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Season 3 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set to launch tonight, and with it, the game is getting a suite of new content and weapons. Activision has already shared some details on what to expect when Season 3 rolls out at 9 PM PT, but an updated list of patch notes has revealed everything players can expect, including new weapons, weapon adjustments, and changes to the game’s movement mechanics.

It should be noted that these changes are only for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Call of Duty: Warzone will also be updating today with its own events, specifically the long-rumored nuking of Verdansk.

The file sizes for this update vary depending on what platform you’re playing on. Here are the details.

• PlayStation 5: 12.3 GB
• PlayStation 4: 8.1 GB
• Xbox Series X / Xbox Series S: 11.6 GB
• Xbox One: 8.3 GB
• PC: 13.1 GB

Weapons

Like the previous seasonal updates for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, this one will introduce a new battle pass for all players. Today’s patch notes revealed that some of the weapons coming with the Season 3 update can only be obtained through this battle pass. Others will be locked behind weapon challenges. You can find a list of weapons and their unlock methods below.

• PPSh-41 [NEW]
  • New SMG available to unlock in the Season Three Battle Pass.
• Swiss K31 [NEW]
  • New sniper rifle available to unlock in the Season Three Battle Pass.
• Ballistic Knife [NEW]
  • Unlock Challenge available for the Ballistic Knife in Black Ops Cold War at Season Three launch. Available in Warzone later in the season.
• FARA 83
  • Unlock Challenge available for the FARA 83 assault rifle.
• LC10
  • Unlock Challenge available for the LC10 SMG.

Operators

While there are a few new operators coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, some extra quality of life changes arriving along with them. These changes should make it easier to have a varied look with your favorite operator or just get rid of that annoying green dot indicating that you’ve unlocked a new one.

• Wraith
  • New “Wraith” Operator available at Tier 0 in the Season Three Battle Pass.
• Operator Randomization
  • Added a new option to the Operators menu that will allows players to randomly select any unlocked Operator currently owned.
• Operator Skin Randomization
  • Added the option to randomize unlocked Operator Skins in the Operators menu.
  • Players can select randomized Operator Skins for a selected Operator, or set up a selection of their favorite skins for an Operator to cycle between.
• General
  • Addressed an issue where the “New” breadcrumb (green dot) could appear for an Operator that the player has already inspected.

Weapon Tuning

Season 3 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is also introducing some sweeping weapon changes. If you don’t want to read the patch notes below, here’s the quick run down. LMGs have been nerfed to limit their viability in multiple situations, the Streetsweeper shotgun can no longer perform one-shot kills, and SMGs are no longer the fastest gun to sprint with, unless you use the right attachments.

• Light Machine Guns
  • Light Machine Gun Alpha
    • Reduced max damage from 42 to 38.
    • Reduced max range from 38.1m to 21.59m.
    • Slight increase to vertical recoil.
    • Slightly reduced ADS speed.
    • Reduced range bonus on Match Grade Barrel attachment from +100 to +50%.
    • Reduced range penalty of Division Barrel attachment from -25% to -12%.
  • RPD
    • Increased max damage from 38 to 42.
    • Reduced max range from 50.8m to 20.4m.
    • Reduced ammo capacity from 75 to 50.
    • Reduced range bonus on Match Grade Barrel attachment from +100% to +50%.
    • Reduced range penalty of Division Barrel attachment from -25% to -15%.
  • M60
    • Reduced max range from 76.2m to 20.4m.
    • Reduced ADS speed by 13.8%.
    • Increased probability of horizontal view kick when hip-firing.
    • Reduced range bonus on Match Grade Barrel attachment from +100% to +50%.
    • Reduced range penalty of Division Barrel attachment from -25% to -15%.
• Shotguns
  • Streetsweeper
    • Removed 1-shot kill potential.
    • Decreased max damage from 138 to 88.
    • Reduced mid-range pellet damage from 6 to 5.
    • Reduced damage bonus on Task Force Barrel attachment.
  • Hauer 77
    • Increased max range from 5.08m to 5.72m.
    • Reduced range penalty on Task Force Barrel attachment from 12% to 7%.
    • Reduced damage bonus on Task Force Barrel attachment.
  • Shotgun Bravo
    • Increased mid damage range from 9.14m to 10.16m.
    • Increased mid-range pellet damage from 2 to 3.
    • Reduced max damage from 118 to 108.
• Assault Rifles
  • FFAR 1
    • Reduced recoil penalties on Task Force Barrel attachment by 10% total.
    • Increased bullets added to 34 RND magazine attachment from 34 to 38.
    • Reduced reload speed penalty on 34 RND magazine attachment from 10% to 5%.
    • Increased bullets added to 38 RND Speed Mag magazine attachment from 34 to 38.
    • Reduced ADS speed penalty on 38 RND Speed Mag magazine attachment from 20% to 10%.
  • Krig 6
    • Increased headshot multiplier from 1.25 to 1.4.
    • Reduced max damage from 35 to 33.
  • Attachments
    • Added an ADS move speed bonus to the following barrel attachments for assault rifles: Ultralight, Contour, Contour M2, CMV Mil-Spec.
• Tactical Rifles
  • Tactical Rifle Charlie
    • Reduced max range from 30.48m to 19.05m.
    • Increased burst fire delay from 0.216 to 0.233.
    • Increased max damage from 51 to 52.
    • Increased headshot multiplier from 1.25 to 1.4.
    • Reduced range bonus on Task Force barrel attachment from +50% to +40%.
    • Reduced damage bonus on Task Force barrel from +15% to +12%.
• Submachine Guns
  • Sprint Speed
    • Reduced sprinting speed of all SMGs. Pistols are now the fastest guns to sprint with.
    • With specific attachments, an SMG may now allow sprinting as fast as a pistol.

Multiplayer

With Season 3, multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is getting a ton of changes and additional content. Today’s patch notes go over some of the maps we already knew were being added to the game, such as Yamantau, which will have a 24/7 featured playlist the week after it launches. We also have more information on the various multiplayer modes being added to the game, including a classic Black Ops game type, Sticks and Stones.

Movement in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is also being changed, but not in many radical ways. Movement will still feel the same for the most part, except for going prone. The time it takes to go prone or stand back up has been decreased, so expect to find more people drop-shotting in multiplayer matches.

Maps

• Yamantau (6v6) [NEW]
  • New map added to Multiplayer rotation in 6v6 modes.
  • Yamantau 24/7 Featured Playlist available during launch week.
• Diesel (6v6, 3v3, 2v2) [NEW]
  • New map added to Multiplayer rotation in 6v6, 2v2, and 3v3 modes.
  • Diesel Face Off 24/7 Featured Playlist available during launch week.
• Apocalypse
  • Addressed a collision issue that allowed players to see through a tree inside of the temple.
• Checkmate
  • Addressed an issue that would cause players to become slowed when moving across certain floor surfaces.
• Crossroads
  • Removed Crossroads from Combined Arms and VIP Escort rotation while an issue is investigated. Crossroads Strike will remain in place in all supported modes.

Modes

• Sticks and Stones [NEW]
  • New mode available in Multiplayer.
  • Each player deploys with the R1 Shadowhunter crossbow, Ballistic Knife, and a Tomahawk.
  • Earn score with crossbow and Ballistic Knife kills, and eliminate enemies with the Tomahawk to bankrupt their score to zero.
  • Victory goes to the first player to reach the score limit or the player with the highest score when time runs out.
• Search & Destroy
  • Added audio stingers when a player is eliminated during the round.
• Face Off
  • Addressed an issue where respawns could happen outside of the playable area in Game Show, ICBM, and U-Bahn.
• CDL
  • Addressed an issue where CDL start spawns and CDL game mode objectives were not being properly loaded in Miami Strike.
• Multi-Team
  • Addressed an issue where weapons would lose all ammo when exchanged for a weapon in a container and then picked up again.

Scorestreaks

• Strafe Run [NEW]
  • Now available in Multiplayer for 5000 score.
• General
  • Addressed an issue for earned Scorestreaks resetting when switching teams.

Challenges

• Season Challenges
  • 20 new Multiplayer Season Challenges available with exclusive Calling Card and XP rewards.
• General
  • Addressed an issue where blowing up enemies by shooting explosive barrels would not count toward the “Hardcore Kill Collector” Challenge.

Movement

• Refactored synchronization between 1st-person camera and 3rd-person animations that could cause these states to be out of sync.
  • A player’s 3rd-person animation stance will now more accurately portray the player’s 1st person view, reducing advantages when quickly moving between stances.
• Increased the speed at which a player can go into prone and come out of prone (previously decreased in Season Two Reloaded).
• Stance changes are no longer queued in 1st-person and forced to completion.
  • While these can now be canceled, there is a delay before changing stances again. This change will also more accurately synchronize 1st and 3rd-person views when quickly changing stances.
• When exiting a slide, the 1st-person camera will now more accurately match the 3rd-person animation state.

Split-Screen

• UI
  • Addressed an issue with a black overlay appearing during Kill Cam when in split-screen orientation.
  • Addressed an issue with Player 2 losing the HUD when editing a class in split-screen.
• Infil
  • Addressed an issue where, when Player 1 called in a Chopper Gunner, the infil cinematic displayed on both players’ screens instead of only on Player 1’s screen.
  • Addressed an issue where loading into a split-screen Multiplayer map, Player 2’s screen would spectate Player 1 briefly while the match countdown began.
• Multi-Team
  • Addressed an issue in Multi-Team where the split-screen player that died while the radiation gas was active on the map would have the gas remain permanently on the map in split-screen perspective only.
  • Addressed an issue in Multi-Team where, if one player was commandeering a vehicle and the other player died, the vehicle would display graphical corruption during the overhead respawn screen.
• Vs. Bots
  • Addressed a large frame rate drop when playing Vs. Bots Free-for-All in any map.
• Custom Games
  • Addressed an issue in Custom Games where the second player’s POV could become stuck underwater in the Blackwood hotel pool on Miami.

UI

• Addressed an issue with Obituary feed UI icon images facing the wrong way.
• Addressed an issue where the player could load into a match with UI “Zoom In” stuck on the screen if they started with a melee weapon or pistols with Dual Wield.

Audio

• Addressed an issue where the voice line for picking up an enemy Assault Pack would use a different Operator than the one the player had equipped.
• Addressed an issue in Multi-Team where the announcer would refer to the player’s team by the wrong team name.

Featured Playlists

• Yamantau 24/7 [NEW] (Also available in Hardcore)
• Diesel Face Off 24/7 [NEW] (Also available in Hardcore)
• Sticks and Stones [NEW]
• Nuketown 24/7 (Also available in Hardcore)
• Gunfight
• Snipers Only Moshpit
• Multi-Team Moshpit

Zombies

Ending today’s patch notes is a long list of changes to the Zombies game modes in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. While no new Zombies maps are being added, it may be worth revisiting them to try out the field upgrade that will be added, Toxic Growth. This new field upgrade lets players plant a bed of toxic thorns in front them, slowing down and damaging zombies that pass through.

A good number of changes are also coming to Outbreak, Cold War’s large-scale Zombie game mode. Soon, players will be able to explore a new region and even pick up wonder weapons in Outbreak.

Weapon Unlock Challenges

• Added Zombies weapon unlock challenges for all weapons from prior seasons and Season Three launch:
  • Groza assault rifle
  • MAC-10 SMG
  • Streetsweeper shotgun
  • Sledgehammer melee weapon
  • Wakizashi melee weapon
  • FARA 83 assault rifle
  • LC10 SMG
  • Machete melee weapon
  • E-Tool melee weapon
  • R1 Shadowhunter crossbow
  • ZRG 20mm sniper rifle
  • Ballistic Knife melee weapon

Progression

• Increased XP and Match Bonus XP gained in all Zombies modes.

Field Upgrades

• Toxic Growth
  • Toxic Growth Field Upgrade now available in round-based maps and Outbreak.
  • Base Level ability: Summon a deadly growth of thorns in front of you. Enemies moving through it are slowed by 50% and take toxic damage.
  • Skill Tiers
    • Tier I: Double the health of the growth.
    • Tier II: Increase maximum charges to 2.
    • Tier III: Double the damage enemies take while moving through the growth.
    • Tier IV: Increase maximum charges to 3.
    • Tier V: Enemies killed by the growth explode dealing toxic damage to nearby enemies and slow them by 50% for 3 seconds.

Ammo Mods

• Napalm Burst
  • Doubled all damage effects.
• Dead Wire
  • Reduced damage taken by stunned zombies from 33% down to 25%.
  • Reduced effect radius.
• Shatter Blast
  • Reduced explosive damage by half.

Challenges

• Season Challenges
  • 20 new Zombies Season Challenges available with exclusive Calling Card and XP rewards.
• Daily Challenges
  • Addressed an issue where kills with Weapon Blueprints were not counting toward the “Wallbuyer” and “It’s a Mystery” Daily Challenges.
  • Addressed an issue where turning on the power did not count toward the “Like Clockwork” Daily Challenge.
• General
  • Addressed an issue where zombies killed by Hellhound explosions were not counting toward the “Field of Fire” Challenge.

Outbreak

• New Region
  • Duga region added to Outbreak.
• New Intel
  • New in-game story Intel now available in Outbreak.
• New World Event
  • Fury Crystal event added to Outbreak for players to discover.
• New Objective Locations
  • Defend, Holdout, and Retrieve added to Alpine and Golova.
• New Vehicles
  • FAV and Cargo Truck now available in Outbreak.
• Gameplay
  • Phase Wall Tears are now present along the edges of the map.
  • New infil points added to Alpine and Golova.
  • Addressed various issues with zombie pathing in Outbreak.
  • Addressed an issue where the Aethereal Orb would be invisible after a host migration.
• Wonder Weapons
  • D.I.E. Machine upgrades can now be found in certain regions in Outbreak.
  • Addressed an issue with the D.I.E. Machine not having crosshairs in Outbreak.
• Objectives
  • Escort
    • Addressed an issue where the Mangler’s projectile was not damaging the rover during the Escort Objective.
• Trials Intel
  • Addressed an issue where “Testing… Testing…” and “New Enemies” Intel were not unlocking after acquiring from Trials.
• HUD
  • Addressed an issue where weapon rarity appeared incorrectly on the HUD after applying a Blueprint.
• Stability
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when killing zombies affected by Decoys and Molotovs.
• General
  • Added inactivity detection measures. Players who are detected as inactive will not earn XP, Battle Pass progress, or earn Aetherium Crystals while they are inactive.
  • Players who remain inactive for a significant period of time will be kicked from the match.
  • In Private or Solo matches, the host can now pause the game to avoid inactive players getting kicked from the match.
  • Addressed an issue where only two players would appear in the chopper Exfil cinematic.
  • Addressed an issue where the After Action Report was not showing the Difficulty Level reached or the Exfil status.

Dead Ops Arcade 3

• Progression
  • XP tuning adjustments.
  • Addressed an issue where vehicles and chickens dealing fatal damage to spawners in The Wild would not properly credit their owner with points and XP.
• Gameplay
  • Player shields now turn on when the exit ladder is taken in a Dungeon to prevent unintentional player deaths.
  • Addressed an issue where a player in a Buggy Car vehicle would not be warped to the Dungeon if a teammate entered the Grottes de la Dorta Dungeon while their teammate was in the vehicle.
• Enemies
  • Mamaback boss now drops fewer banana bombs during jump attack.
  • Adjusted the Mamaback’s jump attack reaction sensitivity to player nuke drops.
  • While in first person, it now takes 2 hits from bosses and underbosses to deal fatal damage to a fully healed player.
  • Addressed an issue where a vortex could cause enemies to appear invisible, particularly the Megaton. Only basic zombie types are not affected by the vortex (Zombie, Barrel Zombie, Dirt Riser Zombie).

Featured Playlists

• Outbreak
• Firebase Z
• Die Maschine
• Dead Ops Arcade: First Person
• Dead Ops Arcade
• Onslaught (PlayStation)
• Onslaught Containment (PlayStation)
  • Onslaught Yamantau (PlayStation) [NEW]
  • Onslaught Nuketown (PlayStation)

Onslaught (PlayStation)

• Maps
  • Yamantau map available in Onslaught.
• Modes
  • Onslaught Containment
  • Addressed an issue where Chalices were not always being earned and XP was not always being awarded in Onslaught Containment.

Don’t forget to check back with GameSpot as we learn more about Call of Duty Season 3.

Now that many of us are relying on our (even more congested) home internet more than even before, you might want to consider upgrading your speed without paying a higher price. If you’re eligible, AT&T Fiber is offering gigabit speed internet at a fantastic price, with several perks to boot. That includes a free 1 year subscription to HBO Max, which lets you watch Mortal Kombat on the day that it’s released. In other deal news, MLB The Show 21 also came out earlier this week and Xbox Game Pass members don’t need to pay another dime to play this great game.

Sign up for AT&T Fiber Gigabit Internet for $60/Month and Get a Bonus $150 Gift Card, Free HBO Max

Waived installation fees and free modem rental for 1 year in most regions

AT&T Fiber offers internet speeds that’s faster than the highest tier cable internet at a lower price. It’s similar to Verizon FIOS except that it’s more widely available. Get up to gigabit speeds for $60/month for the first 12 months and $80 thereafter. I currently subscribe to this service in the San Francisco area and I’m averaging 900Mbps downstream, 800Mbps upstream at the modem. Previously I had been signed up for the highest tier Comcast Xfinity cable internet and I was getting around 300Mbps downstream, 30Mbps upstream. Whereas I had paid about $95/mo with taxes and fees from Comcast, I’m currently only paying $60/mo (taxes and fees are already rolled into that cost) with AT&T. If you sign up now, you’ll receive a $100 gift card for signing up as well as a free 1-year HBO Max subscription so you can watch the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie that’s out on April 23 as well as the recently released Godzilla vs Kong at home in 4K. Most regions also offer waived installation fees and free modem rental for the first 12 months. Check to see if you’re eligible.

• Sign up for AT&T Fiber Gigabit Internet for $60/Month

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If you’d rather just sign up for HBO Max by itself, it only costs $14.99/mo and you’ll get access to many new release movies for the first 30 days after release. That includes The includes Mortal Kombat (out Wednesday) and Godzilla vs Kong. In the past HBO Max only offered up to 1080p resolution, but those days are over. You can stream all new and upcoming movies in full 4K HDR provided you have a capable TV set and media player. HBO Max has plenty of other good content too, like all the DC movies and popular TV shows like Game of Thrones.

• Sign up HBO Max for $14.99/mo

MLB The Show 21 is on Xbox Game Pass, Get 4 Months for $29.99

MLB The Show 21 just came out this week and thankfully it’s a great game considering it’s the last officially licensed MLB video game franchise left. If you’re an Xbox gamer and don’t want to pay the hefty $59.99 entry fee to play this game, you’re in luck. MLB The Show 21 is already on Xbox Game Pass. The regular price of $14.99/mo for Game Pass Ultimate is totally worth it, but there’s an easy way to get 50% off for 4 months of; you can buy a 4 month EA Play membership for $29.99, and it will automatically convert to Game Pass Ultimate. It only works for existing subscribers but if you’re new, simply sign up for a 1 month membership for $1 and then you’re eligible. It’s also stackable if you want more than 4 months. There are current and next-gen versions available and your subscription includes both editions.

• Purchase 12 months of EA Play for $29.99 at Amazon
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• Click “Agree” when prompted to convert to 4 months of Game Pass Ultimate
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Hulu has made a 10-episode, straight-to-series order for a sequel to How I Met Your Mother called How I Met Your Father.

This news comes by way of a report from The Hollywood Reporter which says that Hilary Duff is set to star in the comedy television series. HIMYM creators, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, are returning to the sequel series to executive produce alongside This Is Us showrunners, Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. Aptaker and Berger will also oversee HIMYF.

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“We are beyond excited to be bringing How I Met Your Father to Hulu,” Aptaker and Berger told THR. “Carter and Craig’s iconic original series revolutionized the half-hour comedy, and we are so honored to be carrying the torch forward for the next generation — and with Hilary Duff no less.”

The two said they can’t wait for audiences to meet Sophie, who will be played by Duff, and her crew while watching them “come into their own and find love in modern-day New York City.” This news comes months after Duff announced that a Disney Plus reboot to Lizzie McGuire had been cancelled. She’s continued to star in Paramount Plus series, Younger, since then and will now star in HIMYF.

“I’ve been incredibly lucky in my career to play some wonderful characters and I’m looking forward to taking on the role of Sophie,” Duff told THR. “As a huge fan of How I Met Your Mother, I’m honored and even a little nervous that Carter and Craig would trust me with the sequel of their baby. Isaac and Elizabeth are brilliant, and I can’t wait to work alongside them and all of their genius.”

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According to THR, Hulu’s official logline for the sequel series is the following: “In the near future, Sophie is telling her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.”

A premier date or release window has not yet been determined for HIMYF.

How I Met Your Mother ran for nine seasons consisting of 208 episodes from the years 2005 to 2014. How I Met Your Father is the first sequel of three attempts to lift off the ground, according to THR. Back in 2016, a spinoff was in development and about six months later, reports came out that 20th Century Fox was looking into new ways to revive HIMYM.

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

Fortnite Season 6 Week 6 Quests will go live tomorrow morning around 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET and among them is a new sightseeing challenge that asks you to stop at three landmarks. Particularly, you’ll want to visit Fancy View, Rainbow Rentals, and Lockie’s Lighthouse. As these aren’t named on the map, we’ve gone ahead and marked each spot for you so you can collect a bounty of XP.

Visit Fancy View, Rainbow Rentals, And Lockie’s Lighthouse

Because these landmarks need only be visited and not landed at, you can try and get them all in a single round, though you’ll likely need a vehicle as one is quite far from the others. At the northernmost part of the island, northwest of Stealthy Stronghold, you’ll find Lockie’s Lighthouse standing tall.

If you grab a boat, you can quickly move down the western shore of the island until you dock at Fancy View, the hillside home southwest of Sweaty Sands. It’s adorned with Rocket League memorabilia like posters, a trophy, and you can usually find a custom Whiplash in the garage featuring decals from Epic’s other live-service mega-hit.

Hop back in your boat if you have one or otherwise keep heading down the shore until you finally get to Rainbow Rentals southwest of Holly Hedges. These colorful beachfront cottages are timeshare properties, but for this challenge, you need only to reserve a brief moment there. Once you’ve visited all three landmarks in either a single or multiple rounds, the challenge will be completed and the XP will be yours.

For more on Fortnite, don’t miss the new exotic weapon, the Grappler Bow.

A new Life Is Strange: True Colors trailer sets the stage for the narrative adventure game’s events by highlighting Alex Chen’s exit interview from foster care.

In the nearly two-minute long clip, which comes from True Colors’ opening scene, Alex talks to her social worker at the Helping Hands Group Home about what’s next for her. After eight years there, Alex is heading to her brother Gabe’s place in the fictional mountain town of Haven Springs, Colorado. But her social worker has some concerns, particularly about Alex coming into contact with other people.

The social worker, named Dr. Lynn, asks if Alex’s brother knows about her “issues,” saying she “cares” about Alex and “just wants what’s best” for her. It’s an uncomfortable exchange, with Alex visibly sorting through her emotions to arrive at a simple point: She will just be a “normal girl in a normal town” once she leaves.

Things don’t turn out that way, unfortunately. While the specific events are still under wraps, True Colors’ narrative is thrust into motion when Gabe is killed. Alex then embarks on an investigation into her brother’s mysterious death by using her psychic powers of Empathy to tap into and manipulate the emotions of others.

We chatted with Alex Chen voice actor Erika Mori and senior staff writer Felice Kuan about True Colors, how developer Deck Nine crafted the character, and what it was like to tell a story with full body and facial mocap. Turns out, it was an “actor’s dream” for Mori, who has appeared in stage plays like A Christmas Carol and Macbeth.

Life Is Strange: True Colors drops on September 10 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Hit up our Life Is Strange: True Colors preorder guide to find out what comes with buying early.

Dave Bautista has revealed more about the time that he pitched Warner Bros. and DC to let him play Batman’s arch-nemesis, Bane.

According to Collider, Bautista shared details about his pitch to portray the classic Batman antagonist during an appearance at Justice Con promoting his role in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. He revealed that, at one point, he went directly to the studios to strongly express his desire to portray Bane on the big screen in any future projects they had planned.

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“I’ve made no secret about this,” Bautista said after highlighting the DC villain as one of his dream roles. “I want to play Bane so bad I went to Warner Bros., had an appointment with them, had an appointment with DC, walked in the door and said, ‘I want to play Bane.’ I’m not kidding. They were a little like ‘Woah, we’re not even casting Bane.’ I was like ‘I don’t care, I’m playing him.'”

After the event, Bautista took to social media to confirm his statements as fact. “I wasn’t joking,” he posted on Twitter alongside a photo of him at the Warner Bros. lot. “But in all honesty they did have a good giggle and show me the exit. At least I gave it a shot. My life seems to be a continuing mission to find an alternative route to get to where I want to be. I’m good with that.”

Bautista has been vocal about playing Bane for quite some time now. Last year, he replied to a comment on social media where the tweeter shared that they had read an article speculating that Bautista could be playing the iconic villain in Matt Reeves’ The Batman opposite Robert Pattinson. In response, Bautista explained that he had tried his best to win the role.

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Though it sounds like he won’t be appearing in the next Batman solo movie, The Batman is set to feature a “rogues gallery” comprised of Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Colin Farrell as Penguin, Paul Dano as Riddler alongside Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham’s District Attorney Gil Colson, who may very well be one to watch out for, as Sarsgaard was previously rumored to be playing a pre-Two Face Harvey Dent.

For more on The Batman, which will be released in theaters on March 4, 2022, check out everything we know about the DC reboot, including how the riddle in the first trailer may have already been solved.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.