A character codenamed Pariah may be coming to Apex Legends if a series of Twitter leaks are to be believed. Apex Legends data miner Biast12 posted a screenshot to Twitter detailing the abilities of a character called Pariah. According to the leaks, Pariah's passive will let them see enemy health bars, and provide immunity to stunning effects and steam. Pariah's tactical ability is a Sonar Grenade, where they throw a projectile at enemies which reveals their location in an area, the effect lasting for 15 seconds (if you've used a Snapshot Grenade in Call of Duty: Warzone, this sounds similar). Pariah's ultimate is reportedly called Sacrificial Romantic and sees them release a burst of steam that renders Pariah stationary. The steam will then burn all enemies caught inside of its area of effect.

Pariah Abilities :)

Ultimate: Pariah activates a SDM device releasing a flurry of steam in all directions but becomes unable to move, Steam causes burn damage directly to health Tactical and Passive under this tweet↓↓↓ pic.twitter.com/qp7xpB8cP3 — Biast12 (Tobias) (@Biast12) April 14, 2021

In another tweet, Biast12 seems to have revealed a number of Pariah's Legendary skins, which are currently codenamed Secret Service, Lost Archive, Phantom Edge and Chimera. Of course, all of the details in these leaks are subject to change and are unconfirmed at present. Apex Legends is about to move into its 9th Season, which seems set to be a big one – game director Chad Grenier recently said that it will include "a ton of Titanfall coming back into the game, in one way or another." Senior writer Ashley Reed added, “What’s going on in Titanfall is a war, Apex is what happens after the war, like what is life like in this place? So we’re trying to integrate Titanfall into that, because Titanfall’s very much a part of the universe.” In other Apex Legends news, the game recently hit a massive milestone, recording 100 million players. In a video to accompany the news, eagle-eyed fans have spotted what seems to be a new character flying through the sky at the 0:43 second mark. Whether this is Pariah or someone else entirely is currently up for debate. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has made history this morning after successfully completing the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. NASA announced the news live on Monday morning after receiving the data downlink in the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles, where it was confirmed that the Ingenuity helicopter had successfully executed its flight on Mars, with data showing that it had taken off, ascended to around 10ft (three meters) above the surface of Mars, and landed again.

"Wow!"

The @NASAJPL team is all cheers as they receive video data from the @NASAPersevere rover of the Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter flight: pic.twitter.com/8eH4H6jGKs — NASA (@NASA) April 19, 2021

"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet," said MiMi Aung, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter project manager at JPL. "We've been talking for so long about our Wright brothers' moment on Mars. And here it is. This project has had many friends who contributed to its success. And Perseverance rover, the best host little Ingenuity could have." [caption id="attachment_2502062" align="alignnone" width="720"] The shadow cast by the Ingenuity helicopter as it flew above Mars' surface (NASA)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2502063" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image captured from the first video of the Ingenuity helicopter hovering above Mars' surface (NASA)[/caption] She added: "We know that our time to make a difference at Jezero Crater on Mars is not yet over. Let's enjoy this moment but we must enjoy this moment because over the years there are people who have never let me celebrate fully – every time we hit one of these major milestones: 'not yet, not yet.' Take that moment and then after that let's get back to work." The helicopter, which weighs about four pounds with a wingspan of 1.2 meters, is powered by batteries that are charged through solar panels on its top side, and at a full battery, the helicopter can fly for about 90 seconds, according to NASA. It then must land safely and charge enough of its battery again to power the heater onboard as this protects the helicopter from the Red Planet's cold nights. Meanwhile, the Mars Perseverance Rover was equipped with an instrument, which was built by the helicopter team, to collect data from Ingenuity that could then be transmitted to satellites over Mars and sent back to the Deep Space Network antennas on Earth before being sent to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where it was processed and assessed by the team. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sights-and-sounds-of-mars-from-nasas-perseverance-rover&captions=true"] This flight marks a major milestone for NASA because the Ingenuity aircraft was powered by pre-programmed sequences, meaning that it was flying completely autonomously, with no joysticks or remote control technology involved. The space agency previously billed the flight as a potential "Wright Brothers moment" – referencing the first powered, controlled aircraft flight on Earth in 1903. Ingenuity was forced to remain grounded on the surface of the Red Planet for longer than initially planned, as NASA engineers worked on pre-flight checks for the experimental mission. The flight itself was postponed on several occasions to allow the team more time to detect and diagnose any problems, including technological challenges, such as when the helicopter's rotors stopped spinning. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Wyatt Russell has said that he has no interest in replacing his father Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in an Escape From New York reboot, as that would be "like career suicide 101." As reported by ComicBook.com, Russell, who is the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, was speaking to Esquire and responded to a fan question about this rumored reboot of Escape From New York and whether or not he'd be interested in the leading role or if he could convince his father to "go the Logan route and make a new one." "Although that’s very kind, that will not be happening," Russell answered. "There will be no Snake reboot from me, that’s like career suicide 101. That’s like what not to do. I don’t know if anybody else could be Snake Plissken. Good luck, go get ‘em, I sincerely wish you the best of luck. I just don’t know how it’s possible. And for me, if I really wanted to get people sending me hate mail, I think that’s what I should do. I will not be ever doing anything like that." The reboot of 1981's Escape From New York has been rumored for some time. In 2019, a report came out that Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell was being considered to both write and direct the film. While Wyatt may not become Snake Plissken, he is currently the new Captain America in Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will be wrapping up its first season next Friday, April 23. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/26/the-10-best-80s-action-movies"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Wyatt Russell has said that he has no interest in replacing his father Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in an Escape From New York reboot, as that would be "like career suicide 101." As reported by ComicBook.com, Russell, who is the son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, was speaking to Esquire and responded to a fan question about this rumored reboot of Escape From New York and whether or not he'd be interested in the leading role or if he could convince his father to "go the Logan route and make a new one." "Although that’s very kind, that will not be happening," Russell answered. "There will be no Snake reboot from me, that’s like career suicide 101. That’s like what not to do. I don’t know if anybody else could be Snake Plissken. Good luck, go get ‘em, I sincerely wish you the best of luck. I just don’t know how it’s possible. And for me, if I really wanted to get people sending me hate mail, I think that’s what I should do. I will not be ever doing anything like that." The reboot of 1981's Escape From New York has been rumored for some time. In 2019, a report came out that Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell was being considered to both write and direct the film. While Wyatt may not become Snake Plissken, he is currently the new Captain America in Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will be wrapping up its first season next Friday, April 23. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/26/the-10-best-80s-action-movies"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Nintendo of America and its president Doug Bowser have filed a lawsuit against alleged Team Xecuter leader Gary Bowser for infringing on Nintendo's copyright by creating and selling Nintendo Switch hacking devices. We're not kidding. As reported by Polygon, this lawsuit was filed in Seattle court and aims to charge Bowser (not to be confused with Bowser, King of the Koopas) with two trafficking counts and one copyright violation. According to Nintendo, Bowser runs an "international pirate ring" that sells these Switch hacking devices that are designed to circumvent Nintendo's security measures to run pirated Switch games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-switch-games-fall-2020-update&captions=true"] The lawsuit states Bowser has been creating and selling Nintendo hacking devices since at least 2013 with the Nintendo 3DS, and this isn't the first time that Bowser has gotten in trouble with Nintendo. In 2020, Bowser and Team Xecuter's Max Louarn were arrested and charged with 11 felony accounts. This battle Nintendo is undertaking is part of its plan to stop the "serious, worsening international problem" of piracy. In the lawsuit, Nintendo states that Bowser's actions "continue to put more than 79 million Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite consoles at risk from piracy." Nintendo is looking to shut down Bowser's operations and for damages that equate to $2,500 for each trafficked device and $150,000 for each copyright violation. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/23/nintendo-issues-lawsuits-to-multiple-emulator-sites"] Nintendo has no tolerance for those who are looking to infringe upon its copyright. In 2018, Nintendo was awarded $12 million following its lawsuit against two ROM hosting sites, and in 2020, it sued a TikTok influencer and OnlyFans star over Pokemon branding and merchandise. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Nintendo of America and its president Doug Bowser have filed a lawsuit against alleged Team Xecuter leader Gary Bowser for infringing on Nintendo's copyright by creating and selling Nintendo Switch hacking devices. We're not kidding. As reported by Polygon, this lawsuit was filed in Seattle court and aims to charge Bowser (not to be confused with Bowser, King of the Koopas) with two trafficking counts and one copyright violation. According to Nintendo, Bowser runs an "international pirate ring" that sells these Switch hacking devices that are designed to circumvent Nintendo's security measures to run pirated Switch games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-top-25-switch-games-fall-2020-update&captions=true"] The lawsuit states Bowser has been creating and selling Nintendo hacking devices since at least 2013 with the Nintendo 3DS, and this isn't the first time that Bowser has gotten in trouble with Nintendo. In 2020, Bowser and Team Xecuter's Max Louarn were arrested and charged with 11 felony accounts. This battle Nintendo is undertaking is part of its plan to stop the "serious, worsening international problem" of piracy. In the lawsuit, Nintendo states that Bowser's actions "continue to put more than 79 million Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite consoles at risk from piracy." Nintendo is looking to shut down Bowser's operations and for damages that equate to $2,500 for each trafficked device and $150,000 for each copyright violation. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/23/nintendo-issues-lawsuits-to-multiple-emulator-sites"] Nintendo has no tolerance for those who are looking to infringe upon its copyright. In 2018, Nintendo was awarded $12 million following its lawsuit against two ROM hosting sites, and in 2020, it sued a TikTok influencer and OnlyFans star over Pokemon branding and merchandise. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While many around the world have already fallen in love with the 9'6" tall vampire lady known as Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village, we may all have been pronouncing her name wrong. During the most recent Resident Evil Village Showcase, What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher was speaking about the Resident Evil Village demo when she said "Something is telling me it won't involve casual teatime with Lady Dimitrescu." Brombacher's pronunciation of Lady Dimitrescu as "Lady Dimitreesk" was a bit shocking for some, including @_Reecieboy on Twitter, who didn't realize the "u" was silent in her name.

Is that how we say her name!? #LadyDimitrescu @BlondeNerd can you 100% confirm?

I'm blaming @CeasarTowers for telling me differently pic.twitter.com/iYWuOfdIod — Reecieboy (@_Reecieboy) April 16, 2021

While she received many questions about how she said Lady Dimitrescu, Brombacher confirmed that "Capcom briefed me on how to say it properly (believe me, I asked) and they approved the take, soooo take that for what you will. ;)" According to SurnameDB.com, the last name Dimitrescu has Eastern European and Russian origins and many YouTube pronunciation videos, including one from Pronounce Names from six years ago, include the "u" at the end. However, it's also important to remember that Resident Evil Village is not based on the real world and makes up its own history, so who's to say Lady Dimitrescu can't choose how that spooky world says her name. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/resident-evil-village-story-trailer-2"] Resident Evil Village is set to be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on May 7, 2021. For more on Lady Dimitrescu, check out the evolution of our favorite tall vampire lady and her daughters as part of our IGN First coverage of Resident Evil Village. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While many around the world have already fallen in love with the 9'6" tall vampire lady known as Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village, we may all have been pronouncing her name wrong. During the most recent Resident Evil Village Showcase, What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher was speaking about the Resident Evil Village demo when she said "Something is telling me it won't involve casual teatime with Lady Dimitrescu." Brombacher's pronunciation of Lady Dimitrescu as "Lady Dimitreesk" was a bit shocking for some, including @_Reecieboy on Twitter, who didn't realize the "u" was silent in her name.

Is that how we say her name!? #LadyDimitrescu @BlondeNerd can you 100% confirm?

I'm blaming @CeasarTowers for telling me differently pic.twitter.com/iYWuOfdIod — Reecieboy (@_Reecieboy) April 16, 2021

While she received many questions about how she said Lady Dimitrescu, Brombacher confirmed that "Capcom briefed me on how to say it properly (believe me, I asked) and they approved the take, soooo take that for what you will. ;)" According to SurnameDB.com, the last name Dimitrescu has Eastern European and Russian origins and many YouTube pronunciation videos, including one from Pronounce Names from six years ago, include the "u" at the end. However, it's also important to remember that Resident Evil Village is not based on the real world makes up its own history, so who's to say Lady Dimitrescu can't choose how that spooky world says her name. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/resident-evil-village-story-trailer-2"] Resident Evil Village is set to be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on May 7, 2021. For more on Lady Dimitrescu, check out the evolution of our favorite tall vampire lady and her daughters as part of our IGN First coverage of Resident Evil Village. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Days Gone creative director and writer John Garvin said that, if you love a game and want a sequel, you should "buy it at f****** full price." As reported by VGC, Garvin was a guest on God of War creator's David Jaffe's YouTube show and discussed many topics regarding Days Gone and his time in the video game industry. His appearance also arrives a bit over week after Bloomberg's report of a unsuccessful Days Gone 2 pitch from Bend Studio. Garvin, who is no longer with Sony Bend, was asked if he had heard if Days Gone being added to PlayStation Plus Collection on PS5 caused a "meaningful uptick of engagement" with the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/13/playstations-focus-on-too-big-to-fail-games-is-concerning"] “I do have an opinion on something that your audience may find of interest, and it might piss some of them off,” Garvin replied. “If you love a game, buy it at f****** full price. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen gamers say ‘yeah, I got that on sale, I got it through PS Plus, whatever’.” Jaffe responded by asking Garvin how you are supposed to know if you love a game until you've played it. “I’m just saying, you don’t, but don’t complain if a game doesn’t get a sequel if it wasn’t supported at launch,” Garvin replied. “It’s like, God of War got whatever number millions of sales at launch and, you know, Days Gone didn’t. [I’m] just speaking for me personally as a developer, I don’t work for Sony, I don’t know what the numbers are." Garvin continued to explain his reasoning by explaining a piracy situation that occurred during his time working on PSP's Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/25/days-gone-review"] “I can tell you that when we were doing [Syphon Filter] Dark Mirror [on PSP], we got so f***** on Dark Mirror because piracy was a thing and Sony wasn’t really caught up on what piracy was doing to sales," Garvin said. "And we would show them torrents, a torrent site had 200,000 copies of Dark Mirror being downloaded. If I remember it right, the numbers could be wrong, but regardless, I was pissed about it then, I was like ‘this is money out of my pocket’. “So I think the uptick in engagement with the game is not as important as, did you buy the game at full price? Because if you did, then that’s supporting the developers directly.” Garvin's interview followed Days Gone game director Jeff Ross' talk with Jaffe from last week, where they discussed how Days Gone 2 was originally pitched with a co-op mode and a shared universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/days-gone-pc-features-trailer"] Although reports indicate we may not be seeing Days Gone 2 anytime soon, PC players will finally be able to try Days Gone on May 18, 2021 with 21:9 ultra-wide monitor support, an unlocked framerate, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Days Gone creative director and writer John Garvin said that, if you love a game and want a sequel, you should "buy it at f****** full price." As reported by VGC, Garvin was a guest on God of War creator's David Jaffe's YouTube show and discussed many topics regarding Days Gone and his time in the video game industry. His appearance also arrives a bit over week after Bloomberg's report of a unsuccessful Days Gone 2 pitch from Bend Studio. Garvin, who is no longer with Sony Bend, was asked if he had heard if Days Gone being added to PlayStation Plus Collection on PS5 caused a "meaningful uptick of engagement" with the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/13/playstations-focus-on-too-big-to-fail-games-is-concerning"] “I do have an opinion on something that your audience may find of interest, and it might piss some of them off,” Garvin replied. “If you love a game, buy it at f****** full price. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen gamers say ‘yeah, I got that on sale, I got it through PS Plus, whatever’.” Jaffe responded by asking Garvin how you are supposed to know if you love a game until you've played it. “I’m just saying, you don’t, but don’t complain if a game doesn’t get a sequel if it wasn’t supported at launch,” Garvin replied. “It’s like, God of War got whatever number millions of sales at launch and, you know, Days Gone didn’t. [I’m] just speaking for me personally as a developer, I don’t work for Sony, I don’t know what the numbers are." Garvin continued to explain his reasoning by explaining a piracy situation that occurred during his time working on PSP's Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/25/days-gone-review"] “I can tell you that when we were doing [Syphon Filter] Dark Mirror [on PSP], we got so f***** on Dark Mirror because piracy was a thing and Sony wasn’t really caught up on what piracy was doing to sales," Garvin said. "And we would show them torrents, a torrent site had 200,000 copies of Dark Mirror being downloaded. If I remember it right, the numbers could be wrong, but regardless, I was pissed about it then, I was like ‘this is money out of my pocket’. “So I think the uptick in engagement with the game is not as important as, did you buy the game at full price? Because if you did, then that’s supporting the developers directly.” Garvin's interview followed Days Gone game director Jeff Ross' talk with Jaffe from last week, where they discussed how Days Gone 2 was originally pitched with a co-op mode and a shared universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/days-gone-pc-features-trailer"] Although reports indicate we may not be seeing Days Gone 2 anytime soon, PC players will finally be able to try Days Gone on May 18, 2021 with 21:9 ultra-wide monitor support, an unlocked framerate, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.