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Microsoft Is Hiring For A “New Halo Project”

Microsoft is hiring for a “new project in the Halo universe.” GamesRadar discovered a job ad for a producer that will work on this unannounced project.

“This is your chance to work on one of the most exciting and creative intellectual properties in the industry with one of the industry’s most talented teams,” the job description says.

The job ad doesn’t mention any specifics about the game, but a desirable candidate should have experience shipping “AAA current generation games,” the page said.

Other job ads for careers on the Halo team specifically mention Halo Infinite, so this new project is presumably something different. Notably, this new producer job ad is not posted on developer 343’s own careers page, but instead only on the wider Microsoft website, for whatever that’s worth.

Given that Halo is one of Microsoft’s crown jewels and one of the most prominent in all of gaming, it’s not a surprise to learn that the company is looking to build on it with new projects. In fact, it would be more surprising if this was not case.

In addition to whatever new Halo project this might be–the description doesn’t even specifically state that it’s a game–Microsoft just recently confirmed that it’s expanding Halo: The Master Chief Collection with a “new place and way to play.”

The next brand-new Halo game is Halo Infinite, which releases in Fall 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. There will be at least one beta test held prior to launch, and you can learn more about it and how to sign up here.

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Terraria on Stadia Canceled After Developer Is Locked Out Of Google Accounts

The co-creator of Terraria has canceled the upcoming Google Stadia version of the game after his Google accounts were locked.

Andrew Spinks, or Demilogic on Twitter, explained that he has lost access to all of his Google accounts, including Google Play, Google Drive, YouTube and Gmail. Spinks has been trying to recover them for over three weeks, but his attempts have been unsuccessful, as he claims he has been “given the runaround” by Google.

“I absolutely have not done anything to violate your terms of service, so I can take this no other way than you deciding to burn this bridge,” Spinks adds. “Consider it burned. Terraria for Google Stadia is cancelled. My company will no longer support any of your platforms moving forward.”

“I will not be involved with a corporation that values their customers and partners so little,” Spinks continues. “Doing business with you is a liability.” Just a few days ago, fans had spotted that Terraria had been rated for Google Stadia on the Pan European Game Information website. It now looks like that version of the game won’t see the light of day.

Spinks’ Google difficulties appear to have started in late January when Terraria’s official YouTube account was disabled. The Terraria Official Twitter account posted about it last week in a (unfortunately fruitless) effort to grab Google’s attention.

Explaining the scale of the issue, Spinks wrote: “My phone has lost access to thousands of dollars of apps on @GooglePlay. I had just bought LOTR 4K and can’t finish it. My @googledrive data is completely gone. I can’t access my @YouTube channel. The worst of all is losing access to my @gmail address of over 15 years.”

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Back in 2011, we awarded Terraria on PC a 9/10 review, saying, “This devious little indie sandbox title borrows so many ideas from Notch’s game that it essentially is Minecraft in 2D, but it also beefs up the familiar gameplay in exciting ways.” The game has since come to a dozen more platforms, but it seems Stadia won’t join that list.

In other Google Stadia news, Google recently shut down all of its internal games studios, affecting approximately 150 employees.

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

2021 MVP Named in Puppy Bowl XVII

Marshall, a 15-week old Boston Terrier playing in his rookie year in the prestigious Puppy Bowl, has been officially named the Puppy Bowl XVII MVP. Hailing from Salem, VA, Marshall dug deep and pulled hard for his team as part of the 2021 Starting Line-Up at this year’s Puppy Bowl.

Snoop Dogg and Jailbird Martha Stewart were there to kick off the 17th annual Puppy Bowl, which once again pitted champion against chomp’ion in a battle for the Lombarky Trophy. While the world outside of Geico Stadium has been forced to take a time-out all year long, no quarantine could keep these canine competitors from doing their doody on the field. Team Ruff in their “Fido-range” bandannas were looking for something missing after the “Blue Bones” of the Fluff team neutered their chances of a threepeat in 2020’s startling upset, but the Ruffs aren’t the type to turn tail and flee from a challenge. The two greatest to ever play the game were unleashed in a battle to see who would come out as top dog, making this one Bowl game not to miss!

Puppy Bowl XVII MVP (Most Valuable Puppy) award winner Marshall may be hearing-impaired, but there’s no mistaking the woof of this warrior — on the field and off. Playing for Team Fluff, Marshall scored a rare spinning-double-touchdown in the first quarter to give his team an early lead. When not scoring touchdowns at the Puppy Bowl, Marshall trains with Puppy Bowl XVI veteran Killian at Green Dogs Unleashed to become a therapy dog for those in need.

Little Marshall may be completely deaf, but he is also definitely eager to compete. Photo Credit: Elias Weiss Friedman & Animal Planet
Little Marshall may be completely deaf, but he is also definitely eager to compete. Photo Credit: Elias Weiss Friedman, Animal Planet

This was the sweet 17th annual Puppy Bowl, but for the fans of the underdog Ruff team, they saw their their team spending much of the game with the same view as a musher in the Iditarod: nothing but the lead dog hinder. With big touchdown scores from the MVP “Mad Dog” Marshall, Milky Way the “Terrible Bruiser” Terrier/Boxer, and Beliveau the Beautiful, the Fluffs were top dogs going into the half, and they continued to rub Ruff’s nose into their mess by taking a two touchdown lead in the third. Still, these young dogs on the Ruffs were ready to learn some new tricks to keep the tug-of-war going. “Multiple” Muffin heated things up with twin touchdowns, and Tank the “Rotten” Rottweiler also took it to the doghouse twice. In the final few seconds of the game, it was “Wiseguy” Paulie up against a mob of Terriers and Coonhounds as he battled Milky Way and Aaron Pawgers for the big score that would end it all.

Final score: 69 to 73 for the Ruffs, and the big dogs are back on top.

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Each and every one of these canine competitors left it all on the field in this year’s big game. And in the end, no pup was left out in the cold, as Animal Planet found adoptive parents for the stars of the event. Puppy Bowl XVII was one for the Hound Hall of Fame. Stay tuned to IGN for more information on Fluff as it becomes apparent.

The Falcon And Winter Soldier Super Bowl Trailer Arrives With First Full Look At Disney+ Series

We’ve been waiting a long time to find out what’s next in the saga of Captain America after Steve Rogers passed the shield to his successor at the end of Avengers: Endgame, and we’re now one step closer: The first full trailer for the upcoming Disney+ streaming series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has arrived, and you can watch it for yourself below.

The trailer debuted in a truncated form during the Super Bowl, with this extended version appearing online shortly after.

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier will tell the story of Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson post-Endgame. The two appear to have developed a buddy cop-like rapport, based on their interactions in the trailer, which give us a hint to the show’s tone. They aren’t the only two familiar characters who appear in the trailer, though–we also catch glimpses of Captain America: Civil War villain Helmut Zemo and Sharon Carter (Peggy Carter’s great niece and Steve Rogers’ one-time love interest). Appropriately, there’s even a shot of someone in full Captain America gear (seen only from behind) jogging out onto a football field.

Disney shared a new image to promote the show as well–check it out below.

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier hits Disney+ March 19, following the March 5 conclusion of WandaVision, which is streaming weekly on the service now. Although the MCU has been on hold along with the rest of the entertainment industry thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, these Disney+ series are continuing the saga in a post-Endgame world. Naturally, we’re breaking down WandaVision every week.

Meanwhile, the Super Bowl keeps delivering the goods, from the Fast 9 trailer to a new look at Bob Odenkirk’s John Wick-like Nobody.

Yet Another GameStop Stock Movie In The Works, This One From The Director Of Console Wars

There are now a grand total of four movies in development about the recent GameStop/Reddit stock price drama and controversy. According to Deadline, Console Wars director Jonah Tulis has started production on a feature documentary about the recent frenzied uprising that saw social media day traders beat Wall Street at its own game. Tulis will be collaborating with fellow Console Wars producer Julian Rosenberg and Console Wars author Blake Harris.

“This is a true David and Goliath story and our goal is to tell it through the eyes of the incredible men and women who risked it all,” Tulis told Deadline. “[They] made millions in the process and changed the landscape of the stock market forever.”

This new, untitled, and fourth film is the latest entry in a quickly growing category of productions. Things are moving quickly for projects inspired by events that started taking place a few weeks ago in January and are still playing out. Part of what’s notable about this new project and the previously, recently announced three is the real story doesn’t yet have an ending. Charles Randolph, co-author of The Big Short told the Los Angeles Times that he’s gotten several calls asking if he’d be interested in also writing one.

“There’s already a lot of activity around this,” Randolph told the LA Times. “I’m going to guess there’s probably six serious, active projects.”

For those who aren’t yet aware of the story or are simply sick of explaining it to their uncles, in January, the online investor forum community WallStreetBets sparked a recent Wall Street stock frenzy when its members manipulated the stock market against hedge fund managers assumptions about GameStop stock trajectory. The retailer, like many businesses, has been struggling due to COVID-19, plus the overall shift to digital distribution of video games and other entertainment products. For more, check out GameSpot’s primer on just what the hell is going on.

Bob Odenkirk Is On An Action-Fueled Rampage In Nobody’s Super Bowl Trailer

Many of us remember Bob Odenkirk first as a comedy guy, creating stuff like Mr. Show and writing for some of the best comedy shows, like Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Conan O’Brien. Even after his turn as Saul/Jimmy in the Breaking Bad universe, we couldn’t have predicted his next move: Bob Odenkirk is officially an action badass in the second trailer for his upcoming movie Nobody.

Nobody stars Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, the very definition of a mild-mannered suburban dad. Thieves break into his house and he declines to fight back, leaving his wife and son disappointed. The frustration that follows awakens a long-dormant part of Hutch, who was once an “Auditor” and has to once again bring his skills to bear to defend his family.

This latest trailer highlights Hutch’s improvisational skills in the heat of battle, contrasted against him being able to cook only one meal–lasanga–as a father.

If it sounds a bit like like John Wick, it’s not just you. Nobody is produced by David Leitch, among others, who directed John Wick. Derek Kolstad wrote the film, whose previous credits include John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, and John Wick: Chapter 3. Ilya Naishuller, who helmed first-person action flick Hardcore Henry, is directing the film. In other words, Nobody has all the John Wick DNA you can have without Keanu, but with some serious dad energy in the mix, too.

Along with Odenkirk, Nobody stars Christopher Lloyd, RZA, Gage Monroe, and Connie Nielsen. Nobody is headed for theaters on April 2, though with how many movies have been delayed by COVID-19, we’re not carving that one into stone just yet.

Zack Snyder Teases New Justice League Trailer On Valentine’s Day

The Snyder Cut is upon us. For fans who have been clamoring for years and director Zack Snyder’s vision of the Justice League, the movie is finally headed to HBO in a few weeks. Before the Super Bowl, Snyder tweeted out that next week, we’ll get another trailer and teased a bit of it on his account.

The quick clip shows a pre-Cyborg Victor Stone scoring a touchdown in Snyder’s trademark super slow-mo with thrilling music playing in the background. In the original cut of the film, Vic’s football career was only briefly mentioned, but nothing really highlighted.

Ray Fisher, the actor behind Vic, has expressed in the past that Cyborg had a bigger role in Snyder’s intended cut, and Snyder himself even said Cyborg was the heart of the movie. However, director Joss Whedon cut out a lot of his footage in post. Fischer has also gone on the record about how Whedon was an abusive figure on set.

To say Fisher’s relationship with Warner Bros is complicated is an understatement, as he was called uncooperative in WB’s investigation into Whedon’s abuse, and they both have different accounts of what happened. Fisher even accused WB execs of having racist conversations.

Yet, Cyborg fans who wanted to see their favorite hero achieve and be so much more than what they got originally don’t have to wait much longer–even if it is Fisher’s last time portraying the character.

Justice League: The Snyder Cut premieres on HBO Max on March 18.

Reddit’s 5-Second Super Bowl Ad Highlights GameStop Stock Market Saga

Reddit has referenced the recent GameStop stock market frenzy in a new, 5-second Super Bowl spot which needed to be paused to be read.

“One thing we learned from our communities last week is that underdogs can accomplish just about anything when they come together around a common idea,” read the brief message to viewers.

reddit-ad“Who knows, maybe you’ll be the reason finance textbooks have to add a chapter on ‘tendies.’”

The stock market drama surrounding GameStop saw its stock surge to record levels due to a battle between short-sellers and an informal group of hobby investors who joined forces via the subreddit r/WallStreetBets. GameStop’s stock skyrocketed over 1,700% as a result, leaving exposed short-seller hedge fund Melvin Capital and others in massive financial strife to the tune of billions of dollars.

Despite the fact the situation is still ongoing, a movie is already in the works based on a book from New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich. The book hasn’t even been written yet but promises to tell the story of “a ragtag group of amateur investors, gamers, and internet trolls who brought Wall Street to its knees.”

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Super Bowl LV’s Best And Funniest Commercials

For many, the thing people look forward to during the Super Bowl are the commercials. That’s right, many people that are enjoying the NFC vs. AFC Championship game are much more interested in the Bud Light Knight falling off a cliff than they are seeing Tom Brady getting a chance to win his seventh championship ring. Because advertisers know this fact, they tend to offer up some interesting and unique commercials.

What gets most people talking are the comedic commercials. Who doesn’t want to share a funny moment between pals at the virtual water cooler the next morning? And a very funny commercial will get people talking about your brand for days or even weeks.

Over the course of the Big Game, there were quite a few commercials that were standouts and had us laughing during the evening. Check out a few of them below.

M&M

Everybody screws up now and again, and in the latest M&M commercial, people are apologizing for their mess ups with a bag of M&Ms.

Doritos

Matthew McConaughey is two dimensional, and the best way to bring yourself into the third dimension is to eat some Doritos that are also in the third dimension. Technically, all Doritos are three dimensional, but whatever.

Tide

In one of the best commercials from the Super Bowl, someone has made Jason Alexander (best known for his role of George on Seinfeld) into a hoodie.

Uber Eats

Remember Wayne’s World? Well, Wayne and Garth appear in this Uber Eats commercial with Cardi B. They all want you to eat local using the food delivery service.

Reddit

Reddit has been in the news quite a bit recently, primarily because of WallStreetBets and the GameStop stock. The website ran a five second ad, which you have to pause to read. Luckily, it’s on YouTube, so you can pause with ease.

Amazon Alexa

Michael B. Jordan stars in the commercial titled “Alexa’s body,” where Alexa gets a body, and it just happens to be Michael B. Jordan’s. A woman has her way with the new Alexa, like finding ways for Jordan to get shirtless or wet, and her husband gets pretty jealous.

Cheetos

Who ate the Cheetos? Shaggy might know. This was a weird and awkward one where Mila Kunis was eating all the Cheetos and Ashton Kutcher demanded she admit to it.

Watch All the Super Bowl Movie Commercials

Super Bowl Sunday isn’t just about football. It’s also long been a huge opportunity for Hollywood to promote some of their hottest upcoming movies during what is frequently the most-watched live TV event in the US every year.

But with the pandemic perpetually postponing film openings, studios are expected to dial back on pushing theatrical releases in their Big Game Spots this year in favor of touting their respective streaming services and hybrid theatrical/digital movie releases.

The first big movie spot to drop during the pre-game for Super Bowl LV was for F9, Universal’s next installment in their long-running Fast & Furious saga. The movie was supposed to open last year but was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. The studio also dropped a spot for Nobody, their upcoming action-thriller that sees Bob Odenkirk go full John Wick on a bunch of bad guys.

Universal also revealed the first trailer for director M. Night Shyamalan’s next thriller, Old.

Disney also dropped the first look at Marvel’s Falcon and the Winter Soldier and a new spot for Raya and the Last Dragon.

We’ll be updating this list throughout the Super Bowl broadcast so be sure to check back here for the latest movie spots!

Here then are all the Big Game Spots that Hollywood dropped during Super Bowl LV:

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What was your favorite Big Game movie spot this year? Let us know in the comments!

And also be sure to watch this year’s Super Bowl product commercials.