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Update: The first image of Tom Holland as Nathan Drake has been released, and he looks exactly how you’d expect. Posted by Holland himself to Instagram, the photograph shows him in a tan-coloured shirt and cargo pants, a get-up that’s practically identical to his in-game counterpart.

“It’s nice to meet you, I’m Nate,” Holland wrote in the post’s caption.

Original story: The first images from the Uncharted movie have been released, giving us a first look at not just some props, but also TWO Nathan Drakes.

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The images, published by Naughty Dog on the studio’s Twitter account, show Nathan Drake’s original voice actor, Nolan North, talking to live-action Nathan Drake, Tom Holland. The photograph was taken when North was visiting the set of the video game adaptation.

Additionally, Naughty Dog also posted another two images: an artifact slotted into a dusty wood-and-metal surface almost like a key, and a book featuring an image of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. The tweet is accompanied by a quote from Magellan: “Meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.”

We know that the film will be a prequel to the Uncharted series of video games, with a young Nate Drake accompanied by a young Victor Sullivan (played by Mark Wahlberg). Perhaps we’ll see them investigating the travels and discoveries of Magellan, the first circumnavigation of the Earth during his Spanish expedition to the East Indies between 1519 and 1522.

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For more on the Uncharted movie, see our stories on how Sully may not be rocking his signature ‘tache, and Tom Holland’s claim that the film has a solution to the video game movie problem.

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Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Netflix has released the official trailer for its new animated World War II epic, called The Liberator, which premieres on the streamer on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020.

Here’s how Netflix describes the upcoming four-episode historical drama: “(The Liberator) tells the riveting true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War: the battlefield odyssey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe.”

IGN can exclusively reveal the new trailer in the video below or at the top of the page:

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The Liberator’s unique animation is called “Enhanced Hybrid Animation,” which is a new patent-pending technology that uses a combination of CGI and live-action performances. The series is based on the book “The Liberator: One World War II Soldier’s 500-Day Odyssey” by Alex Kershaw and created for television by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive).

IGN spoke to Stuart (via email) about why the use of animation was important for The Liberator’s production. “Trioscope’s hybrid animation allowed us to tell a massive W.W.2 drama on a scale we could only dream about in live-action,” Stuart said, adding, “without sacrificing any of the story’s emotional nuances.”

Be sure to check out all four parts of The Liberator when it premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He’s also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

2K has unveiled the first batch of updated player ratings for NBA 2K21. And as is appropriate for how the season turned out, this starts with members of the NBA Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as other top performers from this year’s unusual, pandemic-impacted playoffs.

This first group is headlined by LeBron James, who comes in at a whopping 98, making him the top-rated player in 2K21. That might be thanks in part to winning yet another NBA Finals MVP, but whatever the case, it gives him a clear edge over his teammate, Anthony Davis, who will have a 96 rating. The regular season MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo, comes in at a 97, apparently not being heavily impacted by the Bucks’ underperformance in the post-season. Despite his young age, Dallas’ Luka Dončić isn’t far behind these big names, earning himself a 94 rating.

Other members of the Lakers to receive new ratings so far include Danny Green (76), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (76), and Alex Caruso (75). Their opponent in the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat, have seen Jimmy Butler come in at a 93, which is unsurprising given how well he played in the playoffs.

Another breakout player from the playoffs, Denver’s Jamal Murray, jumps to an 87, which is a great rating and yet somehow feels low after that stretch in the Utah series where it seemed like he couldn’t miss. That ties him with one Jazz opponent, Rudy Gobert, but puts him a point behind his more direct opposite, Donovan Mitchell, who will be an 88.

More ratings will continue to be shared on the NBA 2K Twitter account throughout the day. You can see a roundup of all the confirmed ratings below so far. These will be reflected in both the current-gen versions of 2K21 as well as the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X/Series S versions. Those next-gen versions will come at a premium, costing $70 unless you opt to buy the even pricier Mamba Forever edition that goes for $100 and includes access to both current- and next-gen versions.

Updated NBA 2K21 Player Ratings

• LeBron James — 98
• Giannis Antetokounmpo — 97
• Anthony Davis — 96
• Luka Dončić — 94
• Jimmy Butler — 93
• Jayson Tatum — 90
• Donovan Mitchell — 88
• Devin Booker — 88
• Rudy Gobert — 87
• Jamal Murray — 87
• Kemba Walker — 86
• Jaylen Brown — 86
• Danny Green — 76
• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — 76
• Alex Caruso — 75

NBA 2K21 has received some negative press recently as the game was briefly home to an unskippable ad–something many felt had no place in a $60 game. 2K apologized and explained the ad didn’t function as intended, though it doesn’t sound as if ads will be going away altogether. For more on the game itself, check out our NBA 2K21 review.

Fortnite has finally added Wolverine’s stripped-down Logan skin, but you’re going to have to complete a lot of challenges in order to unlock him. If you’ve been following along with our weekly challenge guides, however, that shouldn’t be an issue.

Available to unlock after completing 60 weekly challenges and six challenges from the Wolverine Battle Pass, the Wolverine Logan skin shows the hero wearing a tank top with a large tear in the front. Presumably, his healing factor allowed him to repair any damage that happened under the shirt.

Logan is the third skin available for Wolverine in Fortnite this season, with the gold and classic skins being released in weeks 5 and 6. Other weapon skins and back bling were previously made available. You can even swap from using a pickaxe to his Adamantium claws.

Fortnite has recently begun some spooky challenges just in time for Halloween. These include a candy-eating challenge, flying a witch’s broom, and becoming a literal shadow of your former self. It looks like the Marvel fun isn’t stopping, either, as a Ghost Rider skin has leaked. You could even defeat Wolverine this season, and we’ve provided a guide to the challenges you’ll need to complete in order to unlock him.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light – the first Fire Emblem game from 1990 – will be released on the Nintendo Switch on December 4, 2020, and will be fully localized for the first time.

This Fire Emblem game, that was released only in Japan on the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom), told a story that featured the “heroic exploits of Prince Marth,” and began a franchise that has spawned 20 games, spin-offs, and remakes, most recently with Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the Nintendo Switch.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light will be available on the Nintendo eShop for $5.99 and will only be available to purchase until the end of the franchise’s 30th anniversary on March 31, 2021. Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35 will also only be available, at least in their current forms, until that date as well.

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There will also be a Fire Emblem 30th Anniversary Edition that will be available for $49.99 and will include “a nostalgic, stylized physical NES box and a replica NES Game Pak art piece with a protective sleeve that transports owners to the era of the original game’s release.” There will also be a 222-page Legacy of Archanea deluxe hardbound art book, download code, NES instruction manual (also localized!), a fold-out world map, and a Mini Nintendo Power retro collectible.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light will have its first English language localization on Switch, and will also have rewind, fast-forward, and save states to help players along their journey.

Throughout the adventure, players will be able to control dozens of characters with unique attributes and will help Marth acquire the sacred Falchion sword on his quest to restore peace to the Kingdom of Archanea.

This particular adventure was remade for the Nintendo DS in 2008 as Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. In our review, we said “Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon doesn’t offer a revolutionary experience, but it is a highly polished and well-balanced example of strategy gaming. Nintendo did a nice job making sure it kept the challenge the series is known for while at the same time providing a friendlier experience for newcomers. The series superfans may be disappointed at the lack of new features, but this is still one of the strongest turn-based strategy experiences on the DS.”

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The first-ever Fire Emblem game turns 30 this year, and Nintendo is celebrating its anniversary by officially localizing it for Switch. The company announced that it is bringing the series’ previously Famicom-only debut entry, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, to Nintendo Switch in English on December 4.

In addition to full English text, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light will feature a few new amenities, including a rewind feature that lets you skip back to a previous turn, as well as the ability to fast-forward through animations. Nintendo has also added a save state function to the game. You can watch the announcement trailer for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light below.

As the first game in the series, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light established the framework that future Fire Emblem games would follow. The game features more than 50 unique characters, who you’ll need to tactically maneuver around a map to defeat opposing armies. It was also the first title to feature the series’ hallmark permadeath; if one of your characters should fall during battle, they’ll be gone permanently.

Although this is the first time the Famicom installment is being officially released in English, this isn’t the first chance Western players had to play through Marth’s adventure. Nintendo released a full remake of the game dubbed Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for the original DS back in 2009.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light launches digitally on the Switch eShop on December 4. The game will cost $6 USD to purchase. Nintendo is also releasing a $50 USD collector’s edition that comes with an assortment of physical goodies on top of the game download, including an NES instruction manual, an NES-style box and game pak art piece, and a 222-page art book.

Much like Super Mario 3D All-Stars, however, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light will not be a permanent release. Nintendo says the game will only be available to purchase until March 31, 2021.

Sony has revealed that Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix, Spotify, Twitch, and YouTube will all be available on PS5 on its launch day of November 12, 2020.

Announced on PlayStation.Blog, the PS5 will also be getting additional streaming apps in the future like Amazon Prime Video, MyCanal, Hulu, Peacock, and more.

Some of these apps also have an integrated experience with PS5, including being able to play Spotify in the background while you play a game, watching or livestreaming on Twitch, and broadcasting and sharing gameplay moments from YouTube.

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Furthermore, these apps, as was shown in the PS5’s UI reveal, will have a dedicated media entertainment space next to the Game home screen. There will also be no need to download the entertainment apps through the PS Store as they will now all be contained in the Media space.

This will allow for switching quickly between Game and Media spaces and PS5’s new Control Center will also make controlling your music even easier with the ability to switch between channels, skip, and pause whatever you may be playing.

The PS5’s Media Remote will also be available with the launch of the console, and will let users power on the PS5, quickly navigate media, adjust volume and power settings on compatible TVs, and will feature dedicated launch buttons for Disney+, Netflix, Spotify and YouTube.

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This probably isn’t news to anyone, but Star Wars has a whole lot of great action figures coming out all the time. The Black Series offers a terrific meeting point between quality and pricing. The brand new Celebrate the Saga line offers great-looking 3.75-inch figures that come in box sets of five.

Below we’ve compiled some of the coolest looking upcoming Star Wars figures, accessories, and sets you can either order or preorder now. It’s not a complete list of the upcoming figures, but it covers a whole lot of ground. For the Amazon preorders in particular, you won’t be charged until they ship, and if they get a discount before release, you’ll only be charged the lowest price they go. Let’s have a look.

New and Upcoming Star Wars Figures

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These figures run the gamut from the long-running Black Series and Vintage Series to the new Celebrate the Saga series.

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Chris Reed is IGN’s shopping and commerce editor. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

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