LG has announced a partnership with Nvidia that will make it the first TV manufacturer to develop a Smart TV app for the company's cloud game streaming service, GeForce Now.

As announced in a press release from LG (and spotted by PC Mag), an LG Smart TV app for GeForce Now will be made available on the LG Content Store beginning this week.

The TV manufacturer says in its press release that the app will begin life on the store as a beta, though it also notes that it should be "fully functional with no restrictions in features or services." While LG has indicated that a full list of TVs compatible with the GeForce Now app will be revealed at a later date, the company has so far confirmed that the beta will be available on "select 2021 LG 4K OLED, QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TV models in 80 markets."

Upon release, LG states that its GeForce Now TV app will feature an array of different games including the likes of Rocket League, Destiny 2, and the recent release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In addition, the company has also said that access to those games through the app should be playable at resolutions up to 1080p and with framerates maxing out at 60FPS depending upon which GeForce membership you choose.

Interestingly, LG has confirmed those with compatible TVs will be able to jump into over 35 free-to-play games when using the app with a compatible controller and no other additional hardware. This list is significantly smaller than the list of free-to-play games available on GeForce Now cited by Nvidia, which it says includes almost 100 different titles. Whether the difference between the number of games reported on those lists is due to the TV app itself or rather a factor relating to options regarding compatible controllers for LG TVs isn't yet clear.

Although LG will become the first company to launch an Nvidia GeForce Now app on Smart TVs, it's far from the first platform to be able to host the streaming service. The Smart TV app will join a long list of GeForce Now providers including Nvidia Shield, Windows PC, macOS, Android, Chrome OS, and Safari's browser for both iPhone and iPad.

For more on Nvidia, make sure to check out this piece detailing the new membership tier that Nvidia added to GeForce Now that allows subscribers to experience gaming with an RTX 3080 graphics card without actually having to physically own one.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

LG has announced a partnership with Nvidia that will make it the first TV manufacturer to develop a Smart TV app for the company's cloud game streaming service, GeForce Now.

As announced in a press release from LG (and spotted by PC Mag), an LG Smart TV app for GeForce Now will be made available on the LG Content Store beginning this week.

The TV manufacturer says in its press release that the app will begin life on the store as a beta, though it also notes that it should be "fully functional with no restrictions in features or services." While LG has indicated that a full list of TVs compatible with the GeForce Now app will be revealed at a later date, the company has so far confirmed that the beta will be available on "select 2021 LG 4K OLED, QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TV models in 80 markets."

Upon release, LG states that its GeForce Now TV app will feature an array of different games including the likes of Rocket League, Destiny 2, and the recent release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In addition, the company has also said that access to those games through the app should be playable at resolutions up to 1080p and with framerates maxing out at 60FPS depending upon which GeForce membership you choose.

Interestingly, LG has confirmed those with compatible TVs will be able to jump into over 35 free-to-play games when using the app with a compatible controller and no other additional hardware. This list is significantly smaller than the list of free-to-play games available on GeForce Now cited by Nvidia, which it says includes almost 100 different titles. Whether the difference between the number of games reported on those lists is due to the TV app itself or rather a factor relating to options regarding compatible controllers for LG TVs isn't yet clear.

Although LG will become the first company to launch an Nvidia GeForce Now app on Smart TVs, it's far from the first platform to be able to host the streaming service. The Smart TV app will join a long list of GeForce Now providers including Nvidia Shield, Windows PC, macOS, Android, Chrome OS, and Safari's browser for both iPhone and iPad.

For more on Nvidia, make sure to check out this piece detailing the new membership tier that Nvidia added to GeForce Now that allows subscribers to experience gaming with an RTX 3080 graphics card without actually having to physically own one.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Microsoft surprised us all with the launch of Halo Infinite's multiplayer this week, and Cardy, Jesse, and Matt have been getting into the Spartan groove by spanking as many people as possible. But not content with just giving opinions on the likes of Slayer and Capture the Flag, we've also got thoughts on the Halo Infinite campaign, which Matt has played the first chunk of.

Beyond Halo chat, we've also got a few bones to pick with the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy, which hasn't exactly revitalised our nostalgia for the PS2-era of GTA. Balancing that out, we've got chat about Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the new Radiohead Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, a strange musical museum on PC and PS5.

Want to submit your own Endless Search, food opinion, or a bit of other nonsense? Feel free to get in touch with the podcast at: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast #619: Bustin' Ghosts and Spartans

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• IGN UK Podcast #617: Call of Duty: Horizon 5
• IGN UK Podcast #616: Egging Salazar
• IGN UK Podcast #615: Blackadder Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
• IGN UK Podcast #614: (Star) Lord, Help Us!

Microsoft surprised us all with the launch of Halo Infinite's multiplayer this week, and Cardy, Jesse, and Matt have been getting into the Spartan groove by spanking as many people as possible. But not content with just giving opinions on the likes of Slayer and Capture the Flag, we've also got thoughts on the Halo Infinite campaign, which Matt has played the first chunk of.

Beyond Halo chat, we've also got a few bones to pick with the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy, which hasn't exactly revitalised our nostalgia for the PS2-era of GTA. Balancing that out, we've got chat about Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the new Radiohead Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, a strange musical museum on PC and PS5.

Want to submit your own Endless Search, food opinion, or a bit of other nonsense? Feel free to get in touch with the podcast at: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast #619: Bustin' Ghosts and Spartans

• IGN UK Podcast #618: The PS3 vs Wii Hidden Gem Face-Off
• IGN UK Podcast #617: Call of Duty: Horizon 5
• IGN UK Podcast #616: Egging Salazar
• IGN UK Podcast #615: Blackadder Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
• IGN UK Podcast #614: (Star) Lord, Help Us!

Microsoft has confirmed that Forza Horizon 5 has seen the biggest launch of any Xbox title in the history of the company, with 10 million players jumping into Playground Games' beautifully reimagined Mexican landscape within its first week.

In a tweet from the official Forza Horizon Twitter account (below), the company confirmed that it was the biggest launch for a game in Xbox history, obviously meaning it's broken those records for Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Studios games, too.

Thank you to the more than 10M #ForzaHorizon5 fans for the biggest first week in @Xbox history and @XboxGamePass EVER. GG! pic.twitter.com/WXZawEvBkO

— Forza Horizon (@ForzaHorizon) November 19, 2021

Prior to the announcement, Xbox boss Phil Spencer also recently revealed that the game had experienced the largest launch day of any Xbox Game Studios game ever. The open-world racing game amassed over 4.5 million players in its launch week where it also featured peak concurrent player count heights over three times the size of its predecessor Forza Horizon 4.

As with all Xbox Game Studios games, Forza Horizon 5 was released into Xbox's popular subscription service Xbox Game Pass, meaning that subscribers could gain access to the game at no additional cost from day one.

While some have questioned the financial viability of a service like Game Pass, Spencer recently explained that the platform is proving to be "very, very sustainable." That news will likely please those currently signed up to the service – especially if that proves to be the case in a year where Microsoft itself announced that subscriber growth has slowed down.

As Horizon 5 continues to break new records moving forward, Playground Games also recently announced that it is continuing to add elements into the game that will increase inclusivity and make the game more accessible to a wider range of players. On top of its base accessibility features that can currently be found within the racing sim, Horizon 5 is also set to add an on-screen sign language interpreter to the game in a future update.

IGN recently reviewed Forza Horizon 5 where we awarded it a rare score of 10/10 and dubbed it "the best open-world racing game available." For more from the series, make sure to check out our dedicated Forza Horizon 5 IGN page.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Microsoft has confirmed that Forza Horizon 5 has seen the biggest launch of any Xbox title in the history of the company, with 10 million players jumping into Playground Games' beautifully reimagined Mexican landscape within its first week.

In a tweet from the official Forza Horizon Twitter account (below), the company confirmed that it was the biggest launch for a game in Xbox history, obviously meaning it's broken those records for Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Studios games, too.

Thank you to the more than 10M #ForzaHorizon5 fans for the biggest first week in @Xbox history and @XboxGamePass EVER. GG! pic.twitter.com/WXZawEvBkO

— Forza Horizon (@ForzaHorizon) November 19, 2021

Prior to the announcement, Xbox boss Phil Spencer also recently revealed that the game had experienced the largest launch day of any Xbox Game Studios game ever. The open-world racing game amassed over 4.5 million players in its launch week where it also featured peak concurrent player count heights over three times the size of its predecessor Forza Horizon 4.

As with all Xbox Game Studios games, Forza Horizon 5 was released into Xbox's popular subscription service Xbox Game Pass, meaning that subscribers could gain access to the game at no additional cost from day one.

While some have questioned the financial viability of a service like Game Pass, Spencer recently explained that the platform is proving to be "very, very sustainable." That news will likely please those currently signed up to the service – especially if that proves to be the case in a year where Microsoft itself announced that subscriber growth has slowed down.

As Horizon 5 continues to break new records moving forward, Playground Games also recently announced that it is continuing to add elements into the game that will increase inclusivity and make the game more accessible to a wider range of players. On top of its base accessibility features that can currently be found within the racing sim, Horizon 5 is also set to add an on-screen sign language interpreter to the game in a future update.

IGN recently reviewed Forza Horizon 5 where we awarded it a rare score of 10/10 and dubbed it "the best open-world racing game available." For more from the series, make sure to check out our dedicated Forza Horizon 5 IGN page.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

CD Projekt Red has clarified that the studio currently has no plans to bring the game to Xbox Game Pass, despite rumours suggesting that it might be on its way to the subscription service.

In response to speculation (as reported by VGC) that the game may be on its way to Game Pass, CD Projekt Red's Global PR Director, Radek Grabowksi confirmed that this isn't the case.

"I just thought I'll chime in to say that there are no Game Pass plans for Cyberpunk 2077," confirmed Grabowski on the social media platform.

I just thought I'll chime in to say that there are no Game Pass plans for Cyberpunk 2077.

— Radek (@gamebowski) November 19, 2021

Initial speculation that the game might be heading to Game Pass surfaced after a recent marketing video for Xbox Cloud Gaming on consoles appeared to show a brief snippet of the game. This led to people theorise that the game might be coming to the platform as players accessing Cloud Gaming on consoles are currently required to hold a Game Pass ultimate membership.

While Grabowski's comments may have ruled out any possibility of the studio bringing the game to the platform in the immediate future, that doesn't necessarily mean that it will never be available on the platform. Over the years, Microsoft has managed to successfully bring a number of third-party games to Game Pass, meaning that fans hoping for the arrival of Cyberpunk on the platform shouldn't give up all hope just yet.

As part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft's head of gaming ecosystems Sarah Bond recently delved into the origins of the company's popular subscription service and how it was originally set up to be a video game rental service codenamed Arches. In an interview, Bond explained that the company's decision to repurpose Arches into the subscription service we now know as Game Pass came in part due to the success of other companies adapting similar models such as Netflix and Spotify.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

CD Projekt Red has clarified that the studio currently has no plans to bring the game to Xbox Game Pass, despite rumours suggesting that it might be on its way to the subscription service.

In response to speculation (as reported by VGC) that the game may be on its way to Game Pass, CD Projekt Red's Global PR Director, Radek Grabowksi confirmed that this isn't the case.

"I just thought I'll chime in to say that there are no Game Pass plans for Cyberpunk 2077," confirmed Grabowski on the social media platform.

I just thought I'll chime in to say that there are no Game Pass plans for Cyberpunk 2077.

— Radek (@gamebowski) November 19, 2021

Initial speculation that the game might be heading to Game Pass surfaced after a recent marketing video for Xbox Cloud Gaming on consoles appeared to show a brief snippet of the game. This led to people theorise that the game might be coming to the platform as players accessing Cloud Gaming on consoles are currently required to hold a Game Pass ultimate membership.

While Grabowski's comments may have ruled out any possibility of the studio bringing the game to the platform in the immediate future, that doesn't necessarily mean that it will never be available on the platform. Over the years, Microsoft has managed to successfully bring a number of third-party games to Game Pass, meaning that fans hoping for the arrival of Cyberpunk on the platform shouldn't give up all hope just yet.

As part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft's head of gaming ecosystems Sarah Bond recently delved into the origins of the company's popular subscription service and how it was originally set up to be a video game rental service codenamed Arches. In an interview, Bond explained that the company's decision to repurpose Arches into the subscription service we now know as Game Pass came in part due to the success of other companies adapting similar models such as Netflix and Spotify.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Marvel Studios and Scarlett Johansson are working together on a mystery project that is said to be totally unrelated to her Black Widow character.

According to Deadline, Marvel boss Kevin Feige teased the studio's "top secret" project while he was paying tribute to Johansson in recognition of her being awarded the American Cinematheque Award on Thursday night. He noted that the next collaboration between the studio and the actress "has nothing to do with" her MCU character Natasha Romanoff.

A reporter from The Hollywood Reporter, who was also in attendance at the awards show, shared videos of the night's proceedings on Twitter, including one of Feige's speech in which he mentioned Marvel's secret project with Johansson. You can give it a watch below:

Kevin Feige confirms from the stage another project with Scarlett. “We are already working with Scarlett on another non-Black Widow related top secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer. Scarlett is one of the most talented, versatile and beloved actors of our time.” pic.twitter.com/5dKQeR0Lr5

— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) November 19, 2021

As to be expected, Feige kept almost all details about the project under wraps, other than to say that Johansson will be serving as a producer on the upcoming project in the wake of her role as executive producer on Black Widow, the first movie of Phase 4 of the MCU, released earlier this year. In his speech, Feige praised Johansson's "talent" and "vision."

"Scarlett has lent her talent and star power to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for over a decade. That she's chosen to play a key part in it for so many years, I am extremely grateful for," the MCU producer said at the annual awards show. "Working with [her] has truly been one of the most memorable and rewarding collaborations of my career."

The announcement of Marvel's team-up with Johansson is quite significant as it follows the lawsuit that the actress filed against Disney back in July over the alleged Black Widow contract breach due to the film releasing on Disney+ at the same time it was released in theaters. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed that the two parties reached a settlement.

While Black Widow basically capped off Natasha's story by setting up her role in Infinity War, it was far more open-ended for the rest of her family. We saw Yelena, Alexei and Melina gathering up the surviving Widows and retreating to parts unknown before a post-credits scene saw Contessa approach Yelena with a new assignment to hunt down and kill Hawkeye.

The surprise scene directly set the stage for the upcoming Hawkeye series, which is scheduled to drop its first episode on Disney+ on November 24, just in time for Thanksgiving. New episodes will arrive every Wednesday thereafter. The series follows WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki in Marvel's live-action Disney+ TV show slate.

Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Marvel Studios and Scarlett Johansson are working together on a mystery project that is said to be totally unrelated to her Black Widow character.

According to Deadline, Marvel boss Kevin Feige teased the studio's "top secret" project while he was paying tribute to Johansson in recognition of her being awarded the American Cinematheque Award on Thursday night. He noted that the next collaboration between the studio and the actress "has nothing to do with" her MCU character Natasha Romanoff.

As to be expected, Feige kept almost all details about the project under wraps, other than to say that Johansson will be serving as a producer on the upcoming project in the wake of her role as executive producer on Black Widow, the first movie of Phase 4 of the MCU, released earlier this year. In his speech, Feige praised Johansson's "talent" and "vision."

"Scarlett has lent her talent and star power to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for over a decade. That she's chosen to play a key part in it for so many years, I am extremely grateful for," the MCU producer said at the annual awards show. "Working with [her] has truly been one of the most memorable and rewarding collaborations of my career."

The announcement of Marvel's team-up with Johansson is quite significant as it follows the lawsuit that the actress filed against Disney back in July over the alleged Black Widow contract breach due to the film releasing on Disney+ at the same time it was released in theaters. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed that the two parties reached a settlement.

While Black Widow basically capped off Natasha's story by setting up her role in Infinity War, it was far more open-ended for the rest of her family. We saw Yelena, Alexei and Melina gathering up the surviving Widows and retreating to parts unknown before a post-credits scene saw Contessa approach Yelena with a new assignment to hunt down and kill Hawkeye.

The surprise scene directly set the stage for the upcoming Hawkeye series, which is scheduled to drop its first episode on Disney+ on November 24, just in time for Thanksgiving. New episodes will arrive every Wednesday thereafter. The series follows WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki in Marvel's live-action Disney+ TV show slate.

Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.