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In turbulent times like these, some people turn to soothing entertainment, like the low-stakes family-friendly fun of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Others, by contrast, find a certain comfort in stoking the fires and diving headfirst into horror. For the latter group, you’ll be pleased to hear you can turn the standard 7-day free trial into a gloriously extended 30-day free trial just by entering promo code SHUTIN at signup. Neat.

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Even after the free trial runs out, this streaming service only costs $5.99/month when billed monthly, or $4.75/month when billed annually, which isn’t likely to break the bank for horror hounds.

If you don’t want to keep your subscription going, you can cancel it at any time, including before you receive the first bill. You literally have nothing to lose.

What is there to watch on Shudder, anyway? Plenty, ranging from new releases and original content to horror classics. You’ve got seminal horror fare like Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Child’s Play, Hellraiser, and Night of the Living Dead. You can find more recent cult movies like Mandy, Train to Busan, and the tense black comedy Cheap Thrills. Dig a little deeper, and it gets a whole lot weirder from there. Be sure to check out our list of more suggestions for what to watch on Shudder.

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Shudder Compatible Devices

You’ll find the Shudder app on a number of devices, some of which you probably have already. Here’s the list:

• Xbox One
• iPhone and iPad
• Android Phones and Tablets
• Apple TV
• Roku
• Chromecast
• Google Play
• Amazon FireTV

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

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In an email sent to employees this week, Disney announced that top company executives will take pay cuts during the COVID-19 crisis, with exec chairman Bob Iger foregoing his salary entirely.

Confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, the pay cuts come only a few days after Disney announced that it would be closing its theme parks indefinitely, but would continue to pay cast members through April 18.

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Among executives taking pay cuts is newly named CEO Bob Chapek, who will be taking a 50% pay cut. Further, “effective April 5, all VPs will have their salaries reduced by 20 percent, SVPs by 25 percent and EVPs and above by 30 percent,” according to the email obtained by THR.

“Your dedication and resilience during this difficult time are truly inspiring and it gives me renewed confidence that we will come through this crisis even stronger than before, we have so many times in our company’s history,” said Chapek’s email to employees.

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It’s currently unclear how much pay Iger and Chapek will be giving up, as both executives have complicated contracts. In 2019, Iger made just over $47 million in his role as chairman and CEO. THR reports that Chapek has a base salary of $2.5 million, with $7.5 and $15 million incentives in the coming months and years.

While the powerful conglomerate may have shut down many of its operations for the time being, it is still looking out for its fans. A few weeks ago Disney announced that Frozen 2 would be coming to Disney+ three months early. Additionally, Onward will be released on Disney+ on April 3, a little bit ahead of schedule.

In the meantime, be sure to check out everything coming to Disney+ in the month of April.

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord is finally available on PC via Steam Early Access. But players hoping to check out TaleWorlds Entertainment’s siege-action strategy RPG on consoles will have to wait.

“Sorry, but we have been saying in dev blogs and interviews for years that [console versions] will come further down the road, as PCs are our primary platform,” developer TaleWorlds Entertainment explained in a Tweet response to one user who asked whether a console version of the Mount and Blade 2 early access was coming.

Sorry, but we have been saying in dev blogs and interviews for years that consoles will come further down the road, as PCs are our primary platform.

— Mount & Blade (@Mount_and_Blade) March 30, 2020

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord is a prequel to 2010’s Mount and Blade: Warband. Set in the waning days of the Calradic Empire, Players control warriors from European-inspired tribes as they engage in siege warfare with rival factions.

Players can utilize strategy elements and control large armies and siege weapons, but can also engage in 1-on-1 combat, which puts players in the heart of the action during warfare.

Mount and Blade 2 has been in development since 2012, but TaleWorlds delivered weekly developer blog updates since 2017 and rarely mentioned anything about a console version of Bannerlord. It should also be noted that it took six years for Mount and Blade: Warband to be ported from PC to the PS4 and Xbox One.

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IGN will continue to cover Mount and Blade 2, so check back for more updates on Bannerlord soon.

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Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

The BFG is easily one of the most recognizable video game weapons of all time. The iconic firearm was born to eviscerate monsters and demons in id Software’s seminal first-person shooter, Doom. The gun was there for the formative years of the genre itself and has remained a mainstay, whether in follow-up Doom games, other id Software titles, or games in the genre as a whole.

But the Big F**king Gun actually has a rather unexpected history, having been based on a toy that was purchased from Toys’R’Us.

How did a kid’s toy blaster become one of the most devastating virtual weapons of all time? The latest episode of Loadout delves into just that question. Join Dave as he recounts the history of the BFG and explores its cultural impact in games, movies, and beyond.

If you haven’t already, make sure to watch the other episodes of Loadout available on GameSpot’s YouTube channel. There are videos dedicated to the silencer, nuclear bomb, revolver, and more.

Of course, the BFG makes its return in the latest entry in the Doom series. In GameSpot’s Doom Eternal review, Phil Hornshaw said, “Though it can take a bit to get the hang of it, the intricacies of Doom Eternal’s combat, combined with its enhanced mobility and option-heavy level design, create a ton of white-knuckle moments that elevate everything that made Doom 2016 work so well.

“Its combat is just as quick and chaotic, but requires you to constantly analyze everything that’s happening in order to come out victorious. Once you get the hang of the rhythm of Doom Eternal, it’ll make you feel like a demon-slaying savant.”

The console port of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is being invaded by veteran PC players.

The news arrives thanks to a report from PCGamer, which details the “accidental crossplay” which has led to PC players facing off against those using Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4 controls in Jedi Academy’s multiplayer mode.

Forums and social media platforms are amok with players complaining about PC veterans arriving in their multiplayer lobbies and wiping the floor with the inexperienced and more casual players on console, who don’t have the added benefit of a pinpoint mouse and keyboard setup.

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As noted by user Max Payment on ResetERA, it looks like PC players are finding console server IPs on the console versions of the game, and then jumping onto their PC version and connecting to that IP. This effectively bypasses the assumed restrictions and jumps straight into open console multiplayer matches, allowing PC fans who have been playing since the game originally launched back in 2003 to wreak havoc. It’s a jerry-rigged crossplay solution!

Many fans have voiced their concerns on Twitter, with some responding to a tweet from Aspyr Media – the developer behind the console port – asking the studio to fix the server vulnerabilities.

One reply from Twitter user JediKnightHub reads “I think we’d all rather you patch out the IP address being displayed, change the IPs, and do all you can from PC players from entering the servers… please look into it, It’s ruining the experience for the new console players.”

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As ever, the wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi rings true for those affected by this crisis – “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” Although gaining that power is significantly harder when your opponent uses a mouse and keyboard and has been playing for 17 years.

In other Star Wars news, check out our article about why you should check out The Skywalker Legacy, a documentary about the making of The Rise of Skywalker. 

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

A nimble modder has grafted parts of Half-Life 2’s opening into Half-Life: Alyx’s Source 2 engine.

Vect0R has recreated the moment that Gordon Freeman walks out into the City 17 courtyard at the start of Half-Life 2 in VR with Source 2, the engine that powers Half-Life: Alyx. The location is eerily quiet save for a few roaming Combine, with Wallace Breen’s looming face yet to be implemented, but features better lighting than the original version, which released on the first Source engine in 2004.

Instead of being planted to the ground, the player uses the VR control scheme from Half-Life: Alyx, including her pistol which must have the slider manually pulled back to reload. This quickly turns the courtyard into a shooting gallery.

The modder started work on the reimagining on March 24th but had been planning the project since January. Vect0R doesn’t plan on sharing it for public use just yet and created it to serve as a showcase for what could be done.

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“I took the original map file and converted to Source 2 format and added to Half-Life: Alyx,” said Vect0R in the description of his YouTube video. They also mention that they were limited by the fact that Valve’s Source 2 SDK isn’t public just yet.

It’s a seriously impressive sight to behold and is clearly just the start for Source 2 tinkering off the back of Half-Life: Alyx. Who’s to say that we couldn’t see a full remake of Half-Life 2 within Alyx’s upgraded Source 2 engine, thanks to the hard work of modders like Vect0R? We do live in a post-Black Mesa world, after all.

For more on Half-Life: Alyx, check out this teacher who delivered a lesson on Angle Vocabulary using in-game markers and windows!

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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN who would play the hell out of Half-Life 2 in VR using Alyx’s control scheme. Follow him on Twitter.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War will reportedly serve as the conclusion of the Justice League animated shared universe, originally launched by Jay Oliva’s Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox in 2013.

According to ComicBook.com, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War will end the current run in the DC Animated Movie Universe, as the 15th and final film in the continuity, which includes sequels to The Flashpoint Paradox, Son of Batman, and Justice League Dark. However, Warner Bros. Animation will continue to produce animated DC Comics movies, though it’s not clear whether they will be independent stories or the start of a new continuity.

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Directed by Matt Peters and Christina Sotta, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War boasts the largest superhero cast in the history of DC Universe Movies with dozens of characters spotlighted in a grand ensemble of talent reprising their renowned roles from the six-year story continuum.

Among those reprising their animated characters are Matt Ryan, Jerry O’Connell, and Taissa Farmiga, who anchor the cast as Constantine, Superman and Raven, respectively. This assemble will lead the heroes into humanity’s final attack against the film’s key villain, Darkseid, who will once again be voiced by Tony Todd.

Alongside that trio are the long-running core of Justice League voices, comprising of Jason O’Mara as Batman, Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, Shemar Moore as Cyborg, and Christopher Gorham as The Flash, as well as many other returning Justice League Dark and DC voice cast members.

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The movie has been rated R for “bloody violence, language, and some sexual references” and will serve as the direct sequel to 2017’s Justice League Dark.

In our review of Justice League Dark, we praised the film for its execution of “the magical team-up concept,” saying it “delivers a satisfying supernatural adventure” that “does justice to the main cast of characters by telling their tragic origin stories and showing off their quirky personalities.”

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War debuts on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital in spring 2020.

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

Copies of Final Fantasy 7 Remake will ship early to Australia and Europe, Square Enix has announced.

The news was revealed in a tweet from the official Final Fantasy 7 Remake account, which contained a formal message from Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura, two of the Remake project’s lead developers.

“Our highest priority is that all of you, including those who live in countries currently facing the biggest disruption, can play the game at launch, so we made the decision to ship the game earlier than usual to Europe and Australia,” the statement reads.

An important message from the #FinalFantasy VII Remake development team. #FF7R pic.twitter.com/UwBMNaIaXX

— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) March 30, 2020

This means that those of you in Europe and Australia waiting for your copy of Final Fantasy 7 Remake may receive the game earlier than the street date of April 10th, 2020.

The decision wasn’t taken lightly, and – as you may have surmised – it was made in response to “disruption to distribution channels caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus.”

The coronavirus pandemic has strained the global supply chain and estimates for delivery are becoming more haywire, which is why Square Enix has decided to send the game out now so it can meet the demand at launch.

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As for fans in the Americas and other Western regions, Square Enix is optimistic that the game will arrive by launch day, though due to the “challenging situation” the company cannot provide data for every country and retailer.

To round off the statement, Kitase and Nomura asked fans not to spoil the game if they receive their copy early. “There are potential spoilers that have been out there for over two decades as the original Final Fantasy VII was released in 1997… but Final Fantasy VII Remake is a new game that still has many surprises for everyone,” the statement reads.

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The developers asked for the support of the community that surrounds the game to ensure that nobody falls foul of stray spoilers. Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s street date was already broken this week, with fans posting pictures of their early copies of the games to Reddit. This is your fair warning – if you want to avoid Remake spoilers, go dark now! For more news on Final Fantasy 7 Remake, read our report on how the remake will show a different side to Cloud Strife. [poilib element=”accentDivider”]

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