Month: August 2021

The Rainbow Six Siege developers at Ubisoft released a massive AMA for Y6S2 addressing players’ concerns. The blog post covers mouse and keyboard on consoles, cheaters, playlists, and much more.

Two big topics covered in the AMA were cheaters and people using the mouse and keyboard on consoles. The developers said that while they have team members dedicated to working on mouse and keyboard input for consoles, it is still an “R&D subject.” They said that the goal is to make sure that mouse and keyboard does not provide an unfair advantage on consoles, while still allowing it as an input option.

As for plans to deal with cheaters in the game, Ubisoft was unable to provide details around its anti-cheating security, as anything it shares could be used by cheat makers to bypass the security. The developers did provide some more information around other exploits and if something is a bannable offense or not, like how using a glitch or exploit doesn’t result in a ban, since it brings the issue to their attention.

The Rainbow Six Siege team did say that it si aiming to add more restrictions to the Ranked playlist, limiting access for accounts that are high enough level but haven’t played the game in a while or did not play enough public PvP matches prior to playing ranked. Ubisoft also said that while the team does see the benefit to manually banning cheaters instead of relying on auto-bans, it doesn’t think that can be the main method since it would be too hard to scale.

Ubisoft also said that it is currently unhappy with the current way it does battle passes and is aiming to make “a new type of battle pass that won’t be found anywhere else.” It also said that tweaks are coming to the challenges and that season pass owners will receive a battle pass bonus in the future.

The AMA covers many topics about the future of Rainbow Six Siege and you can read the entire thing over on Ubisoft’s website. The Containment event is currently live in Rainbow Six Siege, adding a special PvP mode based on the upcoming game Rainbow Six Extraction, which releases in January 2022.

Battlefield 2042 developer DICE is holding the shooter’s first technical playtest between August 12 and August 15, VideoGamesChronicle reports. DICE also announced Battlefield 2042’s minimum and recommended system requirements for PC players.

The technical playtest will feature six sessions in total. Five sessions will run for three hours, while the remaining test will run for nine hours.

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DICE originally played to host a playtest in July, but the event was pushed back in order to give the studio time to focus on implementing cross-play.

These playtests will host “a few thousand participants.” If you want to try your luck at registering for EA’s playtesting program, click here.

Here’s the minimum and recommended specs for the Battlefield 2042 playtest on PC. If you’re lagging behind on a processor (particularly if you use Intel hardware), you might want to upgrade to an i7 model.

Minimum specs:

OS: 64-bit Windows 10

Processor (AMD): AMD FX-8350

Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K

Memory: 8GB

Video Memory: 4GB

Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 560

Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

DirectX: 12

Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Recommended specs:

OS: 64-bit Windows 10

Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790

Memory: 16GB

Video Memory: 8GB

Graphics card (AMD): Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

Graphics card (NVIDIA): AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

DirectX: 12

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If you’re dead set on playing Battlefield 2042, you can check out the upcoming short film that helps explain the sci-fi setting and why nations are warring against one another. You can also check out our extended thoughts on Battlefield 2042’s Portal mode, which lets you create crazy custom matches, mixing soldiers and equipment from different eras of warfare. Knives vs. Panzer tanks, anyone?

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/medic for IGN.

Ryan Reynolds made waves with this recent Deadpool and Korg crossover. But what about Deadpool and Bambi?

In a new interview with IGN, Reynolds revealed that he pitched a rather dark short film to Disney about an interrogation between the hunter from Bambi and Deadpool. You might be thinking that perhaps Deadpool wants to exact revenge on behalf of Bambi and his mother, but… that’s not the case. In a surprising twist, Reynold’s said this short film would reveal that Deadpool is actually a big fan of the hunter.

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“I wanted to do a short film of Deadpool interrogating the hunter who killed Bambi’s mom,” Reynolds told IGN. “But the whole gist of it is that Deadpool is actually just a huge fan. He’s not interrogating — he just wants to know how he could be the most loathed Disney character in the history of Disney… and of course, Disney was like, ‘well, I don’t think that’s ever going to happen.'”

Reynolds actually pitched this short film to Disney before pitching the Deadpool-Korg collaboration that was technically Deadpool’s first MCU crossover. After his short film was rejected, Reynolds returned to Disney’s pitch table to pitch the Deadpool-Korg piece that would serve as marketing for his upcoming film, Free Guy.

“Then we came back to them — we wrote the Deadpool-Korg piece… and we sent it to them, and they said, ‘yes!’,” Reynolds told IGN. “So, my next call was to Taika and Taika was in. He’s also in Free Guy so it wasn’t that hard… Taika’s an actual genius so I was thrilled to collaborate with him as this kind of character.”

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Reynolds said putting Deadpool and Korg in the same room was “amazing.” Perhaps we’ll see the two cross paths again some time in the MCU. It seems almost certain that we’ll see the two team-up again before we see the Deadpool-Bambi Hunter team-up that Reynolds desires.

For more about Deadpool and Free guy, check out the latest Free Guy spoof that features Deadpool and then watch this IGN exclusive Free Guy clip. Read about how Xbox and Reynolds teamed up to host an NPC awards show and then read about how Reynolds lost the Best NPC Award from Xbox.

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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Monster Hunter Rise players can now add two more special buddies to their hunting party. Capcom is distributing a Palamute and Palico based on ones used by the Monster Hunter community team.

The Palamute is named Thor, while the Palico is named Mimi. To receive them, first speak to Senri the Mailman in Kamura Village and download the buddies from the Add-on Content menu. After that, talk to Iori the Buddy Handler at the Buddy Plaza and select Hire a Special Buddy to add them to your roster.

These aren’t the only special buddies available right now. Capcom is also distributing a Palamute named Wanogre, who is based on one used by a member of the Monster Hunter Rise development team. You can also receive Wanogre by downloading it from Senri and then hiring it at the Buddy Plaza.

The special buddies arrive shortly after the release of Monster Hunter Rise’s 3.2.0 update, which added the game’s second Capcom Collab Event Quest. This one is a crossover with Okami, giving you a chance to craft layered Palamute armor based on Amaterasu. Here’s a full breakdown on how to get the Okami layered armor.

In other Monster Hunter news, the series’ recent RPG spin-off, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, is receiving its second free update this week on August 5. The update introduces two new Monstie companions–Hellblade Glavenus and Boltreaver Astalos–as well as a new Co-Op Quest featuring Kulve Taroth.

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is the kinda-sequel to the 2016 DC movie Suicide Squad (no “The” needed). While some characters are returning from that film, like Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flag, Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller, and Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang, the cast is made up of mostly new players for this particular Squad. That includes Idris Elba as Bloodsport and also a more mysterious character called TDK — a.k.a. The Detachable Kid — who is played by Gunn’s real-life buddy Nathan Fillion.

We don’t know much about this character, other than that he appears to be a new creation of Gunn’s… albeit one based on a very obscure, very weird player from DC Comics canon. Read on for what we know about TDK in The Suicide Squad, and watch the clip below to see him in action…

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Who Is TDK in The Suicide Squad?

Firefly and Castle’s Nathan Fillion reteams with James Gunn for The Suicide Squad after appearing in a cameo role in Guardians of the Galaxy as well as starring in Slither and co-starring in Super, all of which were helmed by the director.

TDK is an original creation of Gunn’s, but we think we know who he’s based on. Take a look at the character poster of TDK:

The character sports a fairly standard superhero look: armor, dramatic stare, piercing eyes, arms crossed, ready to do battle. But then you notice that, well, TDK’s arms don’t seem to be connected to his body! That’s because TDK stands for… The Detachable Kid!

Rumors had indicated that this was Fillion’s character’s name, but now we know that’s what the TDK means. And diehard comics fans also know that there’s a precedent for a hero with this modus operandi, even if he went by a different name… Arm-Fall-Off-Boy!

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Arm-Fall-Off-Boy Explained

Arm-Fall-Off-Boy — yes, that’s his actual superhero name — dates back to 1989, and has made only a rare appearance here or there in the pages of DC Comics as far as we can tell. First appearing in Secret Origins #46, Arm-Fall-Off-Boy has the power to, yes, remove his limbs. He can then use said limbs as weapons to, you know, beat on folks. He tried to join the Legion of Super-Heroes but was rejected because… come on. What super-group would want this guy on their team?

After one of DC’s many continuity reboots, the character was renamed Splitter (and given the real name Floyd Belkin), but was still a wash-out in terms of trying to make it into the Legion.

The thing is, the Legion of Super-Heroes are from the far-off future of the 30th century, so for Gunn to use the actual Arm-Fall-Off-Boy doesn’t quite make sense in terms of keeping to the canon of the comics universe. But then again, maybe he just decided to rename the Fillion character from the ridiculous Arm-Fall-Off-Boy to the catchier, if still ridiculous The Detachable Kid. (Fillion previously shot down rumors he was playing Arm-Fall-Boy.)

Whatever the case, this character and his unique power set are certainly perfect for a James Gunn film. Based on the roster of characters coming in The Suicide Squad, TDK would seem to fit right in with the zanier side of the cast alongside folks such as Weasel, King Shark, The Thinker, and Polka-Dot Man. But then again, before Guardians of the Galaxy came out, a talking tree and a talking raccoon also sounded pretty ridiculous. And then we all cried when Groot died and Rocket mourned for him, so let’s hold off judgment on how TDK will really be depicted until after The Suicide Squad is released, OK?

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For even more on the film, speculate with us on who Taika Waititi is playing in The Suicide Squad, check out the behind-the-scenes teaser, and read up on the history of Idris Elba’s character Bloodsport.

Aug. 4, 2021: This story has been updated with the latest information about The Suicide Squad.

Psyonix Games has announced that Rocket League will launch its first Creator’s Garage tomorrow, starting with content creator Athena. Creator Garages are a way to celebrate Rocket League’s core community members.

They also have unique collections of existing Rocket League items gathered and curated by content creators from the community, and Athena kicks off this initiative that will run through this year and 2022.

For 2,000 Credits (about $20), Athena’s Garage includes the orange painted Octane and Shisa decals, titanium white-colored Luminous Trail and Dueling Dragons Goal Explosions, an orange Standard Boost, and black-colored Yamane wheels.

Additionally, you can use Athena’s Support-A-Creator code, “ATHENAART,” in the game’s Item Shop in order to support her. Athena will also be the first Rocket League content creator who will release a song under the Canadian independent electronic music label, Monstercat. Created alongside smle, the song is called “Eternal” and will be featured as the main track on the Rocket League menu just before its official release on August 6.

Athena’s Creator Garage will be available for a limited time starting tomorrow, August 5 at 9 AM PST. There is no confirmed end date for Athena’s, but presumably, specific Creator Garages will be eventually phased out to make way for upcoming new ones as they are announced and launched.

In related news, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 is now available in Rocket League.