According to the Director's Guild of Canada, The Last Of Us HBO series is set to film in Calgary from July 5, 2021 to June 8, 2022. As reported by CBC.ca, Calgary's union for film and stage technicians - the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE 212) - also confirms that the series is set to begin production this July. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/20/the-last-of-us-hbo-series-will-cover-the-first-game"] The Last of Us HBO series will star The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal as Joel and Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey as Ellie. The first season is said to adapt much from the original game from 2013, but some episodes will "deviate greatly" from its events. This series based on The Last of Us will be written and produced by Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann and Chernobyl's Craig Mazin. The Last of Us is just one of the 10 shows and movie currently in development based on PlayStation games. The recent announcement of a film based on Ghost of Tsushima adds to that list that already includes Uncharted and Twisted Metal. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-video-game-movie-in-development-almost&captions=true"] For more on The Last of Us, check out why we think this could be perfect as an HBO series and why we chose The Last of Us Part 2 as the best PlayStation Exclusive of 2020. [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.

According to the Director's Guild of Canada, The Last Of Us HBO series is set to film in Calgary from July 5, 2021 to June 8, 2022. As reported by CBC.ca, Calgary's union for film and stage technicians - the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE 212) - also confirms that the series is set to begin production this July. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/20/the-last-of-us-hbo-series-will-cover-the-first-game"] The Last of Us HBO series will star The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal as Joel and Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey as Ellie. The first season is said to adapt much from the original game from 2013, but some episodes will "deviate greatly" from its events. This series based on The Last of Us will be written and produced by Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann and Chernobyl's Craig Mazin. The Last of Us is just one of the 10 shows and movie currently in development based on PlayStation games. The recent announcement of a film based on Ghost of Tsushima adds to that list that already includes Uncharted and Twisted Metal. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-video-game-movie-in-development-almost&captions=true"] For more on The Last of Us, check out why we think this could be perfect as an HBO series and why we chose The Last of Us Part 2 as the best PlayStation Exclusive of 2020. [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.

Xbox has won Twitter's first-ever #BestOfTweet Brand Bracket Championship and, after a promise from Xbox's Aaron Greenberg, will be making Xbox Series X Mini Fridges for the public. Xbox was in a tough fight with Skittles in this championship battle, and won by only 1% after 341,731 votes. When it was coming down to the wire, Greenberg tried to rally Xbox fans by saying the company would make real Xbox Series X Mini Fridges if Xbox won. This is another chapter in the Xbox Series X Fridge saga that began when Microsoft, perhaps in a nod to those like Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad and an example of why it won this contest, compared the size of its next-gen console to a refrigerator. It didn't end there, as Microsoft sent Snoop Dogg and iJustine an Xbox Series X Fridge and held an Xbox Series X Fridge sweepstakes that gave fans a chance to win one of these glorious kitchen appliances inspired by the Xbox Series X.

The one.

The only. Xbox Series X Fridge giveaway. Follow and retweet with #XSXFridgeSweeps for a chance to win the Xbox Series X Fridge. Ends 11/04/20. Rules: https://t.co/4P5hCSBPcy pic.twitter.com/MAt7xcTTQ4 — Xbox (@Xbox) October 28, 2020

Following the victory, Greenberg thanked everyone for voting and shared that the "first [Xbox Series X Mini Fridge] will be filled with games & headed to our friends @Skittles of course!" Skittles tried to rally its fans in a similar fashion, by promising to bring back lime skittles, but it appears the allure of a fridge shaped like an Xbox won out. "Congratulations to @Xbox on the win," Skittles wrote on Twitter. "Definitely a tough one, but a HUGE thanks to all of our friends, family, fans and #mcyt for rallying for SKITTLES. We love you all! (but what are we going to do with all these non-refundable limes we ordered? If only we had a fridge)." Luckily, for Skittles and Xbox fans, there will be a chance to own your very own Xbox Series X Mini Fridge in the future. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/16/xbox-series-x-size-compared-to-a-banana"] [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.

Xbox has won Twitter's first-ever #BestOfTweet Brand Bracket Championship and, after a promise from Xbox's Aaron Greenberg, will be making Xbox Series X Mini Fridges for the public. Xbox was in a tough fight with Skittles in this championship battle, and won by only 1% after 341,731 votes. When it was coming down to the wire, Greenberg tried to rally Xbox fans by saying the company would make real Xbox Series X Mini Fridges if Xbox won. This is another chapter in the Xbox Series X Fridge saga that began when Microsoft, perhaps in a nod to those like Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad and an example of why it won this contest, compared the size of its next-gen console to a refrigerator. It didn't end there, as Microsoft sent Snoop Dogg and iJustine an Xbox Series X Fridge and held an Xbox Series X Fridge sweepstakes that gave fans a chance to win one of these glorious kitchen appliances inspired by the Xbox Series X.

The one.

The only. Xbox Series X Fridge giveaway. Follow and retweet with #XSXFridgeSweeps for a chance to win the Xbox Series X Fridge. Ends 11/04/20. Rules: https://t.co/4P5hCSBPcy pic.twitter.com/MAt7xcTTQ4 — Xbox (@Xbox) October 28, 2020

Following the victory, Greenberg thanked everyone for voting and shared that the "first [Xbox Series X Mini Fridge] will be filled with games & headed to our friends @Skittles of course!" Skittles tried to rally its fans in a similar fashion, by promising to bring back lime skittles, but it appears the allure of a fridge shaped like an Xbox won out. "Congratulations to @Xbox on the win," Skittles wrote on Twitter. "Definitely a tough one, but a HUGE thanks to all of our friends, family, fans and #mcyt for rallying for SKITTLES. We love you all! (but what are we going to do with all these non-refundable limes we ordered? If only we had a fridge)." Luckily, for Skittles and Xbox fans, there will be a chance to own your very own Xbox Series X Mini Fridge in the future. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/16/xbox-series-x-size-compared-to-a-banana"] [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.

Summer Game Fest has announced its first event returning for 2021, Day of the Devs. Day of the Devs has historically been an indie games showcase produced by Double Fine Productions and iam8bit. Last year, in light of the pandemic, it was run as a digital event in June and again in July as a part of Geoff Keighley's four-month-long Summer Game Fest, and included a number of gameplay trailers and announcements for indie titles like Sky: Children of the Light, Drake Hollow, and Sea of Stars. This year's showcase returns in a digital format once again, though this time the announcement specifies that both indie and AAA games will be involved, as well as some video game musical performances (last year, we got a Bugsnax concert!). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/20/day-of-the-devs-developer-showcase-july-edition-summer-games-fest"] Developers can submit their games for consideration in the showcase beginning today through April 9. So far, this is the first and only event on the calendar for the Summer Game Fest, which is planned broadly for summer 2021 and begins in June -- though the official Twitter has indicated this year's is likely to be a bit condensed from last year. Unlike 2020, E3 is also in the cards for the summer, but it is remaining firmly as a digital event. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.  

Summer Game Fest has announced its first event returning for 2021, Day of the Devs. Day of the Devs has historically been an indie games showcase produced by Double Fine Productions and iam8bit. Last year, in light of the pandemic, it was run as a digital event in June and again in July as a part of Geoff Keighley's four-month-long Summer Game Fest, and included a number of gameplay trailers and announcements for indie titles like Sky: Children of the Light, Drake Hollow, and Sea of Stars. This year's showcase returns in a digital format once again, though this time the announcement specifies that both indie and AAA games will be involved, as well as some video game musical performances (last year, we got a Bugsnax concert!). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/20/day-of-the-devs-developer-showcase-july-edition-summer-games-fest"] Developers can submit their games for consideration in the showcase beginning today through April 9. So far, this is the first and only event on the calendar for the Summer Game Fest, which is planned broadly for summer 2021 and begins in June -- though the official Twitter has indicated this year's is likely to be a bit condensed from last year. Unlike 2020, E3 is also in the cards for the summer, but it is remaining firmly as a digital event. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.  

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has been delayed past its Spring 2021 release window, and TT Games promises to "provide updated launch timing as soon as possible." TT Games shared the news on Twitter, saying, "All of us at TT Games are working hard to make LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga the biggest and best-ever LEGO game - but we're going to need more time to do it. We won't be able to make our intended Spring release date, but will provide updated launch timing as soon as possible." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-gameplay-trailer"] LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's Spring 2021 release window was announced during gamescom 2020's Opening Night Live alongside confirming the game would have upgraded PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions. Originally revealed during E3 2019, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will include levels from all nine films in The Skywalker Saga and will feature the largest roster of playable characters in LEGO Star Wars history. This isn't just some collection or remake, however, as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is brand-new game built from the ground up is meant to "shake the [LEGO games'] formula up and try something completely different." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/24/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-announcement-trailer"] [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.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has been delayed past its Spring 2021 release window, and TT Games promises to "provide updated launch timing as soon as possible." TT Games shared the news on Twitter, saying, "All of us at TT Games are working hard to make LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga the biggest and best-ever LEGO game - but we're going to need more time to do it. We won't be able to make our intended Spring release date, but will provide updated launch timing as soon as possible." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-gameplay-trailer"] LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's Spring 2021 release window was announced during gamescom 2020's Opening Night Live alongside confirming the game would have upgraded PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions. Originally revealed during E3 2019, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will include levels from all nine films in The Skywalker Saga and will feature the largest roster of playable characters in LEGO Star Wars history. This isn't just some collection or remake, however, as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is brand-new game built from the ground up is meant to "shake the [LEGO games'] formula up and try something completely different." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/24/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-announcement-trailer"] [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.

Apple has announced that it has added more than 30 new games to its Apple Arcade subscription service today, April 2, including Final Fantasy creator's Fantasian. Apple also revealed that it would be adding two new game categories, Timeless Classics and App Store Greats, which feature such games as Good Sudoku by Zach Gage, Threes! and Fruit Ninja Classic. As always with Apple Arcade, these games are all ad-free and fully unlocked. Fantasian is a new JRPG from Final Fantasy creator Hironobi Sakaguchi and features a game world built on dioramas that are fully 3D and scanned using the same sort of photography used to map real-world cities using drones. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/02/fantasian-story-trailer"] While many of these games are classics brought to center stage once again on Apple Arcade, we are also getting some new Apple Arcade Originals including Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker, PlatinumGames' World of Demons, Clap Hanz Golf from the developers of the PlayStation exclusive Everybody's Golf, and Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat. The full list of games available now with this big Apple Arcade update are as follows;

• Backgammon
• BADLAND
• Blek
• Chameleon Run
• Checkers Royale
• Chess - Play & Learn
• Clap Hanz Golf
• Cut the Rope Remastered
• Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
• Fantasian
• FlipFlop Solitaire
• Fruit Ninja Classic
• Good Sudoku by Zach Gage
• Mahjong Titan
• Mini Metro
• Monument Valley
• NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition
• Really Bad Chess
• Reigns
• Simon's Cat: Story Time
• Solitaire by MobilityWare
• SongPop Party
• SpellTower
• Star Trek: Legends
• Sudoku Simple
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat
• The Oregon Trail
• The Room Two
• Threes!
• Tiny Crossword
• Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker
• World of Demons

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/02/nba-2k21-arcade-edition-launch-trailer"] Apple Arcade is available for $4.99/month and offers a one-month free trail. Furthermore, those who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, or Apple TV get three months of Apple Arcade for free. [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.

Apple has announced that it has added more than 30 new games to its Apple Arcade subscription service today, April 2, including Final Fantasy creator's Fantasian. Apple also revealed that it would be adding two new game categories, Timeless Classics and App Store Greats, which feature such games as Good Sudoku by Zach Gage, Threes! and Fruit Ninja Classic. As always with Apple Arcade, these games are all ad-free and fully unlocked. Fantasian is a new JRPG from Final Fantasy creator Hironobi Sakaguchi and features a game world built on dioramas that are fully 3D and scanned using the same sort of photography used to map real-world cities using drones. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/02/fantasian-story-trailer"] While many of these games are classics brought to center stage once again on Apple Arcade, we are also getting some new Apple Arcade Originals including Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker, PlatinumGames' World of Demons, Clap Hanz Golf from the developers of the PlayStation exclusive Everybody's Golf, and Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat. The full list of games available now with this big Apple Arcade update are as follows;

• Backgammon
• BADLAND
• Blek
• Chameleon Run
• Checkers Royale
• Chess - Play & Learn
• Clap Hanz Golf
• Cut the Rope Remastered
• Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
• Fantasian
• FlipFlop Solitaire
• Fruit Ninja Classic
• Good Sudoku by Zach Gage
• Mahjong Titan
• Mini Metro
• Monument Valley
• NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition
• Really Bad Chess
• Reigns
• Simon's Cat: Story Time
• Solitaire by MobilityWare
• SongPop Party
• SpellTower
• Star Trek: Legends
• Sudoku Simple
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat
• The Oregon Trail
• The Room Two
• Threes!
• Tiny Crossword
• Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker
• World of Demons

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/02/nba-2k21-arcade-edition-launch-trailer"] Apple Arcade is available for $4.99/month and offers a one-month free trail. Furthermore, those who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, or Apple TV get three months of Apple Arcade for free. [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.