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Death Stranding Could Have Starred Keanu Reeves Instead of Mads Mikkelsen

Keanu Reeves’ name was floated for a lead role in Death Stranding, but director Hideo Kojima had his heart set on Mads Mikkelsen instead.

Kojima took to the stage at San Diego Comic Con where he revealed, “I originally was recommended Keanu Reeves but I wanted Mads”. The recommendation came from none other than Nicolas Winding Refn, who is himself part of the Death Stranding cast, playing Heartman.

The bromance between Mikkelsen and Kojima is well-documented, mostly through Kojima’s personal Twitter account. Death Stranding’s head honcho frequently immortalises the Danish gymnast-turned-actor in lengthy Twitter threads filled with candid monochrome snaps of Mikkelsen puffing on a cigarette, or staring moodily into the middle distance.

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Sam Lake Still Wants to Make Alan Wake 2

To this day, Alan Wake remains one of Remedy Entertainment’s most enduring franchises, even if it’s really just one core game and a notably wackier DLC adventure. Though review scores were generally high (IGN gave it an 8.5, and it’s eventual PC port a 9.0), Alan Wake didn’t exactly fly off the shelves. Instead, the franchise found a longer, more modest lifespan through nearly a decade of sales events and a dedicated cult following, but no sequel has ever materialized. On this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered, famed Remedy games writer Sam Lake stated that he still wants to make a proper Alan Wake 2.

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Plants vs Zombies Leak Suggests Garden Warfare 3

EA has reportedly begun to invite a select group of players to alpha test a new Plants vs Zombies shooter developed by the Garden Warfare team.

As reported by Eurogamer, who have been shown the invites by sources, EA intents to run an alpha playtest of the game in August. The invite says “Made by the team that created PvZ Garden Warfare, the Picnic Closed Alpha will give players a first glimpse into the new game – you don’t want to miss out!”

The invites – marked as “confidential” but quickly uploaded to Reddit – explained that recipients are “invited to participate in the new PvZ shooter (codename Picnic) playtest on Xbox One or PS4.”

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IGN UK Podcast 500 Live: Tickets Now on Sale

Join Alex, Joe, Dale, Cardy, Jesse and Matt – and special guests – to celebrate 10 years and 500 episodes of the IGN UK Podcast, with a special live show at London’s legendary 100 Club. There will be live music, magic and over two hours of sometimes insightful, often nonsensical chat, plus a (hopefully) thrilling conclusion to The Endless Search.

Cardy claims it’ll be the sexiest night of your life and he always delivers on his promises. Every attendee gets an exclusive IGN UK pin badge thanks to our friends at The Koyo Store, plus Code: Marla – who created the awesome jingle for The Endless Search – will open with a 20-minute set of video game covers.

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Top Gun: Maverick Trailer Sparks Controversy over Change to Cruise’s Jacket

The Top Gun: Maverick trailer has stirred up controversy as eagle-eyed fans have spotted two key changes to Tom Cruise’s leather jacket, which he also wore in the original film.

Premiering at San Diego Comic Con, the first trailer for the long-awaited sequel showed Maverick donning his iconic bomber jacket, featuring a very different arrangement of patches compared to those that the character wore in Tony Scott’s beloved 80s classic.

Journalist Mark MacKinnon was amongst the first to spot the difference, as he shared a screenshot of the original garment side-by-side with the updated version, which sparked speculation across social media.

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The $19.99 PlayStation Classic Deal Is Back

The PlayStation Classic is back down to $19.99, and if you’ve been following it from announcement to release, it’s pretty easy to see why: it’s not that great. In our PlayStation Classic review, we gave it a 5.5 for its lack of extra features, omission of analog controllers, and other weird choices like including PAL versions running at different frame rates.

You can also preorder the Sega Genesis Mini and the TurboGrafx-16 Mini, both of which look much more promising than Sony’s retro console. The Genesis Mini comes out September 19, while the TurboGrafx-16 Mini has a March 19, 2020 release date.

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