G4 has officially confirmed that X-Play and Attack of the Show! will be returning in Summer 2021. The news was confirmed on G4's Twitter in a teaser video that featured the show's logos, the voice of X-Play host Adam Sessler, and the text "We heard you. The legends return. Summer 2021. We never stopped playing."

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— G4TV (@G4TV) January 28, 2021

G4 first revealed its intention to return in the middle of 2020 during Comic-Con@Home on IGN Live, and since then, WWE's Xavier Woods has joined as a new host and Olivia Munn has been in talks to rejoin as a host. X-Play was a TV show known for its video game reviews and was on air from 1988 to 2013. Throughout the years, it was hosted by Adam Sessler, Morgan Webb, Blair Herter, Jessica Chobot, Lauren Fielder, Kristin Adams, and more. Attack of the Show! was a live TV show all about the best in pop culture. It did feature video game coverage, but was much broader than X-Play and also discussed news headlines, tech, movies, and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/24/g4-2021-return-teaser"] Attack of the Show! aired from 2005 to 2013 and was hosted by Kevin Pereira, Olivia Munn, Alison Haislip, Candace Bailey, Sara Jean Underwood, Kevin Rose, 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.

In a new blog post, 343 Industries has announced that Halo Infinite will feature a fully customizable control scheme on all platforms and shown off some classic Halo weapons in Infinite’s new engine.

Quinn DelHoyo, lead Sandbox designer on Halo Infinite (and weapons designer during early production), detailed in the blog how developer 343 Industries is focusing on accessibility and customization for players with their new control scheme.

“Everything should feel intuitive and we don’t want the player to have to “fight” the game in order to have fun,” DelHoyo said. “It’s because of this principle, and the fact that Halo Infinite will be on PC, that led us to rebuild the control scheme system to allow players to fully rebind and remap their controls, regardless of platform. How players control Chief or their Spartan is crucial and we recognize that players feel the most connected to the game when control customization is fully featured.”

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343 Industries continued later in the blog, stating that the company has a team dedicated to improving PC controls, in addition to feedback from an internal pro team and PC Master Chief Collection players.

“PC as a first-class endeavor is another aspect to Halo Infinite that we are actively taking into account,” DelHoyo said. “PC as a platform is not going to be a port after we launch the game. We are playing on PC every day. So now, not only does our game need to feel great and like Halo on a controller like it has natively for the past 20-some-years, the game and all of its systems need to take into account native mouse and keyboard functionality.”

343 Industries also offered up several new screenshots of what some classic Halo weapons will look like rendered in Infinite’s engine. Everything from the original needler to Halo Reach’s BR 75 is there, plus a few potentially unexpected options, so take a look in the gallery below.

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Different damage types for weapons will be a major factor in Halo Infinite’s combat, expanding on the experimentation with light-based rifles seen back in Halo 4, and plasma weapons from the original Halo.

“Players should now have stronger choices presented to them,” DelHoyo said. “Instead of using the weapon that you like because of how it shoots or handles, in Halo Infinite you might want to grab a certain weapon because of how it affects other players, the environment, or vehicles. In essence, the ambition for damage types is to better integrate weapon types, ammo types, faction tech, etc., into the gameplay loops in a way that is easily understood by the player. That way the player can make better combat decisions based on the scenario. In addition to further clarity and purpose to the legacy damage types – i.e. kinetic and plasma – the team has also been pursuing new surprises for players that we’re eager to talk about in the months ahead.”

Lead weapon designer David Price stressed that 343 Industries wants to keep these damage types simple to understand, but also allow for a variety of unique identities even among weapons that share the same damage foundation.

“If they want to quickly strip personal shields they can use Plasma for example,” Price said. ”But this doesn’t dictate a weapons playstyle, class, or power level. I could still have a shotgun-style weapon that is any one of these damage types. This approach allows us to still make multiple weapons that feel unique within a damage type. We want weapons to feel diverse even if they share the same damage type.”

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Halo Infinite is scheduled to release in Fall 2021, and thankfully 343 Industries has promised fans that it will be sharing monthly updates as development progresses. A rough debut, subsequent last-minute delay before the launch of the Xbox Series X, and the departure of director Chris Lee have put Halo Infinite squarely in the crosshairs of an upset player base. Moves like the “Inside Infinite” blog posts and hiring on Halo veteran Joseph Staten to course correct development are clearly aimed at instilling trust in the franchise’s huge fanbase.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/fleeing grunt for IGN.

In a new blog post, 343 Industries has announced that Halo Infinite will feature a fully customizable control scheme on all platforms and shown off some classic Halo weapons in Infinite’s new engine.

Quinn DelHoyo, lead Sandbox designer on Halo Infinite (and weapons designer during early production), detailed in the blog how developer 343 Industries is focusing on accessibility and customization for players with their new control scheme.

“Everything should feel intuitive and we don’t want the player to have to “fight” the game in order to have fun,” DelHoyo said. “It’s because of this principle, and the fact that Halo Infinite will be on PC, that led us to rebuild the control scheme system to allow players to fully rebind and remap their controls, regardless of platform. How players control Chief or their Spartan is crucial and we recognize that players feel the most connected to the game when control customization is fully featured.”

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/22/ps5-xbox-series-x-10-delayed-and-mia-games-next-gen-console-watch"]

343 Industries continued later in the blog, stating that the company has a team dedicated to improving PC controls, in addition to feedback from an internal pro team and PC Master Chief Collection players.

“PC as a first-class endeavor is another aspect to Halo Infinite that we are actively taking into account,” DelHoyo said. “PC as a platform is not going to be a port after we launch the game. We are playing on PC every day. So now, not only does our game need to feel great and like Halo on a controller like it has natively for the past 20-some-years, the game and all of its systems need to take into account native mouse and keyboard functionality.”

343 Industries also offered up several new screenshots of what some classic Halo weapons will look like rendered in Infinite’s engine. Everything from the original needler to Halo Reach’s BR 75 is there, plus a few potentially unexpected options, so take a look in the gallery below.

 [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=halo-infinite-in-engine-weapon-screenshots&captions=true"]

Different damage types for weapons will be a major factor in Halo Infinite’s combat, expanding on the experimentation with light-based rifles seen back in Halo 4, and plasma weapons from the original Halo.

“Players should now have stronger choices presented to them,” DelHoyo said. “Instead of using the weapon that you like because of how it shoots or handles, in Halo Infinite you might want to grab a certain weapon because of how it affects other players, the environment, or vehicles. In essence, the ambition for damage types is to better integrate weapon types, ammo types, faction tech, etc., into the gameplay loops in a way that is easily understood by the player. That way the player can make better combat decisions based on the scenario. In addition to further clarity and purpose to the legacy damage types – i.e. kinetic and plasma – the team has also been pursuing new surprises for players that we’re eager to talk about in the months ahead.”

Lead weapon designer David Price stressed that 343 Industries wants to keep these damage types simple to understand, but also allow for a variety of unique identities even among weapons that share the same damage foundation.

“If they want to quickly strip personal shields they can use Plasma for example,” Price said. ”But this doesn’t dictate a weapons playstyle, class, or power level. I could still have a shotgun-style weapon that is any one of these damage types. This approach allows us to still make multiple weapons that feel unique within a damage type. We want weapons to feel diverse even if they share the same damage type.”

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/05/discussing-10-xbox-exclusives-for-2021-unlocked-476"]

Halo Infinite is scheduled to release in Fall 2021, and thankfully 343 Industries has promised fans that it will be sharing monthly updates as development progresses. A rough debut, subsequent last-minute delay before the launch of the Xbox Series X, and the departure of director Chris Lee have put Halo Infinite squarely in the crosshairs of an upset player base. Moves like the “Inside Infinite” blog posts and hiring on Halo veteran Joseph Staten to course correct development are clearly aimed at instilling trust in the franchise’s huge fanbase.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/fleeing grunt for IGN.

Resident Evil Village will officially be released in May, but it appears that extensive leaks are starting to make their way onto the internet early. So be warned going forward as there are now spoilers abound the net. As reported by Eurogamer, Capcom is taking down videos online with Resident Evil Village leaks. These aren’t just clips from The Maiden Resident Evil Village demo, but entirely new scenes showcasing encounters with Resident Evil Village’s popular Lady Alcina Dimitrescu. These leaks, which we won’t detail here, are reportedly from a developer build of Resident Evil Village, likely related to the massive Capcom data hack. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=resident-evil-8-village-showcase-screenshots&captions=true"] Last November, Capcom was the victim of a massive ransomware attack from a group called the Ragnar Locker hacker group. The hackers claimed to have stolen a trove of information, including files and internal documents and demanded an $11 million bitcoin ransom. The company’s upcoming release calendar and potentially 390,000 items of personal information were reportedly compromised. Despite this, Capcom has said there was “limited impact” from the attack and that an investigation into damages is ongoing. That said, fans looking to stay free of Resident Evil Village spoilers should be extra cautious going forward. Leaks for major video games have seemingly increased in recent years as parts of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us Part 2 were both leaked ahead of the official release dates. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/resident-evil-village-5-minute-gameplay-reveal"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Resident Evil Village will officially be released in May, but it appears that extensive leaks are starting to make their way onto the internet early. So be warned going forward as there are now spoilers abound the net. As reported by Eurogamer, Capcom is taking down videos online with Resident Evil Village leaks. These aren’t just clips from The Maiden Resident Evil Village demo, but entirely new scenes showcasing encounters with Resident Evil Village’s popular Lady Alcina Dimitrescu. These leaks, which we won’t detail here, are reportedly from a developer build of Resident Evil Village, likely related to the massive Capcom data hack. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=resident-evil-8-village-showcase-screenshots&captions=true"] Last November, Capcom was the victim of a massive ransomware attack from a group called the Ragnar Locker hacker group. The hackers claimed to have stolen a trove of information, including files and internal documents and demanded an $11 million bitcoin ransom. The company’s upcoming release calendar and potentially 390,000 items of personal information were reportedly compromised. Despite this, Capcom has said there was “limited impact” from the attack and that an investigation into damages is ongoing. That said, fans looking to stay free of Resident Evil Village spoilers should be extra cautious going forward. Leaks for major video games have seemingly increased in recent years as parts of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us Part 2 were both leaked ahead of the official release dates. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/resident-evil-village-5-minute-gameplay-reveal"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

George Clooney has reportedly come aboard to executive produce and possibly star in Buck Rogers, the planned Legendary limited series based on the iconic sci-fi hero. According to The Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney will executive produce Buck Rogers along with his Smokehouse partner Grant Heslov. The trade cautions, however, that there's no acting deal set yet for Clooney. Should the Legendary series prove a success then THR claims an anime off-shoot will follow. Brian K. Vaughn is scripting the series, which is being produced by Don Murphy and Susan Montford. [caption id="attachment_2466973" align="alignnone" width="720"] George Clooney in Gravity.[/caption] As originally conceived by Philip Francis Nowlan back in 1928, Buck Rogers is a U.S. military pilot who falls into a coma after being exposed to gas and wakes up in the 25th century. A comic strip and pulp fixture, Buck -- along with allies Wilma Deering and Dr. Huer -- fought cosmic villains such as the Mongols, Killer Kane, and Ardala. Buck Rogers has previously been portrayed in a 12-part serial by Buster Crabbe and in a short-lived 1950s TV series by three different actors (Earl Hammond, Kem Dibbs, and Robert Pastene). Gil Gerard then played the title role in the 1979-81 TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] The character has also appeared in role-playing games and videogames. Clooney is no stranger to sci-fi having starred in Solaris, Gravity, and most recently The Midnight Sky, which he also directed.

George Clooney has reportedly come aboard to executive produce and possibly star in Buck Rogers, the planned Legendary limited series based on the iconic sci-fi hero. According to The Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney will executive produce Buck Rogers along with his Smokehouse partner Grant Heslov. The trade cautions, however, that there's no acting deal set yet for Clooney. Should the Legendary series prove a success then THR claims an anime off-shoot will follow. Brian K. Vaughn is scripting the series, which is being produced by Don Murphy and Susan Montford. [caption id="attachment_2466973" align="alignnone" width="720"] George Clooney in Gravity.[/caption] As originally conceived by Philip Francis Nowlan back in 1928, Buck Rogers is a U.S. military pilot who falls into a coma after being exposed to gas and wakes up in the 25th century. A comic strip and pulp fixture, Buck -- along with allies Wilma Deering and Dr. Huer -- fought cosmic villains such as the Mongols, Killer Kane, and Ardala. Buck Rogers has previously been portrayed in a 12-part serial by Buster Crabbe and in a short-lived 1950s TV series by three different actors (Earl Hammond, Kem Dibbs, and Robert Pastene). Gil Gerard then played the title role in the 1979-81 TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] The character has also appeared in role-playing games and videogames. Clooney is no stranger to sci-fi having starred in Solaris, Gravity, and most recently The Midnight Sky, which he also directed.

Lucasfilm Ltd. is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and that can only mean one thing - more Star Wars toys. That includes a new line of Star Wars: The Black Series figures inspired by the original Kenner toys from 1977. IGN can exclusively reveal the first three figures in this Star Wars: The Black Series - Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary collection, which feature retro-flavored takes on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Greedo and a Jawa. Check out all three in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-the-black-series-lucasfilm-50th-anniversary-figures&captions=true"] Unlike Hasbro's earlier Star Wars: Retro Collection line, these Black Series figures aren't meant to be 1:1 reproductions of the original Kenner figures. They feature the larger and more detailed sculpts of the Black Series line, but the paint decos and soft goods elements like Obi-Wan's vinyl cloak are clear throwbacks to the Kenner era. The packaging will also call back to the original Kenner releases. Hasbro confirmed there will be more than just these three figures in the 50th Anniversary line, with future releases potentially focusing on movies other than A New Hope. Hasbro will hold a Fan First Friday livestream on January 29 showing off these figures and other upcoming releases in the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary promotion. All three figures are priced at $19.99 and will be sold exclusively through Amazon. You can pre-order the figures at the links below. If you've ever wondered how the heroes and villains of The Mandalorian might look when given the full Kenner treatment, Hasbro also has you covered. The company recently teased a series of The Mandalorian: Retro Collection figures, which feature nostalgic renditions of characters like Din Djarin and Cara Dune as if they had actually existed in the '70s. There are other Hasbro Star Wars releases to look forward to in 2021, including a life-size Darksaber prop and a long overdue Bo-Katan Black Series figure. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/star-wars-2021-upcoming-tv-shows-games-comics-and-more"] [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.

Lucasfilm Ltd. is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and that can only mean one thing - more Star Wars toys. That includes a new line of Star Wars: The Black Series figures inspired by the original Kenner toys from 1977. IGN can exclusively reveal the first three figures in this Star Wars: The Black Series - Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary collection, which feature retro-flavored takes on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Greedo and a Jawa. Check out all three in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-the-black-series-lucasfilm-50th-anniversary-figures&captions=true"] Unlike Hasbro's earlier Star Wars: Retro Collection line, these Black Series figures aren't meant to be 1:1 reproductions of the original Kenner figures. They feature the larger and more detailed sculpts of the Black Series line, but the paint decos and soft goods elements like Obi-Wan's vinyl cloak are clear throwbacks to the Kenner era. The packaging will also call back to the original Kenner releases. Hasbro confirmed there will be more than just these three figures in the 50th Anniversary line, with future releases potentially focusing on movies other than A New Hope. Hasbro will hold a Fan First Friday livestream on January 29 showing off these figures and other upcoming releases in the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary promotion. All three figures are priced at $19.99 and will be sold exclusively through Amazon. You can pre-order the figures at the links below. If you've ever wondered how the heroes and villains of The Mandalorian might look when given the full Kenner treatment, Hasbro also has you covered. The company recently teased a series of The Mandalorian: Retro Collection figures, which feature nostalgic renditions of characters like Din Djarin and Cara Dune as if they had actually existed in the '70s. There are other Hasbro Star Wars releases to look forward to in 2021, including a life-size Darksaber prop and a long overdue Bo-Katan Black Series figure. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/star-wars-2021-upcoming-tv-shows-games-comics-and-more"] [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.

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has given fans a tease of what the original, pre-Disney incarnation of Deadpool 3 might have been. According to Reynolds, the original plan for the sequel was to do a "road trip" story focused on Deadpool and Wolverine. Reynolds tweeted this juicy tidbit while simultaneously drawing attention to the #BellLetsTalk hashtag, which promotes mental health awareness.

It’s critical to have open, honest and healthy discussions around mental health. By retweeting #BellLetsTalk you can make a difference. In case that’s not enough, before Disney bought Fox, Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real.

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 28, 2021

Reynolds writes, "It’s critical to have open, honest and healthy discussions around mental health. By retweeting #BellLetsTalk you can make a difference. In case that’s not enough, before Disney bought Fox, Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real." Though 2018's Deadpool 2 introduced major characters like Domino and Cable to the franchise, it appears the sequel would have shifted focus to Wolverine, likely drawing on the long, shared history between these two Weapon X test subjects in the comics. It's unclear whether Hugh Jackman was actually in talks to reprise his Wolverine role and star alongside Reynolds, or if Fox would have recast the role. By the time Deadpool 2 hit theaters, Jackman had already definitively ended his tenure as Wolverine in 2017's Logan. But given the nebulous continuity at play in the Deadpool movies and Reynolds describing the plot as a "Rashomon style" misadventure with multiple, clashing narrative perspectives, there was probably no shortage of options for the studio. Not that the Jackman question matters much in the end. As Reynolds alludes, any chance of a Wolverine-driven Deadpool 3 went out the window once Disney acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019 and rolled the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises into the MCU. Reynolds will continue to play Wade Wilson at Marvel Studios (to date the only actor confirmed to carry over from Fox), but Deadpool 3 as it exists now will feature a completely different story. As for Wolverine, his MCU debut may still be years away at this point. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/12/deadpool-3-confirmed-as-part-of-the-mcu-ign-now"] Marvel's Kevin Feige confirmed Deadpool 3 will be an R-rated movie. The script is currently being penned by Bob's Burgers writers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin, with input from Reynolds. Whether Deadpool 2 director David Leitch will return remains to be seen. His schedule is reportedly full through 2021, but it doesn't appear Deadpool 3 will begin filming this year anyway. For more on the future of the MCU, brush up on every movie and TV series in development right now. [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.