S.W.O.R.D., the Marvel universe's extraterrestrial intelligence agency, seems to have a small but potentially significant change to its name within the MCU. Warning: While the story below centres mainly on collectible Marvel cards, it could contain slight spoilers for WandaVision, particularly if you've been avoiding trailers for the show. Go ahead at your own risk! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-wandavision-night-vision-official-clip"] In the comic book universe, S.W.O.R.D. stands for 'Sentient World Observation and Response Department'. However, new official collectible card designs released by Topps show a different meaning for that acronym: 'Sentient Weapon Observation Response Division'. The cards – which are being released for the Marvel Collect! app – are tied into the release of Marvel's WandaVision, and also directly reference Teyonnah Parris' Monica Rambeau as a S.W.O.R.D. agent. That name change for the agency could be meaningful for the first MCU streaming series. Where S.W.O.R.D. is usually engaged in monitoring potentially hostile worlds, there have been hints in trailers for WandaVision that point to Scarlet Witch being potentially imprisoned. Alongside visual clues that suggest this is the MCU's take on the House of M storyline (in which an out-of-control Scarlet Witch begins manipulating reality), and Wanda's bereavement after Vision's death, and it may be that S.W.O.R.D. has turned its attentions on controlling particularly powerful individuals in the MCU - sentient weapons, if you will. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/wandavisions-mcu-timeline"] It's worth pointing out that the MCU also changed what S.H.I.E.L.D. stood for, so this isn't unprecedented – although the swap from 'Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate' to 'Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division' is a little less meaningful in effect. We'll likely have to wait for answers on how impactful that name change is as WandaVision progresses. The MCU show begins streaming on Disney+ from January 15, and it'll begin with a two-episode premiere, before airing an episode a week until its 9 episodes are complete. While it's not clear if the show will receive a second season, we know that it will tie directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which itself will tie into the untitled third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie. That Spider-Man movie may well be bringing Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland's Peter Parkers together - is it possible we'll see Scarlet Witch opening the multiverse and causing a crossover? Here's hoping! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

S.W.O.R.D., the Marvel universe's extraterrestrial intelligence agency, seems to have a small but potentially significant change to its name within the MCU. Warning: While the story below centres mainly on collectible Marvel cards, it could contain slight spoilers for WandaVision, particularly if you've been avoiding trailers for the show. Go ahead at your own risk! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-wandavision-night-vision-official-clip"] In the comic book universe, S.W.O.R.D. stands for 'Sentient World Observation and Response Department'. However, new official collectible card designs released by Topps show a different meaning for that acronym: 'Sentient Weapon Observation Response Division'. The cards – which are being released for the Marvel Collect! app – are tied into the release of Marvel's WandaVision, and also directly reference Teyonnah Parris' Monica Rambeau as a S.W.O.R.D. agent. That name change for the agency could be meaningful for the first MCU streaming series. Where S.W.O.R.D. is usually engaged in monitoring potentially hostile worlds, there have been hints in trailers for WandaVision that point to Scarlet Witch being potentially imprisoned. Alongside visual clues that suggest this is the MCU's take on the House of M storyline (in which an out-of-control Scarlet Witch begins manipulating reality), and Wanda's bereavement after Vision's death, and it may be that S.W.O.R.D. has turned its attentions on controlling particularly powerful individuals in the MCU - sentient weapons, if you will. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/wandavisions-mcu-timeline"] It's worth pointing out that the MCU also changed what S.H.I.E.L.D. stood for, so this isn't unprecedented – although the swap from 'Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate' to 'Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division' is a little less meaningful in effect. We'll likely have to wait for answers on how impactful that name change is as WandaVision progresses. The MCU show begins streaming on Disney+ from January 15, and it'll begin with a two-episode premiere, before airing an episode a week until its 9 episodes are complete. While it's not clear if the show will receive a second season, we know that it will tie directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which itself will tie into the untitled third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie. That Spider-Man movie may well be bringing Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland's Peter Parkers together - is it possible we'll see Scarlet Witch opening the multiverse and causing a crossover? Here's hoping! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

The Pokemon Company and pop star Katy Perry are collaborating for Pokemon's 25th anniversary this year. 2021 marks the 25th birthday of the original Pokemon games released in 1996 and The Pokemon Company is looking to celebrate that anniversary in a big way, starting with Katy Perry, according to a press release from the company. The company plans to unify Pokemon with "another universal unifying force" in the form of music and that musical collaboration will be headlined by Katy Perry. [caption id="attachment_2460994" align="alignnone" width="720"] Credit: Christine Hahn and The Pokemon Company International[/caption] "Headlined by pop icon Katy Perry, the star-studded program created in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, accompanies fan-focused activations celebrating 25 years of Pokemon across the franchise's portfolio of video games, mobile apps, animation, merchandise and more," the press release reads. The Pokemon Company says it is working with some of the biggest names in music, "from rising artists to award-winning global superstars," for a program titled P25 Music. Katy Perry will serve as the "premiere collaborator in the massive, yearlong music campaign." The Vice President of Marketing at The Pokemon Company International, Colin Palmer, said the company chose Katy Perry to serve as the headliner for P25 Music because it sees a kindred spirit to Pokemon in her, as the singer is "bright, fun, and uplifting" much like the world of Pokemon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/new-pokemon-snap-official-switch-trailer"] "Pokemon has been a constant in my life from playing the original video games on my GameBoy, to trading Pokemon TCG cards at lunch, to the adventures of catching Pokemon on the street with Pokemon GO," the singer said. "I've even visited the Pokemon Cafe in Japan while on tour. It is an honor to be chosen to help celebrate a franchise that has given me so much joy in the last 25 years, and to be able to watch it evolve in the ways it's provided that kind of electric joy for the kids in my life and around the world." The Pokemon Company says details about the singer's participation and additional artists for the P25 Music program will be announced throughout the year. While waiting to see who else is announced, read about how Pokemon's 25th anniversary celebration was teased at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last November and then read about how one of Ash's oldest rivals, Gary Oak, is set to return to the anime this year. Meanwhile, ongoing games like Pokemon Go are notching their most successful years ever. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

The Pokemon Company and pop star Katy Perry are collaborating for Pokemon's 25th anniversary this year. 2021 marks the 25th birthday of the original Pokemon games released in 1996 and The Pokemon Company is looking to celebrate that anniversary in a big way, starting with Katy Perry, according to a press release from the company. The company plans to unify Pokemon with "another universal unifying force" in the form of music and that musical collaboration will be headlined by Katy Perry. [caption id="attachment_2460994" align="alignnone" width="720"] Credit: Christine Hahn and The Pokemon Company International[/caption] "Headlined by pop icon Katy Perry, the star-studded program created in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, accompanies fan-focused activations celebrating 25 years of Pokemon across the franchise's portfolio of video games, mobile apps, animation, merchandise and more," the press release reads. The Pokemon Company says it is working with some of the biggest names in music, "from rising artists to award-winning global superstars," for a program titled P25 Music. Katy Perry will serve as the "premiere collaborator in the massive, yearlong music campaign." The Vice President of Marketing at The Pokemon Company International, Colin Palmer, said the company chose Katy Perry to serve as the headliner for P25 Music because it sees a kindred spirit to Pokemon in her, as the singer is "bright, fun, and uplifting" much like the world of Pokemon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/17/new-pokemon-snap-official-switch-trailer"] "Pokemon has been a constant in my life from playing the original video games on my GameBoy, to trading Pokemon TCG cards at lunch, to the adventures of catching Pokemon on the street with Pokemon GO," the singer said. "I've even visited the Pokemon Cafe in Japan while on tour. It is an honor to be chosen to help celebrate a franchise that has given me so much joy in the last 25 years, and to be able to watch it evolve in the ways it's provided that kind of electric joy for the kids in my life and around the world." The Pokemon Company says details about the singer's participation and additional artists for the P25 Music program will be announced throughout the year. While waiting to see who else is announced, read about how Pokemon's 25th anniversary celebration was teased at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last November and then read about how one of Ash's oldest rivals, Gary Oak, is set to return to the anime this year. Meanwhile, ongoing games like Pokemon Go are notching their most successful years ever. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Harry Potter RPG, Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed into 2022, in order to give "the game the time it needs". In a statement on Twitter, a spokesperson explained: "We would like to thank fans from around the world on the tremendous reaction to the announcement of Hogwarts Legacy from our Portkey Games label. Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World and gaming fans is paramount to us so we are giving the game the time it needs. Hogwarts Legacy will be released in 2022."

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— Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) January 13, 2021

The open world action-RPG set in the world of Harry Potter during the late 1800s was announced at last year's September PS5 event, with a reveal trailer ending on a 2021 release window. That teaser showed off custom characters in the Hogwarts environs, teasing magic lessons, Quidditch, potion brewing, the Sorting Hat ceremony and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/hogwarts-legacy-official-reveal-trailer"] Developed by Portkey Games (WB Game's Harry Potter game division) and Avalanche Software (Disney Infinity), the game is aiming for release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. We've speculated previously on how the game could fit into the existing Harry Potter timeline, and recapped a number of rumoured and leaked details. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hogwarts-legacy-playstation-5-showcase-screenshots&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.  

Harry Potter RPG, Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed into 2022, in order to give "the game the time it needs". In a statement on Twitter, a spokesperson explained: "We would like to thank fans from around the world on the tremendous reaction to the announcement of Hogwarts Legacy from our Portkey Games label. Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World and gaming fans is paramount to us so we are giving the game the time it needs. Hogwarts Legacy will be released in 2022."

pic.twitter.com/9zqii6DZLm

— Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) January 13, 2021

The open world action-RPG set in the world of Harry Potter during the late 1800s was announced at last year's September PS5 event, with a reveal trailer ending on a 2021 release window. That teaser showed off custom characters in the Hogwarts environs, teasing magic lessons, Quidditch, potion brewing, the Sorting Hat ceremony and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/hogwarts-legacy-official-reveal-trailer"] Developed by Portkey Games (WB Game's Harry Potter game division) and Avalanche Software (Disney Infinity), the game is aiming for release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. We've speculated previously on how the game could fit into the existing Harry Potter timeline, and recapped a number of rumoured and leaked details. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hogwarts-legacy-playstation-5-showcase-screenshots&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.  

A demo for Little Nightmares 2 is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The demo is also available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S users as well, and it's available on PC through Steam and GOG.com. According to Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, the demo allows players to "discover the spooky world of Little Nightmares II and get a glimpse of Mono's journey discovering the Wilderness level on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/13/little-nightmares-ii-lost-in-transmission-demo-release-trailer"] The news of this demo dropped alongside a brand new trailer for the game, which you can view above. Digital preorders for the Switch version of the game are now live as well. Preorders on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and PC, were already live before today. Physical preorders for the Day One Edition and the TV Edition, which is only available in Europe, are still available on the Bandai Namco Entertainment Store. "The TV Edition will add, in addition to the Nomes' Attic DLC and Mokujin mask, the complete soundtrack of the game as well as an exclusive diorama of Mono & Six, an artbook, a steelbook case...and stickers for the game," according to Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe. If you haven't yet played the first Little Nightmares, it's available to download for free on PC from January 13 to January 17 on the Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe store. An Epic account is require to download the game. For those on Xbox, the game is part of the January lineup for Xbox Games With Gold so anyone with a Xbox Live Gold subscription can play the game for free now. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=little-nightmares-2-screenshots&captions=true"] The game has also been adapted in comic book form: "In an effort to continue telling the story behind the lost children of the Little Nightmares word, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has worked on a digital comic book, whose first chapters are available on Android and iOS," Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe said in a press release. "The comic book will go into the story between Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II." For more Little Nightmares II, check out this gameplay trailer released last year and then watch this Halloween trailer released last October. Be sure to read our thoughts on the game after going hands-on with it after that. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

A demo for Little Nightmares 2 is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The demo is also available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S users as well, and it's available on PC through Steam and GOG.com. According to Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, the demo allows players to "discover the spooky world of Little Nightmares II and get a glimpse of Mono's journey discovering the Wilderness level on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/13/little-nightmares-ii-lost-in-transmission-demo-release-trailer"] The news of this demo dropped alongside a brand new trailer for the game, which you can view above. Digital preorders for the Switch version of the game are now live as well. Preorders on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and PC, were already live before today. Physical preorders for the Day One Edition and the TV Edition, which is only available in Europe, are still available on the Bandai Namco Entertainment Store. "The TV Edition will add, in addition to the Nomes' Attic DLC and Mokujin mask, the complete soundtrack of the game as well as an exclusive diorama of Mono & Six, an artbook, a steelbook case...and stickers for the game," according to Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe. If you haven't yet played the first Little Nightmares, it's available to download for free on PC from January 13 to January 17 on the Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe store. An Epic account is require to download the game. For those on Xbox, the game is part of the January lineup for Xbox Games With Gold so anyone with a Xbox Live Gold subscription can play the game for free now. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=little-nightmares-2-screenshots&captions=true"] The game has also been adapted in comic book form: "In an effort to continue telling the story behind the lost children of the Little Nightmares word, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has worked on a digital comic book, whose first chapters are available on Android and iOS," Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe said in a press release. "The comic book will go into the story between Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II." For more Little Nightmares II, check out this gameplay trailer released last year and then watch this Halloween trailer released last October. Be sure to read our thoughts on the game after going hands-on with it after that. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

We've all had the experience of forgetting a password, but one programmer named Stefan Thomas has lost his password to a hard drive containing $240 million worth of Bitcoin, and he only has two password attempts left before he is locked out forever. As reported by The New York Times (via BBC), Thomas was given 7,002 Bitcoins more than 10 years ago for making a video how cryptocurrency works. At the time, his collection of Bitcoin were worth only a few dollars each, and he decided to store them in an IronKey digital wallet on a hard drive. He wrote the password to that drive on a piece of paper that he ended up losing, and now his Bitcoin are worth $240 million and he can't remember what password he wrote down all those years ago. Thomas has already tried eight possible passwords, and he only has two left before the password will "encrypt itself, making the wallet impossible to access." [caption id="attachment_2460952" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Image Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images[/caption] There are those, like ex-Facebook security head Alex Stamos who have offered to help Thomas unlock the hard drive, but he is asking for a 10% cut. "Um, for $220M in locked-up Bitcoin, you don't make 10 password guesses but take it to professionals to buy 20 IronKeys and spend six months finding a side-channel or uncapping," Stamos said on Twitter. "I'll make it happen for 10%. Call me." Later, Stamos mentioned that he was joking when he said he would unlock it, but that it is "something that should be investigated." Thomas is not alone in being locked out from his Bitcoin fortune, as there is currently $140 billion worth of Bitcoin that is either lost or left in wallets that cannot be accessed, according to cyrptocurrency-data company Chainanalysis. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/01/17/bitcoin-101-everything-you-need-to-know"] The New York Times article even mentions a particular case where an entrepreneur lost about 800 Bitcoins when a colleague of his reformatted a laptop that happened to contain the private keys to his wallet. This whole situation has left Thomas wary of cryptocurrency in general. "The whole idea of being your own bank - let me put it this way, do you make your own shoes? The reason we have banks is that we don't want to deal with all those things that banks do," Thomas said. Image Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. [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.

We've all had the experience of forgetting a password, but one programmer named Stefan Thomas has lost his password to a hard drive containing $240 million worth of Bitcoin, and he only has two password attempts left before he is locked out forever. As reported by The New York Times (via BBC), Thomas was given 7,002 Bitcoins more than 10 years ago for making a video how cryptocurrency works. At the time, his collection of Bitcoin were worth only a few dollars each, and he decided to store them in an IronKey digital wallet on a hard drive. He wrote the password to that drive on a piece of paper that he ended up losing, and now his Bitcoin are worth $240 million and he can't remember what password he wrote down all those years ago. Thomas has already tried eight possible passwords, and he only has two left before the password will "encrypt itself, making the wallet impossible to access." [caption id="attachment_2460952" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Image Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images[/caption] There are those, like ex-Facebook security head Alex Stamos who have offered to help Thomas unlock the hard drive, but he is asking for a 10% cut. "Um, for $220M in locked-up Bitcoin, you don't make 10 password guesses but take it to professionals to buy 20 IronKeys and spend six months finding a side-channel or uncapping," Stamos said on Twitter. "I'll make it happen for 10%. Call me." Later, Stamos mentioned that he was joking when he said he would unlock it, but that it is "something that should be investigated." Thomas is not alone in being locked out from his Bitcoin fortune, as there is currently $140 billion worth of Bitcoin that is either lost or left in wallets that cannot be accessed, according to cyrptocurrency-data company Chainanalysis. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/01/17/bitcoin-101-everything-you-need-to-know"] The New York Times article even mentions a particular case where an entrepreneur lost about 800 Bitcoins when a colleague of his reformatted a laptop that happened to contain the private keys to his wallet. This whole situation has left Thomas wary of cryptocurrency in general. "The whole idea of being your own bank - let me put it this way, do you make your own shoes? The reason we have banks is that we don't want to deal with all those things that banks do," Thomas said. Image Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. [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.