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The latest episode of Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire revealed new details about the game’s vehicles and fashion styles, as well as the Stadia release date. Cyberpunk 2077 will feature a wide variety of vehicles that players can use to drive/ride around Night City, and they’re divided into five different categories: economy, executive, heavy duty, sport, and hypercars. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/cyberpunk-2077-vehicle-classes-trailer"] Economy rides are “utility and low-end clunkers”, and essentially the cheap junk cars of 2077. Executive cars are your higher-end models, with plush interiors and the latest tech. Heavy duty vehicles are trucks and tanks that can be used for brute force maneuvers and ramming. Sports are exactly what they sound like, and feature exchangeable parts for tuning. Hypercars, meanwhile, are Bugatti-style top-end beasts designed for luxury speed. Every car in Cyberpunk 2077 is unique, with fully rendered interiors, and can even vary in aesthetic depending on what area of the city you steal it from. Plus, in addition to the wide variety of original vehicles created for the universe, Night City also is home to some real-world cars, including Johnny Silverhand’s 1977 Porsche 911. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/keanu-reeves-helps-bring-motorcycles-to-life-in-night-city"] CD Projekt Red also confirmed that when cars are purchased from a fixer, they can be summoned in much the same way as Geralt can call for his horse Roach in The Witcher. Cars can be used for transportation as well as races, which take place both in off-road Badlands locations and on the streets of the inner-city. Apparently guns may be required during races, so they sound like violent affairs. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/cyberpunk-2077-the-styles-of-night-city-trailer"] Alongside cars and bikes, CDPR also showed off the fashion styles of Night City. There are four to opt for: Kitsch, which is a poppy combination of neon and chrome; Entropism, which is essentially future hillbilly; Neomilitarism, which features corporate designs that are substance over style; and finally Neokitsch, a sort of gentrified version of kitsch worn by celebrities. Finally, CDPR also announced that Cyberpunk 2077 will be available on Google Stadia on November 19, the same day as PC and consoles. Pre-orders for this cloud-based version are available now. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/cyberpunk-2077-welcome-to-the-diner-trailer"] For more on Cyberpunk 2077, check out the size of its Japanese language script and the news that the game has gone gold. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Disney's legendary masked superhero, Darkwing Duck, finally makes his triumphant return to television during the upcoming one-hour episode of DuckTales, titled "Let's Get Dangerous!" According to a synopsis from Disney, in this adventure, "after stopping a break-in at Scrooge's St. Canard Lab, Darkwing gains an unlikely sidekick, Gosalyn, as he uncovers a dark conspiracy tied to the Missing Mysteries and one of Scrooge's employees." IGN can exclusively reveal a clip featuring Darkwing Duck himself in the video below (or watch it at the top of the page): [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/ducktales-exclusive-darkwing-duck-clip"] In an exclusive interview with DuckTales executive producer Matt Youngberg and co-executive producer/story editor Francisco Angones, IGN learned why the creators decided to bring Darkwing Duck back. "Darkwing Duck was one of the most iconic series of our childhoods," Youngberg told IGN. "The original series’ blend of broad slapstick, clever wordplay, superheroic action, and genuine heart had a profound influence on us creatively as kids, and there is a lot of that influence cooked into the DNA of our new DuckTales series. It is hands down Frank's favorite cartoon of all time." Angones spoke about how the episode is "an exciting opportunity to explore Darkwing’s legacy as well specifically what kind of hero the purple protector of the persecuted wants to be. He’s new to the gig, he’s got the cool gadgets and costumes, the high-tech hidden lair, an endless supply of catchphrases, everything he needs to fight crime. But when Gosalyn crashes into his life, Darkwing will discover who he’s actually fighting for." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ducktales-season-3-darkwing-duck-gallery&captions=true"] You can check out all of Darkwing Duck's adventures in "Let's Get Dangerous!" on Disney XD and DisneyNOW on Monday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT. [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Disney+ has announced an expanded voice cast for its LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, which is set to premiere on the streaming service this November. According to Entertainment Weekly, Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), and Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico) have signed on to reprise their fan-favourite roles in the upcoming Holiday Special, alongside Star Wars: The Clone Wars vets Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dee Bradley Baker (Clone Troopers). Check out the first official poster for the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special below: [caption id="attachment_2424033" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] Image credit: Disney[/caption] The all-new animated special will follow the events of The Rise of Skywalker, with Rey setting off on a quest to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force ahead of Life Day. While visiting a mysterious Jedi Temple, she will be hurled into a cross-timeline adventure that sees her come into contact with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan, and other iconic heroes and villains from the saga. The latest casting news has confirmed that Lando Calrissian and C-3PO will also play a role in that adventure. Speaking about the returning franchise stars, executive producer James Waugh told EW: "Williams had such great, positive energy around the whole project and, of course, we couldn't do C-3PO without Anthony Daniels and he brought his magic to the character." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/12/the-history-of-star-wars-on-tv-from-the-holiday-special-to-disney-plus"] Kelly Marie Tran, who starred as Rose Tico in the sequel trilogy, will also play a significant part in the story, which is split into two parts. The first part will take place on Kashyyyk where Rey, Poe, Rose, and Finn are all preparing for the galaxy's most cheerful and magical holiday, while the second part will follow Rey's escapades at the Jedi Temple. "[Rose] has a really prominent role throughout the story," Waugh explained. "Rose's role in this it [sic] to really takes charge she basically saves the day, in many ways. We wanted to make sure we got a lot of Kelly in as Rose was going to be an essential part of whatever [the Resistance heroes'] future was going to be after Episode IX and she was a blast to work with." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-plus-spotlight-october-2020&captions=true"] The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is a production of Atomic Cartoons, the LEGO Group, and Lucasfilm. It is directed by Ken Cunningham and written by David Shayne, who is also co-executive producer. Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jason Cosler, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert, and Keith Malone are attached as additional executive producers on the project. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special hits Disney+ on November 17, the same day that the original Star Wars holiday special aired on CBS in 1978. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

In true CD Projekt Red fashion, episode 4 of Night City Wire was announced last week, where the devs will share more updates and details about Cyberpunk 2077. For the fourth episode, the game's official Twitter account said it will, "go into details about the looks, sounds, and specs of #Cyberpunk2077 vehicles. As usual, you can expect new gameplay footage, announcements, and more!" A clip that was literally one-second long was shared as well, showing one of the vehicles spinning off in slow motion. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=updated-92-cyberpunk-2077-gameplay-details&captions=true"]

Night City Wire Episode 4 Start Time

Night City Wire episode 4 will take place on Thursday, October 15 and will start at 9 am PT, 12 pm ET, and 5 pm BST. If you’re watching from Australia, you can stay up late and tune in on Friday, October 16 at 2 am AEST. The episode is expected to be around 25 minutes long, similar to the previous three episodes.

How to Watch Night City Wire Episode 4

We'll be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 livestream on our channels across a variety of platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Twitter. Here’s the full list of places you can watch Night City Wire Episode 4:

• IGN.com (homepage)
• IGN's Facebook Channel
• IGN’s Twitter
• IGN's Twitch Channel
• IGN’s Youtube Channel
• IGN's TikTok
• IGN's iOS App
• IGN's Android App
• IGN's PlayStation 4 App
• IGN's Xbox One App
• Roku
• IGN App for Android TV
• IGN for Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• IGN 1 on Samsung TV Plus
• Pluto TV
• Plex Live TV

 What Kind of Cyberpunk 2077 Updates to Expect

All we know about this upcoming episode is what the devs revealed on their official Twitter account. We can expect to see a close look at the vehicles in the game, including the, "looks, sounds, and specs" of them. CD Projekt Red also revealed they will be releasing more new gameplay footage and announcements. Previously, Night City Wire episode 3 went into a deep dive showing off all the gangs that will be in the game, as well as what went into creating the original score. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/25/cyberpunk-2077-hands-on-what-we-think-after-4-hours-in-night-city"] To go deeper into everything that is Cyberpunk 2077, check out what we thought of Night City after 4 hours of playing in the city, and head over to our hub to find out all the latest news on Cyberpunk 2077. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

After seven years, 2D, anime fighting game Phantom Breaker: Extra is getting a massive update. Titled, Phantom Breaker: Omnia, and it marks the fighting game’s debut in the west. Phantom Breaker is a fighting game series developed by Mages, the Japanese studio behind visual novels like Steins;Gate. Phantom Breaker is set in Tokyo when a mysterious man known as “Phantom” appears and grants “Fu-mension Artifacts” to fighters he manipulates into fighting one another. The winner of the Phantom's game will be granted a wish, but the use of the Fu-mension Artifacts threatens to destroy the very fabric of reality. Check out IGN's exclusive gameplay in the video below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/phantom-breaker-omnia-full-gameplay-match"] Phantom Breaker: Omnia boasts a roster of 20 playable characters and guest characters, including Makis Kurisu from the Steins;Gate series. Mages is also introducing two brand new characters created for Omnia. The battle system lets fighters choose between three different fighting styles: Quick, Hard, and Omnia, each with a unique focus that changes how a character plays, and whether their moves focus on speed, power, or mechanics. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=phantom-breaker-omnia-screenshot-gallery&captions=true"] Phantom Breaker: Omnia will also support a complete English dub, or an option to choose the original Japanese audio. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/phantom-breaker-omnia-announcement-trailer"] New publisher Rocket Panda Games is handling bringing Phantom Breaker: Omnia to the west. It’s slated to be released in 2021 digitally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. A physical edition for PS4 and Switch is planned in partnership with Limited Run Games. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

The PS5 UI has been revealed by Sony. The news arrives as part of a PlayStation blog post, which digs into the new console's user experience and reveals a few new features coming to the PlayStation 5 when it launches next month. One of the highlights of the new system is the Control Center, which provides "immediate access to almost everything you need from the system," and can be summoned by pressing the PlayStation button on the new DualSense controller. From the Control Center you can see who is online, check the status of downloads, manage your controllers and more. A special 11-minute State of Play showcase launched alongside the blog post, providing an in-depth look at the PS5's UX, which was designed with 4K TVs in mind. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ps5-ui-screenshots&captions=true"] There's also a brand new feature called Activities which lets players "discover new gameplay opportunities, go back to things you missed, jump directly into levels or challenges you want to play, and much more." Activity cards can be accessed directly from the control centre, and some can be viewed picture-in-picture, meaning you won't have to leave the game to see them. An example is shown from Sackboy: A Big Adventure, where the user can open up an activity card relating to a level in progress to see objectives they still need to complete. From this menu, they can also find out the estimated playtime necessary to complete the level. If they wish to, players can press resume on an Activity to warp to the chosen level, and if the user is a PlayStation Plus subscriber, they can also get access to Game Help, where if they tap one of the objectives they can see screenshots and video clips that can be pinned to the screen and will guide them towards the solution. Users will also be able to join parties and games hosted by their friends directly from the control centre, switching between games with pace thanks to the PS5's SSD. A new media sharing system also allows you to dictate captions for screenshots before sharing them, and screenshots will be shrouded with a spoiler warning for players who may not have seen that part of the game yet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/15/first-look-at-the-ps5-ui"] Sony also notes that they have "rebuilt the entire software stack form the console to the network" to make the user experience faster. "We believe the less time you spend waiting to interact with the system, the more time you will have to spend playing games," the article explains. In other PS5 news, we recently learned that the console's cooling fan determined the size of the next-gen console. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Microsoft has outlined the list of day-one launch games for the Xbox Series X and Series S, a host of new, next-gen games, as well as cross-gen releases spanning both Xbox exclusives and third-party, multiplatform offerings. The full list, as revealed by Microsoft today, also denots what games support Smart Delivery, the process by which Xbox players can play the platform-specific versions of each game, even if they play across platforms, as well as what games will be available with Xbox Game Pass. The launch list includes: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/13/our-first-xbox-series-x-game-impressions-unlocked-465"]

• Assassins Creed Valhalla (Smart Delivery)
• Borderlands 3 (Smart Delivery)
• Bright Memory 1.0 (Smart Delivery)
• Cuisine Royale (Smart Delivery)
• Dead by Daylight (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition
• DIRT 5 (Smart Delivery)
• Enlisted
• Evergate
• The Falconeer (Smart Delivery)
• Fortnite
• Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Gears 5 (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Gears Tactics (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Grounded (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• King Oddball
• Maneater (Smart Delivery)
• Manifold Garden (Smart Delivery)
• NBA 2K21
• Observer: System Redux
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• Planet Coaster (Smart Delivery)
• Tetris Effect: Connected (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• The Touryst (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
• War Thunder (Smart Delivery)
• Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition
• Watch Dogs: Legion (Smart Delivery)
• WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship (Smart Delivery)
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Smart Delivery)
• Yes, Your Grace (Smart Delivery)

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] While the list does not include any brand-new Xbox first-party games, it does mark Gears Tactics' arrival on console after its launch on PC earlier this year. It launches alongside Series X and S versions of existing Xbox games like Grounded, Gears 5, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and more. Plus, Xbox players at launch will get some console exclusives like the enhanced Tetris Effect: Connected, as well as Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which, while also on current-gen platforms, does not hit PS5 until March 2021. And this list, of course, does not include the full list of games available for those who subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. For more ahead of the Xbox Series X and Series S launches, be sure to check out our hands-on impressions of Dirt 5 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon running on Series X, as well as playing some backward compatible Series X games.

An ex-Sega developer has criticized the publisher following the announcement of a repackaged release of a prototype he helped create "under crunch conditions." Witch Beam co-founder Tim Dawson took to Twitter to point out that Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype - a game launching on Steam as part of  Sega's 60th-anniversary celebrations - was initially coded by Dawson and a small team in 2012 in an attempt to revive the classic series. Dawson claims that Sega enforced very tough working conditions for the team. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sega-60th-anniversary-streets-of-kamurocho-golden-axed-armor-of-heroes-screenshots-ign&captions=true"] Dawson and his team were asked to make "a polished gameplay prototype for an internal Golden Axe pitch in about two weeks." "This project was my personal nexus of nightmare hours, inept management, industry realisations and heroics achieved with a small team under unreasonable conditions, so it's an odd feeling to see it surface eight years later without context, credits and with a joke title sequence," Dawson explained. The prototype's development was apparently mired by problems and criticism from upper management.

woke up to the surprising news that Sega is releasing the Golden Axe prototype I coded in 2012 under crunch conditions

At least I'm not alone - this appears to be a surprise to everyone I know who actually worked on it https://t.co/MRmuSFgMlA — Tim Dawson (@ironicaccount) October 15, 2020

The launch of Golden Axed has surprised some of the prototype's original developers, who worked on the project almost a decade ago and were not informed by Sega that it would be making a return. Dawson mentioned that he was working on the game for "14-hour days" amid "7 day work weeks." and called Sega "parasites" for the tongue-in-cheek description of the game originally featured on its Steam store page, which read as follows: "Golden Axed may be janky, may be buggy, may be an artifact of its time, but it offers a unique glimpse into the prospect of a project that could have been." Later, Dawson added to his comments, saying "If you're excited to play an old prototype, that's fine! Bunch of people including me worked hard on it. And obviously Sega owns it and any work I did, it's just a bit weird they're saying they reached out to the original team." IGN reached out to Sega for comment on this story, who provided the following response: "SEGA Europe reached out to former members of the Golden Axe: Reborn dev team to produce this prototype of the game for Steam as part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations. We wanted to bring the work of the developers at the time to light and celebrate it as a part of our history. Something we didn't get the chance to do first time around. We certainly didn't mean to dredge up painful memories for Mr. Dawson and his former colleagues or appear disrespectful. We've removed the line from the Steam copy that could have been taken as a slur on the development and would like to reassure everyone that it was intended as a comment on the build we had ported to PC, not the quality of the original work. We're hoping lots of fans play the prototype and can appreciate the work he and his colleagues put into this developing this prototype." Golden Axed is part of Sega's 60th Anniversary Steam Celebration, which also includes a Streets of Rage/Yakuza mash-up game and a retro battle tank game based on Company of Heroes. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Legendary is reportedly developing a new Buck Rogers movie to potentially serve as a launching pad for a multi-platform sci-fi franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary, the production company behind the upcoming Dune movie reboot, is planning to develop a new Buck Rogers project with Transformers producer Don Murphy and his wife Susan Montford, whose credits include Shoot 'Em Up and Real Steel. The studio is said to be "putting the final pieces" together on a deal for the screen rights to the classic sci-fi character. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/19/5-great-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix-that-arent-star-wars-or-the-mcu"] After years-long negotiations over the rights to the franchise, sources claim that the team behind the Buck Rogers project are wanting to branch the property out across multiple platforms, starting with "a big-screen take that would pave the way for a prestige television series as well as an anime series, giving audiences a 360-look at heroics sets in the 25th century." Buck Rogers is the spaceman protagonist of Philip Francis Nowlan's Armageddon 2419 A.D., published in a 1928 issue of the Amazing Stories magazine. The novella opens with Rogers trapped inside a coal mine, where he falls into a state of suspended animation and wakes up almost 500 years into the future. The character rose to further prominence when he appeared in a 1929 John F. Dille comic strip. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] Over the years, the stories of Buck Rogers have appeared in a variety of formats, including comics, movies, radio, and television. The developing project at Legendary could lead to many more adventures with the celebrated comic-strip spaceman, as Hollywood continues to revisit past properties. For more reboots and revivals, check out our rundown of the quickest movie franchise reboots. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.