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The Last of Us: Pedro Pascal Cast as Joel in HBO Series Adaptation

The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal has been cast as Joel in the upcoming HBO adaptation of The Last of Us. As reported by Deadline, Pascal will join Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey, who is set to play Ellie. The Last of Us series is being developed by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and The Last of Us games' director and Naughty Dog Co-President Neil Druckmann. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/20/hbo-orders-the-last-of-us-to-series"] Image Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images. Developing...
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Gina Carano Fired From the Mandalorian

Actress Gina Carano, known for playing former Rebel Alliance soldier Cara Dune on Disney's the Mandalorian, has been fired from the show, according to io9. In a statement sent to io9, a Lucasfilm representative spoke on the matter:
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
Carano was the subject of much criticism recently when, in a now-deleted Instagram post, she compared being a modern-day Republican to being Jewish during the Holocaust. The hashtag #FireGinaCarano has trended on social media in recent months after other incendiary comments by the television and film star. Sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that Lucasfilm planned on announcing in December that Carano would star in her own Star Wars series. Those plans were scrapped after Carano's November tweets. "They have been looking for a reason to fire her for two months, and today was the final straw," THR's sources said. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/15/the-mandalorian-season-2-trailer"] Carano has also been a vocally against the use of masks in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as insinuating voter fraud conspiracies regarding the 2020 Presidential election. Carano first appeared as Cara Dune in episode four of The Mandalorian season one, when she teamed up with the titular bounty hunter to protect a community against raiders using stolen Empire weaponry. She returned midway through season two/episode 12 to assist in destroying an Imperial base and later in episode 15 to help infiltrate a refinery. The character proved initially to be popular with Star Wars fans, but opinion quickly soured following Carano's comments. [poilib element="accentDivider"]
Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/bro for IGN.
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HBO’s Last of Us Show Casts Game of Thrones Star as Ellie

The Last of Us TV show coming to HBO has found its Ellie. Bella Ramsey, best known for playing Lyanna Mormont in HBO’s Game of Thrones, will play the main role in Craig Mazin’s adaptation. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Ellie’s casting today and cleared up rumors on another bit of casting news as well. True Detective star Mahershala Ali will not be playing Joel in the HBO series, though the actor was at one point circling the role. Ellie is one of the main characters in The Last of Us. A young orphan, she is discovered to be immune to the virus that has overtaken Earth that turns infected people into horrible creatures. A fixer named Joel is tasked with delivering Ellie to a group called The Fireflys so they can create a cure for the virus. Ramsey is best known for her role as Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones. The young lord of House Mormont, Lyanna served as a key ally to the Starks in their quest to retake Winterfell from House Bolton, and later fend off the White Walkers and the Night King. Casting rumors from earlier this week claimed Academy Award-winning actor Mahershala Ali will play Joel in HBO's TV series, but The Hollywood Reporter says this is not the case. Though there appears to have at least been some consideration for Ali at one point. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-video-game-movie-in-development-almost&captions=true"] Instead, Ali is slated to play the vampire/vampire hunter Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The upcoming Marvel movie has tasked Watchmen writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour to write the movie. HBO's Last of Us series is being developed by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin with the help of video game director Neil Druckmann. Russian director Kantemir Balgov will direct the pilot. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/06/10/the-last-of-us-remastered-e3-trailer"] The HBO Last of Us series will replace the planned movie adaptation, and the producer for the show has said the TV series will "enhance" the original game. You can check out why we think The Last of Us is better suited for HBO than the big screen. Also, this isn't the only Naughty Dog game adaptation in the works as Tom Holland's Uncharted film has finally finished filming. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is News Editor at IGN.
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Will E3 Still Have a Big Impact in 2021?

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Lucy O'Brien, and Max Scoville to discuss the news that E3 is planning a digital event in 2021, and what that could look like after a year off for the show. The panel discusses E3's place in the wider realm of digital events, and more. Watch the new episode above! Plus, we discuss the latest Silent Hill comeback rumors, and whether we think a new SIlent Hill game is actually on the way. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-ps5-games&captions=true"] Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday. For more on PS5, check out our PS5 console review and our PS5 wiki guide for tips on how to best use your system. And for more Beyond, be sure to watch the first episode of our Bloodborne let's play! [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=6dd2b926-8863-4080-99b2-d08eb61f67f6"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.
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HBO Max’s Generation Used Actual Cat Corpses in Dissection Scene, Extras Quit

Extras from HBO Max's upcoming show, Generation, reportedly quit after actual cat corpses were used in dissection scenes. Generation, otherwise known as Genera+ion, is a show that touts itself as an ultra-realistic look at high school created by 19-year-old Zelda Barnz and her father, Daniel Barnz. Lena Dunham is an executive producer on the show and before it has even been released on the HBO streaming service, it's already facing trouble in the form of extras quitting the show, according to Variety. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/30/hbo-max-streaming-service-review"] "Got word from a friend in the industry, HBO has a new show called Generation coming out," Twitter user Lilith Rose wrote in a tweet posted February 5. "It's produced by Lena Dunham and earlier this week they brought in real dead kittens for background to 'dissect' on set. No warning, people had trauma responses." Rose goes on to say in additional tweets that the extras were apparently told they'd be dissecting frogs, but they showed up to "real dead kittens" on set and were expected to stay and shoot through the scheduled scenes. Variety received a statement from HBO Max on the situation and the company denies that the actors weren't warned in advance. "Genera+ion depicts the unfiltered experiences of high school students and is drawn from many formative moments in the lives of the show's writers," the statement reads. "The production recently filmed scenes depicting a biology classroom assignment involving dissection of animal specimens. These were ethically sourced in consultation with American Humane via a biological supply company that works with schools." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-hbo-max&captions=true"] "Everyone involved was informed in advance that this would be a sensitive scene involving a real dissection; the assistant directors checked in regularly with all participants on set, and two background actors who expressed discomfort were released with full pay," the statement continues. "However, after subsequent discussion with the creative team, the scene is being reconceived and will not appear in the series. We deeply regret that this occurred." Rose also wrote on Twitter that at the wrap of day two of shooting, the crew was informed that a camera man on set had tested positive for COVID-19, "as a cherry on top of their traumatic experience." Rose wrote that the positive case "should have been disclosed earlier, but (HBO Max) clearly wanted their shots of these kittens." Sources close to Variety confirmed to the publication that a member of the crew had, in fact, tested positive for COVID-19, and that this person is currently in isolation. The sources told Variety that the crew had learned of the positive test result after the day filming had wrapped, which contradicts Rose's tweet. The show will resume filming when it's safe to do so per safety guidelines, according to Variety. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/03/warner-bros-and-hbo-max-2021-movies-announcement-trailer"] Dunham, who is a creative and executive producer on the show, didn't hear about this incident until February 6, according to one of Variety's sources. "I am committed in my life and work to the principled, humane and ethical treatment of animals," a statement from Dunham reads. "I don't use animal cadavers in any of my work, ever, and I was not on set or aware that they were used in a recently shot scene depicting a biology classroom assignment. I fully support the scene being edited out of the show." Genera+ion is expected to premiere this Spring on HBO Max. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 
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Destruction AllStars Review

With its bright energy, colorful characters, and wacky-powered cars, Destruction AllStars takes many of the aesthetic and mechanical trends from the last five years of multiplayer-focused live games and applies them to the long-dormant car combat genre. Speeding around beautifully detailed and cartoonishly articulated demolition derby courses, looking for your chance to rev your engine and hit another player so hard their ride explodes. When your own car inevitably gets busted up beyond recognition, you can hop out of your car and climb into another: A novel idea, but one that keeps you out of the action. Despite its striking visuals and solid driving fundamentals, Destruction AllStars' demolition derby-style car smashing is inconsistent and unpredictable. Every multiplayer game has highs and lows, but Destruction AllStars' best bits are few and fleeting.

You have one job to do in Destruction AllStars: Get into a car and crash it into other players. At the start of each match, 16 players start out on foot and race to grab one of a handful of empty cars, which come in many recognizable shapes like slick sports cars, burly SUVs, and tough trucks. Unlike in most car games, though, you are not tied to your car forever. You can eject from a vehicle at any time to trade for a new model or because the car's health is low and you don't want to wipe out.

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Whether you crash or get crashed into, at least you're going to look good doing it. Destruction AllStars' large arenas are incredibly well-detailed and drenched in bright, colorful lights are a visual feast. The characters, from Fuego the masked-metal head to Ratu, a teal-haired boxer in an orange jumpsuit, are all drawn in a familiar Overwatch-esque style but have very specific looks that pop and draw you to them all the same. Even the little flourishes, like how a character jumps into an empty white car which instantaneously takes on their color scheme, look cool every time.

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Destruction AllStars Review

With its bright energy, colorful characters, and wacky-powered cars, Destruction AllStars takes many of the aesthetic and mechanical trends from the last five years of multiplayer-focused live games and applies them to the long-dormant car combat genre. Speeding around beautifully detailed and cartoonishly articulated demolition derby courses, looking for your chance to rev your engine and hit another player so hard their ride explodes. When your own car inevitably gets busted up beyond recognition, you can hop out of your car and climb into another: A novel idea, but one that keeps you out of the action. Despite its striking visuals and solid driving fundamentals, Destruction AllStars' demolition derby-style car smashing is inconsistent and unpredictable. Every multiplayer game has highs and lows, but Destruction AllStars' best bits are few and fleeting.

You have one job to do in Destruction AllStars: Get into a car and crash it into other players. At the start of each match, 16 players start out on foot and race to grab one of a handful of empty cars, which come in many recognizable shapes like slick sports cars, burly SUVs, and tough trucks. Unlike in most car games, though, you are not tied to your car forever. You can eject from a vehicle at any time to trade for a new model or because the car's health is low and you don't want to wipe out.

No Caption Provided

Whether you crash or get crashed into, at least you're going to look good doing it. Destruction AllStars' large arenas are incredibly well-detailed and drenched in bright, colorful lights are a visual feast. The characters, from Fuego the masked-metal head to Ratu, a teal-haired boxer in an orange jumpsuit, are all drawn in a familiar Overwatch-esque style but have very specific looks that pop and draw you to them all the same. Even the little flourishes, like how a character jumps into an empty white car which instantaneously takes on their color scheme, look cool every time.

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Hearthstone Players Are Celebrating the Game’s WoW Classic-like Update

A new round of upcoming changes to Hearthstone is being well-received by the game's community, specifically the announcement of a new "Classic Format" that lets players experience Hearthstone as it was when it launched in 2014. The newly added Classic Format uses only the original 240 cards that existed in Hearthstone at the game's launch, and what's more, any changes to those cards that have happened since their initial release have been reverted. That means, for instance, that the Leeroy Jenkins card only costs four mana now instead of five, Warsong Commander can give minions charge, and Holy Smite can target opponents directly instead of just being able to hit minions. Numerous other cards are being reverted in different ways to their original forms, including cards like Leper Gnome, Fiery War Axe, Hex, Innervate, Ironbeak Owl, Mana Wyrm, and Knife Juggler -- all once-staples of decks that have been changed over the years. Classic Format appears to be following in the footsteps of World of Warcraft: Classic, which launched in 2019 as a way for players to enjoy World of Warcraft in its original form and has since received regular content updates in the order the original game saw, maintaining an active player community alongside the retail version of the game. And like its WoW predecessor, the new Hearthstone format is already being celebrated across social media. At the time of publication, replies on the Twitter announcement of the changes are almost all positive, top comments on a link to the announcement on the Hearthstone subreddit are praising the move, and the memes are looking pretty good too. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=069fd53b-fbdd-4299-bf45-d32c8766436a"] Alongside existing players who are excited for the new format, some discussion also revolves around the new format's potential to draw in players, both veterans who may have lapsed over the years as well as new players. To the latter point, several note that Hearthstone has become increasingly complex and expensive over the years with its many modes and the need to constantly catch up with new expansions. Classic decks can often be cheaper to make, and many of their components are available to players for free by virtue of being a part of the class sets players can earn by leveling up characters through play. Classic Format isn't the only update to Hearthstone Blizzard announced. In another celebrated change, it's increasing the total number of slots for saved decks players can have from 18 to 27. And as it nears the release of a new expansion, Hearthstone is shaking up all its formats by introducing a new Core Set of cards that will be free for all players. The Core Set consists of 235 cards -- including returning cards from previous sets, reimagined cards, and 29 brand new cards -- that can be earned by leveling up each Class in Hearthstone. Core Set cards will be updated and rotated in and out on an annual basis. Meanwhile, Blizzard is moving all its old Basic and Classic cards that aren't staying with the Core Set into its existing anything-goes Wild Format under a new name: the Legacy Set. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/09/hearthstone-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-deck-of-lunacy"] Put simply, this means Hearthstone will have three game modes going forward. Standard will include the aforementioned Core Set and whatever expansion sets are current, right now Legacy of the Phoenix and whatever new expansion Blizzard announces at BlizzCon next week. Wild Format will include all Core Set cards, as well as just about every other older expansion of cards from over the years: so all Classic cards, retired expansions, and just about everything else. And Classic Format will only have the original cards from when the game launched in 2014. Blizzard is expected to announce more details about these changes at BlizzCon on February 19. Late last year, Blizzard dropped a new battle pass in Hearthstone that was not nearly as well-received as today's changes, with Blizzard acknowledging after its launch that it had communicated the pass' rewards poorly and that its requirements and benefits weren't laid out in a clear way to players before they spent their money. Blizzard has since been working to address these issues, and earlier this year launched the game's first "mini-set" of 35 cards: The Darkmoon Races. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.
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Tales from the Borderlands Going Back on Sale for the First Time Since 2019

For the first time since 2019, Telltale Games’ Tales From the Borderlands series is coming back to stores on February 17.

Borderlands series developer Gearbox announced the news Wednesday on the official Borderlands Twitter account.

Gearbox didn’t confirm which digital storefronts Tales would be returning to, but the game previously released on Steam. Borderlands 3 also ended up on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Gearbox also didn't provide any pricing information. Tales From the Borderlands was one the many casualties of the now infamous shuttering of Telltale Games in 2018. After mass layoffs, many of the studio’s games were pulled from digital storefronts or, if they were in development (like The Wolf Among Us 2), canceled. Tales From the Borderlands actually managed to escape the first round of Steam removals, but both Valve and Good Old Games removed Tales from their platforms in mid-2019 for unexplained reasons. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/11/13/rewind-theater-tales-from-the-borderlands-trailer"]

Tales From the Borderlands originally released on November 25, 2014 to high praise for its comedic storytelling and classic Telltale strengths. Set after Borderlands 2, Tales follows the adventures of two Hyperion employees and a con artist hunting down a mythical vault, spurring numerous hilarious diversions along the way. It features voice acting from the likes of Troy Baker, Laura Bailey, Chris Hardwick, Ashley Johnson, and Patrick Warburton.

A number of Telltale’s pre-Walking Dead catalog remains unavailable on Steam, including Back to the Future and Game of Thrones.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/bro for IGN.
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Buffy Actress Alleges Joss Whedon Abuse and Unprofessional Behavior, Supports Ray Fisher

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Charisma Carpenter has spoken out against Joss Whedon in support of Ray Fisher. In a two-part Twitter message on Wednesday, Carpenter, who worked alongside Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel, shared her alleged truth as she accused the director of creating "hostile and toxic work environments since his early career," reflecting back on her own experiences from being on set with Whedon. She claimed to have experienced the toxicity of his work environment "first-hand, repeatedly," as she accused Whedon of "abusing his power on numerous occasions." She then proceeded to list some examples of the alleged abuse, which included "passive-aggressive threats" to fire her, being "mean and disparaging" about others, and "pitting people" against one another. She captioned the tweets with "#IStandWithRayFisher," as a show of public support for the Cyborg actor who has been battling Whedon in a months-long investigation after he alleged that the filmmaker was abusive on the set of the Justice League reshoots. In her statement, Carpenter directly addressed Fisher and the investigation, which she claimed to have participated in. "Recently, I participated in WarnerMedia's Justice League investigation because I believe Ray to be a person of integrity who is telling the truth," she wrote. "His firing as Cyborg in The Flash was the last straw for me. Although I am not shocked, I am deeply pained by it. It troubles and saddens me that in 2021 professionals STILL have to choose between whistleblowing in the workplace and job security." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/07/ray-fishers-cyborg-cameo-reportedly-written-out-of-the-flash-movie"] An earlier report stated that insiders with purported knowledge of the situation claimed that Cyborg had been written out of The Flash movie screenplay. It was understood that Fisher's role had been cut and that he would not be replaced by another actor in the upcoming DC movie — despite the character's inclusion in the long-gestating DCEU installment dating back to 2016. This came shortly after Fisher stated that he would no longer participate in any productions associated with DC Films president Walter Hamada. "Walter Hamada is the most dangerous kind of enabler," Fisher tweeted. "His lies, and WB PR's failed Sept. 4th hit-piece, sought to undermine the very real issues of the 'Justice League' investigation. I will not participate in any production associated with him." A week later, it was announced that Hamada had renewed his deal with DC, and would be continuing as president of the studio through to 2023. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=justice-league-snyder-cut-all-the-known-differences-from-the-theatrical-version&captions=true"] Fisher's Cyborg/Victor Stone character may not be appearing in The Flash but he will be back for Zack Snyder's Justice League, which will be debuting on HBO Max in March. Snyder's R-rated cut is said to feature over 150 minutes of unseen footage, and won't be using a "single frame" from Whedon's theatrical version of the movie. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
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