No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga has revealed how he is breaking tradition with his opening sequence for Bond 25. According to IndieWire, new details about No Time To Die's pre-title sequence emerged in a recent article published by The Wall Street Journal. The outlet interviewed Fukunaga who discussed the newest installment of James Bond, which has now been pushed back to 2021. The conversation became shaken and stirred when he shared some rather large teasers about his version of the opening scene. Warning: The text below contains SPOILERS for No Time To Die. [poilib element="accentDivider"] [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/03/no-time-to-die-official-trailer-2"] Typically, the Bond films have action-packed opening sequences packed with gratuitous chases, violence, and sex, however, Fukunaga is reportedly bucking that trend with an opening scene that pulls more from horror movies than action films. "It's slow-paced, visually arresting, subtitled with dialogue in French, and entirely Bond-free," the outlet notes. Instead of checking in with Daniel Craig's 007 at the start of his final mission, Fukunaga's opening scene will reportedly center on Lea Seydoux's Madeleine Swan who will recount a tragic childhood memory in which Rami Malek's Safin, "wearing a Japanese Noh mask, kills her mother, pursues Madeleine through the home, and hunts her down on a frozen lake." The acclaimed director joked about his contrasting approach to Bond 25's opening scene, as he acknowledged that it might sound similar to another franchise that he was once involved with. "Some clown chasing a child around the house," he said. "It's like I brought back [Stephen King's] IT in the first five minutes of Bond." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=james-bond-no-time-to-die-character-posters&captions=true"] Unfortunately, we'll have to wait a little while longer to watch Fukunaga's opening scene, as the release date for the 25th Bond film has been pushed back for the second time due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. No Time To Die will now be released in April 2021, a year after it was originally set to hit the big screen so that it can hopefully be watched by a worldwide theatrical audience. In the meantime, have a browse through IGN's 007 files and find out why the internet thinks Rami Malek is playing a rebooted version of Dr. No, read Daniel Craig's sage advice for the next actor who takes on the iconic Bond role, and catch up with the first episode of The Official James Bond Podcast, which is available on Apple, Spotify, Acast, and all major podcast providers. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

A prolific console game modder has managed to get Bloodborne running at 60 frames-per-second, but has decided to hold back on making the mod public and will wait to see if Sony upgrades the game for PS5 first. Lance McDonald - perhaps best known for his work with PT - recently shared a video showing Bloodborne running at 60fps. In the comments of the video, he stated his intention to release the mod to the public: “I’ll be releasing this patch publicly once the PlayStation 5 has released and Sony have made it clear whether or not Bloodborne will be enhanced on that system in any way,” he said. “Out of respect for PlayStation, I want them to have the first chance to put 60 fps Bloodborne into the hands of players.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/03/27/bloodborne-review"] Should Sony’s Boost Mode for PS5 not bring Bloodborne up to 60 fps, then McDonald will release the mod for players to use. It should be noted, though, that PS4’s are not simple to apply mods to like PCs are, so it will require some technical know-how to use. The standard debug menu for Bloodborne can double the framerate, but this also doubles the gameplay speed. McDonald had to study the PS4 Pro update for Dark Souls 3, which uses the same engine as Bloodborne, to work out how to hack and modify the game.

I patched Bloodborne to run at 60fps. It works alright (about as good as the Dark Souls 3 PS4 Pro patch does) except for the fact that the game doesn't have proper timing and the entire game basically runs in fast-forward. This is running on a base PS4. pic.twitter.com/vfdjjWxpp5

— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) April 28, 2020

“A vast array of features, such as cloth physics, particle and special effects, environmental wind, enemy patrol pathing, motion blur sampling rate, and elevator movement speed all require manual patching,” said McDonald in the video detailing his process. “This way, gameplay logic is correctly adjusted based on the amount of time that has passed between each frame rather than being locked to a fixed timestamp.” Sony has revealed that almost every PS4 game will be playable on PS5 thanks to backwards compatibility, with some enhanced by a Boost Mode. It’s not clear, however, if Boost Mode enhancements are tailored to the specific games by Sony/the developer, akin to many Xbox backwards compatibility projects, or if Boost Mode is an automatic process. Without any developer input, it seems like Bloodborne may need McDonald’s patch to hit that golden 60 fps. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Star Trek: Lower Decks just finished its terrific first season and now we've already got another new season of Trek to binge, as Season 3 of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery debuts this week on Thursday, Oct. 15. And today IGN has a gallery of exclusive character images in anticipation of Disco's third year. Check out all the images in the slideshow below, featuring Sonequa Martin-Green (Commander Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Commander Saru), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Commander Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Ensign Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira), and Michelle Yeoh (Philippa Georgiou). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-trek-discovery-season-3-exclusive-character-images&captions=true"] Star Trek: Discovery's 13-episode third season will drop new episodes weekly beginning Thursday, exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States. Here's the logline for the season from CBS: After following Commander Burnham into the wormhole in the second season finale, season three of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery landing in an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation. The disco team brought a sneak peek of the season to New York Comic Con last week, including the opening scene from Season 3, which you can watch below: In other Star Trek news, Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan recently broke down the Season 1 finale with IGN (while also offering a look forward at Season 2), CBS also revealed at NYCC that Kate Mulgrew will return as Captain Janeway in the Nickelodeon animated show Star Trek: Prodigy, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds -- the upcoming series featuring Anson Mount as Captain Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock, and Rebecca Romijn as Number One -- will deal with Pike’s knowledge of his ultimate, tragic fate. Be sure to check back for our review of Star Trek: Discovery's Season 3 premiere later this week.

Infinity Ward’s latest patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has finally provided options for PC players to uninstall specific game modes. A tweet from Infinity Ward’s Production Director, Paul Haile, revealed that the update would include the much-requested feature.

tomorrows update will have mode specific uninstall options for PC MW owners.

— Paul Haile (@Tyrael) October 12, 2020

The PC version of Modern Warfare demands a huge 225GB of hard drive space. While the console versions of the game require a similar amount of space, those versions allow players to uninstall modes that players are not using, which helps reduce its HDD footprint. Prior to Call of Duty being made exclusive to the Blizzard Launcher on PC, many Steam versions of Call of Duty games were split into two library entries for campaign and multiplayer. This helped reduce install space, but the feature has been missing for the last few entries. Thankfully, this update provides more control for players. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/29/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-warzone-season-six-battle-pass-trailer"] For those with limited hard drive space remaining, this new system may free up enough gigabytes to install the Black Ops Cold War beta, which arrives on PC this Thursday. If you’re jumping in, check out our essential tips and every weapon you can pick up, plus the best loadouts. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

NeocoreGames has announced King Arthur: Knight’s Tale; a tactical RPG for PC and next-generation consoles that reimagines the Arthurian legend as a dark, gothic fantasy. Launching first on Steam in early 2021, the game is also planned for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. King Arthur: Knights Tale mixes an XCOM-style turn-based battle system with traditional RPG mechanics, including character development, choices that impact the direction of your campaign, and upgrading your home base of Camelot. The story follows Sir Mordred, who travels with a band of knights across Avalon in search of King Arthur. This is already an interesting twist on the classic legend, as Sir Mordred is King Arthur's nemesis, traditionally shown as the king's traitorous nephew. In this version of the tale, Mordred has actually mortally wounded Arthur, and is now stalking him through the isle of Avalon to finish the job on command of The Lady of the Lake. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/13/king-arthur-knights-tale-official-announcement-trailer"] The band of knights he travels with is, naturally, Neocore’s dark reimagining of The Round Table. Each of the 30 knights has a “traditional” RPG progression system, and can be permanently killed if they succumb to disease, curses, or straight-up battle wounds. Neocore notes that the game has roguelite elements, but told IGN that constant replays of the campaign are not necessarily part of that, and so it seems like permadeath characters may be where those elements come into play. Sir Mordred and his knights will act as your troops in the XCOM-style turn-based tactical battles, which take place on battlefields that have been rendered using photoscanned environments and a physics-based rendering engine. The heroes you can recruit are assigned one of five different classes - including fighters and magic casters - and are able to make use of “hundreds” of skills and artefacts. You can also use traps and lures, as well as tactical use of cover and terrain, to put the enemy at a disadvantage. Those enemies won’t just be men in plate armour. Thanks to that dark fantasy setting, this is an Arthurian tale filled with monsters that look like they take fashion advice from Dark Souls. There are seven enemy factions to clash with, made up from over fifty different enemy units, including bosses. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=king-arthur-knights-tale-screenshots&captions=true"] As leader of the kingdom, it will be your job to oversee the issue of these terrors haunting Britannia, and manage and expand your Camelot stronghold. A campaign map, showing Camelot and the various locations across the kingdom, will allow you to choose which quest you take on next. As you make decisions, the consequences of your actions will be plotted out on a ‘Morality Chart’. Your position as ruled goes beyond the campaign, too, with a promised endgame mode. NeocoreGames plans to release King Arthur: Knight’s Tale on Steam sometime in the first quarter of 2021, with console releases coming later. Ahead of that, though, there will be a Kickstarter campaign that launches today, October 13. Neocore notes regardless of if the crowdfunding goal is met or not, King Arthur: Knight's Tale will release. The use of Kickstarter is to gather funds for additional features that the studio would like to implement, rather than actually making the core game. Before the 2021 release, Neocore plans to release a beta in November. Hopefully this will provide a good insight into the kind of game Neocore has put together without the use of any Kickstarter funding. Knight’s Tale won’t be NeocoreGames’ first experience with the Arthurian legends; the studio also created King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame, which mixed RPG elements with real-time tactics. Read our review of King Arthur 2 to find out more, as well as our review of the studio’s latest game, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Scientists are emphasizing the need to study "unidentified aerial phenomena" to assemble "reliable evidence" of their existence. According to Space.com, researchers are keen to observe unidentified aerial phenomena scientifically, as "rapid advances in information and communication technologies" have provided new ways to possibly detect and capture these types of events, which could, in turn, give them a means of delivering "objective and high-quality data" on the phenomena. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/27/pentagon-officially-declassifies-and-releases-3-navy-videos-purportedly-showing-ufos"] Scientific research in this domain has previously presented its challenges, especially because no one knows where and when a UAP could potentially appear, however, researchers have identified Earth-observation civilian satellites and Earth-scanning spacecrafts as useful tools to collect data. "The location over our heads of satellites is the perfect chance to potentially detect something," said Philippe Ailleris, the primary force behind the UAP reporting scheme. "The evolution of [more Earth-scanning spacecrafts] will stimulate forward-thinking ideas across different domains, including controversial topics. And why not the UAP research field?" Kevin Knuth, a former scientist with NASA's Ames Research Center, is teaming up with Ailleris to employ satellite imagery to detect and monitor UAPs. Next year, Knuth will lead an expedition to monitor the region of ocean south of Catalina Island after UAP sightings were reported there back in 2004. A website page set up for the project states that the primary aim of the team's research is to hopefully "provide unassailable scientific evidence that UAP objects are real, UAP objects are findable and UAP objects are knowable," however, some scientists are wary of using the term "extra-terrestrial" in correlation with UAP sightings. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-major-alien-race-in-the-mcu&captions=true"] "There is absolutely no concrete evidence that I know of that points to the [UAPs] being extra-terrestrial," said Ravi Kopparapu, a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who views UAPs as a scientifically interesting problem. "I think people immediately think about 'aliens' when they hear UFOs/UAPs, and I want scientists to not fall for that." Kopparapu suggested that scientists should be "strictly agnostic" and have "an open mind" in their studies of UAPs. He reinforced this by saying that they should "let the data lead us to what they are." Scientific studies have turned up some interesting discoveries over the years. NASA previously found a galaxy that was shaped like an imperial TIE fighter, while a former Pentagon UFO program scientist reportedly retrieved "off-world vehicles not made on this Earth." Plus, it was recently reported that scientists may have detected possible signs of life on Venus as far back as 1978. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

A talented park editor has recreated Super Mario Sunshine's Delfino Plaza in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. Reddit user Gunderstank16 has gone to great lengths to envision the paint-soaked, waterlogged hub of Super Mario Sunshine in the most recent remake of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, which features a fleshed-out set of map creation tools as part of the Create a Park system. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/13/tony-hawks-pro-skater-12-create-a-park-delfino-plaza-gameplay"] You can check out a video of the map in action above, where the map's creator skates it dressed as Mario, complete with complimentary red grip tape on his skateboard. The map has all of the famous architecture from the Gamecube Mario game, including the gigantic Shine plinth that frames the plaza and the many palm trees by the water's edge. In absence of the FLUDD, there are many rails placed to ensure that your chosen skater can get around and preserve their lines. "Been playing a lot of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 and Super Mario 3D All Stars back to back," said Gunderstank16 in the description of his video on YouTube. "Figured I'd mess around in the editor for awhile and see if I could actually remake Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/29/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-accolades-trailer"] Gunderstank16 is also responsible for a killer rendition of Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64, which is similarly detailed and skate-ready. In other THPS 1 + 2 news, check out our article detailing how the game's eclectic soundtrack was made. We reviewed the game back in September, scoring it a 9 and calling it "the best step forward for the series in 15 years." If it's the other side of this mash-up that really grabs you, then check out our Super Mario 3D All Stars port analysis. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Rockstar Games appears to have purchased Crackdown 2 developer Ruffian Games, taking the studio under its wing and rebranding it as Rockstar Dundee. The news arrives thanks to a report from The Gamer, which noted a series of Companies House listings confirming the acquisition and name change. The page for Rockstar Dundee lists 10 major filings all on October 6, 2020, which include the name change, a change of registered address, Take-Two Interactive Software assuming significant control of the company, and a series of new employees being confirmed as directors of the studio. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2010/07/02/crackdown-2-x360-video-review"] Studio head Gary Liddon and Creative Director Billy Thomson co-founded Ruffian Games in 2008, but both appear to have left the company in the wake of the acquisition, with filings pointing to the cessation of their position as directors at the studio and loss of significant control. A tweet from the official Ruffian Games account posted back in October 2019 noted that they were working on "unspecified titles for @RockstarGames". That points to Ruffian Games having been working with Rockstar for at least a year before being officially absorbed into the publisher. Whatever this transformation into Rockstar Dundee means is anyone's guess, but they join a cavalcade of studios working on future games for Rockstar. As well as Crackdown 2, Ruffian had previously worked on Kinect Star Wars, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Crackdown 3. There is no official word from Rockstar as to what the Dundee branch's responsibilities will entail. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

The Walt Disney Company has unveiled a new corporate structure that places a higher priority on streaming in light of the rapid success of Disney+. The company announced the reorganization of its media and entertainment businesses on Monday in a post that highlighted Disney's desire to "further accelerate" its direct-to-consumer strategy. Under the new structure, Disney's content creation groups will focus on "producing and delivering content for theatrical, linear and streaming, with the primary focus being the company's streaming services." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/17/the-mandalorian-season-2-trailer-breakdown"] "We are strategically positioning our Company to more effectively support our growth strategy and increase shareholder value," Bob Chapek, Disney's CEO, said in a statement. "Managing content creation distinct from distribution will allow us to be more effective and nimble in making the content consumers want most, delivered in the way they prefer to consume it." Disney's distribution and commercialization activities will also be centralized into a single, global organization that will be responsible for delivering and monetizing content in "the most optimal way" across all of the company's various streaming services, including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the coming Star international streaming service. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-plus-spotlight-october-2020&captions=true"] The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted several of Disney's revenue streams, including the organization's media and entertainment businesses. A number of planned theatrical releases have been rescheduled in the release calendar or moved over to the ever-growing content library on the company's Disney+ streaming service. It was recently announced that the upcoming Pixar film Soul would skip its theatrical release and head straight to Disney+ this holiday season, debuting exclusively on the streaming service on December 25. This is the third major Disney film to forego theaters in lieu of Disney+ after the release of Artemis Fowl on June 12 and Mulan on September 3, which was made available as a premium-access title. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Prime Day 2020 is winding down, but that doesn't mean there still aren't tons of opportunities to save. For those looking for a new laptop for a great price, this may be the perfect opportunity for you. Not only are there chances to save on gaming laptops, but non-gaming laptops, like the MacBook Air, are also on sale. Amazon Prime day is all about the best deals and savings, and this could be the perfect time to upgrade your laptop or make that purchase you have been thinking about. Here are the best laptop savings and deals for Amazon Prime Day 2020:

Best Amazon Prime Day Laptop Deals

[poilib element="commerceDeal" parameters="slug=best-prime-day-mac-deals"] [poilib element="commerceDeal" parameters="slug=best-prime-day-laptop-deals"] Laptops are only a small part of the many deals offered on Prime Day, so make sure to check out our main Amazon Prime Day page to keep up to date on the best deals and savings that are just waiting for you, including the Best Prime PC Mouse and Keyboard Deals and Best Prime Day Desk Deals.

The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals

Right now, if you're going to spend $40 on Amazon, you can save some cash and send yourself a $40 gift card and Amazon will send you $10 in Amazon credit within 24-48 hours.

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Also, it's important to note that you'll need to have an active Amazon Prime account to score the steepest of discounts. You can sign up for Amazon Prime right here. Moreover, if you've never taken advantage of the free trial for Prime, pick up the 30-day trial right now and save money even without a subscription. You can even cancel your subscription before the first bill shows up, if you want to roll that way. If you've already used the free trial, you can subscribe for $12.99 a month, or $119 for a full year.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.