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Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, the Apple Original series from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia creators Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day, has been renewed for a second season before its first episodes have released.

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The video game studio-set comedy, which is in part produced by Ubisoft’s Film & Television department, will launch its first season in full on February 7. But Apple has already renewed the live-action comedy for a second season, which was announced during the show’s TCA panel (via Deadline).

The announcement did not reveal an episode count for the second season, nor a release date, but it will presumably continue to be an exclusive to Apple TV+.

Co-created by McElhenney, Day, and Megan Ganz, the first season consists of nine episodes following the development team behind the fictional Mythic Quest. McElhenney stars as the game’s creative director Ian Grimm, who works alongside an ensemble cast including F. Murray Abraham, Community’s Danny Pudi, and ever-popular video game voice actor Ashly Burch.

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Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet was first announced at Ubisoft’s E3 2019 conference. Since then only a few details have emerged, including McElhenney assuring fans that he will make It’s Always Sunny “forever” despite his involvement in a new project.

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Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

The first set of Cyberpunk 2077 Funko Pops have been revealed and they’ve been given a very familiar release date.

Yes, announced at London Toy Fair, the Cyberpunk 2077 Funko Pops will be available on April 16, 2020. That’s Cyberpunk 2077’s original release date before it got another delay recently, if you didn’t know.

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So while you won’t be able to play the game itself in April you could at least bring a little bit of its futuristic world into your life via Funko Pops.

Similar to McFarlane’s Cyberpunk 2077 action figures, the Funko Pops will include both V and Johnny Silverhand, who is the digital ghost that accompanies main character V throughout the game and is played by Keanu Reeves.

Unlike McFarlane’s figures, however, the Funko Pops include both the male and female versions of V, as well as two different Johnny Silverhands. One of them sports sunglasses and dual-wields pistols, while the other is calmly resting on one knee.

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If you’re after more Keanu Reeves then check out our history of his appearances in games. Or if you need something else to tide you over until Cyberpunk 2077 comes out then we have seven cyberpunk games you should start playing.

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Disney+ is set to launch in the UK and several other territories across Western Europe on March 24, which is a whole week earlier than the original release date that was announced.

The House of Mouse recently updated its rollout plans for Europe, confirming that the release date for the streaming service has been brought forward for the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland, while much of the rest of Europe will gain access to the platform by summer. Pricing has also been confirmed as £5.99/€6.99 per month or £59.99/€69.99 for an annual subscription, per Deadline.

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The streaming service is expected to launch with a library of content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, including plenty of original content such as Star Wars’ live-action series The Mandalorian, the Toy Story short series Forky Asks A Question, the live-action Lady and the Tramp, and The World According to Jeff Goldblum, though certain titles may vary by territory due to regional differences.

In its first year and beyond, Disney+ is slated to add Frozen 2 and a documentary on the making of the film, a Toy Story Bo Peep short, WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, a Loki series starring Tom Hiddleston, a series based on Rogue One’s Cassian Andor starring Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk, and much more.

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Despite suffering a few technical glitches, Disney+ signed up more than 10 million subscribers on its first day of operation in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, where the direct-to-viewer service launched on November 12.

Further statistics indicate that, with an immense catalogue of titles available at launch, Disney+ users collectively spent 1.3 million hours streaming and watching the films and shows available to them on the first day of release.

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For more on Disney+, check out our reviews of The World According to Jeff Goldblum, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, The Imagineering Story, Forky Asks a Question and Marvel’s Hero Project. Alternatively, read our detailed write-up and final verdict of Disney’s new streaming service.

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

The creative director of the latest two Splinter Cell games has returned to Ubisoft after leaving the company in 2019.

VGC reports that Maxime Beland is one of the people who will make up Ubisoft’s newly expanded and restructured editorial team that oversees creative decisions on all its games.

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Beland started as a game tester for Ubisoft back in 1998. He worked there for the next 20 years, serving as creative director on Rainbow Six: Vegas, game design director on Assassin’s Creed, and creative director for Splinter Cell: Conviction and Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

Before he left Ubisoft in February 2019 to become a creative director at Epic Games, Beland provided creative direction on Far Cry 4, Far Cry Primal, and Far Cry 5.

Beland left Epic Games in October 2019 and has now reportedly rejoined Ubisoft. Whether that will lead to a resurrection of Splinter Cell is unknown. But there were signs that Ubisoft was gearing up for a new Splinter Cell game in 2018.

In 2019, the creative director tweeted that he was working on the next Splinter Cell game, but then told IGN that he was just joking. No mention of a Splinter Cell game in development has come since.

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Ubisoft’s newly restructured editorial team is reportedly an effort to encourage more diversity in Ubisoft’s game lineup after the disappointing sales of Ghost Recon: Breakpoint and The Division 2. It was this disappointment that allegedly led to the delay of Watch Dogs Legion, Gods and Monsters, and Rainbow Six Quarantine. An unannounced project that had been in the works for three years at Ubisoft was also cancelled around the same time for the same reason.

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

A new job listing posted by Naughty Dog says the developer is looking for someone with a background in PC programming to join the team working on the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive The Last of Us Part II.

The job listing is for a graphics programmer who will join Naughty Dog’s rendering team to “develop and implement new and existing rendering techniques” for The Last of Us Part II. The successful applicant will need either console or PC programming experience, and have a thorough understanding of current GPU architectures and experience with APIs.

Here’s the full list of requirements and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Strong math skills with an emphasis in 3D math
• Strong knowledge of C and C++ programming languages
• Thorough understanding of current GPU architectures (AMD GCN, NVIDIA CUDA)
• Experience with DirectX12, Vulkan or other modern graphics or compute APIs
• Experience with HLSL/GLSL or other equivalent shader languages
• Console or PC programming experience
• Passion for playing and developing exceptional games

A single job listing isn’t concrete proof of anything, but after Kotaku reported that PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn is on its way to PC, it might not be completely outlandish to suggest another Sony-owned developer could release a game on the platform.

If that is the case, don’t expect a PC release anytime soon. For those who own a PS4, The Last of Us Part II is set to launch on May 29.

X-Men star Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he is unlikely to reprise his role as Professor X in the MCU.

Stewart, who has portrayed Charles Xavier in six movies, recently revealed that he had met with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige about the possibility of his beloved X-men character returning to the big screen, though it was ultimately decided that his role would not be reprised.

“I met with Kevin Feige a couple of months ago and we had long, long conversations,” Stewart revealed in a conversation with Digital Spy. “And there have been moves and suggestions, which include Charles Xavier.”

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The actor explained how his outlook towards the X-Men franchise shifted after Logan was released, as he suggested that the tenth film in the superhero series marked the end of an era for him and Hugh Jackman, who were both highly emotional about letting go of their respective characters.

“Here’s the problem… If we had not made Logan, then yes, I would probably be ready to get into that wheelchair one more time and be Charles Xavier. But Logan changed all that,” Stewart said. “We were moved by the story. We were moved by one another. We were moved by the movie. But we also both made the decision that we were saying goodbye to our characters as well.

“In that sense, it was not just the deaths of those two men in the franchise, but it was also goodbye to our part in them as well.”

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In our review of Logan, we commended Stewart’s return as the wheelchair-bound telepath, saying the revered thespian managed to bring “true depth to the character” in a distinctly new way, making his reprisal “one of the hugely satisfying aspects” of the film.

For more on the future of the X-Men franchise, find out which X-Men projects were paused as a result of the Disney/Fox merger, read about all of the X-Men movies that probably won’t happen now, and discover how a new mutant power could be used to introduce the X-Men in the MCU.

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

Dust off a fresh Sleeve and get ready to binge because Netflix has finally revealed the release date for Season 2 of Altered Carbon, its mind-bending sci-fi series.

All 8 episodes of Altered Carbon’s second season will be released on Netflix on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Avengers star Anthony Mackie takes over for Joel Kinnaman as Takeshi Kovacs in Season 2, and Chris Conner returns as the highly-evolved A.I. Poe, along with an impressive ensemble of new cast members that you can learn more about in the gallery below:

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Here’s how the streamer describes Season 2:

“Season 2 of the sophisticated and compelling sci-fi drama finds Takeshi Kovacs (Anthony Mackie), the lone surviving soldier of a group of elite interstellar warriors, continuing his centuries-old quest to find his lost love Quellcrist Falconer (Renée Elise Goldsberry). After decades of planet-hopping and searching the galaxy, Kovacs finds himself recruited back to his home planet of Harlan’s World with the promise of finding Quell. Haunted by his past and responsible for investigating a series of brutal murders, Kovacs is stunned to discover his new mission to solve the crime and his pursuit to find Quell are one and the same. With the help of his loyal A.I. Poe (Chris Conner), Kovacs must now partner with new allies to outwit his enemies and find the truth: Who is Quellcrist Falconer?”

Netflix’s adaptation of Altered Carbon is based on the science fiction novels written by Richard K. Morgan. For Season 2, Alison Schapker will serve as showrunner for all 8 episodes. You can check out Season 2’s episode title below:

• Ep 201 “Phantom Lady” – written by Laeta Kalogridis, directed by Ciaran Donnelly
• Ep 202 “Payment Deferred” – written by Sarah Nicole James, directed by Ciaran Donnelly
• Ep 203 “Nightmare Alley” – written by Michael R. Perry, directed by MJ Bassett
• Ep 204 “Shadow of a Doubt” – written by Sang Kyu Kim, directed by MJ Bassett
• Ep 205 “I Wake up Screaming” – written by Cortney Norris, directed by Jeremy Webb
• Ep 206 “Bury Me Dead” – written by Adam Lash & Cori Uchida, directed by Jeremy Webb
• Ep 207 “Experiment Perilous” – written by Nevin Densham, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield
• Ep 208 “Broken Angels” – written by Alison Schapker & Elizabeth Padden, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield

For more on the world of cyberpunk, check out our list of seven games to play while you wait for Cyberpunk 2077 in the video below:

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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.

Amazon’s “get one free” promotional sale has almost an overwhelming number of options, but I combed through them and noticed three Dungeons and Dragons books qualify. That means if you buy the Monster Manual and DM guide, you get a campaign and adventure book for free.

Buy 2 D and D Books, Get 1 Free

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• Dungeon Master’s Guide – See it at Amazon
• Monster Manual – See it at Amazon
• Eberron: Rising from the Last War – See it at Amazon

Technically, you could buy any three items listed in the promotion and get one of them for free, but this D&D deal is probably the best one, in my opinion. It works the same as basically every other Buy X Get X Free deal: the free item is the one of equal or lesser value. Since the Monster Manual is the least expensive of the three books, you get that one for free, for a savings of $27.99.

In a nutshell, you can buy the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual and Eberron: Rising from the Last War campaign setting and adventure book, all for $61.18 (the discount is applied at the very last step of the checkout process). You can then use the savings to turn around and pick yourself up the 5th Edition D&D Players Handbook, currently marked down to $28.33 when you clip the coupon on the item page.

That’s basically everything you need to start playing some excellent Dungeons and Dragons games, and should hold you over until the Critical Role D&D book “Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount” comes out March 17.

There are plenty more chances to save during Amazon’s promotion, but it’s worded weird. On the promo page it says “Buy 3 item(s) Get 1 item(s) free,” which initially led me to believe I needed to buy 3 items and the fourth would be free. But it’s actually buy 3 items and 1 of the items you buy will be free of charge. Trust me on this one: when you get to the checkout, you’ll see the free item reflected in your final price.

Have fun.

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Seth Macy is IGN’s tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.

Star Trek: Picard premiers on January 23, but it will be available exclusively on the streaming service CBS: All Access. And while it’s a bummer you have to add yet another streaming service to your life to watch the highly anticipated show, a good deal is available. Between now and January 27, if you enter the promo code JANUARY while signing up for CBS All Access, you’ll get a free one-month trial.

Get 1 Month CBS All Access Free

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• See the Deal

Just make sure you enter promo code JANUARY at checkout. After the month is up, you’ll begin paying the usual price for whichever plan you chose during setup. The CBS All Access costs $5.99 a month with commercials, or $9.99 a month with no ads. Either way, you’ll be set up to watch Star Trek: Picard and plenty of other shows.

Star Trek: Picard Premier Date and Time

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The show premiers on January 23 at 12:01 AM PT. Unlike many streaming shows, not all episodes will drop at once. Instead, a new episode will release each Thursday until all 10 episodes have aired.

Star Trek: Picard is a new series in the long-running franchise that picks up with Jean-Luc Picard (still played by Patrick Stewart) years after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Also confirmed to be in this season are Data, Riker, and Troi, all played by their original actors.

While reviews won’t be available until the show premiers, CBS has already renewed it for a second season. If you need a Star Trek refresher, you can check out our Star Trek: Picard viewing guide that lays out the essential Picard-centric episodes to watch.

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Star Trek and More on CBS All Access

In addition to Star Trek: Picard, you can find much more Star Trek content and more on CBS All Access. Star Trek: Discovery is another CBS All Access-exclusive series; its third season is currently in the works. You’ll also find exclusive Star Trek shorts available to stream, as well as many classic Star Trek shows. An animated series, Star Trek: Lower Decks, is also scheduled to release sometime this year.

Beyond that, you’ll find original shows like The Good Fight and Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone. A new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand is currently in the works. Loads of recent and classic CBS shows are also available on the service, as are live sports and talk shows. You can check out our recently updated CBS All Access review for more information.

In any case, you can get that free month subscription now and see for yourself. Just make sure to do it before the promo code expires on January 27.

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Doom is the franchise that introduced the term “deathmatch” into the gaming lexicon, but, as id Software had previously announced, Doom Eternal won’t have a traditional deathmatch mode, instead opting for the more unique Battlemode multiplayer.

“The issue with Doom 2016’s multiplayer was that it was a little bit of this and a little bit of that, and it was all very familiar and it was all packaged together and it was a very comfortable experience that’s easily digested by the consumer,” creative director Hugo Martin told IGN. “And that’s not what they want. They expect an id game to lead and not follow. We definitely followed with that experience. We played it safe; it was somewhat formulaic. And the audience can see through to your design story; they know if that’s what you’re doing, and that’s not what they wanted. We have to always innovate.”

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Enter Battlemode, the new 2v1 mode in which a single Doom Slayer battles two player-controlled demons and their deployed AI minions. “We tried to give players something new to master [with Battlemode],” Martin said. “It’s not just two players running at each other and the player with the best twitch skills wins.”

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While we haven’t played Battlemode yet, we did just play the first three hours of the single-player campaign. Don’t miss our hands-on impressions of that, and stay tuned in February for much more on Doom Eternal, which will be released on March 20 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia, with a Nintendo Switch version releasing sometime after that.

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Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.