It appears a remake for Destroy All Humans! 2 is real and in development.

In a now-deleted tweet, PlayStation officially announced the Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed noting the game will come to PS5. A trailer was also shared in the tweet as well but mentioned no release date. The end of the trailer also notes that THQ and Black Forest Games are tied to the remake; the latter also developed the remake for the original Destroy All Humans!

The tweet has since been deleted ahead of a planned THQ Nordic 10th-anniversary livestream set for later this week.

Destroy All Humans! 2 was originally released back in 2006 on PS2 and Xbox. Set 10 years after the original game's events, players control Crypto-138, a clone of the first game's protagonist, Crypto-137. A remake for the game was originally teased earlier this year, but not much info was shared other than Destroy All Humans! senior producer Martin Kreuch saying that there may be more details shared "soon."

IGN reviewed the 2020 remake of Destroy All Humans!, which received a 7 on our review scale calling the game "simple but satisfying." While we do not have a release date for Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed, we do know that THQ Nordic is part of Embracer Group, a holding company that has said it has 150 games in development; 70 of those games are to be completed by March 2022.

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A modder has put the Super Mario 64 engine inside of Minecraft, creating a playable version of Mario in the game.

@pdxdylan posted on Twitter, showing off his work to get the polygonal plumber inside the blocky world of Minecraft. You can see Mario running around multiple biomes, showing off his triple jump, long jump, swimming, climbing, and more moves straight from the classic N64 title.

I'm working on a #Minecraft mod that runs the Super Mario 64 engine! It's very WIP right now but here's some highlights pic.twitter.com/QCfzl10ip0

— Dylan (@pdxdylan) September 13, 2021

IGN spoke to Dylan, who says he was inspired to make this project, simply because he knew it was possible, and that it would look a bit funny.

"I've done other work with Super Mario 64 before on other engines, but the thought of Mario in a completely different game intrigued me, so I decided to do it as a fun project," Dylan said. "I've always been into tinkering with games, figuring out how they work, and making mods for them."

Dylan says that this project was made possible by the n64decomp community, a group of fans and modders who reverse-engineered Super Mario 64 to decompile the source code. However, due to Nintendo's history of issuing cease and desist orders for fan projects, Dylan doesn't have any plans to release the Mario Minecraft mashup.

"I really do wish I could release it to the community. There's a lot of potential for this mod, especially ideas like players being able to build their own courses for Mario to run around in, or speedrunners trying to beat Minecraft as Mario in the quickest time," Dylan said. "However, due to Nintendo's strict enforcement on fan games and mods, I don't believe it will ever reach that point."

Dylan says his personal end goal is to make Minecraft playable from start to finish as Mario. In a follow-up tweet, he also said he'll continue posting videos of the project online, to keep giving the community glimpses of this fun mod.

Didn't expect this to gain traction so quickly so I should prob. clarify: Due to how Nintendo deals w/ Fan projects (DMCAing em) I sadly can't promise a download, either now or in the future. The most I can do now is post silly videos of what I do in-game with it

— Dylan (@pdxdylan) September 14, 2021

For more wacky Super Mario 64 mods, you can watch the gameplay of Peach's Castle as a playable level in GoldenEye 007. Or, for something Nintendo encourages you to build and modify yourself, check out the recently-revealed LEGO Super Mario 64 playset.

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A sequel to the 1988 comedy Twins is officially a go, with Tracy Morgan set to join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as the pair's third brother, per Deadline. Triplets is currently being shopped in the Toronto Film Festival market, with the production sending out a reel of the three actors to potential buyers. The production is aiming to begin filming in January 2022, with director Ivan Reitman also set to return to the director's chair.

"I haven’t directed in a couple years, but Arnold kept saying, 'C’mon, we had such a great time,'" Reitman said. "I had a great time doing the first one, and this is going to be fun.”

Triplets will reportedly follow Schwarzenegger and DeVito's Benedict brothers as they come into contact with a long lost brother played by Morgan.

The original Twins was an impressive commercial success for Universal when it released in theaters in 1988. The film grossed $216 million worldwide against a reported production budget of $18 million. A sequel has been in the works for nearly a decade, with reports of Eddie Murphy's attachment to the project emerging in 2012.

Reitman confirmed that Murphy was a large factor in the sequel's conception, though the director assured that Morgan will be a fantastic replacement.

"This whole thing started with Arnold meeting Eddie Murphy, and the suggestion came from one of them,” Reitman said. "We started a script with Eddie, and after the success he had with Amazon Prime on Coming 2 America, he got himself booked up heavily. And we knew we were going to make it at the beginning of next year. I’d been good friends with Tracy Morgan for a long time and always thought he was one of the funniest men in the world. I thought he would make a terrific triplet, and we rewrote the whole script for him."

For more on Twins and twins in general, check out how DeVito and Schwarzenegger stack up in our rundown of the best movie twins of all time.

J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.

Activision Blizzard has announced it has hired Julie Hodges from The Walt Disney Company to become the new Chief People Officer and help “build a more inclusive workplace.” Hodges hiring comes as Activision Blizzard continues to confront the fallout of an ongoing gender discrimination lawsuit from the state of California.

Hodges was previously senior vice president of corporate HR, compensation, benefits, and talent acquisition at The Walt Disney Company. According to a press release provided by Activision Blizzard, Hodges was responsible for helping shape corporate culture at Disney.

Hodges will oversee all aspects of human resources “including diversity, equity and inclusion, talent acquisition, employee experience, learning and development, compensation, and benefits and workplace planning,” at Activision Blizzard.

Hodges was hired alongside Delta Airlines’ Sandeep Dube who will serve as the new Chief Commercial Officer, a revenue role.

Hodges will replace Claudine Naughton who is the former Chief People Officer.

The company's former HR executive, Jesse Meschuk also left in August 2021 alongside president J. Allen Brack. Meschuk left following a lawsuit by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing which accused the video game developer of systemically discriminating against women employees in regards to salaries and promotions. Furthermore, Activision Blizzard was accused of fostering a work environment where female employees were sexually harassed.

The lawsuit claims Activision Blizzard’s human resources department was complicit in this workplace and employees were discouraged from reporting to human resources as they “were known to be close to alleged harassers.” An HR employee at Blizzard was pictured in the “Cosby Suite,” photograph.

In a statement, Activision Blizzard’s incoming chief people officer says, “I share the company’s belief that a work environment should welcome all perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds."

“A workforce where everyone feels valued is critical to the success of our business, as is a trusting, engaging, and safe environment that encourages creativity and innovation and in which all employees can thrive," says Hodges. "It takes a collective effort to do this, and I’m looking forward to ensuring that we support the diversity of our talent to bring our people together and continue creating amazing entertainment.”

IGN’s own internal investigation within Blizzard has revealed that there is work to be done to regain this trust. Reports have also emerged that Activision Blizzard is retaliating against employees who are speaking out against the company.

Correction: An earlier version of this story suggested Hodges replaced HR executive Jesse Meschuk. Hodges will be replacing Activision Blizzard's former Chief People Officer Claudine Naughton who is leaving the company. The story has been edited to reflec this.

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

Netflix has added the acclaimed Dark Horse series Grendel to its ever-growing lineup of comic book adaptations. The streamer has greenlit an eight-episode season centered around the comic's original protagonist, Hunter Rose.

Grendel will be written by Supernatural veteran Andrew Dabb, who is also serving as showrunner and executive producer. The series is also executive produced by Grendel creator Matt Wagner and Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Chris Tongue.

Abubakr Ali (Power: Book II) has been tapped to star as Hunter Rose. A gifted fencer and acclaimed novelist, Rose is driven by a mixture of boredom and vengeance to become a costumed vigilante, before ultimately taking control of the city's criminal underworld. Jaime Ray Newman (Dopesick) has been cast as Hunter's mentor Jocasta Rose. Julian Black Antelope plays Hunter's heroic nemesis, Argent, a centuries-old Native American man transformed into a werewolf.

The Season 1 cast also includes Madeline Zima (Californication) as Liz Sparks, Kevin Corrigan (Scenes from an Empty Church) as Barry Palumbo, Emma Ho (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) as Stacy Palumbo, Erik Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Teddy Ciccone, Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive) as Annabelle Wright and Andy Mientus (The Flash) as Andy Stohler.

Grendel originally debuted in 1982's Comico Primer #2, with Wagner later expanding on his original, unfinished story in the graphic novel Grendel: Devil by the Deed. Since then, the Grendel saga has continued at Dark Horse through various ongoing and limited series, the most recent of which was 2019's Grendel: Devil's Odyssey. While the early Grendel tales focus on Hunter Rose's rise and fall, Wagner's story often jumps forward in time to explore other characters taking up the Grendel mantle and the the never-ending cycle of violence and aggression Rose leaves in his wake.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled about the Grendel saga, one of the longest-running independent comics series, finally being translated into live-action for the screen," said Wagner in a statement. "Under the sharp guidance of showrunner Andrew Dabb, our incredible creative team, sure-to-be stellar cast and Dark Horse Entertainment have teamed with Netflix to produce this provocative adaptation that will bring my characters and concepts to an all new audience and yet still provide excitement and surprises for die-hard fans. I'm especially excited to see Abubakr Ali bring the character of Grendel/Hunter Rose to life -- he has the charisma, style and vital edginess that I've been envisioning in the role for years.”

Grendel marks the latest collaboration between Netflix and Dark Horse. The streamer announced Umbrella Academy: Season 3 in November 2020, and we have some ideas for where the story is headed next. Netflix is also developing an animated adaptation of Stan Sakai's Usago Yojimbo comics dubbed Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.

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The iconic Ren & Stimpy are joining the roster of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, the upcoming platform-fighting game that takes definite inspiration from Super Smash Bros.

Similar to Ice Climbers, Duck Hunt, and Banjo & Kazooie from Nintendo's fighter, Ren and Stimpy will play as a single character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.

As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, the developers say Ren and Stimpy, "have a knack for using each other as weapons, which really helps the slapstick comedy of the show come to life.”

Each move is inspired by a scene from the TV show, including throwing a bouncing log, the ‘Happy Happy Joy Joy’ song, and more. During movement, Ren rides on Stimpy's shoulders, which slows the duo down. To make up for that, they can often both attack at once, dealing higher total damage than other fighters on the roster.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl takes characters from all eras of Nick, and Ren and Stimpy definitely fit in with some of the other classic selections. The show had five seasons, airing from 1991-1995. Ren and Stimpy join a roster that includes characters from SpongeBob, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, CatDog, Danny Phantom, and more.

For more, you can watch Smash God Mango's reactions to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's gameplay. And, check out how the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl release date may have leaked on Nintendo's website.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

After months of rumors, Apple has finally announced the iPhone 13, succeeding the tech giant's iPhone 12 series released last year.

The iPhone 13 has a design similar to its predecessor, but this year's iteration offers a 20% slimmer Face ID notch on the top of the smartphone. Like the iPad Mini that was announced earlier during today's event, the iPhone 13 is powered by the A15 Bionic chip. Apple notes that the A15 is a 5nm chip and is a 6-core CPU — two of those are high-performance, and the others are four high-efficiency cores.

The iPhone 13 Mini offers a 5.4-inch screen, while the iPhone 13 includes a 6.1-inch OLED screen. While the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max models offer 6.1 and 6.7-inch OLED screens, the Pro models also include a higher refresh rate at 120Hz. If you wanted a high refresh rate Apple device, you had to purchase the iPad Pro, which offers a 120Hz refresh rate as well.

As expected from a smartphone refresh, Apple is introducing a lot of changes and improvements to the camera. The main camera features a 12MP wide-angle lens with a larger 1.7µm that can capture 50% more light, offering better dynamic range and better low-light photography.

The Ultrawide camera features a larger f2.4 aperture, and the cameras support a new cinematic mode, allowing you to rack focus between subjects while shooting video. The iPhone 13 Pro family takes selectable focusing in video a step farther by adding a depth map, which will allow users to change focus point in their video even after they shoot it.

Separately, the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max will have the ability to film up to 4K resolution at 30 frames per second in ProRes, which is a video format of a higher quality and provides video editors more leverage on editing footage capture on the smartphone.

As far as battery life goes, Apple says the iPhone 13 is improved compared to its predecessor, though mileage may vary. iPhone 13 Mini is anticipated to have a longer run time of 90 minutes, while the regular-sized iPhone is expected to last 2.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12. Apple claims the iPhone 13 Pro will last up to one and a half hours longer than the iPhone 12 Pro, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max is expected to last two and a half hours longer than the iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone.

As with the iPhone 12 series, the iPhone 13 line will offer 5G support. Apple promises that the 5G performance will be improved from last year's lineup and supposedly support 200 carriers across more than 60 countries and regions by the end of 2021.

The iPhone 13 family includes four models: iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max, with a starting price of $699. The more affordable iPhone 13 models include three storage configurations: 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. If you are purchasing an iPhone 13 Pro or Pro Max model, you have the option to buy a 1TB storage configuration. The iPhone 13 line will be available for preorder beginning Friday, September 17, and will release on September 24.

The iPhone 13 was one of many reveals as part of Apple's "California Streaming" event. Be sure to check our roundup to see everything announced during today's event.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

In case you missed it the Apple "California Streaming" event happened today and it revealed a host of new Apple hardware including new iPhones, Apple Watches, and even iPads. It was a surprisingly big show with a new 9th Gen iPad, 6th Gen iPad Mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. If you missed the livestream, don't worry as we've rounded up every major product announcement you need to know about along with all the key information around the new products.

iPad 9th Gen

Apple surprised us by kicking off its California Streaming event with a new iPad powered by a new A13 Bionic processor. According to Apple, this new chip will deliver 20% better performance, making it 3x faster than a Chromebook and 6x faster than "the best-selling Android tablet." Additionally, these new iPads come with a 12MP, 122-degree ultrawide angle selfie camera so users can take advantage of iPadOS 15's new center stage feature that makes video calls more dynamic by following you as you move around the room.

The iPad 9th Gen will be available for order today and ship next week. 64GB models start at $329 so you get double the storage over the last generation. Educational users will be able to purchase the latest iPad for a slight discount at $299.

iPad Mini 6th Gen

Apple also announced a new 6th Gen iPad Mini that's basically the latest iPad Air shrunken down from an 11-inch tablet to an 8.3-inch device. It comes rocking the latest A15 Bionic processor that promises 40% faster CPU performance and 80% better graphics performance. Apple's newest and smallest tablet also features new 12MP cameras on the front and back, the front-facing one of course powers center stage for dynamic FaceTime calls.

The iPad Mini 6th Gen starts at $499 and it's available for order starting now with units shipping next week.

Apple Watch Series 7

The new Apple Watch Series 7 features slimmer 1.7mm bezels and a rounded screen that makes the transition between the display and casing even more seamless. What's more, the always-on display is 70% brighter.

That new 20% larger screen area allows users to push information to the very edges of the display. It can even fit a full-on QWERTY keyboard so users can type messages from their wrist – if that's the sort of thing you want to do that is. The larger screens also mean bigger watch sizes, so the 40mm size is now up to 41mm, and the larger 44mm size has been bumped up to 45mm.

The Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $399 and will be available later this fall.

iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini

Here's the iPhone 13 we've all been waiting for and as the rumors suggested it features a 20% smaller notch. That means you get to experience more of the iPhone 13 bight and beautiful 1200-nit Super Retina XDR display.

The iPhone 13 also features Apple's latest A15 Bionic processor equipped with a 6-core CPU (with two high performance, and four high-efficiency cores) and 4-core GPU. Apple claims its newest chip delivers 50% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU performance and than its Android competition.

The iPhone 13 also brings plenty of camera improvements. First up the main 12MP wide-angle camera features a larger 1.7µm sensor that can capture 50% more light for dramatically better dynamic range and better low-light photography. The main camera also now sports optical image stabilization.

The Ultrawide angle camera meanwhile offers a larger f2.4 aperture to let more light in. Additionally, the new cameras support a new cinematic mode so you can rack focus between subjects while shooting video.

As with last year's iPhone models, Apple's latest handsets will come in two sizes with a 6.1-inch iPhone 13 and a smaller 5.4-inch iPhone 13 Mini.

Lastly, the iPhone 13 series offers more battery life. Expect 90 minutes longer run time on the iPhone 13 Mini. The regular-sized iPhone 13 should last 2.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12.

The 6.1-inch iPhone 13 starts at $829 and the smaller 5.4-inch iPhone 13 Mini pricing starts at $729. Both phones are available for preorder starting later this Friday, September 17, and will ship on September 24th.

iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

Last but not least Apple announced the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max with high refresh rate 120Hz displays, a smaller notch, and greatly improved cameras. Easily the biggest improvement to the iPhone 13 Pro line is the new ProMotion display that can go up as high as 120Hz. The iPhone 13 intelligently scales its refresh rate to match the motion of your swipes, so you're just looking at a static image it'll stay at 10Hz and if you swipe quickly it'll jump to 120Hz. The iPhone 13 Pro's display is also much brighter with a maximum 1000-nit brightness and it also gets the same 20% smaller notch as the non-Pro iPhone 13.

The iPhone 13 also features Apple's latest A15 Bionic processor with its revised two high performance and four high-efficiency cores. Internally, Apple has also increased the maximum storage space to 1TB.

Moving onto cameras, the iPhone 13 Pro features Apple's first-ever 3x optical zoom for a 77mm telephoto equivalent lens. Night time photographers will also love the 92% low light improvement on the ultrawide and 2.2x low light improvement on the wide-angle camera. A new macro photography mode will also allow users to shoot super up close – as close as 2cm – with the ultrawide camera. Lastly, Smart HDR 4 adds the ability to change photographic profiles for different looks.

Users will also be able to shoot in Cinematic Mode to shift focus, but the iPhone 13 Pro adds the extra ability to change focus after you've shot the video thanks to the way it creates a depth map while recording. The iPhone 13 Pro family also uniquely has a ProRes 4K30 video shooting mode that's sure to chew through your phone storage but in exchange, you can minutely tune the look of your videos.

Battery improvements also come to Apple's flagships with the iPhone 13 Pro now promising to last more than 1.5 hours longer than 12 Pro and the 13 Pro Max will run for 2.5 hours longer than the 12 Pro Max.

The 6.1-inch iPhone 13 Pro will retail for $999 and 6.7-inch iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1,099. Both models will be available for preorder starting Friday and release on September 24th.

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In July, Ghost of Tsushima was the 110th best-selling game by dollar sales in the US — not even worth a mention in a sales roundup. In August, thanks to the Director's Cut release, it shot up to No. 2.

According to The NPD Group, it was second only to Madden NFL 22, which took the top spot in its launch month for the 22nd year in a row and became the fourth best-selling game of the entire year so far. For the year, it's currently sitting behind Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, MLB The Show 21, and Resident Evil: Village, though if history is any indication we'll see Call of Duty: Vanguard blast past them all later this year.

Humankind debuted in August as the best-selling PC game and the fourth best-selling game overall, while The Last of Us Part 2 jumped from No. 23 to No. 10 thanks to various retail promotions.

On the hardware side, sales in August were up 45% from last year to $329 million — once again not a shocking increase given that this time last year everyone was holding off on buying consoles while waiting for the new ones. That said, the last time sales were that high was in 2008, a few years after the release of the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360.

The Nintendo Switch was once again the best selling console for the month in unit sales and remains the best-selling console of the year so far, though the PS5 beat it in both categories if you look at dollar sales and remains the fastest-selling PlayStation console ever.

Accessories spending was flat at $164 million, with the Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless controller as the best-selling accessory for the month. The PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller White remained in the top spot for the year so far.

In total, spending on all games hardware, content, and accessories in August was up 7% from last year to a total of $4.4 billion.

The following are the top ten best-selling games for August 2021 by dollar sales. As always, keep in mind that this does not include digital sales of several major game publishers, including Take-Two Interactive and Nintendo, and only counts physical sales for those games, meaning some games may have sold more than they appear to:

1. Madden NFL 22
2. Ghost of Tsushima
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
4. Humankind
5. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
6. Mario Kart 8
7. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
8. Minecraft
9. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
10. MLB: The Show 21

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Following its third round of funding, Splitgate developer 1047 Games has raised $100 million, which the company says will help to carry out the studio's long-term vision of revitalizing stale game genres.

In a press release, the studio confirmed that its most recent round of funding will help the studio to flesh out its vision for Splitgate as a top-tier, AAA competitive shooter and further establish the company as a "leading creative force of distinct and inventive IP in the gaming space".

According to the developer, the additional financial firepower granted will help contribute towards its long-term ambition to create a new era of classic games. In doing so, 1047 Games will aim to act as a pioneer in genres that it says have "currently stalled", by implementing "new takes in well-known, globally recognized genres."

Long-term goals aside, however, CEO and co-founder of 1047 Games, Ian Proulx, confirmed that the studio's immediate future is still fully committed to working on Splitgate. “Building on our core success with Splitgate is our main focus in the immediate future - we are rapidly scaling across all areas of our studio,” said Proulx.

“We are far from finished building out what we feel is the complete Splitgate experience for our loyal and dedicated fans. The funding secured from our partners, combined with the belief and support of our vision, enables us to focus on both our short-term growth needs, and more importantly, our long-term vision for 1047 Games as a premier driver of completely fresh gaming experiences for fans.”

1047 Games funding comes from a number of private equity firms. However, it's venture capitalist company Lightspeed Venture Partners that has taken up the role of the studio's lead investor. Amy Wu, a partner at the investment firm spoke further on what attracted the company toward 1047 Games.

“In gaming, Lightspeed focuses on founders that have a bold vision for innovation and the determination to build the next generational platform,” said Wu. “We found that with Ian and Nick. They’ve done so much with minimal funding, and we’re excited to see what they can do with more firepower. We’re proud to be assisting them as they take their brand to the next level.”

It's hard to argue with the investment firm's comments either. In August, 1047 Games announced that Splitgate would remain in open beta for the foreseeable future due to the unexpected popularity that the title had seen over the summer months. In little time, the developer worked hard to dramatically improve the game's server capacity in order to cater to its newfound player base. The team then launched its first competitive season for Splitgate that added a new map called Karma Station into the game as well as a 100-level Battle Pass full of unlockable items, and a brand new mode called Contamination.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN who spends a lot of his time in Splitgate attempting to throw grenades at enemy portals. You can follow him on Twitter.