A line about grief from the latest episode of Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+ has stirred up quite a bit of fan debate online, so IGN asked series director Matt Shakman to offer some insight on the original intention behind the line. Warning: full WandaVision spoilers ahead! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=wandavision-all-the-marvel-and-tv-easter-eggs-in-every-episode&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] The line in question--"What is grief, if not love persevering?"--comes in Episode 8 as Agatha Harkness takes Wanda on a supernatural trip down memory lane to unearth the source of the Hex. One pitstop in Wanda's memory of Avengers HQ shows her opening up about the loss of her brother Pietro, who was killed by Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Vision consoling her with one of his many philosophical musings on life.

Wanda: It's just like this wave washing over me again and again. It knocks me down and when I try to stand up, it just comes for me again. And I can't... It's gonna drown me.  Vision: No. No, Wanda. Wanda: How do you know? Vision: Because it can't be all sorrow, can it? I've always been alone so I don't feel the lack. It's all I've ever known. I've never experienced loss because I've never had a loved one to lose. What is grief, if not love persevering?

While the line about grief was received earnestly by some who expressed how they could relate to what Vision said, it wasn’t long before those with an opposing view began to heavily criticize the line, and now the line has completed the full Internet Discourse Cycle by becoming the basis for a viral meme. Shakman explained how the line about grief and the scene where it is delivered was so significant to Wanda’s life. “[Episode 8] was so important because it pulls back the curtain on what the whole story has been all season, and hopefully folks can go back and look at episodes one, two, and three in a new light now. This is a story about love, it’s about loss, it’s about grief, it’s about how we move on from loss, something I think we all know too much about in general, but especially this year of the pandemic,” Shakman told IGN in an interview. “And so everything that we’ve done so far, even silly live-audience sitcoms in the ‘50s, is fueled by Wanda’s loss and about how she’s trying to find solace from that loss. So that’s what the Avengers HQ scene is really about. “And it’s also about [Wanda and Vision’s] connection. We’ve seen them together, they’ve been quite charming together making paprikash, we’ve seen the highs and the lows, but this is the moment where they really come together. This is the moment where [Vision] provides the solace that she needs, a way forward, and that line [about grief] is quite beautiful. But it’s also made especially beautiful by the line before it, as well, when Wanda articulates what loss is like to her and he is able to give her a way forward. He is able to show her that love is the way through that. He is quite a wise person, Vision. Even though he’s not human, he seems to be more human than any of us. He has some of the best lines in the MCU, I think that one [about grief] written by [WandaVision writer] Laura Donney is gorgeous.” Stay tuned to IGN for the full interview with director Matt Shakman. For more on WandaVision, check out how that little Monica Rambeau moment is a big setup for Captain Marvel 2. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/24/how-wandavision-sets-up-captain-marvel-2"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is a Senior Editor and Producer of Features at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Star Wars are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

Epic Games has officially acquired Tonic Games Group, the development company behind Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Epic shared the news while also confirming, "your gameplay isn’t changing and Epic will continue to invest in making the game a great experience for players across platforms." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-review"] Furthermore, Epic has said, "your favorite colorful beans will still stumble through the chaos on PC, PlayStation, and soon Nintendo Switch and Xbox." Mediatonic also announced the news with a FAQ that is set to answer some of the biggest questions regarding the future of Fall Guys. Alongside revealing that the Fall Guys team has already grown from 35 to 150, Mediatonic promised that "your gameplay isn't changing" and that this acquisition will help them bring a ton of features already seen in Fortnite and Rocket League, other games owned by Epic. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/17/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-nintendo-switch-trailer"] These features include account systems, cross-play, squad vs squad modes, and more. While Mediatonic mentioned Fall Guys will continue to remain on Steam, it had nothing more to announce regarding a possible move to a free-to-play model. As to why Mediatonic chose Epic, the developer said they've been "mutual friends for a while" and that the team has "a lot in common and share a lot of the same goals." "It’s no secret that Epic is invested in building the metaverse and Tonic Games shares this goal. As Epic works to build this virtual future, we need great creative talent who know how to build powerful games, content and experiences," Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-and-worst-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is in the middle of its third season and has recently begun teasing season 4, which is titled Fall Guys 4041 and appears to have an '80s sci-fi theme. Fall Guys has been a runaway success since it launched last year, even becoming the most downloaded PlayStation Plus game of all time. [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.

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Mike Mignola's name may be synonymous with Hellboy, but he's far from the only creator to work in this iconic horror universe. Mignola's career and pop culture influence are the subject of a forthcoming documentary called Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters. Drawing Monsters is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, though the film has already earned several times its funding goal within the first 24 hours. One of the Kickstarter tiers includes a portfolio set featuring art prints drawn by various Hellboy veterans. Along with a new image by Mignola himself, that creative lineup includes artists Dave Stewart, Laurence Campbell, Duncan Fegredo, Alex Maleev, Fábio Moon, Mike Norton, Paolo Rivera, Craig Rousseau, Tim Sale and Ben Stenbeck. IGN has an exclusive preview of that portfolio set. Check out the slideshow gallery below for a look at the process art for four of these prints, including rough pencils, inked versions and finished, colored images. It's a unique opportunity to see how Hellboy and his world are given life by these talented artists. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=how-4-superstar-artists-bring-hellboys-world-to-life&captions=true"] Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters is co-directed and produced by ECCC founder Jim Demonakos and Clockwork Girl director Kevin Hanna. The film features behind-the-scenes footage of and interviews with Mignola, along with interviews featuring American Gods creator Neil Gaiman, Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar, Victor LaValle (The Ballad Of Black Tom), artist Tara McPherson and comic book creators Vita Ayala, Duncan Fegredo, Fábio Moon, and Joe Quesada. Production on the documentary is currently underway, with the directors aiming for a Spring 2022 release. “There’s already eighty hours of footage in the can that we have shot over the last year and a half,” said Hanna in a press release. “This is an ambitious in-depth documentary to celebrate Mignola’s legacy in style.” Mignola fans won't have long to wait for his next project. Hellboy: The Quarantine Sketchbook collects a number of charity sketches Mignola drew in 2020. The book releases in comics shops on March 3 and bookstores on March 16 .with proceeds benefitting Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen. Mignola is also hard at work expanding his *other* shared horror universe in 2021. Tales From the Outerverse is a new trio of miniseries set in Mignola and Christopher Golden's Baltimore/Joe Golem universe. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/10/hellboy-review"] While Dark Horse continues to publish new comics set in the wider Hellboy/BPRD universe, the core Hellboy saga reached its dramatic conclusion in 2019 with the release of BPRD: The Devil You Know #15. Find out why we think the Hellboy saga is an unprecedented accomplishment for Mignola and his collaborators. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises has announced that it will end the publication and licensing of six Dr. Seuss books, due to their “hurtful and wrong” portrayal of people of colour. The company, which is responsible for the publication and licensing of books written by Theodor Seuss Geisel, will stop production of the following books: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot's Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat's Quizzer. “Dr. Seuss Enterprises, working with a panel of experts, including educators, reviewed our catalog of titles and made the decision last year to cease publication and licensing” of the six books, said the company in a statement. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/11/07/dr-seuss-the-grinch-micro-review"] “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the statement reads. As noted in NPR’s Code Switch column from a couple of years ago, some of Dr. Seuss’ classic children’s books contain harmful depictions of Asian and Black people. And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street features a Chinese character that is depicted with lines for eyes, carrying a bowl of rice, and wearing traditional Japanese-style shoes. If I Ran the Zoo features a portrayal of two men from Africa wearing just grass skirts and carrying an exotic animal. Dr. Seuss Enterprises states that it is “our mission of supporting all children and families with messages of hope, inspiration, inclusion, and friendship.” The company says that ending sales of the six books is part of a “broader plan” to represent and support all communities. The next film from Dr. Seuss will be Oh, The Places You’ll Go, which is being produced by JJ Abrams. The last time we saw one of the author’s classic stories on screen was 2018’s animated version of The Grinch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Dead by Daylight announced its newest chapter today exclusively on IGN. Titled, "All-Kill," the new chapter is set in the backdrop of the cutthroat K-Pop industry. Both the new killer and survivor will be ready to play in the Public Test Build (PTB) later today. All-Kill introduces the newest killer, The Trickster, a K-Pop star with a penchant for murder. Joining him is survivor Yun-Jin, a music producer at the fictional Mightee One record label. In keeping with the chapter’s K-Pop theme, developer Behaviour Interactive teamed up with Kevin Woo from the K-Pop band U-KISS and DJ Swivel, a Grammy-Award winning, Canadian music producer who has worked with groups like BTS. Both will help make sure the K-Pop industry and community are accurately portrayed. The new killer was a singer named Ji-Woon, The K-pop star was recruited into the boy band NO SPIN by Yun-Jin Lee. Ji-Woon, who was already vain to begin with, began to feel jealous of his bandmates. One day he intentionally let his bandmates die in a fire accident. Becoming addicted to murder (and taking some inspiration from the Joker), Ji-Woon began kidnapping victims and weaving in their screams into his music in secret. When the executives of Mightee One caught on, they restricted his creative control over his music, an insult he repaid by kidnapping the board members in an elaborate murder plot. Just as he was about to kill his producer Yun-Jin, however, The Fog called to Ji-Woon to become its next killer. This of course sets up Yun-Jin as this chapter’s survivor. Yun-Jin was rejected as an idol trainee and instead joined the fictional Mightee One company as an intern and later became the label’s biggest hit-maker, though she was never able to take credit for her hits. Looking to turn her new group NO SPIN into stars, she recruited Ji-Woon as its newest member. When the rest of the band died in the fire accident, Yun-Jin rebranded Ji-Woon as a solo act called The Trickster. Unfortunately for her, Ji-Woon’s violent tendencies would take him from being a K-Pop star into a killer for The Fog. Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical PvP game where one player controls a killer and four other survivors players must work together to escape the killer’s clutches. Dead by Daylight’s roster includes a mix of original and famous horror movie killers including Michael Myers from Halloween and Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street. Dead by Daylight recently introduced Pyramid Head from the Silent Hill series, marking one of Dead by Daylight’s first horror game collaborations. The All-Kill chapter is available today on the PTB for Steam and later officially on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is News Editor at IGN.

T.I. will reportedly not be returning for the third installment of Marvel's Ant-Man franchise, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the musician-turned-actor is not included on the cast list for the upcoming Ant-Man sequel, which stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, together with Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, and Michael Peña as Luis. The reason for T.I.'s apparent absence from Ant-Man 3 is unconfirmed at this time. T.I. and his wife, Tiny Harris, are currently facing accusations of sexual abuse from a number of women, as well as other serious allegations of "forced ingestion of illegal narcotics, kidnapping, false imprisonment, intimidation, assault and harassment." They have both strongly denied these claims, calling the allegations "unsubstantiated and baseless." [ignvideo url="http://www.ign.com/videos/2018/07/06/what-the-ending-of-ant-man-and-the-wasp-means-for-the-future-of-the-mcu"] "Clifford (T.I.) and Tameka Harris (Tiny) deny in the strongest possible terms these unsubstantiated and baseless allegations," reads a statement, released by the lawyer who is representing the couple. "We are confident that if these claims are thoroughly and fairly investigated, no charges will be forthcoming." It's unclear whether these allegations are related to the Ant-Man 3 casting news. T.I. portrayed a side character called Dave, who was a friend of Paul Rudd's Scott Lang/Ant-Man in 2015's Ant-Man and 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp. His character may or may not have been lined up for a return in the third Ant-Man installment, however, THR's report notes that "things can still shift, including which characters are in the script" as the movie is currently in development. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"] Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is expected to go into production next year, but there's a lot of MCU to come before that. After the credits roll on the WandaVision finale, many will turn their attention to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, coming up on March 19. There's also Black Widow, Loki, Shang-Chi, What If...?, Eternals, and the new Spidey sequel, now officially titled Spider-Man: No Way Home. For more on Marvel Studios' upcoming slate of projects and releases, read our breakdown of the biggest and most noteworthy developments in the MCU, on Disney+, and in comics this year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Aliens: Fireteam – a Left 4 Dead-like, three-player co-op PvE shooter – has been announced for release this summer on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and Xbox One. Developer Cold Iron Studios revealed that the project – which was teased back in 2018 – will take place over a multi-mission story campaign, seemingly similar in structure to Left 4 Dead or Back 4 Blood. Cold Iron co-founder Craig Zinkievich says one of the goals of Aliens: Fireteam is to fulfill the “Cameron-esque” fantasy we saw on screen in the 1986 classic Aliens. Fireteam is set in 2202, 23 years after the original Alien movie trilogy. At this point in the timeline, Xenomorph outbreaks are rare but the aliens are widely known about. The Colonial Protection Act of 2187 commissioned warships to patrol the universe and protect colonists from Xenomorph outbreaks. You play a new soldier aboard the USS Endeavor and you end up orbiting Katanga after a distress call. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=aliens-fireteam-screenshots&captions=true"] There are over 20 total enemy types, including 11 unique types of Xenomorphs ranging from Facehuggers to Praetorians, and Synthetics will also be on your list of foes. Each campaign has new enemies to fight, one of them being a Xenomorph hive. Players, meanwhile, can choose one of five unique classes: Gunner, Demolisher, Technician, Doc, and Recon. You’ll be able to customize your colonial marine with unlockable cosmetics. Challenge Cards are optional mutators that alter gameplay in order to encourage replayability; one card might require headshots in order to do any damage. Meanwhile, higher difficulty levels introduce things like friendly fire, deadlier acid spray from Xenomorphs, and scarcer resources. We’ll be covering Aliens: Fireteam all month long as part of our IGN First editorial program. Check back on Thursday at 9am PT for the world-exclusive gameplay reveal of Fireteam, when we’ll have a 20-minute full-mission playthrough to kick off our month of coverage. [poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.

Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming game set in the world of Harry Potter, will allow for transgender characters. As reported by Bloomberg, sources have confirmed that players will be able to create a character that has either a masculine or feminine voice no matter what their body looks like. Furthermore, they will be able to choose to be either a witch or wizard, no matter what previous choices they made. This will then help determine what dorm they are placed in and how they are addressed by other characters in the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/hogwarts-legacy-official-reveal-trailer"] This news follows the controversy surrounding Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling due to her transphobic comments. Rowling was criticized for supporting anti-trans researcher Maya Forstater on social media and also faced backlash by going on transphobic rants on Twitter and publishing an essay that contained harmful statements and unsubstantiated claims about the trans community. These comments by Rowling have made many uneasy about supporting Hogwarts Legacy, and it led to WB clarifying that Rowling has no direct involvement with this RPG developed by Avalanche. Warner Bros. Interactive president David Haddad also spoke up on the matter in late 2020, saying, "I might not agree with her stance on a range of topics, but I can agree that she has the right to hold her opinions." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hogwarts-legacy-playstation-5-showcase-screenshots&captions=true"] Hogwarts Legacy was announced at September 2020's P55 event and will send players to Hogwarts in the late 1800s to live the life of a young witch or wizard. Last month, Hogwarts Legacy, which is also coming to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, and PC, was delayed to 2022 to give "the game the time it needs." For more on the controversey surrounding Hogwarts Legacy, be sure to check out our look at how Harry Potter fans are coping with J.K. Rowling's comments. [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.

Sony has announced that it is going to discontinue movie and TV purchases and rentals on the PlayStation Store. Revealed on the PlayStation Blog, the store will "no longer offer movie and TV purchases and rentals through PlayStation Store as of August 31, 2021. According to Sony, the decision was made after observing "tremendous growth" from PlayStation fans using "subscription-based and ad-based entertainment streaming services," such as Netflix, YouTube, Disney + and others. Users will still have access to the content they've purchased beyond the August 31 deadline, with the movies and TV shows available for "on-demand playback" across the PS4 and PS5, as well as mobile devices. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/ps5-media-remote-unboxing"] Sony rounded off the post by saying that the company looks forward to "further enhancing the entertainment experience on PlayStation." Perhaps we'll see something to replace this system in the future but, for now, Sony is shuttering the service as it observes the trend towards streaming content. In other Sony news, here's everything you need to know about the PS5 DualSense controller drift, as a class-action lawsuit is filed related to the issue. A Bloomberg report recently claimed that internal storage upgrades would be coming to the PlayStation 5 via a firmware patch arriving later this year. Sony recently held a State of Play showcase, revealing a number of games including Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Sloclap's Sufi. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.