Marvel's Avengers next War Table will take place on February 16, 2021, and it will showcase both Hawkeye and the delayed PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions. Announced by Marvel's Avengers on Twitter, Hawkeye and his Operation, Hawkeye - Future Imperfect, will be the next free big DLC content to be released following the arrival of Kate Bishop and her new Operation, Taking A.I.M. Hawkeye was the first post-launch hero revealed for Marvel's Avengers, and Bishop's Operation saw her embark on a rescue mission for Clint "Hawkeye" Barton by using a bridge through time to save him. Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics had planned on having the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S version ready earlier, but they were delayed "to ensure that we give our team the time to deliver a next-gen experience showcasing all that this game is meant to be." Although a report came out last year that said Marvel's Avengers hadn't yet recouped its development costs, these updates, as well as the upcoming PlayStation exclusive Spider-Man DLC, will hopefully help make 2021 a successful one for the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/19/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-trailer"] Fans of Hawkeye have a lot more to look forward to, as a Hawkeye series is also in development for Disney+. [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.

Ninja Theory has announced that, with the studio now focusing on Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Project Mara, and The Insight Project, Bleeding Edge will receive no further content updates. Bleeding Edge's Twitter announced the news while also reassuring its fans that even though the game won't get any new content, it will continue to be playable on Xbox and PC. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/27/bleeding-edge-review"] "With the studio now focusing on our new projects (Senua’s Saga, Project Mara & The Insight Project) we have decided that there will be no further content updates for Bleeding Edge," Ninja Theory wrote. "The game is still playable on Xbox and PC. Thank you to the fans & keep teaming up & causing chaos!" Bleeding Edge, a 4v4 third-person melee combat game, was announced at E3 2019 and was released on March 24, 2020. In our Bleeding Edge review, we said "While tinkering with character builds and clashing swords amidst exciting team fights is fun, Bleeding Edge left me wanting more as the hours piled up. Matches frequently devolve into unbalanced, frustrating messes thanks to no role queue, and ranged combat is devoid of all the bits that make team fights enjoyable." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/13/senuas-saga-hellblade-2-reveal-trailer"] Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was also announced in 2019 and Microsoft revealed that it is being built on Unreal Engine 5 for Xbox Series X/S. Project Mara is an experimental title that is allowing Ninja Thoery to explore new ways to tell stories. It was recently revealed that Project Mara will take place in a single, incredibly realistic apartment. The Insight Project was also announced in 2019 and looks to be an "experimentally guided project that aims to deliver a mainstream solution to help treat mental suffering and encourage mental well being." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/project-mara-the-dreadnought-diaries-episode-3-capturing-reality"] [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.

Ninja Theory has announced that, with the studio now focusing on Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Project Mara, and The Insight Project, Bleeding Edge will receive no further content updates. Bleeding Edge's Twitter announced the news while also reassuring its fans that even though the game won't get any new content, it will continue to be playable on Xbox and PC. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/27/bleeding-edge-review"] "With the studio now focusing on our new projects (Senua’s Saga, Project Mara & The Insight Project) we have decided that there will be no further content updates for Bleeding Edge," Ninja Theory wrote. "The game is still playable on Xbox and PC. Thank you to the fans & keep teaming up & causing chaos!" Bleeding Edge, a 4v4 third-person melee combat game, was announced at E3 2019 and was released on March 24, 2020. In our Bleeding Edge review, we said "While tinkering with character builds and clashing swords amidst exciting team fights is fun, Bleeding Edge left me wanting more as the hours piled up. Matches frequently devolve into unbalanced, frustrating messes thanks to no role queue, and ranged combat is devoid of all the bits that make team fights enjoyable." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/13/senuas-saga-hellblade-2-reveal-trailer"] Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was also announced in 2019 and Microsoft revealed that it is being built on Unreal Engine 5 for Xbox Series X/S. Project Mara is an experimental title that is allowing Ninja Thoery to explore new ways to tell stories. It was recently revealed that Project Mara will take place in a single, incredibly realistic apartment. The Insight Project was also announced in 2019 and looks to be an "experimentally guided project that aims to deliver a mainstream solution to help treat mental suffering and encourage mental well being." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/project-mara-the-dreadnought-diaries-episode-3-capturing-reality"] [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.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and the first six episodes of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years will premiere on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021. In addition to its availability on Paramount+, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run will also be available on VOD platforms for a limited time at a suggested price of $19.99 USD. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/28/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-official-trailer"] The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event, and it sees SpongeBob and Patrick going on an adventure to save SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary. A path of clues lead them to King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. Directed and co-written by Tim Hill, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run features the voice talent of Tom Kenny, Awkwafina, Matt Berry, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Reggie Watts. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years is the first-ever SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff, and is a CG-animated prequel series that follows a 10-year old SpongeBob and his friends during a summer sleepaway camp where they "spend their time building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral." The first season will consist of 13 episodes. Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) will all be reprising their roles, while Carlos Alazraqui (The Casagrandes) and Kate Higgins (Blaze and the Monster Machines) "join as new characters Nobby and Narlene, narwhal siblings who live in the woods surrounding the camp." Paramount+ is also officially launching on March 4 and is a rebrand of CBS All Access as "part of the service’s expansion to feature content from ViacomCBS’ leading portfolio of broadcast, news, sports and entertainment brands." Paramount+ is also scheduled to launch in international markets in 2021, beginning with Australia, Latin America, and the Nordics. [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.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and the first six episodes of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years will premiere on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021. In addition to its availability on Paramount+, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run will also be available on VOD platforms for a limited time at a suggested price of $19.99 USD. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/28/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-official-trailer"] The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is the first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event, and it sees SpongeBob and Patrick going on an adventure to save SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary. A path of clues lead them to King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. Directed and co-written by Tim Hill, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run features the voice talent of Tom Kenny, Awkwafina, Matt Berry, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Reggie Watts. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years is the first-ever SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff, and is a CG-animated prequel series that follows a 10-year old SpongeBob and his friends during a summer sleepaway camp where they "spend their time building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral." The first season will consist of 13 episodes. Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) will all be reprising their roles, while Carlos Alazraqui (The Casagrandes) and Kate Higgins (Blaze and the Monster Machines) "join as new characters Nobby and Narlene, narwhal siblings who live in the woods surrounding the camp." Paramount+ is also officially launching on March 4 and is a rebrand of CBS All Access as "part of the service’s expansion to feature content from ViacomCBS’ leading portfolio of broadcast, news, sports and entertainment brands." Paramount+ is also scheduled to launch in international markets in 2021, beginning with Australia, Latin America, and the Nordics. [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.

Better start polishing your skates, because the Mighty Ducks spinoff series is debuting soon on Disney+. Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will premiere on the streamer on March 26. Along with the reveal of the official title and release date, Disney also released the first trailer for the series via the official Disney+ twitter account. Check it out below:

This season, a new team will fly together. #TheMightyDucksGameChangers​, an Original Series, starts streaming March 26 on #DisneyPlus​. pic.twitter.com/lETFqTX1RU

— Disney+ (@disneyplus) January 28, 2021

As previously announced, Emilio Estevez is reprising his role as Coach Gordon Bombay for the 10-episode series. Estevez previously starred in all three Mighty Ducks movies. The series also stars Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) as Alex Morrow and Brady Noon (Boardwalk Empire) as her son Evan. The cast of aspiring hockey stars also includes Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts. The trailer reveals Bombay is now living a quiet life as the owner of the Ice Palace skate rink, at least until Alex and Evan stumble into his life hoping to form a new hockey team. Having been cut from the current incarnation of the Ducks, which has become an elite but exclusionary team in the years since Bombay's retirement, Evan hopes to prove hockey is a sport for everyone, regardless of ability or resources. In short, it sounds like the Mighty Ducks series is entering its Friday Night Lights: Season 4 phase. “Once a Duck, always a Duck!,” said Estevez after his role was officially confirmed last year. “And after 25 years, I am delighted to lace up my skates, put on Coach Bombay's jacket and return to play the iconic character for this new chapter in ‘The Mighty Ducks’ franchise. Likewise, I am thrilled to return to my old stomping grounds with my friends at Disney and Steve Brill, the original creator of the franchise, to join them on their exciting new platform, Disney+.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-spotlight-february-2021&captions=true"] The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers was one of many Disney Plus-exclusives featured in Disney's Investor Day 2020 event. Disney also announced a number of new live-action Star Wars projects and confirmed the animated film Raya and the Last Dragon will be the next Premier Access release on Disney+. [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.

Better start polishing your skates, because the Mighty Ducks spinoff series is debuting soon on Disney+. Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will premiere on the streamer on March 26. Along with the reveal of the official title and release date, Disney also released the first trailer for the series via the official Disney+ twitter account. Check it out below:

This season, a new team will fly together. #TheMightyDucksGameChangers​, an Original Series, starts streaming March 26 on #DisneyPlus​. pic.twitter.com/lETFqTX1RU

— Disney+ (@disneyplus) January 28, 2021

As previously announced, Emilio Estevez is reprising his role as Coach Gordon Bombay for the 10-episode series. Estevez previously starred in all three Mighty Ducks movies. The series also stars Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) as Alex Morrow and Brady Noon (Boardwalk Empire) as her son Evan. The cast of aspiring hockey stars also includes Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts. The trailer reveals Bombay is now living a quiet life as the owner of the Ice Palace skate rink, at least until Alex and Evan stumble into his life hoping to form a new hockey team. Having been cut from the current incarnation of the Ducks, which has become an elite but exclusionary team in the years since Bombay's retirement, Evan hopes to prove hockey is a sport for everyone, regardless of ability or resources. In short, it sounds like the Mighty Ducks series is entering its Friday Night Lights: Season 4 phase. “Once a Duck, always a Duck!,” said Estevez after his role was officially confirmed last year. “And after 25 years, I am delighted to lace up my skates, put on Coach Bombay's jacket and return to play the iconic character for this new chapter in ‘The Mighty Ducks’ franchise. Likewise, I am thrilled to return to my old stomping grounds with my friends at Disney and Steve Brill, the original creator of the franchise, to join them on their exciting new platform, Disney+.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-spotlight-february-2021&captions=true"] The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers was one of many Disney Plus-exclusives featured in Disney's Investor Day 2020 event. Disney also announced a number of new live-action Star Wars projects and confirmed the animated film Raya and the Last Dragon will be the next Premier Access release on Disney+. [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.

Netflix has confirmed that Lupin, starring Omar Sy, will be returning to the streaming platform this summer for Part 2. Alongside a new poster for the French mystery thriller series, the streaming giant announced that Lupin would be making its return in Summer 2021, with a five-episode second part. The show consists of ten episodes altogether, five of which have already been released on the platform, packaged as "Part 1" of the series, on January 8, 2021. An exact premiere date for Part 2 has not been provided as of yet. [caption id="attachment_246675" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Image credit: Netflix[/caption] Created by George Kay in collaboration with François Uzan, the story takes inspiration from the adventures of Arsène Lupin, the early 20th-century French literary character created by Maurice Leblanc. The series follows the exploits of Assane Diop (Omar Sy), a gentleman thief and master of disguise, who sets out on a mission to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family. Sy will slink back onto our screens as the show's protagonist for the now-scheduled second part of the series, which will also feature Hervé Pierre's Hubert Pellegrini, Nicole Garcia's Madame Anne Pellegrini, Clotilde Hesme's Juliette Pellegrini, Ludivine Sagnier's Claire, Antoine Gouy's Benjamin Ferel, Shirine Boutella's Lieutenant Sofia Belkacem, and Soufiane Guerrab's Youssef Guedira. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflixs-lupin-official-photos&captions=true"] Louis Leterrier and Marcela Said helmed the first part of the series, which quickly became a worldwide phenomenon after appearing in the Number 1 spot in Netflix's Top 10 in more than ten countries, but they will not be returning for Part 2 of Lupin. Instead, Ludovic Bernard will be taking over the director's chair for episodes 6 and 7, whilst Hugo Gélin takes the reins on episodes 8, 9, and 10. In our review of Lupin: Part 1, we commended the show for managing "to have fun even with an antiquated premise while adding just enough new spin on the concept to feel refreshing," resulting in "a slick, cleverly-plotted twist on a classic character" who carried an "alluring presence," which ultimately made "Assane Diop feel like a worthy successor to Arsène Lupin." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Netflix has confirmed that Lupin, starring Omar Sy, will be returning to the streaming platform this summer for Part 2. Alongside a new poster for the French mystery thriller series, the streaming giant announced that Lupin would be making its return in Summer 2021, with a five-episode second part. The show consists of ten episodes altogether, five of which have already been released on the platform, packaged as "Part 1" of the series, on January 8, 2021. An exact premiere date for Part 2 has not been provided as of yet. [caption id="attachment_246675" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Image credit: Netflix[/caption] Created by George Kay in collaboration with François Uzan, the story takes inspiration from the adventures of Arsène Lupin, the early 20th-century French literary character created by Maurice Leblanc. The series follows the exploits of Assane Diop (Omar Sy), a gentleman thief and master of disguise, who sets out on a mission to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family. Sy will slink back onto our screens as the show's protagonist for the now-scheduled second part of the series, which will also feature Hervé Pierre's Hubert Pellegrini, Nicole Garcia's Madame Anne Pellegrini, Clotilde Hesme's Juliette Pellegrini, Ludivine Sagnier's Claire, Antoine Gouy's Benjamin Ferel, Shirine Boutella's Lieutenant Sofia Belkacem, and Soufiane Guerrab's Youssef Guedira. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflixs-lupin-official-photos&captions=true"] Louis Leterrier and Marcela Said helmed the first part of the series, which quickly became a worldwide phenomenon after appearing in the Number 1 spot in Netflix's Top 10 in more than ten countries, but they will not be returning for Part 2 of Lupin. Instead, Ludovic Bernard will be taking over the director's chair for episodes 6 and 7, whilst Hugo Gélin takes the reins on episodes 8, 9, and 10. In our review of Lupin: Part 1, we commended the show for managing "to have fun even with an antiquated premise while adding just enough new spin on the concept to feel refreshing," resulting in "a slick, cleverly-plotted twist on a classic character" who carried an "alluring presence," which ultimately made "Assane Diop feel like a worthy successor to Arsène Lupin." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Fullbright, the acclaimed studio behind Gone Home and Tacoma, unveiled its newest narrative adventure, Open Roads, at the 2020 Game Awards. But beyond a trailer that showcased a distinctive mix of art styles, teases of a story that would dive into a family's history, and some impressive star power with Keri Russell and Kaitlyn Dever leading the cast, it's remained a mystery. Thankfully, Fullbright co-founder and Open Roads director Steve Gaynor recently spoke with IGN about how Open Roads represents another evolution of the studio's penchant for telling emotional, layered stories in unexpected ways. From our discussion, it sounds like Open Roads builds upon the first-person exploration of the studio's past games, hallmarks of the "walking sim" genre, but with new story and design choices that continue to build off what they and other developers have done. And one of the biggest ways Open Roads represents a departure from the studio's past games is by simply having another character with you throughout this new story. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/open-roads-announcement-trailer"] "A big part of Open Roads is discovering this character relationship from the inside, by being part of it, which is not something that we've done before," Gaynor said. "The central relationship, it arose out of the starting question, which is always, 'What is the player doing? Why is this game interesting and engaging to actually interact with and have as an experience?' ...And so the starting point was, what happens if we make a Fullbright game and there's another character in the room with you, and they're reacting to what you find, and you can talk to them about what it means to you and what it means to them." That other character is Opal, played by Russell, who is the mother to the protagonist you'll play as, Tess, played by Dever. And as Gaynor explained, the two will be going on a journey to uncover secrets of Tess' recently passed grandmother and the life they never knew she led. "You're exploring places that your mother had been when she was younger, but you've never been there before. So she can have that perspective of, 'Oh, here's what this means to me,' in this divide between both their ages and their roles as the kid and the parent and that power dynamic," Gaynor explained, explaining that, after years of impressive Dad games like God of War, The Last of Us, Telltale's The Walking Dead, and more, the studio was excited about exploring a story that "centers on a mom and her relationship to her daughter."

What Is Open Roads?

Open Roads looks to be following in the first-person storytelling footsteps of its predecessors, but rather than confined to a single place like past Fullbright Games, it will, quite literally, have you hitting the open roads. Players will be seeking to uncover the mysteries of Opal's mother/Tess' grandmother, who, following her death, they discover may have had some relationship with a man who wasn't Opal's father. On top of that, the duo is losing the house they lived in with her, grappling with their grief, and setting out to "explore some family properties that Opal had spent time in when she was younger, look for clues that might've been left behind in places where their family had spent time when these events were occurring. "It allows us to contrast the place you're now exploring to where you came from. To have these points along the experience where you might arrive at one of the places you're going to explore and just, the weather, the time of day, the tone, the mood of the place, sets its own foundation for what the experience there is going to be like," Gaynor explained of Open Roads' multiple location design choice. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=open-roads-game-awards-trailer-screenshots&captions=true"] While much of the locations and puzzles players will solve on their adventure are understandably preserved for the full game, Gaynor did offer some thoughts on Open Roads' influences, noting certain games in the genre the studio helped popularized like Firewatch really impacted and excited the team about what could be done. "We really love that idea of the player having this central agency of saying, 'I'm going to explore, I'm going to find what I'm interested in.' And then, 'I'm going to start this dialogue that then I have this presence'" within the story, he explained, emphasizing the "sense of exploration" the Campo Santo game invoked. And tonally for Tess and Opal's relationship? Look no further than the acclaimed Lady Bird. [poilib element="quoteBox" parameters="excerpt=Open%20Roads'%20inspirations%20include%20Firewatch%20and%20Lady%20Bird."]"The mother-daughter relationship in that movie and the performances, just the way that it was so empathetic about those characters and the difficult relationship they had without depicting either of them as being right or approaching things the way they should in every situation. But having that sympathy for them, even though they are people that are acting imperfectly towards each other. It's something that we've definitely gone back and looked at," he said.

Bringing Tess and Opal to Life

Open Roads also brings with it a distinct art style, with 3D environments and more traditionally hand-drawn, 2D animated characters, as seen in the first trailer. Gaynor explained how this dissonance in part came from the studio's collective love for Studio Ghibli and classic Disney animated films, as well as the talents of team member Noelle Clark, who did "the lion's share" of the 3D animation on Tacoma. Gaynor pointed to her classically trained 2D animation background as something this new adventure could use as part of one of Fullbright's core philosophies. "With so much stuff at Fullbright, our intent is to meet the player halfway and say, 'We want to give you enough that you are projecting a lot of the experience onto the screen. We want to give you Sam Greenbrier's voice in these audio diaries, and you picture what those moments must've really been like. We want to give you these simplified representations of these characters in Tacoma and have their motion be very evocative, but you're imagining what they might've looked like, what that moment might've really been in a way that is going to look better in your head that we could have brought on screen. And so we hope that here, we're doing this representation of characters that has its own beauty and value to it while also having this handshake with the player of what they need in that space," he explained. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/08/01/tacoma-review"] Of course, part of that "handshake" is also the voices of Tess and Opal, and for it, Fullbright has brought in two memorable and recognizable voices with Dever and Russell, respectively. Gaynor explained how working with Annapurna Interactive as Open Roads' publisher allowed the team to take a gamble and try to bring in some beloved actors. "Our starting point was we're working with Annapurna Interactive on this game," he said. "And they're a really supportive partner in publishing and promotion and everything, but also, they have a lot of connections to the Hollywood talent side of making a narrative game. So when they were getting to the point where we needed to start getting the recording lined up, they came to us and were like, 'Who would you want? Who would you picture in these roles?'" Gaynor explained how Russell's work on the acclaimed The Americans and Dever's performance in Booksmart, an Annapurna Pictures-published film, led to them being top choices. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/01/07/unlocked-the-totally-insane-original-pitch-for-gone-home"] "And we were really fortunate that both actors just got the pitch, were excited about it, and decided what they could do with the characters and excited to be able to work together," he said. "We started doing our initial voice recording with them, and it's been really fun. It's been really exciting to see how they've so organically found the voices of those characters as a pair," noting that, while recording has been remote due to COVID-19 considerations, they've had the actors recording in sessions together "to find that relationship as a pair." How that relationship grows and changes, though, is left for players to discover in Open Roads' first-person adventure, which is set for release this year on PC and consoles. For more on past Fullbright adventures, be sure to read our Gone Home review and our Tacoma review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.