Update 11/29/2022: Golf has finally been added to Nintendo Switch Sports with Nintendo confirming the free update is now available to all users.

Previously only confirmed for a Holiday 2022 launch, Nintendo announced on Twitter that Nintendo Switch Sports owners can download the update as of November 29.

The golf mode features 21 holes pulled from Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort alongside the online Survival Golf mode that sees several players compete simultaneously.

Original Story 09/13/2022: Nintendo Switch Sports is far from done, as more sport is on the way: golf will be added to the game at last.

At today's Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that golf is being added to the game in the next free update. It will include 21 holes from the original Wii Sports series, so prepare for a little nostalgia. But that's not all; there's a new online mode - Survival Golf - which sees eight players compete on the same course, at the same time, to stay in a multiplayer golf match. Players are eliminated based on their number of strokes - get the most strokes and you're out.

The update will come a little later than initially expected, though: rather than the initially promise Fall launch, the free DLC will be available from Holiday 2022.

We gave Nintendo Switch Sports a 7 at launch, saying it "successfully recaptures the party game magic of Wii Sports, but quickly falls victim to a lack of depth that holds it back from achieving greatness." It has since seen a summer update that incorporate Ring Fit's leg strap controls, and we more recently learned that entering a special code at a certain point in the game will unlock the most powerful man in existance: Matt.

Catch up on everything announced during today's Nintendo Direct in our roundup right here.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

Nvidia has announced that its graphically enhanced upgrade Portal RTX is arriving on December 8.

Revealed in a blog post, the December release date marks a small delay from the company's original November launch plan but fans still only have another week or so to wait.

The free DLC for Portal upgrades the 2007 puzzle game with ray tracing and remade high resolution textures. DLSS2 allows for full ray tracing while Nvidia's latest DLSS 3 technology improves the frame rate 2.8 times over for those who own an RTX 40-series graphics card.

Portal RTX was announced during Nvidia's GTC keynote in September alongside RTX Remix, the tool used to remaster the game with ray tracing.

Nvidia said the tool would also be made available so players could upgrade other games, but it's unclear if this will launch alongside the Portal update or be released later.

In our 8/10 review of Portal, IGN said: "The idea behind Portal ends up being more brilliant than Portal itself. Regardless, we definitely had a lot of fun with what is there and appreciate the level of polish and thought that went into the presentation."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Nvidia has announced that its graphically enhanced upgrade Portal RTX is arriving on December 8.

Revealed in a blog post, the December release date marks a small delay from the company's original November launch plan but fans still only have another week or so to wait.

The free DLC for Portal upgrades the 2007 puzzle game with ray tracing and remade high resolution textures. DLSS2 allows for full ray tracing while Nvidia's latest DLSS 3 technology improves the frame rate 2.8 times over for those who own an RTX 40-series graphics card.

Portal RTX was announced during Nvidia's GTC keynote in September alongside RTX Remix, the tool used to remaster the game with ray tracing.

Nvidia said the tool would also be made available so players could upgrade other games, but it's unclear if this will launch alongside the Portal update or be released later.

In our 8/10 review of Portal, IGN said: "The idea behind Portal ends up being more brilliant than Portal itself. Regardless, we definitely had a lot of fun with what is there and appreciate the level of polish and thought that went into the presentation."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson has landed her first leading TV role in Just Cause.

According to Deadline, Johansson will both star in and executive produce the Just Cause show for Amazon Studios, based on the 1992 novel by John Katzenbach.

Of course, Johansson is no stranger to this story – the novel was first adapted into a movie in 1995 starring Sean Connery as Harvard professor Paul Armstrong, while Johansson played his daughter, Katie, in one of her first big screen roles at the age of 10.

Just Cause appears to be going in a different direction this time though. Rather than reprising her earlier role, Johansson has instead been cast as Madison “Madi” Cowart, a reporter for a Florida newspaper who comes to believe a death row prisoner’s claims of innocence after she’s assigned to cover their final days.

The series has been picked up with a straight-to-series order from Amazon Studios and is being made by Warner Bros. TV and writer Christy Hall.

Johansson’s production company These Pictures is producing along with Warner Bros. TV. Hall will also executive produce along with Johansson, Jonathan Lia, and Keenan Flynn. These Pictures head of TV, Zara Duff, will oversee the show.

Johansson recently wrapped up her time Natasha Romanoff with Marvel’s Black Widow and is currently in production on Project Artemis opposite Channing Tatum. She’s also starring in the upcoming Wes Anderson film, Asteroid City, as well as My Mother’s Wedding by director Kristin Scott Thomas.

Although she (presumably) won’t be back as Black Widow, Johansson isn’t quite done with the MCU. The actress is also still linked to a mystery Marvel project which she will produce.

“We are already working with Scarlett on another non-Black Widow related top secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer,” said Marvel boss Kevin Feige. “Scarlett is one of the most talented, versatile, and beloved actors of our time.”

Want to read more about Marvel’s upcoming projects? Check out our rankings of every Phase 4 film and TV show as well as every loose end in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson has landed her first leading TV role in Just Cause.

According to Deadline, Johansson will both star in and executive produce the Just Cause show for Amazon Studios, based on the 1992 novel by John Katzenbach.

Of course, Johansson is no stranger to this story – the novel was first adapted into a movie in 1995 starring Sean Connery as Harvard professor Paul Armstrong, while Johansson played his daughter, Katie, in one of her first big screen roles at the age of 10.

Just Cause appears to be going in a different direction this time though. Rather than reprising her earlier role, Johansson has instead been cast as Madison “Madi” Cowart, a reporter for a Florida newspaper who comes to believe a death row prisoner’s claims of innocence after she’s assigned to cover their final days.

The series has been picked up with a straight-to-series order from Amazon Studios and is being made by Warner Bros. TV and writer Christy Hall.

Johansson’s production company These Pictures is producing along with Warner Bros. TV. Hall will also executive produce along with Johansson, Jonathan Lia, and Keenan Flynn. These Pictures head of TV, Zara Duff, will oversee the show.

Johansson recently wrapped up her time Natasha Romanoff with Marvel’s Black Widow and is currently in production on Project Artemis opposite Channing Tatum. She’s also starring in the upcoming Wes Anderson film, Asteroid City, as well as My Mother’s Wedding by director Kristin Scott Thomas.

Although she (presumably) won’t be back as Black Widow, Johansson isn’t quite done with the MCU. The actress is also still linked to a mystery Marvel project which she will produce.

“We are already working with Scarlett on another non-Black Widow related top secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer,” said Marvel boss Kevin Feige. “Scarlett is one of the most talented, versatile, and beloved actors of our time.”

Want to read more about Marvel’s upcoming projects? Check out our rankings of every Phase 4 film and TV show as well as every loose end in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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

Shazam star Asher Angel wants to see his superhero interact with other DC characters in the new DCU.

Like Dwayne Johnson's recent push to include Henry Cavill's Superman in Black Adam, Angel told ComicBook.com that he also hopes to see Shazam have similar cameos and crossovers.

"Hopefully I get to integrate with other characters, but who knows?," Angel said, not giving anything away regarding potential crossovers in upcoming sequel Shazam: Fury of the Gods.

The original Shazam film featured a minor cameo at the end, when Superman (filmed only from the neck down) appeared at the high school of Billy Batson, who Angel plays.

Unlike Black Adam's marketing, which showed off the Justice Society of America and other DC characters, Shazam: Fury of the Gods has remained light on this front. That being said, Black Adam's Superman cameo wasn't known about until the film was released (and Johnson spoiled it himself), so there could still be some surprises in store for the Shazam sequel.

Major changes are currently underway at DC Studios as new co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran look to implement their eight to ten year plan. Angel is excited about this new era, commenting that he thinks the original Shazam helped usher it in. "I think, in a way, Shazam did open up the DC Universe because it's light-hearted and it's fun," Angel said.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Shazam star Asher Angel wants to see his superhero interact with other DC characters in the new DCU.

Like Dwayne Johnson's recent push to include Henry Cavill's Superman in Black Adam, Angel told ComicBook.com that he also hopes to see Shazam have similar cameos and crossovers.

"Hopefully I get to integrate with other characters, but who knows?," Angel said, not giving anything away regarding potential crossovers in upcoming sequel Shazam: Fury of the Gods.

The original Shazam film featured a minor cameo at the end, when Superman (filmed only from the neck down) appeared at the high school of Billy Batson, who Angel plays.

Unlike Black Adam's marketing, which showed off the Justice Society of America and other DC characters, Shazam: Fury of the Gods has remained light on this front. That being said, Black Adam's Superman cameo wasn't known about until the film was released (and Johnson spoiled it himself), so there could still be some surprises in store for the Shazam sequel.

Major changes are currently underway at DC Studios as new co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran look to implement their eight to ten year plan. Angel is excited about this new era, commenting that he thinks the original Shazam helped usher it in. "I think, in a way, Shazam did open up the DC Universe because it's light-hearted and it's fun," Angel said.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

The issues surrounding Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are largely performance-based; low framerate, extreme pop in, and camera clipping are just a few examples. But now Pokémon fans have seemingly discovered a new issue in Scarlet and Violet that is having a big impact on the competitive battling scene.

As posted to Twitter by Anubis, fans believe Scarlet and Violet's Battle Stadium is currently using the same RNG (random number generator) seed for every single battle. Basically, this means players can figure out what moves will hit and what moves will miss every single time depending on which turn of the battle it is. For example, apparently movies with less than 91% accuracy always miss on the first turn of a Battle Stadium fight.

Uh oh.

Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Battle Stadium currently is using the same RNG seed for every battle.

This allows us to choose moves to ensure that OHKO moves such as Sheer Cold always hit! pic.twitter.com/lSlBJr1AF6

— Anubis (@Sibuna_Switch) November 27, 2022

Reddit user Lord-Trolldemort first discovered this issue, when Frost Breath (a move with 90% accuracy) missed the opening attack of a battle 14 times in a row. If the RNG was working correctly, missing a 90%-accuracy move that many times in a row is a one in 100 trillion chance. As seen in the video above, players have also discovered the window where one-hit KO moves work every time without fail, essentially breaking the Battle Stadium in its current state. Players have also pointed out that this isn't an issue in other types of battles, like wild Pokémon, trainer, or gym battles.

The Battle Stadium is designed to let players take on other trainers from around the world. It includes Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles, which means this issue is particularly pressing for the most hardcore segment of the competitive Pokémon scene. For online ranked battles to be viable, this is something that needs to be fixed quickly.

The new revelations surrounding Scarlet and Violet's Battle Stadium is far from the only issue in the games. Since launch, fans have discovered glitches and issues that include cloning shiny Pokémon, running at double speed, and dozens of other bugs that range from funny visual glitches to serious performance problems.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's technical issues and oversights are the main problems holding the latest generation of Pokémon back from being great. In our Scarlet and Violet review, we said "discovering and catching all these charming monsters across an enormous open world with an actually good story is really fun… it just comes with far, far too many asterisks."

Despite all of the drama surrounding Pokémon, Scarlet and Violet have already sold over 10 million units en route to the fastest Nintendo launch of all time. For more, check out our picks for the top ten best Pokemon games.

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.

Spider-Man 4 sadly never happened… but after almost 15 years, we’ve finally got a glimpse of the film’s villain – Vulture.

Comic book writer Ken Penders has unveiled the villain’s mechanical wings on Twitter – a practical prop that would have appeared in the long-defunct Spider-Man 4.

“Before Tobey & Sam were bid adieu by Sony, work actually had begun on SPIDER-MAN 4,” he revealed. “I visited friends who were working on the Vulture's costume intended for actor John Malkovich. Once production shut down, all materials were turned in. I've sat on this for almost 15 years.”

Before Tobey & Sam were bid adieu by Sony, work actually had begun on SPIDER-MAN 4, and I visited friends who were working on the Vulture's costume intended for actor John Malkovich. Once production shut down, all materials were turned in. I've sat on this for almost 15 years. pic.twitter.com/iY3VmzUrHI

— Ken Penders (@KenPenders) November 28, 2022

Vulture recently made his MCU debut played by Michael Keaton in Spider-Man: Homecoming. However, this iteration of the classic MCU villain featured largely CGI wings.

Spider-Man 4 was a different story – requiring Malkovich to don this beautiful mechanical rig.

Unfortunately, it never happened. The film was ultimately canceled by Sony, eventually leading to a reboot starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man.

What happened to the wings? Well, remarkably, they were sold online and ended up on display at Edmonton's Prop Museum in 2019.

Awesome! I'm guessing your friend was part of the Frontline Design team. I know those wings were sold online and were displayed at Edmonton's Prop Museum in 2019 before closing down. pic.twitter.com/ID053oybIE

— Fillmoreantidote (@DolosGallo) November 28, 2022

As for the designer who worked in them, he was also responsible for Maguire’s Spider-Man 3 suits.

“He was also responsible for fabricating Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man costumes in SPIDER-MAN 3,” added Penders. “He said the web pattern on the costume was the hardest thing about making the costume.”

According to concept artist Jeffrey Henderson, Spider-Man 4 would have featured a handful of classic Spider-Man villains, including “a montage of C and D- list villains that we knew would never be used as main antagonists: Mysterio, the Shocker, the Prowler, the old school-onesie-wearing version of the Rhino, maybe even the Stilt Man, etc.”

Heading back to the MCU, Michael Keaton recently reprised the role of Adrian Toomes aka Vulture in Morbius. However, it’s unclear how he factors into Sony’s upcoming Spider-Plans.

Want to read more about Spider-Man? Check out every Spider-Man spin-off currently in development as well as how to watch the Spider-Man movies in chronological order.

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

Disney CEO Bob Iger hosted his first companywide meeting after returning to the position with employees on Monday, addressing concerns over the company's recent response to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and how Disney plans to move forward.

According to Variety, Iger's comments regarding Disney's stance on LGBTQ+ inclusion were prompted by an employee Q&A session during the meeting. When asked about the company's current position, Iger said, "one of the core values of our storytelling is inclusion, and acceptance and tolerance. And we can't lose that; we just can't lose that…How we actually change the world through the good must continue."

Iger referred to this as a "core value" at Disney, acknowledged the approach is "not going to make everyone happy all the time," and claims it isn't trying to. Variety's report includes employees confirming Iger's statement and a tweet from one staffer saying Iger delivered the response with "no hesitation."

The topic arises after a series of employee-led initiatives and social media campaigns took aim at Disney earlier this year over its handling of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislation. Disney employees criticized the company and organized a walkout after learning it donated nearly $200,000 to politicians supporting the bill. At the time, Bob Chapek still held the Walt Disney Co. CEO position and later apologized for the company's "painful silence" in an internal email.

In March, Florida's legislature passed HB 1557, prohibiting conversations around LGBTQ+ topics in the classroom, and Disney followed up with a statement. The company's stance claimed its goal was to see the law "be repealed or struck down in the courts."

While Iger's predecessor, Chapek, infamously avoided political conversations until pressured, The Hollywood Reporter shared comments regarding Iger's perspective on Disney's political stance. In the meeting, Iger said he thinks "there’s a misperception here about what politics is."

"Some of the subjects that have been proven to be controversial as it relates to Disney have been branded political," said Iger. "And I don't think they are."

Iger's initial meeting also confirmed it would maintain a recent hiring freeze Chapek put in place, and the CEO shut down rumors that Apple had plans to buy Disney. He also showed support for a push to see more Disney employees return to in-office work.

Chapek began his time as Disney's CEO in 2020, taking on the role after Iger initially stepped down. Last week, the company announced Iger's surprising return after Chapek's two-year run. Iger previously held the Disney CEO role for 15 years, from 2005 to 2020, and oversaw acquisitions like Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm.

Andrea Shearon is a freelance contributor for IGN covering games and entertainment. She's worn several hats over her seven-year career in the games industry, with bylines over at Fanbyte, USA Today's FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Site. Find her on Twitter (@Maajora) or the Materia Possessions podcast chatting about FFXIV, RPGs, and any series involving giant robots.