PlayStation VR2 will officially be released on February 22, 2023, for $549.99, and pre-orders will begin on November 15.

As revealed by the PlayStation.Blog, PlayStation VR2 will include the PS VR2 headset, PS VR2 Sense controllers, and stereo headphones. There will also be a PlayStation VR2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle that will retail for $599.99, and it will include everything from the standard edition plus a PlayStation Store voucher code for Horizon Call of the Mountain.

Also launching on February 22 will be the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller charging station, which allows players to charge their controllers "through a simple click-in design, without having to connect to a PS5 console – freeing up the console’s USB ports."

As for pre-orders, those who live in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg will only be able to initially pre-order PlayStation VR2 through PlayStation's online store at direct.playstation.com. While pre-orders begin on November 15, those interested can register today to get ready.

Sony also revealed 11 new titles headed to PS VR2 in 2023, and they include The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, Crossfire: Sierra Squad, The Light Brigade, Cities VR - Enhanced Edition, Cosmonious High, Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue, Jurassic World Aftermath Collection, Pistol Whip VR, Zenith: The Last City, After the Fall, and Tentacular.

While we don't have a full launch line-up quite yet, Sony did confirm that it is "expecting more than 20 titles" on February 22.

In our first hands-on with PlayStation VR2, we said that it "thankfully feels like a modern entry into the VR landscape, with top-notch visual fidelity and comfortable ergonomics. Its haptics and adaptive triggers, if implemented well, will be a welcome addition to the immersive experience."

We also had a chance to try out Horizon Call of the Mountain and Resident Evil Village on PS VR2, and came away impressed. For more, check out how it compares to other VR headsets on the market, including the original PSVR, Valve Index, and the Meta Quest 2.

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The viral, low-budget horror movie Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is coming to theaters but the director already has sites on another public-domain horror movie concept.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fathom Events announced that it will release director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s slasher movie to theaters on February 15 across the U.S., with plans to showcase the film in the U.K., Canada, and Mexico.

Frake-Waterfield is already planning a sequel to go along with the first movie, as well as another murderous take on a public domain children’s series, Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare.

Details are sparse, and we'll likely have to wait until Blood and Honey is released. But the interest generated in the film has seemingly paved the way for a sequel and follow-up.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was created following the classic children’s book entering the public domain in January 2022. Based on A.A. Milne’s children's books, Blood and Honey stars a feral Pooh and Piglet as they go on a murder spree in the hundred-acre woods.

The first teaser for the movie became a viral hit, and interest in the movie skyrocketed both for the violent take on the Pooh character, but also for the successful interpretation once the character hit the public domain.

The first trailer was released in August and you can check it out in the video below.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

The viral, low-budget horror movie Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is coming to theaters.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fathom Events announced that it will release director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s slasher movie to theaters on February 15 across the U.S., with plans to showcase the film in the U.K., Canada, and Mexico.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was created following the classic children’s book entering the public domain in January 2022. Based on A.A. Milne’s children's books, Blood and Honey stars a feral Pooh and Piglet as they go on a murder spree in the hundred-acre woods.

The first teaser for the movie became a viral hit, and interest in the movie skyrocketed both for the violent take on the Pooh character, but also for the successful interpretation once the character hit the public domain.

The first trailer was released in August and you can check it out in the video below.

Director Frake-Waterfield is already planning a sequel to go along with the first movie, as well as another murderous take on a public domain children’s series, Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

For several years now, Harry Potter has sat at the center of a maelstrom fueled by J.K. Rowling's comments on transgender people, which has seen the writer disparage the group as predators and more.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who has been adamant in his support for transgender people and the LGBT community in general through his work on initatives like the Trevor Project, an LGBT charity.

Radcliffe reiterated his position in a new interview with IndieWire, which saw him look back on the 2020 open letter in which he wrote that "we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary individuals."

"The reason I was felt very, very much as though I needed to say something when I did was because, particularly since finishing ‘Potter,’ I’ve met so many queer and trans kids and young people who had a huge amount of identification with Potter on that. And so seeing them hurt on that day I was like, I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way. And that was really important," Radcliffe explained in the new interview.

Rowling has been a controversial figure since a series of tweets in 2020 that drew heavy backlack from the transgender community. Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, were among the figures in the world of Harry Potter to come out in support to transgender people in response. Since then, Rowling has continually reiterated her stance against transgender people, particularly transgender women.

SInce then, Rowling's stance on transgender people has hung over various aspects of the Harry Potter franchise, from the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy game to the recent reunion that Rowling did not take part. Rowling has long been the face of the series she created, but Radcliffe has also remained a big part of the franchise's legacy even as he has sought to establish his own identity in the entertainment world.

One way or another, Harry Potter is both more popular and more contentious than ever.

Ultimately, Radcliffe said, his charity world with the LGBT community meant that he had to speak up.

"It was really important as I’ve worked with the Trevor Project for more than 10 years, and so I don’t think I would’ve been able to look myself in the mirror had I not said anything," Radicliffe. "But it’s not mine to guess what’s going on in someone else’s head."

Radcliffe's most recent role is as Weird Al Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic story. It is scheduled to be released on The Roku Channel on November 4.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

For several years now, Harry Potter has sat at the center of a maelstrom fueled by J.K. Rowling's comments on transgender people, which has seen the writer disparage the group as predators and more.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who has been adamant in his support for transgender people and the LGBT community in general through his work on initatives like the Trevor Project, an LGBT charity.

Radcliffe reiterated his position in a new interview with IndieWire, which saw him look back on the 2020 open letter in which he wrote that "we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary individuals."

"The reason I was felt very, very much as though I needed to say something when I did was because, particularly since finishing ‘Potter,’ I’ve met so many queer and trans kids and young people who had a huge amount of identification with Potter on that. And so seeing them hurt on that day I was like, I wanted them to know that not everybody in the franchise felt that way. And that was really important," Radcliffe explained in the new interview.

Rowling has been a controversial figure since a series of tweets in 2020 that drew heavy backlack from the transgender community. Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, were among the figures in the world of Harry Potter to come out in support to transgender people in response. Since then, Rowling has continually reiterated her stance against transgender people, particularly transgender women.

SInce then, Rowling's stance on transgender people has hung over various aspects of the Harry Potter franchise, from the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy game to the recent reunion that Rowling did not take part. Rowling has long been the face of the series she created, but Radcliffe has also remained a big part of the franchise's legacy even as he has sought to establish his own identity in the entertainment world.

One way or another, Harry Potter is both more popular and more contentious than ever.

Ultimately, Radcliffe said, his charity world with the LGBT community meant that he had to speak up.

"It was really important as I’ve worked with the Trevor Project for more than 10 years, and so I don’t think I would’ve been able to look myself in the mirror had I not said anything," Radicliffe. "But it’s not mine to guess what’s going on in someone else’s head."

Radcliffe's most recent role is as Weird Al Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic story. It is scheduled to be released on The Roku Channel on November 4.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

During EA's Q2 2023 earnings call, the company addressed the recent deal with Marvel and how the decision to enter into another partnership with Disney was driven by the success from the company's previous deal with Star Wars.

During the call, EA was asked if it could offer more details about the recently announced deal with Marvel that will see EA work on three Marvel games starting with EA Motive's Iron Man game. While EA declined to go into that much more detail, the company said that it is seeking to be a "cooperative" and creative partnership rather than a "transactional" one.

Furthermore, the decision to sign a new deal with Disney was a result of the previous Star Wars deal where EA says "over 40 percent of Star Wars players went on to play other EA games."

In 2013 EA signed a ten-year deal allowing the company to exclusively make Star Wars games for Lucasfilms. This deal resulted in moderate hits like Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, and Star Wars: Squadrons, as well as the critical hit Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The latter is set to receive a sequel in 2023 titled, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

According to EA, this Star Wars deal should be considered an overall success given the interest it generated in players to play EA's other games and it looks like the publisher is hoping for a repeat with Marvel.

EA's deal with Marvel isn't quite as long as the one for Star Wars. EA has agreed to make at least three action adventure games based on Marvel comics. The first game has already been announced and it's the Iron Man game from EA Motive. It will tell an original story set in the Marvel universe.

Whether this new game will be similarly beneficial to EA remains to be seen. But otherwise, EA spent most of the financials talking about the success of the most recent FIFA game which continues to grow year-over-year.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

During EA's Q2 2023 earnings call, the company addressed the recent deal with Marvel and how the decision to enter into another partnership with Disney was driven by the success from the company's previous deal with Star Wars.

During the call, EA was asked if it could offer more details about the recently announced deal with Marvel that will see EA work on three Marvel games starting with EA Motive's Iron Man game. While EA declined to go into that much more detail, the company said that it is seeking to be a "cooperative" and creative partnership rather than a "transactional" one.

Furthermore, the decision to sign a new deal with Disney was a result of the previous Star Wars deal where EA says "over 40 percent of Star Wars players went on to play other EA games."

In 2013 EA signed a ten-year deal allowing the company to exclusively make Star Wars games for Lucasfilms. This deal resulted in moderate hits like Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, and Star Wars: Squadrons, as well as the critical hit Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The latter is set to receive a sequel in 2023 titled, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

According to EA, this Star Wars deal should be considered an overall success given the interest it generated in players to play EA's other games and it looks like the publisher is hoping for a repeat with Marvel.

EA's deal with Marvel isn't quite as long as the one for Star Wars. EA has agreed to make at least three action adventure games based on Marvel comics. The first game has already been announced and it's the Iron Man game from EA Motive. It will tell an original story set in the Marvel universe.

Whether this new game will be similarly beneficial to EA remains to be seen. But otherwise, EA spent most of the financials talking about the success of the most recent FIFA game which continues to grow year-over-year.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

One of the main talking points surrounding Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter is the new owner's plan to charge users for verification. While reports originally said the blue checkmark would cost $20 per month, his latest tweets say verification will cost $8 a month.

Earlier today, Musk tweeted: "Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month."

He continued by saying, "Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity", but since it's unclear if Musk's tweets are actually announcements or just throwing ideas out to the audience, we don't yet know what Twitter will and won't eventually implement.

Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit.

Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022

Musk's thread continued, with him saying subscribers will get priority in replies, mentions, and search, the ability to post long video and audio, and half as many ads. According to Musk, the company could give publishers "willing to work" with Twitter a bypass on the paywall. Musk claims the verification subscription system will give Twitter a revenue to "reward content creators".

This thread of tweets describing the features comes just hours after Musk defended paywalled verification. Late last night, Musk replied to a tweet from author Stephen King, who was complaining about paying Twitter to keep his blue check. Musk responded, saying "We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?"

In a follow-up tweet, Musk wrote, "I will explain the rationale in longer form before this is implemented. It is the only way to defeat the bots & trolls."

Many Twitter users are confused about Musk's messaging, with some saying that verification is not a status symbol, but a way to prevent scammers from catfishing as journalists, content creators, and celebrites.

Right now, Twitter Blue costs $4.99/month and lets users edit their tweets, get early access to new features, and more. However, Twitter Blue and verification are currently entirely separate. Under Musk's reported plan, Twitter users who are already verified will have 90 days to subscribe to the new plan to keep their blue checkmark.

This also means any currently unverified users could theoretically subscribe to become instantly verified. And, it's worth a mention that the team on the project was reportedly told they have until November 7 to launch the new feature, or they will be fired.

Blogroll image credit: Jim Watson/Getty Images.

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.

One of the main talking points surrounding Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter is the new owner's plan to charge users for verification. While reports originally said the blue checkmark would cost $20 per month, his latest tweets say verification will cost $8 a month.

Earlier today, Musk tweeted: "Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month."

He continued by saying, "Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity", but since it's unclear if Musk's tweets are actually announcements or just throwing ideas out to the audience, we don't yet know what Twitter will and won't eventually implement.

Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit.

Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022

Musk's thread continued, with him saying subscribers will get priority in replies, mentions, and search, the ability to post long video and audio, and half as many ads. According to Musk, the company could give publishers "willing to work" with Twitter a bypass on the paywall. Musk claims the verification subscription system will give Twitter a revenue to "reward content creators".

This thread of tweets describing the features comes just hours after Musk defended paywalled verification. Late last night, Musk replied to a tweet from author Stephen King, who was complaining about paying Twitter to keep his blue check. Musk responded, saying "We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?"

In a follow-up tweet, Musk wrote, "I will explain the rationale in longer form before this is implemented. It is the only way to defeat the bots & trolls."

Many Twitter users are confused about Musk's messaging, with some saying that verification is not a status symbol, but a way to prevent scammers from catfishing as journalists, content creators, and celebrites.

Right now, Twitter Blue costs $4.99/month and lets users edit their tweets, get early access to new features, and more. However, Twitter Blue and verification are currently entirely separate. Under Musk's reported plan, Twitter users who are already verified will have 90 days to subscribe to the new plan to keep their blue checkmark.

This also means any currently unverified users could theoretically subscribe to become instantly verified. And, it's worth a mention that the team on the project was reportedly told they have until November 7 to launch the new feature, or they will be fired.

Blogroll image credit: Jim Watson/Getty Images.

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.

FIFA 23 will be getting its free FIFA World Cup 2022 update on November 9, 2022, and will bring with it the teams of the 32 qualified nations into an authentic experience.

The FIFA World Cup update will arrive on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC, but, unfortunately, FIFA 23 Legacy Edition on Switch will not be getting the update.

Instead, Switch owners will be left with the standard version of the game that we gave a 2/10 when it was released. FIFA Mobile players, on the other hand, will get to jump in a day early on November 8.

FIFA 23 players will get to play as any of the 32 qualified nations from the upcoming World Cup, and the entire tournament will be playable. Furthermore, players will be able to customize the tournament to their liking, meaning they can change groups and substitute in select teams that didn't make it to the finals.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 update will also have an Online Tournament Mode that will let players pick a nation and fight through the Knockout Stage to win it all.

From November 21 - December 18, FIFA World Cup: Live will be a live experience that will be updated throughout the actual Group and Knockout stages of the real-life World Cup tournament. This will be seen in updated fixtures and squads for each game as they were in the tournament. If an outcome of a game was not what you were hoping for, you will also have the chance to rewrite history and guide your team to victory.

Your FIFA World Cup is another way to experience the tournament, and it will let players choose a nation and pick a starting point anywhere in the World Cup. As they progress, the line-ups, match stats, and standings will mirror the actual tournament, providing an authentic single-player experience.

To help with the immersion of the mode, there will also be "authentic stadium dressings, match ball, additional player head scans, the iconic trophy, and two stadiums including the venue for the Final." FIFA World Cup commentary, visuals, and cinematics will also be part of the package.

FIFA Ultimate Team will be joining in on the fun as well with the "World Cup Path to Glory" event that will run from November 11-23 and will feature 30 "unique World Cup Heroes, presented in a custom World Cup-themed Hero shell."

Additionally, the biggest stars of the World Cup will be chosen for the Team of the Tournament and will come complete with permanently boosted items.

EA also teased that "the excitement will continue" for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023," and more updates will be shared in the future.

If you want to see if FIFA 23 is worth it for the World Cup update, be sure to check out our review.

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