A team of dedicated Assassin's Creed secret hunters have solved a wild mystery found within the bonuses included in the Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Collector's Edition. In early January, Access the Animus released a video talking about how they had decoded the ancient Isu language found in-game and then applied what they had learned to translate a series of corresponding Isu words such as "hidden inside", "this lake" and "now" that can be found on the packaging of the Assassin's Creed Valhalla Collector's Edition. Already a staggering achievement, the team pressed on to see if they could unravel any more secrets, as it felt like the mysterious terms had to lead to something. In the meantime, user JorRaptor posted a video to YouTube showing players how they can find a secret Isu Bow called Nodens' Arc in-game, by smacking a non-descript unbreakable patch of iron ore, exiting the game and reloading your save. But as revealed by Valhalla Narrative Director Darby McDevitt on Twitter, this was just a "brute force" way to solve a more complex mystery. The proper steps were still hidden, but have since been unravelled.

It is done! We were able to find the proper in-world path to obtain the Nodens' Arc bow in #AssassinsCreed Valhalla!

Join us as we won't just show you the proper steps to obtain it, but we'll also show you the reasons that justify said steps! Full video: https://t.co/oPCQZyNKR4 pic.twitter.com/6G7FaR9L5x — AccessTheAnimus (@AccessTheAnimus) January 27, 2021

Spoilers follow for Assassin's Creed Valhalla [poilib element="accentDivider"] Access the Animus took note of the Isu Bow find and correlated what they had already found, unravelling the full mystery in a recent video. A sentence discovered on the Collector's Edition box that remained untranslated read "The Key Is The ..." The missing word was present on another part of the box, underneath a drawing of a crow. Perplexed, the team eventually discovered that the secret sword Excalibur was hidden within the Crow drawing, and took this to mean that the symbol meant 'Sword,' so "The Key is the Sword". As it happens, the in-game description for Excalibur mentions how it can "break anything," which further fueled the mystery. Now that they knew what to do, Access the Animus then noticed a series of seeming Isu numbers on the game's box, that could be used as co-ordinates that may lead to the unbreakable ore. This part of the translation remains unsolved, but here's where it gets really wild. As discovered in the 'Brute Force' method, the location of the rock is in the middle of a lake in Valhalla's Northumbria, and fans found out that the lake looks a lot like the island of Singapore. Ubisoft has an office in Singapore, and as it turns out, you can pinpoint the location of the unbreakable ore based on the real-world location of the Ubisoft Singapore office. This is yet to be confirmed by Ubisoft, but Access the Animus points out that this section of the map was worked on by that specific studio, and the Isu language was designed by Ubisoft designer Antoine Henry, who works out of Ubisoft's Singapore office. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/09/assassins-creed-valhalla-review"] But you can't just hit the ore with Excalibur and expect to receive the bow, as Access the Animus found out players must strike it at an exact time. Previously, the community had found and translated the word "now" by assembling the Collector's Edition Lithographs so that they would display a symbol, but what was missed was that the symbols themselves were the actual mystery. When pushing the lithographs together, Access the Animus found that the symbols covered a picture of the sun, which led them to believe that the "now" prompt was alerting them to the time of day they should strike the ore. Sure enough, you have to hit the ore exactly at sunset with Excalibur, and then you'll get the Nodens' Arc legendary bow. With that, a fascinating mystery was solved. Massive props must be given to the community for cracking this wonderfully complex secret, one that could have easily gone unsolved for years without the work of dedicated fans. In other Assassin's Creed Valhalla news, here's how to find and unlock the Excalibur Greatsword if you wish to complete the secret yourself. We reviewed the game upon launch, scoring it an 8 and calling it "impressive on multiple levels." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Capcom’s latest earning report details a record Q3 for the company, with high sales over the last nine months having been fueled by Resident Evil 3 and the continued success of Monster Hunter: World. A press release from the company states that net sales for Capcom are up 22.6% and operating income is up 32.2% year-over-year. Net sales amounted to a healthy 64,867 million yen, putting the earnings per share of the company at 164.15 yen, up from 122.39 yen in 2019. This covers the period April to December 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/03/resident-evil-3-final-review"] During the third quarter, Capcom experienced growing sales of Resident Evil 3, which released at the very start of the financial year in April 2020. It has now hit 3.6 million sales. Meanwhile, 2019’s Monster Hunter World: Iceborne continued to sell well in 2020, and now has topped a cumulative 7.2 million units sold. On the business side of Capcom, a sale and profit increase was seen due to the release of a Monster Hunter: World-branded pachislo casino machine in November. “As a result, Capcom achieved the highest profit at all levels for the end of a third quarter in company history,” stated the press release. As detailed in the financial results presentation, the impact of COVID-19 has been considered ‘negligible’. Capcom also notes that there is “limited impact” from the recent data security incident, and that an investigation into the scope of the damage is ongoing. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-rise-20-new-screenshots&captions=true"] The company’s success has led to it raising its full-year earnings forecast, with the belief that shares will come in at 196.72 yen. Capcom’s next year is already set to be exciting, with The release of Resident Evil Village and RE:Verse in May, and the new Switch-exclusive Monster Hunter Rise in March. Demos for both are available already, with the Monster Hunter Rise demo on Switch and the Maiden demo for Resi Village on PS5. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Update 3 (1/27/21) - The subreddit r/WallStreetBets is no longer private, and the mods have posted a message explaining the ever-changing situation they are dealing with how they plan to move forward and address its issues. "We have grown to the kind of size we only dreamed of in the time it takes to get a bad nights sleep," u/zjz wrote. "We've got so many comments and submissions that we can't possibly even read them all, let alone act on them as moderators. We wrote software to do most of the moderation for us but that software isn't allowed to read the Reddit new feed fast enough and submit responses, and the admins haven't given us special access despite asking for it. "We're suffering from success and our Discord was the first casualty. You know as well as I do that if you gather 250k people in one spot someone is going to say something that makes you look bad. That room was golden and the people that run it are awesome. We blocked all bad words with a bot, which should be enough, but apparently if someone can say a bad word with weird unicode icelandic characters and someone can screenshot it you don't get to hang out with your friends anymore. Discord did us dirty and I am not impressed with them destroying our community instead of stepping in with the wrench we may have needed to fix things, especially after we got over 1,000 server boosts. That is pretty unethical. "To add to this, people are co-opting our name on twitter. I won't mention their accounts, but lots of handles with "wsb" and "wallstreetbets" in them are pretending to speak for us. They're saying things that we don't agree with, driving traffic to derivative communities and shitty pixelated merch stores, and generally making it harder for us to define who we are. There's also too much political bullshit in a community that was never ever political. The only way I want to occupy Wall St is in a suit myself or rent-free in the mind of a blown up short. "That is why I'm throwing my support behind the Twitter handle in general. We need a way to PUBLICLY reach out to the staff of the infrastructure that is failing us so the world can see that we aren't doing anything wrong here if they don't respond. We need to be able to respond directly to a reporter that is lying to the world about our clubhouse. We can't be expected to meet any expectations when we aren't given the tools we need. "That's not to say I approve of every message or will even be in the loop for all of them, but it's clear to me we can't do nothing and we need a megaphone. "http://twitter.com/wsbmod aka @wsbmod is the only Twitter handle whose statements are directly from some part of the team. "We'll do our best not to pretend to speak for you, but to try to speak with the volume our name now seems to command to get shit done for us." Update 2 (1/27/21) - The WallStreetBets Discord server has been banned, not because of "financial fraud related to GameStop of other stocks," but because it has continued to allow "hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings." The subreddit r/WallStreetBets has also gone private, but it does not appear to be banned as of this writing. Discord's statement on WallStreetBets, as given to IGN, is as follows; "The WallStreetBets server has been on our Trust & Safety team’s radar for some time due to occasional content that violates our Community Guidelines, including hate speech, glorifying violence, and spreading misinformation. Over the past few months, we have issued multiple warnings to the server admin. "Today, we decided to remove the server and its owner from Discord for continuing to allow hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings. "To be clear, we did not ban this server due to financial fraud related to GameStop or other stocks. Discord welcomes a broad variety of personal finance discussions, from investment clubs and day traders to college students and professional financial advisors. We are monitoring this situation and in the event there are allegations of illegal activities, we will cooperate with authorities as appropriate." Update (1/27/21) - Reddit has said it has resolved the issue. Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Reddit is currently experiencing outages during the ongoing GameStop stock situation. Reddit has acknowledged the issue and has said to check out redditstatus.com for up-to-the-moment updates. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/26/reddit-investor-group-drives-gamestop-stock-to-record-highs-ign-news"] As of this writing, GameStop stock is currently trading at an all-time high stock price of around $350, but it isn't due to a miraculous turnaround by the company, but a battle between short-sellers like Citron Research and others like the subreddit r/WallStreetBets. Short selling is more or less a strategy in which investors can borrow stock in exchange for an IOU. For example, an investor can borrow a stock from a broker for $100, in hopes that the stocks price goes down. If that price does go down to $80, they can buy back that stock, but at the price of $80, therefore netting a $20 profit. It is basically betting against a particular stock. GameStop isn't the only stock impacted by this situation, as other companies like AMC are soaring following a new interest by r/WallStreetBets. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=gamestop-in-the-news-timeline&captions=true"] Reddit will most likely be back up soon, and we will update this article with any and all future updates. [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.

HBO Max is releasing two Warner Bros. theatrical films on its streaming platform for February 2021. To kick things off, the streamer is debuting Judas and the Black Messiah on February 12. This historical drama centers on "Bill O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield), who infiltrates the Black Panthers per FBI Agent Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) and J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen). As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary (Dominique Fishback) en route, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul," according to the synopsis from Warner Bros. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/tom-jerry-official-trailer"] HBO Max will also be home to the new Tom & Jerry film, which premieres on February 26. In this adventure, the dynamic animated duo are in New York City "on the eve of the wedding of the century, forcing the event's desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him." Tom & Jerry is directed by Fantastic Four and Ride Along's Tim Story. In terms of some DC classics, HBO Max is releasing Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film, as well as the Justice League Unlimited animated series on February 1. Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of HBO Max's February offerings, followed by the full list: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hbo-max-spotlight-february-2021&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]

February 1

• All Good Things, 2010 (HBO)
• The Amityville Horror, 1979 (HBO)
• The Amityville Horror, 2005 (HBO)
• American Style
• The Apparition, 2012 (HBO)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember, 2002
• Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, 1997
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999
• Backdraft, 1991 (HBO)
• Batman & Robin, 1997
• Batman Forever, 1995
• Batman Returns, 1992
• Batman, 1989
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Be Cool, 2005 (HBO)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007
• Butter, 2012 (HBO)
• Captain Blood, 1935
• Chewing Gum
• Death Row Stories, Season 5
• Deep Down, 2021 (HBO)
• Drumline, 2002 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• The Four Feathers, 2002 (HBO)
• Get A Job, 2016 (HBO)
• Get Shorty, 1995 (HBO)
• Getting Even With Dad, 1994 (HBO)
• Ghoulies II, 1987 (HBO)
• Ghoulies, 1985 (HBO)
• Giant, 1956
• The Graduate, 1967
• Growing Up Milwaukee, 2020
• Head of the Class
• The Investigation, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
• Jacob's Ladder, 1990 (HBO)
• Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday, 1993 (HBO)
• Justice League
• Justice League Unlimited
• La Deuda, 2021 (HBO)
• Lars And The Real Girl, 2007 (HBO)
• The Last Exorcism, 2010 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Lay The Favorite, 2012 (HBO)
• Life Of Pi, 2012 (HBO)
• Love & Basketball, 2000
• The Lucky One, 2012 (HBO)
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1983
• Man of Steel, 2013
• The Matrix, 1999
• The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
• The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
• Monkey Shines, 1988 (HBO)
• Murder On The Orient Express, 1974 (HBO)
• My Bloody Valentine 3-D, 2009 (HBO)
• The Neverending Story II The Next Chapter, 1991 (HBO)
• Outbreak, 1995
• Pathfinder, 2007 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Presumed Innocent, 1990
• Raw Deal, 1986 (HBO)
• Robot Chicken, Season 10B
• Safe House, 2012 (HBO)
• Saw II, 2005 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw III, 2006 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw IV, 2007 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw V, 2008 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw VI, 2009 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw, 2004 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Saw: The Final Chapter, 2010 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Selena, 1997
• The Shadow, 1994 (HBO)
• Sling Blade, 1996 (HBO)
• Stop-Loss, 2008 (HBO)
• Sunshine Cleaning, 2009 (HBO)
• The Goonies, 1985
• The Tank, 2017 (HBO)
• This Must Be The Place, 2012 (HBO)
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 2011 (HBO)
• Training Day, 2001
• Unforgiven, 1992
• United Shades of America, Season 5
• Up In The Air, 2009 (HBO)
• Wildcats, 1986 (HBO)
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971

February 2

• A Rodeo Film, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• A Storybook Ending, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• Black Boy Joy, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• The Cypher, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• Dolapo Is Fine, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Winner (HBO)
• Fake Famous, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

February 3

• Tacoma FD, Season 2

February 4

• Haute Dog (S1C), Max Original Series
• Selena + Chef, Season 2 Finale

February 5

• Aquaman, 2018
• Earwig and the Witch (Studio Ghibli Premiere), 2021
• In Other Words, 2021 (HBO)
• Vengeance: Killer Coworkers
• Vengeance: Killer Lovers
• Vengeance: Killer Neighbors

February 6

• Irresistible, 2020 (HBO)
• The Windsors: Inside The Royal Dynasty, 2019

February 7

• We Bare Bears: The Movie, 2020

February 9

• Black Art: In The Absence Of Light, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
• Gen: Lock, Season 1

February 10

• C.B. Strike: Lethal White, Season Finale (HBO)

February 11

• There is No "I" in Threesome, HBO Max Documentary Premiere
• There is No I in Threesome is about a New Zealand couple who decide to open up their relationship.

February 12

• Dunkirk, 2017 (HBO)
• El Inconveniente (Aka One Careful Owner), 2021 (HBO)
• Havana Street Party Presents: Beatriz Luengo (HBO)
• Judas and the Black Messiah, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
• Very Scary People, Season 2

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/judas-and-the-black-messiah-official-trailer-2"]

February 13

• The Book Of Eli, 2010 (HBO)

February 14

• The Lady And The Dale, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Season 8 Premiere (HBO)

February 15

• 30 Coins, Season Finale (HBO)
• The Batman
• Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (Dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)
• Hot Ones, Season 1
• Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, 2020
• Static Shock

February 18

• Arthur's Law (Dubbed), Max Original Series Premiere
• Ben 10, Season 4B
• It's a Sin, Max Original Limited Series Premiere

February 19

• The Killer Truth, Season 1

February 20

• Argo, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Jujutsu Kaisen, Season 1 Episodes 1-12 (Dubbed)

February 22

• Beartown, Series Premiere (HBO)

February 23

• Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

February 26

• Blade Runner 2049, 2017 (HBO)
• Lupe, 2021 (HBO)
• Painting With John, Season Finale (HBO)
• Tom & Jerry, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021

February 27

• Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey, 1991 (HBO)
• Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989 (HBO)
• How It Really Happened, Season 5

[poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

HBO Max is releasing two Warner Bros. theatrical films on its streaming platform for February 2021. To kick things off, the streamer is debuting Judas and the Black Messiah on February 12. This historical drama centers on "Bill O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield), who infiltrates the Black Panthers per FBI Agent Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) and J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen). As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary (Dominique Fishback) en route, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul," according to the synopsis from Warner Bros. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/tom-jerry-official-trailer"] HBO Max will also be home to the new Tom & Jerry film, which premieres on February 26. In this adventure, the dynamic animated duo are in New York City "on the eve of the wedding of the century, forcing the event's desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him." Tom & Jerry is directed by Fantastic Four and Ride Along's Tim Story. In terms of some DC classics, HBO Max is releasing Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film, as well as the Justice League Unlimited animated series on February 1. Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of HBO Max's February offerings, followed by the full list: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hbo-max-spotlight-february-2021&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]

February 1

• All Good Things, 2010 (HBO)
• The Amityville Horror, 1979 (HBO)
• The Amityville Horror, 2005 (HBO)
• American Style
• The Apparition, 2012 (HBO)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember, 2002
• Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, 1997
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, 1999
• Backdraft, 1991 (HBO)
• Batman & Robin, 1997
• Batman Forever, 1995
• Batman Returns, 1992
• Batman, 1989
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Be Cool, 2005 (HBO)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007
• Butter, 2012 (HBO)
• Captain Blood, 1935
• Chewing Gum
• Death Row Stories, Season 5
• Deep Down, 2021 (HBO)
• Drumline, 2002 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• The Four Feathers, 2002 (HBO)
• Get A Job, 2016 (HBO)
• Get Shorty, 1995 (HBO)
• Getting Even With Dad, 1994 (HBO)
• Ghoulies II, 1987 (HBO)
• Ghoulies, 1985 (HBO)
• Giant, 1956
• The Graduate, 1967
• Growing Up Milwaukee, 2020
• Head of the Class
• The Investigation, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
• Jacob's Ladder, 1990 (HBO)
• Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday, 1993 (HBO)
• Justice League
• Justice League Unlimited
• La Deuda, 2021 (HBO)
• Lars And The Real Girl, 2007 (HBO)
• The Last Exorcism, 2010 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Lay The Favorite, 2012 (HBO)
• Life Of Pi, 2012 (HBO)
• Love & Basketball, 2000
• The Lucky One, 2012 (HBO)
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1983
• Man of Steel, 2013
• The Matrix, 1999
• The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
• The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
• Monkey Shines, 1988 (HBO)
• Murder On The Orient Express, 1974 (HBO)
• My Bloody Valentine 3-D, 2009 (HBO)
• The Neverending Story II The Next Chapter, 1991 (HBO)
• Outbreak, 1995
• Pathfinder, 2007 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Presumed Innocent, 1990
• Raw Deal, 1986 (HBO)
• Robot Chicken, Season 10B
• Safe House, 2012 (HBO)
• Saw II, 2005 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw III, 2006 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw IV, 2007 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw V, 2008 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw VI, 2009 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Saw, 2004 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Saw: The Final Chapter, 2010 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Selena, 1997
• The Shadow, 1994 (HBO)
• Sling Blade, 1996 (HBO)
• Stop-Loss, 2008 (HBO)
• Sunshine Cleaning, 2009 (HBO)
• The Goonies, 1985
• The Tank, 2017 (HBO)
• This Must Be The Place, 2012 (HBO)
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 2011 (HBO)
• Training Day, 2001
• Unforgiven, 1992
• United Shades of America, Season 5
• Up In The Air, 2009 (HBO)
• Wildcats, 1986 (HBO)
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971

February 2

• A Rodeo Film, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• A Storybook Ending, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• Black Boy Joy, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• The Cypher, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Finalist (HBO)
• Dolapo Is Fine, ABFF HBO Short Film Competition Winner (HBO)
• Fake Famous, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

February 3

• Tacoma FD, Season 2

February 4

• Haute Dog (S1C), Max Original Series
• Selena + Chef, Season 2 Finale

February 5

• Aquaman, 2018
• Earwig and the Witch (Studio Ghibli Premiere), 2021
• In Other Words, 2021 (HBO)
• Vengeance: Killer Coworkers
• Vengeance: Killer Lovers
• Vengeance: Killer Neighbors

February 6

• Irresistible, 2020 (HBO)
• The Windsors: Inside The Royal Dynasty, 2019

February 7

• We Bare Bears: The Movie, 2020

February 9

• Black Art: In The Absence Of Light, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
• Gen: Lock, Season 1

February 10

• C.B. Strike: Lethal White, Season Finale (HBO)

February 11

• There is No "I" in Threesome, HBO Max Documentary Premiere
• There is No I in Threesome is about a New Zealand couple who decide to open up their relationship.

February 12

• Dunkirk, 2017 (HBO)
• El Inconveniente (Aka One Careful Owner), 2021 (HBO)
• Havana Street Party Presents: Beatriz Luengo (HBO)
• Judas and the Black Messiah, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
• Very Scary People, Season 2

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/judas-and-the-black-messiah-official-trailer-2"]

February 13

• The Book Of Eli, 2010 (HBO)

February 14

• The Lady And The Dale, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Season 8 Premiere (HBO)

February 15

• 30 Coins, Season Finale (HBO)
• The Batman
• Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (Dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)
• Hot Ones, Season 1
• Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, 2020
• Static Shock

February 18

• Arthur's Law (Dubbed), Max Original Series Premiere
• Ben 10, Season 4B
• It's a Sin, Max Original Limited Series Premiere

February 19

• The Killer Truth, Season 1

February 20

• Argo, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Jujutsu Kaisen, Season 1 Episodes 1-12 (Dubbed)

February 22

• Beartown, Series Premiere (HBO)

February 23

• Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

February 26

• Blade Runner 2049, 2017 (HBO)
• Lupe, 2021 (HBO)
• Painting With John, Season Finale (HBO)
• Tom & Jerry, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021

February 27

• Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey, 1991 (HBO)
• Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989 (HBO)
• How It Really Happened, Season 5

[poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Destruction AllStars received its own State of Play today, detailing game modes, currency, hero abilities, the challenge series, and much more for this PlayStation exclusive launching on PlayStation Plus on February 2, 2021. Destruction AllStars' State of Play was revealed alongside the PlayStation Plus games for February 2021, a list that includes this new title from Lucid Games. This 8-minute deep dive began by discussing the game's three types of vehicles. The first is all about speed, which can drift and take corners like no other. The second is all about agility and was built specifically for giving the maximum amount of control. The third type are the heavy vehicles and can endure the most damage. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/27/destruction-allstars-state-of-play-video"] These cars are disposable by design and you are meant to constantly be jumping in and out of vehicles to earn points and destroy your opponents. When you are evading, wrecking enemies, and getting pick-ups, you will be charging both your hero vehicle ability and hero ability, each which are unique to the one of 16 characters you choose. The State of Play revealed Lupita's trail of fire abilities that damage all in their wake, while Shyft's are more strategic as they can turn them invisible and allow them to disappear from the mini-map. All heroes will be able to move faster and double jump while in hero mode. Inside or outside of hero mode, all heroes can wall-run, vault, vault-boost, ricochet off walls, dodge, and more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=destruction-allstars-game-modes-reveal&captions=true"] We also got a look at a few of Destruction AllStars' modes, which were revealed last year. The three modes showcased were Carnado, Stockpile, and Gridfall. Currency was also discussed, and it's comprised of both All-Star Coins and Destruction Points. All-Star Coins are earned by playing online and earning XP, while Destruction Points can be purchased from the PlayStation Store. Following launch, there will be daily and weekly challenges players can compete in to earn Destruction Points. Lastly, the Challenge Series was teased, which focus on a single all-star and their rival. Besides getting a "little bit of backstory and motivation," there will be unique challenges and gameplay and it will all culminate with a final showoff against their rival. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/destruction-allstars-meet-your-allstars-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Destruction AllStars received its own State of Play today, detailing game modes, currency, hero abilities, the challenge series, and much more for this PlayStation exclusive launching on PlayStation Plus on February 2, 2021. Destruction AllStars' State of Play was revealed alongside the PlayStation Plus games for February 2021, a list that includes this new title from Lucid Games. This 8-minute deep dive began by discussing the game's three types of vehicles. The first is all about speed, which can drift and take corners like no other. The second is all about agility and was built specifically for giving the maximum amount of control. The third type are the heavy vehicles and can endure the most damage. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/27/destruction-allstars-state-of-play-video"] These cars are disposable by design and you are meant to constantly be jumping in and out of vehicles to earn points and destroy your opponents. When you are evading, wrecking enemies, and getting pick-ups, you will be charging both your hero vehicle ability and hero ability, each which are unique to the one of 16 characters you choose. The State of Play revealed Lupita's trail of fire abilities that damage all in their wake, while Shyft's are more strategic as they can turn them invisible and allow them to disappear from the mini-map. All heroes will be able to move faster and double jump while in hero mode. Inside or outside of hero mode, all heroes can wall-run, vault, vault-boost, ricochet off walls, dodge, and more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=destruction-allstars-game-modes-reveal&captions=true"] We also got a look at a few of Destruction AllStars' modes, which were revealed last year. The three modes showcased were Carnado, Stockpile, and Gridfall. Currency was also discussed, and it's comprised of both All-Star Coins and Destruction Points. All-Star Coins are earned by playing online and earning XP, while Destruction Points can be purchased from the PlayStation Store. Following launch, there will be daily and weekly challenges players can compete in to earn Destruction Points. Lastly, the Challenge Series was teased, which focus on a single all-star and their rival. Besides getting a "little bit of backstory and motivation," there will be unique challenges and gameplay and it will all culminate with a final showoff against their rival. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/destruction-allstars-meet-your-allstars-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Update 1/27 4:49 pm PT: Activision Blizzard reached out to provide a response to today's report claiming Vice "mischaracterized" the SEC filing made by the company's attorneys. In this new statement, Activision Blizzard says its objections were "rooted in the fact that the AFL-CIO proposal failed to adequately consider how to apply these practices in all of the countries we operate in." The AFL-CIO is a federation of labor unions and is based in the United States. The organization is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and several affiliated unions do cross borders into Canada. IGN has asked Activision Blizzard to clarify whether the AFL-CIO specifically requested these hiring rules to be applied across all of Activision Blizzard's international businesses, or just ones based in the United States. Here's Activision Blizzard's full statement below:

Activision Blizzard is committed to inclusive hiring practices and to creating a diverse workforce; it is essential to our mission. Vice completely mischaracterized the SEC filing made by our outside attorneys. In fact, our hiring practices are rooted in ensuring diversity for all roles. We engage in this aggressively and successfully. Our objection was rooted in the fact that the AFL-CIO proposal failed to adequately consider how to apply these practices in all of the countries we operate in. Our games have uniquely influenced popular culture and have helped to increase tolerance and inclusion through their connectivity as well as the heroes we portray and our stories that celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion in so many powerful ways. In order to ensure that our games stay true to our mission--to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment--we require that all candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, races and sexual orientations are considered for each and every open role. We aggressively recruit diverse candidates so the workforce provides the inspired creativity required to meet the expectations of our diverse 400 million players across 190 countries. We remain committed to increasing diversity at all levels throughout Activision Blizzard worldwide.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Original Story: A new report has found that Activision Blizzard is resisting the adoption of a hiring practice that would require the company to interview at least one candidate who is a qualified woman or minority candidate. Activision Blizzard, via its attorneys have called this practice "unworkable." In a new report from VICE, the AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation in the United States, submitted a shareholder proposal to Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts (EA) requesting it adopt a hiring policy that would require each company to include women and people of color in its initial pool of potential candidates. The AFL-CIO is a shareholder in both Activision Blizzard and EA, and the letter request was sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/24/marvels-kevin-feige-almost-quit-over-lack-of-diversity-while-making-avengers-says-mark-ruffalo-ign-news"] The proposal is modeled after the Rooney Rule in the National Football League. Adopted in 2003, the rule required NFL teams to interview at least one non-white candidate for a coaching job. VICE reports that the rule was later expanded to include women and other marginalized candidates. Activision, a company of over 9,000 employees and the makers of some of the biggest games like Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, has reportedly chafed at this proposal. It has taken measures to exempt itself by claiming that these guidelines are excluded from the SEC's guidelines for shareholder proposals. Furthermore, a letter by Activision, obtained by Motherboard claims, "While the Company has implemented a Rooney Rule policy as envisioned [for director and CEO nominees], implementing a policy that would extend such an approach to all hiring decisions amounts to an unworkable encroachment on the Company's ability to run its business and compete for talent in a highly competitive, fast-moving market." Activision claims that this proposal violates SEC guidance as a way for a shareholder to "micromanage" the company. In a statement to VICE, EA says it will "consider the stockholder proposal" with its Board of Directors. It should be noted that these proposals are legally non-binding. What they end up doing, however, is to highlight issues and pave a way forward for a company to address them. But Activision appears to get ahead of having these discussions altogether. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter @LawofTD.

Update 1/27 4:49 pm PT: Activision Blizzard reached out to provide a response to today's report claiming Vice "mischaracterized" the SEC filing made by the company's attorneys. In this new statement, Activision Blizzard says its objections were "rooted in the fact that the AFL-CIO proposal failed to adequately consider how to apply these practices in all of the countries we operate in." The AFL-CIO is a federation of labor unions and is based in the United States. The organization is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and several affiliated unions do cross borders into Canada. IGN has asked Activision Blizzard to clarify whether the AFL-CIO specifically requested these hiring rules to be applied across all of Activision Blizzard's international businesses, or just ones based in the United States. Here's Activision Blizzard's full statement below:

Activision Blizzard is committed to inclusive hiring practices and to creating a diverse workforce; it is essential to our mission. Vice completely mischaracterized the SEC filing made by our outside attorneys. In fact, our hiring practices are rooted in ensuring diversity for all roles. We engage in this aggressively and successfully. Our objection was rooted in the fact that the AFL-CIO proposal failed to adequately consider how to apply these practices in all of the countries we operate in. Our games have uniquely influenced popular culture and have helped to increase tolerance and inclusion through their connectivity as well as the heroes we portray and our stories that celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion in so many powerful ways. In order to ensure that our games stay true to our mission--to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment--we require that all candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, races and sexual orientations are considered for each and every open role. We aggressively recruit diverse candidates so the workforce provides the inspired creativity required to meet the expectations of our diverse 400 million players across 190 countries. We remain committed to increasing diversity at all levels throughout Activision Blizzard worldwide.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Original Story: A new report has found that Activision Blizzard is resisting the adoption of a hiring practice that would require the company to interview at least one candidate who is a qualified woman or minority candidate. Activision Blizzard, via its attorneys have called this practice "unworkable." In a new report from VICE, the AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation in the United States, submitted a shareholder proposal to Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts (EA) requesting it adopt a hiring policy that would require each company to include women and people of color in its initial pool of potential candidates. The AFL-CIO is a shareholder in both Activision Blizzard and EA, and the letter request was sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/24/marvels-kevin-feige-almost-quit-over-lack-of-diversity-while-making-avengers-says-mark-ruffalo-ign-news"] The proposal is modeled after the Rooney Rule in the National Football League. Adopted in 2003, the rule required NFL teams to interview at least one non-white candidate for a coaching job. VICE reports that the rule was later expanded to include women and other marginalized candidates. Activision, a company of over 9,000 employees and the makers of some of the biggest games like Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, has reportedly chafed at this proposal. It has taken measures to exempt itself by claiming that these guidelines are excluded from the SEC's guidelines for shareholder proposals. Furthermore, a letter by Activision, obtained by Motherboard claims, "While the Company has implemented a Rooney Rule policy as envisioned [for director and CEO nominees], implementing a policy that would extend such an approach to all hiring decisions amounts to an unworkable encroachment on the Company's ability to run its business and compete for talent in a highly competitive, fast-moving market." Activision claims that this proposal violates SEC guidance as a way for a shareholder to "micromanage" the company. In a statement to VICE, EA says it will "consider the stockholder proposal" with its Board of Directors. It should be noted that these proposals are legally non-binding. What they end up doing, however, is to highlight issues and pave a way forward for a company to address them. But Activision appears to get ahead of having these discussions altogether. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter @LawofTD.

An animated Game of Thrones series is in very early stages of production at HBO Max, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

No deal has been inked as of yet, so it’s entirely possible the series will never materialize, but THR reports that HBO is meeting with writers for the potential project. The animated series will reportedly follow in the same mature tone of the original TV franchise.

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Representatives for HBO Max declined to comment. It's unclear if the animated series would follow the events of the original series or follow different events in the Thrones universe.

Chalk it up to the growing list of Game of Thrones spinoffs that HBO is eagerly pursuing following the end of the original series. There’s the adaptation of the “Tales of Dunk and Egg” novellas that explores the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon Targaryen. House of the Dragon, a prequel series focused on the Targaryen family, has recently hired on Doctor Who’s Matt Smith and The Witcher series director Geeta Patel and expected to premier in 2022.

 [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-game-of-thrones-that-never-was&captions=true"] This won’t be HBO Max’s first original animated series. Close Enough, the next series from Regular Show creator J.G. Quintel, premiered in 2020. IGN gave it a seven out of 10, calling it a “effective and entertaining.” HBO Max has also produced a number of original animated miniseries based on properties like Looney Tunes and Adventure Time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/animated fella for IGN.