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What’s New To Netflix This Week? Movies, TV, And Originals (Jan. 12-18)

Netflix is one of the biggest, most popular streaming services currently available. And every week, new content is released from movies to TV shows to original programming. So what’s headed to Netflix this week? Well, there’s something new coming out every day for the week of January 12-18, so check out the full list of releases below, along with a few recommendations.

On Sunday, a new documentary about one of America’s favorite comedic actors arrives. Betty White: First Lady of Television chronicles the life of White, spending nearly 80 years working as an actor and producer in television. The PBS documentary aired last year, and aside from documenting her rise in the industry, the film also features interviews with Valerie Bertinelli, Georgia Engel, Tina Fey, and Ryan Reynolds.

There are a couple of Netflix originals that may pique your interest coming this week. On Wednesday, Season 6 of Grace and Frankie arrives. The series follows two women who become friends after their husbands leave them, for each other. The show has been nominated for numerous Emmy awards but has yet to win one. Also, Season 4 of Hip-Hop Evolution hits the service on Friday. The series covers the birth and growth of the hip-hop music genre, and it’s a more in-depth look than we’ve ever seen before. This upcoming season explores artists like The Neptunes, T.I., Missy Elliot, Master P, and more.

Finally, if you just want to kick back and watch something you may have seen before, the bizarre kid’s comedy Big Fat Liar arrives on Wednesday. The movie stars Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, and Amanda Bynes. Muniz plays a pathological liar–who is neither big nor fat–whose story is stolen by a sleazy Hollywood producer (Giamatti). It’s the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and it couldn’t be more apparent, as the character’s last names are “Shepard” and “Wolf,” and the whole movie is about lying. Bynes plays Kaylee, and her character didn’t get a last name. Let’s just assume it’s “Crier.”

Below, you’ll find everything coming to Netflix this week, and for more streaming news, check out what’s coming to the service for January.

What’s new to Netflix this week?

Sunday, January 12

  • Betty White: First Lady of Television

Monday, January 13

  • The Healing Powers of Dude

Tuesday, January 14

  • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
  • The Master

Wednesday, January 15

  • Big Fat Liar
  • Quien a hierro mata
  • Grace and Frankie: Season 6

Thursday, January 16

  • NiNoKuni
  • Steve Jobs

Friday, January 17

  • Ares
  • Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 4
  • Sex Education: Season 2
  • Tiny House Nation: Volume 2
  • Tyler Perry’s A Fall from Grace
  • Vivir dos veces
  • Wer kann, der kann! (Germany’s Nailed It!)

Saturday, January 18

  • The Bling Ring

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Rainbow Six Siege 4.2 Patch Notes Brings Back Previously Game-Breaking Operator

Rainbow Six Siege had a brief downtime on PC to implement a new patch with a number of fixes. The 4.2 update (aka Y4S4.2) is now live on PC, with a PS4 and Xbox One release date to be announced.

The main focus of the patch is the so-called “Clash Exploit,” a game-breaking bug that made the shielded operator overpowered. The exploit allowed players to fire her secondary weapon while her shield was still up, which made her almost unstoppable. Ubisoft disabled her temporarily while it worked out a fix, so with this patch live she’ll be playable again on all platforms.

The full patch notes also list a number of other fixes, including smaller-scale fixes to various operators, level design, and UI. You can check out the full patch notes below.

Meanwhile, the Siege team is undergoing some significant leadership changes, as game directors Xavier Marquis and Alexandre Remy recently announced they were stepping back to work on other projects. The new game director, Leroy Athanassoff, will be leading the project going forward. We already know Ubisoft plans to bring the game to PS5 and Xbox Series X. A separate team is currently working on the PvE spin-off Rainbow Six Quarantine.

Rainbow Six Siege Y4S4.2 Patch

BUGFIXES

  • FIXED – Clash exploit
    The Clash exploit is fixed with this patch and we will be re-enabling her on live for each platform as 4.2 goes out. Thank you for your patience and understanding over the holiday period!

GAMEPLAY

  • FIXED – Hostage can be shot and damaged through both reinforced and unbreakable walls when placed too close to either.
  • FIXED – Some thin fragile map props are not properly destroyed when hit by projectiles and other minor prop destruction issues on maps
  • FIXED – Operator hitboxes can clip through reinforced walls and be shot.

OPERATORS

  • FIXED – Goyo’s Volcán can be destroyed and detonates when a reinforcement destroys it from the other side of the wall.
  • FIXED – Deploying a Mira Black Mirror next to a Volcán Shield placed too close to the wall can trigger the Volcán explosion from the other side of the wall.
  • Now Goyo’s Volcán will just be destroyed without exploding and spreading fire, destruction, and RFF.
  • FIXED – Volcán’s explosive canister and shell will sometimes remain floating after an Ash breaching round or Mira mirror is deployed close to it.
  • FIXED – Jackal can scan footprints from the disruption radius of a Mute Jammer if he begins scanning while outside the jammer area.
  • FIXED – Wamai’s Mag-Net will still draw and catch projectiles even after the destruction of the surface it is on and will detonate them in mid-air even as it is falling.
  • FIXED – Players can sometimes escape Frost traps if Finka’s Adrenaline Surge is used under certain conditions.
  • FIXED – Mira can deploy her Black Mirror through a reinforced wall under certain conditions.
  • FIXED – Clash CCE Shield SFX is sometimes inaudible.
  • FIXED – Prompt to deploy Kapkan’s EDD sometimes displays when running and stopping near doorways.
  • FIXED – Once Lion’s scan is finished, Lion’s debuff icon sometimes re-appears for a few frames for tagged players.
  • FIXED – Kali’s left-hand pops in first person POV when unequipping her LV lance.
  • FIXED – Caveira’s hand clips through her phone when resetting it during a Dokkaebi call.

LEVEL DESIGN

  • FIXED – Various dynamic clipping and general clipping issues across maps.
  • FIXED – Various LOD issues on.
  • FIXED – Players can vault onto the shelves and other un-valuable assets in Day Care on Theme Park.
  • FIXED – Valkyrie’s Black Eyes can be deployed inside a helmet on Favela.
  • FIXED – Gap in wall present in 2F Offices of Tower.
  • FIXED – A small gap between two walls in EXT Roof of Theme Park.
  • FIXED – Deployable gadgets float after the monitor they’re placed on is destroyed in Border.
  • FIXED – Sticky gadgets remain floating after destroying a vase in 3F Cocktail Lounge in Kafe.
  • FIXED – Light damage projectiles don’t destroy the ashtray in 1F Security Room of Coastline.

USER EXPERIENCE

  • FIXED – Various minor cosmetic modelling and shop fixes.
  • FIXED – Various minor menu and HUD visual issues.
  • FIXED – Minor animation clipping issues.
  • FIXED – Ela Elite’s model outline can be seen behind the paint during the Elite Victory Animation at the end of a match.
  • FIXED – Operators’ guns will sometimes briefly display on the screen when picking up Bulletproof Cams, Maestro’s Evil Eye, or Jager’s ADS.
  • FIXED – Snapping arm animation when close to an object while entering ADS.
  • FIXED – Spectators can see Nomad’s ammunition count oscillating between the normal AK-74 ammo and the launchers ammo, when Nomad switches the gadget on and off.

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Oscar Nominees 2020 List: Joker Scores Most Nominations

This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced. Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Score. The Irishman, 1917, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood were close behind with 10 nominations each. The Korean sensation Parasite also did very well–as well as the expected Best International Film nomination, it was also recognised for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

There were nine Best Picture nominees this year, and they were Ford V Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story, 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Parasite.

Best Actress nods went to Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women), Charlize Theron (Bombshell), and Renee Zellwegger (Judy). The Best Actor nominees this year were Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Joaquin Phoenix (Joker), and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes).

You can see a rundown of categories and nominees below. The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 9.

Best Picture

  • Ford vs Ferrari
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Little Women
  • Marriage Story
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Parasite

Directing

  • The Irishman (Martin Scorsese)
  • Joker (Todd Phillips)
  • 1917 (Sam Mendes)
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino)
  • Parasite (Bong Joon Ho)

Actor in a Leading Role

  • Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
  • Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
  • Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
  • Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
  • Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
  • Saorise Ronan (Little Women)
  • Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
  • Renee Zellwegger (Judy)

Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood)
  • Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
  • Al Pacino (The Irishman)
  • Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
  • Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
  • Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
  • Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
  • Florence Pugh (Little Women)
  • Margot Robbie (Bombshell)

Adapted Screenplay

  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Little Women
  • The Two Popes

Original Screenplay

  • Knives Out
  • Marriage Story
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Parasite

Costume Design

  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Little Women
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Original Score

  • Joker
  • Little Women
  • Marriage Story
  • 1917
  • Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Animated Short Film

  • Dcera
  • Hair Love
  • Kitbull
  • Memorable
  • Sister

Live Action Short Film

  • Brotherhood
  • Nefta Football Club
  • The Neighbours’ Window
  • Saria
  • A Sister

Sound Editing

  • Ford vs Ferrari
  • Joker
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Sound Mixing

  • Ad Astra
  • Ford vs Ferrari
  • Joker
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Film Editing

  • Ford v Ferrari
  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Joker
  • Parasite

Animated Feature Film

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  • I Lost My Body
  • Klaus
  • Missing Link
  • Toy Story 4

Cinematography

  • The Irishman
  • Joker
  • The Lighthouse
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Documentary Feature

  • American Factory
  • The Cave
  • The Edge of Democracy
  • For Sama
  • Honeyland

Documentary Short Subject

  • In the Absence
  • Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone
  • Life
  • Overtakes Me
  • St Louis Superman
  • Walk Run Cha-Cha

International Feature Film

  • Corpus Christi
  • Honeyland
  • Les Miserables
  • Pain and Glory
  • Parasite

Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Bombshell
  • Joker
  • Judy
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  • 1917

Visual Effects

  • Avengers: Endgame
  • The Irishman
  • The Lion King
  • 1917
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Original Song

  • ‘I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away’ (Toy Story 4)
  • ‘(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again (Rocketman)
  • ‘I’m Standing With You’ (Breakthrough)
  • ‘Into the Unknown’ (Frozen 2)
  • ‘Stand Up’ (Harriet)

Production Design

  • The Irishman
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • 1917
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Parasite

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Sprawling Harry Potter World Created By Minecraft Modders

Minecraft has been a fertile playground for ambitious projects, but one recently unveiled mod is particularly magical. The Floo Network modders revealed a trailer for their “Minecraft School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,” a massive recreation of Harry Potter landmarks and locales, with activities to match.

The gameplay trailer shows familiar locations like Hogwarts Castle, complete with the Great Hall and twisting staircases, Hagrid’s hut, the Quidditch pitch, and Diagon Alley. It even recreates parts of London, including the train station that takes you to Platform 9 3/4. The visuals seem largely based on the settings as presented in the series of films.

But you can actually do more than simply explore the castle grounds. You can also scavenge for magical loot and solve mysteries in the castle, and fight against Death Eaters with wand projectiles. The team is aiming to release the map by the end of January.

The mod gives another layer of adventuring to the core Minecraft game, which has retained its popularity since its official release in 2011. Meanwhile, Mojang is planning a new type of co-op Minecraft adventure with Minecraft Dungeons, which is releasing this April.

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Get One of Amazon’s Most Popular Gaming Chairs for Under $100

Are you sitting down? Well, you should be. Not because I’m about to tell you some news so shocking it could drain the blood from your face, but because there’s a deal today on one of the most popular gaming chairs at Amazon.

Homall Gaming Chair for $88.24

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Not only is this chair on sale, there’s an extra 5% coupon to clip on the product page, bringing this $114.95 chair down to a mere $88.24. For that price, you get a nice gaming chair with not just one, but TWO pillows. Yes, 100% more pillows than a single-pillow gaming chair. It also has a recline mode as well as the usual adjustments you’d expect, like height and tilt.

There are a lot of different colors for this particular gaming chair, but only the white and black colorway has this great deal. If you’re after a new chair for your gaming PC set up, this is the deal to get.

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Top New Games Out On Switch, PS4, And Xbox One This Week — January 12-18, 2020

New Releases is back for another year of video games, and this week in January is all about that anime. This episode features Goku’s adventure in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, the match-three action of Puzzle & Dragons Gold, and a revamped Tokyo adventure with Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore. There’s also a double dose of indie titles with Red Bow and Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo.

Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo — January 14

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

Space Blaster is a shoot ’em up with bullet hell elements, which means you’ll be dodging all sorts of lasers and bullets as your fly around the exosphere. With 15 different ships and multiple power-ups, there are plenty of ways to lay waste to your space-faring opponents. You can fly with friends in co-op or against others in online multiplayer too.

Red Bow — January 14

Available on: PS4, Vita, Xbox One, Switch (Jan 14) / PC (Jan 17)

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Red Bow is the story of Roh, a young girl trapped in a nightmare. This is a brief, story-driven adventure you can complete in only a few hours. Just be aware that the developer does warn players of Red Bow’s exploration of some dark and mature content.

Puzzle & Dragons Gold — January 15

Available on: Switch

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The fan-favorite puzzle fighter is making its debut on Switch Puzzle & Dragons Gold. For the uninitiated, combat is carried out by matching three orbs of the same color. That sounds simple enough, but when you factor in special abilities and monster lineups, the strategic possibilities really open up.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot — January 17

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC

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Kakarot is an action-RPG starring more than just Kakarot, aka Goku. You can also play as Piccolo, Gohan, and even fusion forms like Vegito. Series creator Akira Toriyama has also drawn up a new character for the game, a former Ginyu Force member named Bonyu. Kakarot covers that story, the Cell arc, and many other iconic moments from the series.

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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore — January 17

Available on: Switch

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The Wii U JRPG is getting a second life on Switch, which includes new story content, music, and party members. If you missed the original adventure, here’s the pitch: combat is a combination of the Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem series, using both elemental weaknesses and the weapon triangle. Outside of combat, you’ll be hopping between real-world Tokyo and an alternate dimension where the evil Mirages have spawned.

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This is only the first episode of New Releases for 2020, and for the month of January. Next week, we’ll take a look at another wave of games, including Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD and The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners.

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 Raises More Money For Charity Than Ever Before

Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 has wrapped up in triumph, with the week-long speedrunning charity event ending with a huge amount of money earned for this year’s charity, the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

The event raised $3,131,475 from over 54,000 individual donations, which came in from over 80 countries. This is the largest amount any single Games Done Quick event has ever brought in. Donations remain open on the site, if you’d still like to be a part of the event’s charitable efforts.

The event ran for a week, from Monday, January 6 through to Sunday, January 12. It was attended by over 2750 people, and concurrent Twitch viewership peaked at 236,000.

An archive of highlights is available on the event’s YouTube channel, Including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas being completed in just over four hours, Amid Evil in 26:37, The Outer Worlds in 14:21, and A Hat in Time in 42:33.

Quite a few highlights are still missing from the page thanks to a technical issue, but they are being added over time. A full list of every game played during the marathon, and the times achieved, is available on their website.

This was the tenth anniversary Games Done Quick event, with the organization having raised over $25 million for charity in that time. The next live event, Summer Games Done Quick 2020, will happen from June 21 through 28. The 11th Awesome Games Done Quick event is already sent for January 3-10, 2021.

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A Silence Of The Lambs TV Show Focused On Clarice Is On The Way

A Silence of the Lambs TV show focused on Clarice Starling is in development. TV giant CBS, whose parent company also owns GameSpot, has announced a new drama called Clarice that will focus on the FBI agent’s life following the events of The Silence of the Lambs.

The show is being written by Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, The Mummy) and Jenny Lumet (Star Trek: Discovery, Rachel Getting Married), and they will also executive produce. It takes place one year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, in 1993. Variety describes the show in this way: “The show is a deep dive into the untold personal story of Starling as she returns to the field to pursue series murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington D.C.”

Kurtzman and Lumet said Starling’s own personal life has always “remained in the dark,” so they are excited to tell her story on TV. “But hers is the very story we need today: her struggle, her resilience, her victory. Her time is now, and always,” they said.

Starling the character was created by writer Thomas Harris in the 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs as a sequel to his 1981 book Red Dragon. Jodie Foster played Clarice in the 1991 Silence of the Lambs movie, and she won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance. In total, the movie picked up five Oscar wins, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Demme), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).

Clarice returned in 2001’s Hannibal movie, though Foster elected to not return; instead Julianne Moore played Clarice. There is no word on who will play Clarice on the CBS TV show or what other characters might appear.

The TV network Lifetime announced a Clarice show of its own in 2012, though the project never got off the ground. Additionally, the NBC TV show Hannibal wanted to introduce the character Clarice, but the rights-holders had other plans.

Hannibal, which stars Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, is a much-loved TV show that ended after just three seasons. Fans have called for a fourth season, but so far it hasn’t happened. Bryan Fuller, who created the Hannibal TV show, said on Twitter that the announcement of CBS’ new Clarice show does not mean Hannibal Season 4 won’t happen.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Finally Loses No. 1 Box Office Spot, As 1917 Starts Strong

After a run of four straight weekends atop the US box office charts, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has finally been pushed out of the top spot. 1917, director Sam Mendes’ acclaimed World War I movie, finished No. 1 with $37 million in the US and Canada, which is more than double the $15.1 million that Rise of Skywalker made to end the weekend at No. 2.

This was 1917’s third weekend in theatres, though it was the first weekend where the film was released widely. The expanded release helped box office results, while 1917’s Best Drama win at the Golden Globes also surely improved things for the film. In total, 1917 has now made $60.4 million worldwide.

Mendes, whose film American Beauty won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, filmed 1917 in a unique manner. The movie was shot to appear as if it was one continuous single shot, with the action moving forward for the entirety of the film. The story follows two young soldiers, played by Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay, who must deliver a message that could save the lives of 1,600 soldiers.

Colin Firth and Andrew Scott also appear in the movie, while the legendary Oscar-winner Roger Deakins did the cinematography. 1917 is expected to pick up multiple Oscar nominations following its strong performance at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

For lots more on 1917, check out GameSpot sister site CNET’s interview with Mendes and other members of the cast.

The Rise of Skywalker has now made $989 million worldwide, edging closer to $1 billion. Finishing No. 3 this weekend was Jumanji: The Next Level, which made a further $14 million to push its total worldwide haul to $671 million. The new Kristen Stewart movie Underwater opened to $7 million.

Jan 10-12 US/Canada Box Office

via Entertainment Weekly

  1. 1917—$37 million
  2. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker—$15.1 million
  3. Jumanji: The Next Level— $14 million
  4. Like a Boss—$10 million
  5. Have Mercy—$10 million
  6. Little Women—$8 million
  7. Underwater— $7 million
  8. Frozen 2— $6 million
  9. Knives Out—$6 million
  10. Spies in Disguise—$5.1 million

Modders Build Entire Harry Potter World in Minecraft

A group of Minecraft modders known as the Floo Network has recreated basically the entirety of the Harry Potter universe, and the results are quite magical. Filled with plenty of places to explore and puzzles and quests to fulfill, players can visit some of the most recognizable Harry Potter locations like Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and much more.

For what is essentially a Minecraft mod, the whole project looks surprisingly fleshed out. Aside from merely exploring, players will be able to fight enemies, trade in Diagon Alley, scavenge for loot and supplies, and even explore parts of London.

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Players will even be able to visit the Quidditch Field and play a game or two with friends. Further, a lot of the locations in the Minecraft Harry Potter mod are interactive, like the Grand Staircase, where all the stairs are continuously moving. Additionally, there are a couple of puzzle rooms where players will have to use their wands to shoot at a target or cast a spell to move objects around in order to solve the mystery.

Around four years ago, the group released a similar mod that was far less interactive and expansive, and a few years ago decided to relaunch the project with new ambitions. “This current project has been in the works for around two years, and has become gradually more ambitious along the way,” one project lead, who goes by the username Wednesday Frog, told IGN. ” If you count the old map as part of the project it’s been closer to seven years.”

Wednesday Frog told us that their inspirations were drawn from their love for Harry Potter and Minecraft, and they’ve even visited some of the filming locations to make their digital world as accurate as possible. “Hogwarts itself was very complicated, said Wednesday Frog. He continued, “Since the castle layout changes a lot throughout the film series, it isn’t very consistent.”

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However, despite some complicated builds, the team says that their love for Harry Potter, Minecraft, and their fans have encouraged them to keep going. “The inspiration to continue was the support and kind words from all the Harry Potter fans who enjoyed what we’d made a long time ago, and the knowledge that we could expand and improve the whole thing a lot with the experience we had gained over the course of the first version of the map.”

At launch, players will also be able to visit places like Privet Drive, The Great Hall, the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, the Green House, the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid’s Hut, and much more. Floo Network has not announced an official release date for the Harry Potter mod, but told us that they are aiming to release it to the public by the end of January.

In the meantime, players can play as Baby Yoda in Minecraft thanks to the work of a dedicated fan. Further, there have been rumors that the Vatican may be getting its own Minecraft servers, in order to launch a friendlier place to play.

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Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.