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Miles Morales actor Nadji Jeter found out that he was starring in an official spin-off at the launch party for 2018’s Marvel’s Spider-Man.

In an interview with Game Informer, the actor talked about bringing Miles Morales to life in the upcoming PS5 game, adding that he first heard about taking on a starring role at the launch of Insomniac’s first Spider-Man game.

“Bryan [Intihar], who was our creative director for [Marvel’s Spider-Man], took me aside and he was like, ‘Hey man, how’d you feel about you know, having your own game, and making Miles his own thing?.’

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Jeter was naturally excited about starring as Morales in an entirely new title. “I was like… ‘I’m ready!’ But I had to take care of some business stuff on the side, so I told him like, ‘Yeah I’m ready man, let’s do it, I’m gonna let you know when everything is set in stone and ready to go.'”

Jeter then consulted Spider-Man voice actor Yuri Lowenthal for some pointers about portraying Spider-Man in-game, and about the number of sessions necessary for the role. “Yuri had to teach me how to swing in the booth because you know, Miles wasn’t swinging in the first game,” Jeter previously portrayed Miles Morales in the Disney XD Spider-Man TV show, as well as Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a PS5 launch game, and will arrive on November 12 in the US. A new Crimson Cowl suit was recently revealed for the game. You can also check out our article covering a host of new Miles Morales gameplay details, which dwells on some of the new abilities that will be available in the game upon launch.

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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Liam Neeson has confirmed that he hasn’t been asked to reprise his Qui-Gon Jinn role for any live-action Star Wars projects in the two decades since his first appearance as the character.

In an interview with Collider, Neeson, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Jedi Master in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, indicated that he had only ever been approached for vocal cameos as Qui-Gon. He has lent his voice to the likes of Dave Filoni’s The Clone Wars and 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, which featured several Jedi voices in Rey’s climactic showdown with Emperor Palpatine.

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“I’ve done the voice for Qui-Gon Jinn in a couple of the animated versions of it,” Neeson said when asked whether he had ever been approached to reprise his Star Wars character. “I can’t remember the names of them. Myself and Sam Jackson did our Jedi knights for those. I think I did two of them. But on film, I haven’t been approached, no.”

Qui-Gon might have died during the ferocious lightsaber duel with Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, but over the years there has been much speculation over whether the iconic character could return onscreen as a Force Ghost. Neeson questioned whether Star Wars fans wanted these reprisals and character spinoffs, as he admitted that he hadn’t been keeping up with the galaxy far, far away.

“I haven’t really been following them, to be honest,” Neeson admitted, referring to the films in the long-spanning franchise. “I don’t know if they’ve come to an end. I heard they did a film of Harrison [Ford]’s character, Han Solo, and that there was a bit of trouble with that. What do you think? Are Star Wars fans finished with it?”

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With all of the projects that are currently lined up in the Star Wars universe, it would seem that fans are far from finished with the franchise. The highly-anticipated premiere of the second season of The Mandalorian is just around the corner, while an Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone series and an untitled Cassian Andor series are also both in the works for Disney+.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Crown Tundra expansion is now live, and Pokemon Go is celebrating the DLC’s release with some new content. Developer Niantic has announced that a few new Galarian Pokemon are now available in the game for a limited time, as are new Crown Tundra-inspired avatar items.

As previously teased, Galarian Ponyta has been added to Pokemon Go. You’ll be able to encounter the new Galarian form in Raid Battles, and if you have enough Ponyta Candy stored up, you can evolve it into Galarian Rapidash.

Galarian Farfetch’d is also appearing once again in the wild, and now you’re able to evolve it into Sirfetch’d. Unlike most other Pokemon, however, Galarian Farfetch’d doesn’t evolve via Candy; rather, you need to make 10 Excellent throws while Galarian Farfetch’d is set as your Buddy in order for it to evolve. These throws don’t need to be made consecutively, so your count won’t reset if you miss or swap Buddy Pokemon.

The aforementioned Pokemon spawns will only be available until 6 PM PT today, October 23, but you’ll still have a chance to get the new monsters after then. Niantic says that you’ll be able to hatch Galarian Ponyta and Galarian Farfetch’d from 7 km following this event, so you’ll still have a chance to add them to your collection.

Additionally, Niantic has added a handful of new avatar items inspired by The Crown Tundra DLC to Pokemon Go’s style shop, including the signature Crown Tundra explorer uniform. These items are available for free, so you won’t need to spend any PokeCoins to claim them. You can read more on the official Pokemon Go website.

Crown Tundra is the second of Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s two planned expansions, and it introduces a lot of new content to the Switch Pokemon games, including many new and returning Pokemon, a new Wild Area to explore, and a new storyline. The DLC is bundled together with The Isle of Armor in the Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. If you have the pass, here’s how to access the Crown Tundra in Sword and Shield.

In other Pokemon Go news, the game’s Halloween 2020 event kicks off today, October 23. This year’s celebration introduces more new Ghost Pokemon, including Galarian Yamask and costumed versions of Gengar and Sableye. Niantic has also outlined some of Pokemon Go’s November events.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Crown Tundra expansion has finally arrived. Like The Isle of Armor expansion, this DLC introduces a wealth of additional Pokemon and content to the games, including a brand-new area to explore: the eponymous Crown Tundra, an arctic region featuring its own storyline, cast, and wild Pokemon to catch.

As was the case with the Isle of Armor, the Crown Tundra is separate from Galar proper. You don’t need to clear the main storyline in Sword and Shield to be able to access it, but you will need to speak to a certain character to reach the new area and content. Here’s how to access the Crown Tundra.

How To Access The Crown Tundra

If you already own the Pokemon Sword or Shield Expansion Pass, fire up your copy of the game after installing the latest update and you’ll see a notification that you’ve received the Crown Pass. As you had to do to access the Isle of Armor, you’ll need to return to Wedgehurst Station and show the Crown Pass to the attendant near the gate to take a train to the Crown Tundra. Once you’ve visited the tundra the first time, you’ll be able to fast travel back to it from anywhere in Galar.

How To Purchase The Crown Tundra

Of course, before you can access the Crown Tundra and its new content, you’ll need to purchase the DLC. It’s bundled together along with The Isle of Armor in Sword and Shield’s Expansion Pass, which can be downloaded from the Switch eShop for $30 USD.

If you’ve yet to pick up the DLC, be aware that each version has its own corresponding Expansion Pass; if you have Pokemon Sword, for instance, you’ll need to specifically purchase the Pokemon Sword Expansion Pass. The underlying story and content is the same between both versions, but there are a handful of version-exclusive Pokemon in each game.

Files found in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s PC release suggest that Microsoft has investigated the potential of VR on Xbox Series X & S.

As spotted by WindowsCentral, Flight Sim forum user Cygnifick posted a series of filename strings that refer to the codename of the Xbox Series range, Scarlett.

Strings such as “Scarlett_VR” and “EDITION_Scarlett PublishedPackages_Scarlett.xml” suggest that Microsoft has, at the very least, been considering the implementation of VR on its next-gen consoles the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s nothing concrete – perhaps Microsoft is testing the functionality internally.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to the Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2021, but Microsoft hasn’t said anything about VR support for its next-gen console range, which is why these strings are so interesting.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available on PC as of writing, with VR support on the way via the HP Reverb G2 “later this fall,” according to an Xbox blog post published in July. Compatibility with other HMDs will arrive later down the line. You can sign up for the VR Closed Beta on the Flight Simulator website here.

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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.