Zack Snyder's Justice League seemingly used an emblem created for the Halo video games on Deathstroke's sword. As reported by PCGamesN, Twitter user Geoff Reeves posted a close-up look at Deathstroke's suit, which is seemingly on display in Dallas, Texas. The Twitter user noted an emblem on the back of Deathstroke's sword and was taken as a reference to Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins (or League of Shadows). The apparent tie-in was even retweeted by Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello. But not only does the symbol have nothing to do with Ra's al Ghul or the League of Assassins, it's just a modified version of an emblem from Halo. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/27/justice-league-inside-the-snyder-cut-with-zack-snyder-ign-fan-fest-2021"] Christopher Barrett, a Bungie artist with credits on every one of Bungie's Halo games, shared the similarities between this emblem and one he worked on for Halo twenty years ago. "An emblem I made twenty years ago is on Deathstroke’s sword I guess?" Barrett said on Twitter.

I still have the original illustrator file pic.twitter.com/0nRieKXHHE

— Christopher Barrett (@cgbarrett) March 14, 2021

PCGamesN speculates the confusion arose from a Google search. By searching "Ra's al Ghul symbol," a fan-created website pops up very early in Google Image search results, bearing the slightly-modified Halo logo. The website claims the logo is related to Ra's al Ghul's League of Shadows – which has seemingly, years later, led to a costume designer repurposing it for the movie. A comment on that fan page now even references the apparent mistake, reading, "I can't believe this was accidentally made canon holy shit." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=zack-snyders-justice-league-images&captions=true"] Tom & Jerry fans might've already gotten to see the new emblem as Justice League was accidentally uploaded on HBO Max in Tom & Jerry's place. The error was, unfortunately, fixed, and fans will have to wait until Thursday for the official launch of Zack Snyder's Justice League. We just awarded the new cut an 8/10 in our Zack Snyder's Justice League review. If only this Halo-Justice League news arrived sooner as IGN had DC movie producer Deborah Snyder and Studio Head of Halo Transmedia Kiki Wolfkil in a discussion about their careers bringing beloved geeky properties to a new life. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who is having nightmares about HBO Max pulling a reverse and uploading a copy of Tom & Jerry instead of Justice League. Correction: An earlier version of this story said Barrett claimed ownership over the emblem. The emblem belongs to Microsoft and the article has been updated to reflect this.

Zack Snyder's Justice League seemingly used an emblem created for the Halo video games on Deathstroke's sword. As reported by PCGamesN, Twitter user Geoff Reeves posted a close-up look at Deathstroke's suit, which is seemingly on display in Dallas, Texas. The Twitter user noted an emblem on the back of Deathstroke's sword and was taken as a reference to Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins (or League of Shadows). The apparent tie-in was even retweeted by Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello. But not only does the symbol have nothing to do with Ra's al Ghul or the League of Assassins, it's just a modified version of an emblem from Halo. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/27/justice-league-inside-the-snyder-cut-with-zack-snyder-ign-fan-fest-2021"] Christopher Barrett, a Bungie artist with credits on every one of Bungie's Halo games, claimed ownership of the emblem on Twitter. The artist seemed confused about its inclusion. "An emblem I made twenty years ago is on Deathstroke’s sword I guess?" Barrett said on Twitter.

I still have the original illustrator file pic.twitter.com/0nRieKXHHE

— Christopher Barrett (@cgbarrett) March 14, 2021

PCGamesN speculates the confusion arose from a Google search. By searching "Ra's al Ghul symbol," a fan-created website pops up very early in Google Image search results, bearing the slightly-modified Halo logo. The website claims the logo is related to Ra's al Ghul's League of Shadows – which has seemingly, years later, led to a costume designer repurposing it for the movie. A comment on that fan page now even references the apparent mistake, reading, "I can't believe this was accidentally made canon holy shit". [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=zack-snyders-justice-league-images&captions=true"] Tom & Jerry fans might've already gotten to see the new emblem as Justice League was accidentally uploaded on HBO Max in Tom & Jerry's place. The error was, unfortunately, fixed, and fans will have to wait until Thursday for the official launch of Zack Snyder's Justice League. We just awrded the new cut an 8/10 in our Zack Snyder's Justice League review. If only this Halo-Justice League news arrived sooner as IGN had DC movie producer Deborah Snyder and Studio Head of Halo Transmedia Kiki Wolfkil in a discussion about their careers bringing beloved geeky properties to a new life. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who is having nightmares about HBO Max pulling a reverse and uploading a copy of Tom & Jerry instead of Justice League.

A Fortnite team has reportedly been disqualified from the Fortnite Champion Series after one of the team's members told the CCO of Epic Games to kill himself on Twitter. Eurogamer and Dot Esports report that this Fortnite team was last in the current standings of the NA East tournament, which still would've entitled the team to prize money. Six matches were left in the tournament when Fortnite player Wrigley targeted Donald Mustard, CCO of Epic Games, on Twitter. "Like literally f**king k!ll your$elf @DonaldMustard," Wrigley wrote. The tweet along with the rest of Wrigley's Twitter account has been deleted. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/01/fortnite-llambro-arrives-for-fortnite-crew-members-trailer"] Wrigley's teammate, Dictate, posted a screenshot of a section of an email on Twitter that claims the team has been disqualified. The email has not been verified and could be fake. The third teammate, Userz, has seemingly confirmed the disqualification on Twitter by denouncing Wrigley's actions and asking for permission for another player to substitute for Wrigley. "I wish we would be able to have an Opportunity [sic] for an emergency sub what [sic] wrigley [sic] did was completely out of our control and [sic] we put endless [sic] amount of time into the game for a chance at life changing [sic] money...," Userz wrote.

I wish we would be able to have an Opportunity for an emergency sub what wrigley did was completely out of our control and we put endless amount of time into the game for a chance at life changing money if you guys could tag @FNCompetitive to get their attention i’d love you https://t.co/lgU5897Zz2

— Userz (@UserzFN) March 14, 2021

Epic Games has not officially commented on the matter. Fortnite is about to launch chapter 2, season 6, which will come with Fortnite's first single-player story event. And players can do it dressed as the Marvel Comics superhero Ant-Man, which has been added as a Fortnite skin. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=fortnite-ant-man-tease-and-official-reveal&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

A Fortnite team has reportedly been disqualified from the Fortnite Champion Series after one of the team's members told the CCO of Epic Games to kill himself on Twitter. Eurogamer and Dot Esports report that this Fortnite team was last in the current standings of the NA East tournament, which still would've entitled the team to prize money. Six matches were left in the tournament when Fortnite player Wrigley targeted Donald Mustard, CCO of Epic Games, on Twitter. "Like literally f**king k!ll your$elf @DonaldMustard," Wrigley wrote. The tweet along with the rest of Wrigley's Twitter account has been deleted. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/01/fortnite-llambro-arrives-for-fortnite-crew-members-trailer"] Wrigley's teammate, Dictate, posted a screenshot of a section of an email on Twitter that claims the team has been disqualified. The email has not been verified and could be fake. The third teammate, Userz, has seemingly confirmed the disqualification on Twitter by denouncing Wrigley's actions and asking for permission for another player to substitute for Wrigley. "I wish we would be able to have an Opportunity [sic] for an emergency sub what [sic] wrigley [sic] did was completely out of our control and [sic] we put endless [sic] amount of time into the game for a chance at life changing [sic] money...," Userz wrote.

I wish we would be able to have an Opportunity for an emergency sub what wrigley did was completely out of our control and we put endless amount of time into the game for a chance at life changing money if you guys could tag @FNCompetitive to get their attention i’d love you https://t.co/lgU5897Zz2

— Userz (@UserzFN) March 14, 2021

Epic Games has not officially commented on the matter. Fortnite is about to launch chapter 2, season 6, which will come with Fortnite's first single-player story event. And players can do it dressed as the Marvel Comics superhero Ant-Man, which has been added as a Fortnite skin. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=fortnite-ant-man-tease-and-official-reveal&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

One Night in Miami star Kingsley Ben-Adir has reportedly been cast in Secret Invasion, the upcoming Marvel series at Disney Plus. According to Deadline, Ben-Adir's role is being kept hidden away in a dossier for now, though sources suggest that he will be playing one of the main villains on the show, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn. Jackson is returning as Nick Fury, head of SHIELD, while Mendelsohn is reprising his meme-rable role as the shape-shifting Skrull leader, Talos, from 2019's Captain Marvel. Ben-Adir joins the MCU after gaining recognition for his portrayal of Malcolm X in Regina King's critically-acclaimed directorial debut One Night in Miami, which put him front and center for awards season this year. He also starred in a pivotal role playing former US president Barack Obama in The Comey Rule, a two-part political miniseries that aired on Showtime in September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/04/what-to-expect-from-marvel-in-2021"] Despite this new addition, Secret Invasion is expected to have a small cast rather than a massive ensemble a la Avengers: Endgame. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige previously hinted that the series would be a much more intimate story than its comic book inspiration, with episodes mostly revolving around Fury and Talos' investigations into a cosmic conspiracy. Fury and Talos were last seen in Spider-Man: Far From Home's post-credits stinger, which delivered a big shock reveal when Talos and Soren were unmasked as the impersonators of Fury and Maria Hill. Speculation then arose over whether the two Skrulls were worming their way into SHIELD in order to build up towards one of the most famous Marvel storylines of all time. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"] Feige officially confirmed the Secret Invasion series in December 2020 as part of Disney's Investors Day press event, alongside numerous other MCU announcements. That news included confirmation that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will connect to Spider-Man 3, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's release date, and Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau joining the cast of Captain Marvel 2. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

One Night in Miami star Kingsley Ben-Adir has reportedly been cast in Secret Invasion, the upcoming Marvel series at Disney Plus. According to Deadline, Ben-Adir's role is being kept hidden away in a dossier for now, though sources suggest that he will be playing one of the main villains on the show, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn. Jackson is returning as Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Mendelsohn is reprising his meme-rable role as the shape-shifting Skrull leader, Talos, from 2019's Captain Marvel. Ben-Adir joins the MCU after gaining recognition for his portrayal of Malcolm X in Regina King's critically-acclaimed directorial debut One Night in Miami, which put him front and center for awards season this year. He also starred in a pivotal role playing former US president Barack Obama in The Comey Rule, a two-part political miniseries that aired on Showtime in September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/04/what-to-expect-from-marvel-in-2021"] Despite this new addition, Secret Invasion is expected to have a small cast rather than a massive ensemble a la Avengers: Endgame. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige previously hinted that the series would be a much more intimate story than its comic book inspiration, with the episodes mostly revolving around Fury and Talos as they team up to investigate a cosmic conspiracy. This story is developing... [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

The Oscar nominations for the 93rd annual Academy Awards have been announced, and with it comes a list of historic nods. Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas and singer, songwriter, and actor Nick Jonas revealed the Oscar nominations in all 23 Academy Award categories during a two-part live presentation on Monday, March 15. David Fincher's Mank led the nominations with 10 nods overall, including Best Director. In the same category, Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell made history for women at the Oscars. Zhao and Fennell were amongst several names to land historic Oscar nominations this year, with Steven Yeun, Riz Ahmed, and Viola Davis also getting a mention in the handful of historical firsts that were featured in this year's nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Want to know more? Read on for a roundup of all the historical nominations from this year's presentation! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=2021-movies-preview&captions=true"]

First Two Women to Be Nominated for Best Director in the Same Year

For the first time in its 93-year history, the Academy honored more than one woman in the Best Director category in the same year. Nomadland's Chloé Zhao and Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell became the sixth and seventh women to ever appear in the category, following nods for Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, and Greta Gerwig in previous years. While five women preceded them in the historical nominations for Best Director, no two women have ever been featured in the category at the same time. Zhao and Fennell will compete for the award against David Fincher (Mank), Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round), and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari). Signficantly, three female directors earned nominations for Best Director at the Golden Globes this year.

First Asian-American Woman to Be Nominated for Best Director

Zhao also made history as the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for Best Director. She is the fifth Asian Best Director nominee in Oscars history overall, with Hiroshi Teshigahara, Akira Kurosawa, Ang Lee, and Bong Joon-ho all having competed in the category previously. Zhao made history at the 78th Golden Globes as the first Asian woman and second woman ever to win Best Director.

First Woman to Receive Four Nominations in a Single Year

Zhao smashed another record as the first woman to receive four Oscar nominations in a single year, having earned individual nods for producing, directing, writing, and editing Nomadland. Before this year, three Oscar nominations was the maximum received by a female in a single year, and only four women had ever achieved this: Edith Head, Marilyn Bergman, Sofia Coppola, and Fran Walsh. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/09/nomadland-official-trailer-1"]

First Asian-American Actor to Be Nominated for Best Actor

Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American actor to receive a Best Actor nod at the Oscars. He received recognition for his acclaimed role in Lee Isaac Chung's Minari, which picked up several other nominations. In the movie, Yeun plays Jacob Yi, a Korean father who uproots his family to a rural part of Arkansas in the 1980s in the hopes of building a farm from the ground up.

First Muslim Actor to Be Nominated for Best Actor

In the same category, Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim to be nominated for a leading role at the Academy Awards. The actor, who is British of Pakistani descent, scored an Oscar nomination for his role as Ruben in Darius Marder's Sound of Metal. In the movie, Ahmed portrays a heavy metal drummer whose life is thrown into freefall when he discovers that he is losing his hearing.

Most-Nominated Black Actress in Oscars History

Viola Davis received her fourth career-acting nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, making her the most nominated Black actress in Oscars history. This year, Davis earned a spot in the Best Actress category for her performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. She previously landed Best Supporting Actress nominations for 2008's Doubt and 2016's Fences, as well as Best Actress for 2011's The Help. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=igns-best-reviewed-movies-of-2020&captions=true"] Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ceremony for the 93rd Academy Awards had to be postponed by two months, shifting from February 28, 2021 to April 25, 2021, which is the latest date in the Academy's history. The virtual ceremony will be broadcast on ABC starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Stay tuned to IGN for full coverage of the awards. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Sony is preparing to shut down its PlayStation Communities feature on Playstation 4 next month, in seemingly one of the first moves by the company to gradually drop support for its older console. In a note on the PlayStation Support page, Sony says that PS Communities will no longer be supported beginning April 2021, though messaging and other features will still be available through the PlayStation App. PS Communities is a feature that lets PS4 users create or join groups based on interests. The groups are able to play games together or discuss their interests via message boards on the system. The feature was launched in 2015, and had already had its winding down signaled last year with the ability to create private communities removed -- though public communities were still open. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/playstation-5-review"] With the launch of the PlayStation 5 last year, it makes sense that eventually, Sony will slowly begin to withdraw support for different PS4 features -- though given how many PS4 units are out there, it's likely that the process of the PS4's wind-down will be a slow one. For comparison, the largely unsuccessful Wii U only just lost its Netflix support earlier this year, despite the Switch celebrating its four-year anniversary a few weeks ago. So don't expect to lose the console's more meaningful features anytime soon. All that said, this may also be more of a move to get rid of Communities entirely, as there is no equivalent feature available on PS5 at this time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Sony is preparing to shut down its PlayStation Communities feature on Playstation 4 next month, in seemingly one of the first moves by the company to gradually drop support for its older console. In a note on the PlayStation Support page, Sony says that PS Communities will no longer be supported beginning April 2021, though messaging and other features will still be available through the PlayStation App. PS Communities is a feature that lets PS4 users create or join groups based on interests. The groups are able to play games together or discuss their interests via message boards on the system. The feature was launched in 2015, and had already had its winding down signaled last year with the ability to create private communities removed -- though public communities were still open. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/playstation-5-review"] With the launch of the PlayStation 5 last year, it makes sense that eventually, Sony will slowly begin to withdraw support for different PS4 features -- though given how many PS4 units are out there, it's likely that the process of the PS4's wind-down will be a slow one. For comparison, the largely unsuccessful Wii U only just lost its Netflix support earlier this year, despite the Switch celebrating its four-year anniversary a few weeks ago. So don't expect to lose the console's more meaningful features anytime soon. All that said, this may also be more of a move to get rid of Communities entirely, as there is no equivalent feature available on PS5 at this time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Update 03/15/2021: Xbox has confirmed that Outriders will join Xbox Game Pass for console (and Android devices via Xbox Cloud Gaming) on its launch day. It doesn't appear to be coming to Game Pass for PC, however. After teasing an announcement over the weekend, Xbox confirmed that the game would come for Xbox Game Pass for Console, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on its April 1 launch day. "Starting April 1 (not an April Fool’s joke, I assure you)," reads the announcement, "Xbox Game Pass for Console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can jump into this true genre-hybrid from Square Enix, which combines brutal combat with deep RPG systems." It's another high-profile addition to Game Pass, after Xbox added 20 Bethesda games to the service, 5 of which benefit from Xbox Series X's FPS Boost feature. [poilib element="accentDivider"] A new tease may be hinting that Square Enix's Outriders may soon be coming to Xbox Game Pass. As it is known to do, Xbox Game Pass on Twitter shared a joke e-mail from Melissa McGamepass, the Executive Senior VP Lieutenant of General Video Game Communications, who confirmed a new game is on its way to the service. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/02/outriders-review-in-progress-demo-impressions"] Alongside stating that this new game is "completely unrelated" to other previous announcements like the 20 Bethesda games that recently joined Xbox Game Pass, the e-mail's ending seems to all but confirm Outriders is the game in question. "Before I go, I did have something I wanted to ask," McGamepass wrote. "Has anyone else noticed a mysterious signal appearing in the distance lately or am I the anomaly in the situation?" Since its reveal at E3 2019, Outriders has made clear that players will be setting out across the ruined world of Enoch in search of the source of a mysterious signal. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=outriders-ign-first&captions=true"] Furthermore, those who have tried the lengthy Outriders Demo (which is available for free now!) will know that one of the main missions has players escaping an anomaly. The timing of this McGamepass e-mail is also of note as it arrives only a few days before Square Enix's Digital Showcase on March 18 that will include announcements for Outriders. Outriders is set to be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on April 1, 2021. For more, check out our Outriders demo impressions and 10 tips and tricks to make the most out of the demo. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/10/outriders-no-turning-back-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.