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Aquaman 2 Director Shares First Look at New Suit

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom director, James Wan, has shared a new look for Jason Momoa’s Aquaman on Instagram.

Wan, who directed the first Aquaman and is directing Aquaman 2, posted two pictures of Momoa as Aquaman today. The first image posted by Wan is another look at Momoa’s classic Aquaman suit, which is the one he wore in the first Aquaman movie.

The second image, however, is a first look at Aquaman’s new Stealth suit

As you can see in the Instagram post above, the Stealth suit is sleek and significantly less flashy than Aquaman’s classic suit. It drops the larger forearm armor pieces and leg armor pieces in favor of a more streamlined suit.

“Atlantean tech based on cephalopod’s camouflaging ability,” Wan wrote in the Instagram caption. “[Aquaman 2 writer David Leslie] and I were inspired by the 80s ‘blue suit.’”

As noted by Wan, the suit’s darker colors are reminiscent of the camouflaging abilities of cephalopods. Perhaps Aquaman’s Stealth suit will have camouflaging abilities as well. Only time will tell for now.

We might learn more about this Stealth suit during the 2021 DC FanDome event, which includes a new look at Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The FanDome showcase is also set to feature a new trailer for The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, as well as new looks at Black Adam, The Flash, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

While waiting for DC FanDome, read about why James Wan returned to direct Aquaman 2 despite the fact that he doesn’t like to repeat himself and then check out why Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom might explore a similarly lost underwater civilization known as Necrus. Read our thoughts on the first Aquaman movie in IGN’s Aquaman review after that.

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

Shang-Chi Breaks Box Office Record With $71 Million Labor Day Opening Weekend

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings punched through a box office record with its massive $71.4 million domestic opening weekend.

This news comes by way of Variety, which reports that the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film had the second-best pandemic-era domestic opening weekend. Its $71.4 million box office bow comes in just behind Black Widow’s $80.3 million opening weekend debut and just above F9’s $70 million opening haul.

Shang-Chi also broke a record held by 2007’s Halloween for over a decade, according to Variety. Halloween previously held the record for the best Labor Day opening weekend, raking in $30.6 million. The long Labor Day weekend, which has notoriously been a slower weekend at the box office, was no match for Shang-Chi, however, as the movie more than doubled Halloween’s box office haul.

Its $71.4 million Labor Day opening weekend now holds the record for the best Labor Day opening weekend ever at the box office. The movie pulled in an additional $56.2 million internationally, too, bringing the global box office total to $127.6 million.

Shang-Chi was released exclusively in theaters, unlike Black Widow, a movie released day-and-date on Disney Plus (which Scarlett Johansson is now suing Disney over). As Variety notes, many speculated that Black Widow’s Disney Plus release might have caused box office numbers to be lower than what they would have been had the movie been released exclusively in theaters.

However, Shang-Chi seems to have performed about as well as Black Widow in theaters, although it’s important to note that Shang-Chi is a new MCU character while Black Widow featured Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff that has been in the MCU for well over a decade. Marvel’s Shang-Chi theatrical debut performing about as well as Black Widow’s theater release is quite impressive.

According to Variety, Shang-Chi’s strong reception could affect future MCU movie debuts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney and Marvel have reportedly not made a decision regarding how The Eternals will debut, be it an exclusive release in theaters or a day-and-date release on Disney Plus like Black Widow.

Elsewhere, R-rated horror slasher, Candyman, dropped to second place at the box office behind Shang-Chi, pulling in another $10.5 million. It’s on pace to bring its overall box office haul to $41.9 million after this three-day weekend, Variety writes.

Ryan Reynolds’ Free Guy dipped to third and is estimated to bring in roughly $11 million this weekend, which would bring its grand total at the box office to $91.8 million. Paramount’s Paw Patrol animated feature came in fourth and is estimated to bring in $5.2 million by the end of the long weekend. That would bring its grand total to $31.5 million.

Finally, Disney’s Jungle Cruise finished in fifth. It’s estimated to bring in $5.2 million over the entire holiday weekend, which would bring its grand total to $106.8 million. The movie’s box office success earned it a greenlight from Disney for a sequel.

Check out our thoughts on Shang-Chi in IGN’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings review and then read IGN’s breakdown of who Shang-Chi is in the MCU. Check out our breakdown of what the ten rings are and whether or not they are actually magical after that.

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

Daily Deals: Labor Day Discounts on Xbox Game Pass, PS5 Storage

Labor Day weekend is about to wrap up, but there’s some killer last minute deals popping up. Newegg has Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3 Month cards discounted by $7. Remember that you can stack your time with these, so buy up a couple to amplify your long term savings. Amazon has NVMe SSDs on sale as well, and these are the latest and greatest from Western Digital. PCIe Gen 4 means they are compatible with the latest PCs, but more importantly, with the new beta firmware of the PS5 as well. Of course we’ve got many other remaining Labor Day deals, like SanDisk SD Card discounts, gaming PCs for cheap and more!

Daily Deals for September 5th 2021

Intel Gamer Days Deal: CyberpowerPC Intel Core i7 RTX 3080 Gaming PC for $2199

If you play games at 1440p or less, you can get away with an RTX 3060 or 3070, but if you want to game in 4K, then you’re going to want to splurge for the RTX 3080 video card. It’s the first card that really lets you play games at 3840×2160 without worrying about your framerate. This CyberpowerPC is equipped with an RTX 3080 video card, an unlocked Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and both SSD and HDD storage.

Intel Gamer Days Deal: Dell XPS Intel Core i7 RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC for $1499

True high end gaming on a budget. There is one of the best deals we’ve seen for an RTX 3060 Ti equipped PC. The RTX 3060 Ti is a very powerful video card; it’s better than the previous generation’s RTX 2080! It’s a big upgrade from the 3060 non-Ti model and the one to get if you’re going to play games at resolutions of 1440p or higher. This is the best Intel Gamer Days deal that Dell is offering so far, but there are a couple of other good deals as well.

Amazon Prime Student Members Get 3 Months of Free Audible Premium Plus

If you’re an Amazon Prime Student member, you get a lot of pretty amazing perks like 6 months of free Amazon Prime membership followed by 50% off your Prime membership for up to 4 years, Amazon Music Unlimited for $0.99/mo, and more. Now, there’s yet another perk exclusive to Amazon Prime Student members; get 3 free months of Audible Premium Plus (normally $14.95/mo). If you’re a current student or faculty, you’re eligible for an Amazon Prime Student membership.

Alan Wake Remastered Listing Appears With October Release Date

A remaster of Alan Wake might be coming next month, according to a new store listing.

Back in June, Alan Wake Remastered appeared alongside Final Fantasy 7 Remake within Epic Games Store backend data. Now, a little over two months later, listings for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox versions of Alan Wake Remastered have appeared on Taiwanese store, Rakuten Taiwan, as spotted by Wario64 on Twitter.

The links Wario64 posted no longer take you to the Alan Wake Remastered listings, but before the links were changed, IGN was able to visit each link and verify that each took you to a Rakuten Taiwan listing for the game. Below are screenshots of the PS4, PS5, and Xbox listings for Alan Wake Remastered.

As you can see in the screenshots above, the listings seem to suggest an October 5 release date. Industry analyst, Daniel Ahmad, replied to Wario64 on Twitter about an hour after Wario64 posted the links to seemingly confirm that Alan Wake Remastered is real.

“Will be announced next week,” Ahmad said.

“[Next] week” might seem random, but Ahmad could be alluding to the upcoming 2021 PlayStation Showcase happening next week on September 9. The listings do show a PlayStation 5 version and the showcase is set to go over the “future of PS5.” Perhaps Alan Wake Remastered is in that future.

Of course, this could just be coincidence and Alan Wake Remastered might be announced at a different time independent of the 2021 PlayStation Showcase next week.

While waiting to see if Alan Wake Remastered is actually real, read about how the game appeared in Epic Games Store data back in June and then read our thoughts on the recent Control-Alan Wake crossover in IGN’s Control: AWE Expansion review. Check out our thoughts on the original Alan Wake in IGN’s Alan Wake review after that.

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

Alan Wake Remastered Listing Leaked, Reportedly Launching October 5

The Taiwanese retailer Rakuten has listed Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake Remastered for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox on its website. The listing says that it will launch on October 5.

Since the listing also notes “Xbox” in general, that presumably means players will receive both Xbox One and Xbox Series versions, while PS4 and PS5 versions will be separate. However, there is a chance that there could be some sort of upgrade path from the PS4 version to PS5.

Games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad has corroborated this leak, saying that the official announcement for Alan Wake Remastered is due this upcoming week. It’s possible that the game could be revealed at the upcoming PlayStation Showcase on Thursday, September 9.

Not much other information can be gathered from the listing about Alan Wake Remastered, but the original game had two DLC add-ons called The Signal and The Writer. There was also a spin-off called Alan Wake’s American Nightmare. A remastered Alan Wake could perhaps include all three in a single package.

Alan Wake first launched on Xbox 360 in May 2010 and PC in 2012.

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Sony Reverses Horizon Forbidden West PS5 Upgrade Decision

Sony has announced that it is reversing its previous decision that standard and special editions of Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 would not be eligible for a PS5 upgrade.

Originally, those who purchase the Digital Deluxe, Collector’s, or Regalla editions of Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 were able to get the PS5 upgrade. Now anyone who purchases the game on PS4, regardless of which edition, can upgrade for free on PS5.

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“Last year we made a commitment to deliver free upgrades for our cross-gen launch titles, which included Horizon Forbidden West,” explained Sony president Jim Ryan. “While the pandemic’s profound impact pushed Forbidden West out of the launch window we initially envisioned, we will stand by our offer: Players who purchase Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4 will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for free.”

Ryan also said that going forward, any new Sony-published first-party exclusive cross-generation titles will come with a $10 digital upgrade option from PS4 to PS5. This applies to upcoming titles such as the next God of War and Gran Turismo 7.

Both digital and physical copies will be eligible for the $10 digital upgrade. If you have the PS4 version of the game on disc, then you will need a PS5 console with the disc drive in order to upgrade to the digital PS5 version.

Horizon Forbidden West launches on February 18, 2022 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

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How To Charge Anime Energy In BOTW

Discovered by Satougashi in June 2021, Active Arrow Smuggling, while purely a cosmetic bug, is surely one of the coolest looking glitches found so far. Breath of the Wild continues to show new discoveries, intended and unintended, and we continue to cover them still to this day.

Get Two Years Of PlayStation Plus At A Big Discount

If you’re gonna game on PS4 or PS5, you should have a PlayStation Plus membership. A 2-year subscription typically lists for $120, but you can get it for just $90 with code USEPLAYSTATION at checkout.

PlayStation Plus is your ticket to playing your favorite PlayStation titles online with your friends. In addition, you gain access to a couple of free games each month for PS4/PS5. PlayStaiton 5 users also get the PS Plus Collection, a library of PS4 hits that can be played at any time. When you stack that up with the exclusive discounts and deals that are only available to subscribers, the cost of your subscription quickly pays for itself.

This deal gives you two stackable one-year subscription codes, meaning you can use both for yourself or give one or both to somebody else as a gift.

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Everything We Know about DokeV

One of Gamescom’s biggest trailers this year was for an upcoming game titled DokeV. The trailer was fun, stylish, and flashy—and had Pokemon in a big city vibes. But ultimately, we still don’t know all that much about the game. So, what the heck is DokeV… and why am I so excited about a trailer that ultimately didn’t really show actual gameplay?

The Legend Of Zelda Is The World’s Most Tragic Video Game Series

The story of every game of The Legend of Zelda is pretty much the same: Evil monster king tries to claim a godlike wish-granting artifact, the Triforce, in order to dominate the world, and a sword-wielding fairy child and magical princess team up to stop him. There are 27 Zelda games at this point, and the vast majority are remixes of that basic idea in some form or another. And for years, that’s all it seemed like the Zelda games were: different takes on the same idea, the same game revisited with interesting tweaks along the way.

With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, though, Nintendo did a lot to recontextualize the Zelda series. Chronologically, the game is the “first” Zelda title–it marks the beginning of the series, the very first time a monster king was defeated by a sword kid and a magic princess. Casual Zelda fans might not have really thought about it, but that creates some pretty huge implications for the world the Zelda games take place in. It means that each of the adventures in the Zelda series aren’t just different takes on the same apocalyptic monster-king war: They’re all separate, uniquely horrific apocalyptic monster-king wars.