

The Shining is one of the most celebrated horror films of all time, but, according to Duvall's chat with THR, it was not an easy film to create. Over the 56-week shoot, Duvall said that she was required to cry nearly every day.

"After a while, your body rebels. It says: ‘Stop doing this to me. I don’t want to cry every day.’ And sometimes just that thought alone would make me cry. To wake up on a Monday morning, so early, and realize that you had to cry all day because it was scheduled — I would just start crying.”

For more, check out where The Shining ranks on our list of the 25 best horror movies of all time and on our list of the best Stephen King movies.

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Shelley Duvall, the actress who played Wendy Torrance in The Shining, is returning to film for the first time in 20 years in the upcoming horror film The Forest Hills.

As reported by Deadline, Duvall will star in the indie horror-thriller from writer-director Scott Goldberg, and she will join a cast that includes Edward Furlong, Chiko Mendez, and Dee Wallace. As for the film itself, it "follows a disturbed man who is tormented by nightmarish visions, after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill Mountains."

Duvall will play the mother of Mendez's character Rico, who is "mentally and emotionally disturbed." Furthermore, Duvall's character will also serve as Rico's inner voice throughout the film. You can check out the first behind-the-scenes still of Duvall from The Forest Hills below.

“We are huge fans of The Shining and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time, up there with John Carpenter’s Halloween and George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead with the dark tones they delivered in their movies, along with perfect scores and elements that make them my personal favorites,” said Goldberg. “Shelley contributed to The Shining being an absolute masterpiece by giving her all, and performing in a way that really showcased the fear and horror of a mother in isolation.”

Duvall was last seen on the big screen in 2002's Manna from Heaven as Detective Dubrinski, and she announced her retirement from acting following the release of the film. Prior to her retirement, she had an impressive career that earned her a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Peabody Award, and nominatioons for a British Academy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

She's starred as Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's live-action Popeye film, as Dame Pansy in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, and many more. She also appeared in supporting roles in such films as Steven Soderbergh's The Underneath and Woody Allen's Annie Hall.

The Shining is one of the most celebrated horror films of all time, but, according to Duvall's chat with THR, it was not an easy film to create. Over the 56-week shoot, Duvall said that she was required to cry nearly every day.

"After a while, your body rebels. It says: ‘Stop doing this to me. I don’t want to cry every day.’ And sometimes just that thought alone would make me cry. To wake up on a Monday morning, so early, and realize that you had to cry all day because it was scheduled — I would just start crying.”

For more, check out where The Shining ranks on our list of the 25 best horror movies of all time and on our list of the best Stephen King movies.

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

While the world knows Hugh Jackman as the legendary actor behind such iconic roles as Wolverine, there was a time before he became an X-Men when even he felt like he was a "nobody" and found himself in one particularly humiliating moment.

As reported by Variety, Jackman revealed a story about when he auditioned for the role of Sandra Bullock's love interest in Miss Congeniality. Jackman didn't want the role, but his agent encouraged him to try as it would help with his negotiations for Someone Like You with Ashley Judd were he to get it.

When you think of Jackman now, you may think he'd walk into an audition with all the confidence in the world and have no problem securing any role he'd like, but this wasn't the case.

"No one knew X-Men yet," Jackman said. "I was a nobody."

He read with Bullock for the audition and was blown away by her talent. He was so impressed that he simply felt outmatched in every way.

"‘Holy shit! She’s amazing! And so quick and fast," Jackman recalls. "I’m not even vaguely up to speed here.’ I was pedaling as fast as I could, but I didn’t know the script well enough. It was the first time I’d tested [with another actor]. I was impressed that she was in there. I didn’t expect her to be in there. I’m guessing eight people she tested with.”

Jackman's feelings were not unfounded, as he lost the role to Benjamin Bratt. As if that wasn't enough of a loss, he had the added embarrassment of losing a role that his agent thought was an easy win for him.

“That’s humiliating, when your agent says, ‘I don’t want you to get this job, but just go get it.’ And then you don’t get it,” Jackman said.

Jackman had already finished filming his debut as Wolverine in X-Men when he auditioned and, despite this one setback, he quickly found his footing, and the rest, as they say, is history.

If you want to learn a bit more about that history and his future, be sure to read up on the internet-breaking news that Jackman will be returning as Wolverine for the first time since 2017 to star in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds.

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

While the world knows Hugh Jackman as the legendary actor behind such iconic roles as Wolverine, there was a time before he became an X-Men when even he felt like he was a "nobody" and found himself in one particularly humiliating moment.

As reported by Variety, Jackman revealed a story about when he auditioned for the role of Sandra Bullock's love interest in Miss Congeniality. Jackman didn't want the role, but his agent encouraged him to try as it would help with his negotiations for Someone Like You with Ashley Judd were he to get it.

When you think of Jackman now, you may think he'd walk into an audition with all the confidence in the world and have no problem securing any role he'd like, but this wasn't the case.

"No one knew X-Men yet," Jackman said. "I was a nobody."

He read with Bullock for the audition and was blown away by her talent. He was so impressed that he simply felt outmatched in every way.

"‘Holy shit! She’s amazing! And so quick and fast," Jackman recalls. "I’m not even vaguely up to speed here.’ I was pedaling as fast as I could, but I didn’t know the script well enough. It was the first time I’d tested [with another actor]. I was impressed that she was in there. I didn’t expect her to be in there. I’m guessing eight people she tested with.”

Jackman's feelings were not unfounded, as he lost the role to Benjamin Bratt. As if that wasn't enough of a loss, he had the added embarrassment of losing a role that his agent thought was an easy win for him.

“That’s humiliating, when your agent says, ‘I don’t want you to get this job, but just go get it.’ And then you don’t get it,” Jackman said.

Jackman had already finished filming his debut as Wolverine in X-Men when he auditioned and, despite this one setback, he quickly found his footing, and the rest, as they say, is history.

If you want to learn a bit more about that history and his future, be sure to read up on the internet-breaking news that Jackman will be returning as Wolverine for the first time since 2017 to star in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds.

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 seemingly unthinkable has happened: An Elden Ring player has defeated every single boss without taking a single hit. The accomplishment was achieved by Twitch streamer and Elden Ring challenge runner GinoMachino.

We did it. World’s First Elden Ring All Bosses No Hit Run has been completed.

Thanks to everyone who was there for it including the legendary no hit runners @OtzdarvaYT and @OGSquilla

What a moment. https://t.co/WiLQWu1SW8 pic.twitter.com/t5XAFDGoT7

— GinoMachino (@GinoMachino) October 26, 2022

There are 165 bosses in FromSoftware's Elden Ring, ranging from some of the easier bosses in Limgrave, to the infamously difficult ones, like Malenia. GinoMachino took two months to plan out the route for the no-hit run, before finally completing the challenge on October 25. It's worth pointing out that this is a true no-hit run, meaning if GinoMachino got even a single scratch from any boss, he had to start the entire game over from the start.

GinoMachino was in disbelief upon defeating the last boss of the run. Celebrating the win at the 8 hour, 56 minute mark of the Twitch stream, he said, "I can't believe we did it... I came into today not confident at all, dude."

This run has been a long time coming for GinoMachino. On March 7, he tweeted, "I will complete Elden Ring all bosses no hit", and over seven months later, it's finally happened. Since release, GinoMachino has been tackling all sorts of Elden Ring challenges. Earlier this month, he became the first person to complete Elden Ring using only bare fists.

As with most FromSoftware games, players are tackling Elden Ring in all sorts of crazy, unconventional ways. From modding the Fisher-Price game controller to play Elden Ring, to using Ring Fit Adventure's Ring -Con, there's no shortage of experimentation within the Elden Ring community. And, of course, there's "Let Me Solo Her", the Elden Ring player that's helped hundreds of players defeat the toughest boss in the game.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

The seemingly unthinkable has happened: An Elden Ring player has defeated every single boss without taking a single hit. The accomplishment was achieved by Twitch streamer and Elden Ring challenge runner GinoMachino.

We did it. World’s First Elden Ring All Bosses No Hit Run has been completed.

Thanks to everyone who was there for it including the legendary no hit runners @OtzdarvaYT and @OGSquilla

What a moment. https://t.co/WiLQWu1SW8 pic.twitter.com/t5XAFDGoT7

— GinoMachino (@GinoMachino) October 26, 2022

There are 165 bosses in FromSoftware's Elden Ring, ranging from some of the easier bosses in Limgrave, to the infamously difficult ones, like Malenia. GinoMachino took two months to plan out the route for the no-hit run, before finally completing the challenge on October 25. It's worth pointing out that this is a true no-hit run, meaning if GinoMachino got even a single scratch from any boss, he had to start the entire game over from the start.

GinoMachino was in disbelief upon defeating the last boss of the run. Celebrating the win at the 8 hour, 56 minute mark of the Twitch stream, he said, "I can't believe we did it... I came into today not confident at all, dude."

This run has been a long time coming for GinoMachino. On March 7, he tweeted, "I will complete Elden Ring all bosses no hit", and over seven months later, it's finally happened. Since release, GinoMachino has been tackling all sorts of Elden Ring challenges. Earlier this month, he became the first person to complete Elden Ring using only bare fists.

As with most FromSoftware games, players are tackling Elden Ring in all sorts of crazy, unconventional ways. From modding the Fisher-Price game controller to play Elden Ring, to using Ring Fit Adventure's Ring -Con, there's no shortage of experimentation within the Elden Ring community. And, of course, there's "Let Me Solo Her", the Elden Ring player that's helped hundreds of players defeat the toughest boss in the game.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Authors George R.R. Martin and Neil Gaiman have both stepped into the TV industry to produce adaptations of their own novels, and they can agree on one thing: it's good for creators of adaptations to remain faithful to the source material.

On Thursday night, the two held a conversation about their work at New York City’s Symphony Space, speaking about their careers and Martin's new book, The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One.

“How faithful do you have to be? Some people don’t feel that they have to be faithful at all," Martin said, according to Variety's recap of the event. "There’s this phrase that goes around: ‘I’m going to make it my own.’ I hate that phrase. And I think Neil probably hates that phrase, too."

“I do,” Gaiman said. “I spent 30 years watching people make ‘Sandman’ their own. And some of those people hadn’t even read ‘Sandman’ to make it their own, they’d just flipped through a few comics or something.”

While the duo agreed that the people behind adaptations often dishonor their source materials, Martin later clarified that it's impossible for adaptations to stay fully faithful.

“There are changes that you have to make — or that you’re called upon to make — that I think are legitimate," Martin said. "And there are other ones that are not legitimate.”

“Why is the Iron Throne in ‘Game of Thrones’ not the Iron Throne as described in the books? Why is it not 15 feet high and made of 10,000 swords? Because the ceiling in our soundstage was not 15 feet high," Martin added. "We couldn’t fit in in there, and they weren’t willing to give us St. Paul’s Cathedral or Westminster Abbey to shoot our little show in.”

Martin recalled working on an adaptation of Roger Zelazny's The Last Defender of Camelot, and that he was given a choice between including horses or a more elaborate set. Martin's solution was to call up Zelazny, who suggested the show scrap the horses.

Changes to the original source material have long been a major point of contention for fans of Game of Thrones, who have debated everything from the absence of Lady Stoneheart to a particularly controversial moment at the end of House of the Dragon's eighth episode.

The Sandman, by comparison, has been quite a bit more faithful to the original comics. This is in part because Gaiman took on a direct role in developing The Sandman, which we gave a 9 in our review. Martin, for his part, also continues to have an active role in House of the Dragon, which we also gave a 9.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN who loves all things indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they've contributed to sites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.