Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Endeavor Content are teaming up for a feature film based on the iconic toy known as the Rubik's Cube. As reported by Deadline, Hyde Park Entertainment is also partnering with Glassman Media (The Wall) to create a game show based on the global brand of Rubik's Cube. The Rubik's Cube was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik in 1974. In 1980, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik and sold by Ideal Toy Corp. Since then, the Rubik's Cube has sold over 450 million units worldwide. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/03/18/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-exclusive-miles-morales-rubiks-cube-art-video"] As of 2018, amateur and professional "speedcubers" from all over the world have competed for puzzle-based glory in the Rubik's Cube World Championship Finals in Boston, MA. “I’ve had a personal and nostalgic connection to the Rubik’s Cube from my early days in India,” Ashok Amritraj said. “I am thrilled to partner with Endeavor Content and Rubik’s/Smiley and look forward to creating a wonderful and complex Rubik’s universe.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2009/08/10/brutal-legend-x360-rubiks-cubesoundtrack-challenge"] For more on Rubik's Cubes, check out a 17x17x17 Rubik's Cube - the largest in the world in 2015 - being solved in 7.5 hours. Image Credit: Marco Secchi/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.

NieR: Automata's "final secret" has been discovered after nearly four years, and it allows you to skip the entire game. As reported by Kotaku, modder and dataminer Lance McDonald discovered this cheat code that allows players to go straight to the end of NieR: Automata after only defeating the first boss. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/03/06/nier-automata-review"] NieR: Automata, which was released in 2017, has multiple endings that require players to replay the game numerous times to truly complete the story. This cheat code, however, allows you to simply go right to the last ending. Spoilers ahead for NieR: Automata. Once you have unlocked Ending E, players must make it through a challenging arcade shooter that has you attempting to destroy the game's credits. Once finished, you are given the option to sacrifice you save data to assist others in that task. If accepted, you will actually lose your save file. This cheat code, however, lets you get to that ending to help others without completing the game and having to give up your hard earned save data. McDonald discovered that this is not a glitch, but an actual cheat code that is programmed into NieR: Automata. According to him, it took "hundreds of hours of reverse engineering" to figure this out.

I found a cheat code in NieR Automata that allows you to skip to the last ending immediately after killing the first boss and unlock the bonus modes. I'll do a full video soon. It's not a glitch, it's an actual cheat code hard-coded into the engine. @yokotaro pic.twitter.com/FtuNPovq6F

— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) January 3, 2021

As of this writing, McDonald hasn't fully revealed what the inputs are to activate the cheat code, but the video above shows him doing so near some barrels after defeating the aforementioned first boss. The screen fades to black, and he is then able to sacrifice his save data. Following this discovery, NieR: Automata's director Yoko Taro Quote Tweeted McDonald's video and appeared to confirm the discovery by saying "3 years 10 months.（◎血◎）" The Japanese NieR Twitter also acknowledged the find, saying (via Google Translate), "It seems that the last secret has been discovered." McDonald has said he will be releasing a full video of the game-skipping cheat code soon, but be sure to let us know if you figure it out before then! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/nier-replicant-ver-122474487139-world-premiere-trailer"] This "final secret" arrives just a few months before Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139 will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on April 23, 2021. [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.

NieR: Automata's "final secret" has been discovered after nearly four years, and it allows you to skip the entire game. As reported by Kotaku, modder and dataminer Lance McDonald discovered this cheat code that allows players to go straight to the end of NieR: Automata after only defeating the first boss. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/03/06/nier-automata-review"] NieR: Automata, which was released in 2017, has multiple endings that require players to replay the game numerous times to truly complete the story. This cheat code, however, allows you to simply go right to the last ending. Spoilers ahead for NieR: Automata. Once you have unlocked Ending E, players must make it through a challenging arcade shooter that has you attempting to destroy the game's credits. Once finished, you are given the option to sacrifice you save data to assist others in that task. If accepted, you will actually lose your save file. This cheat code, however, lets you get to that ending to help others without completing the game and having to give up your hard earned save data. McDonald discovered that this is not a glitch, but an actual cheat code that is programmed into NieR: Automata. According to him, it took "hundreds of hours of reverse engineering" to figure this out.

I found a cheat code in NieR Automata that allows you to skip to the last ending immediately after killing the first boss and unlock the bonus modes. I'll do a full video soon. It's not a glitch, it's an actual cheat code hard-coded into the engine. @yokotaro pic.twitter.com/FtuNPovq6F

— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) January 3, 2021

As of this writing, McDonald hasn't fully revealed what the inputs are to activate the cheat code, but the video above shows him doing so near some barrels after defeating the aforementioned first boss. The screen fades to black, and he is then able to sacrifice his save data. Following this discovery, NieR: Automata's director Yoko Taro Quote Tweeted McDonald's video and appeared to confirm the discovery by saying "3 years 10 months.（◎血◎）" The Japanese NieR Twitter also acknowledged the find, saying (via Google Translate), "It seems that the last secret has been discovered." McDonald has said he will be releasing a full video of the game-skipping cheat code soon, but be sure to let us know if you figure it out before then! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/nier-replicant-ver-122474487139-world-premiere-trailer"] This "final secret" arrives just a few months before Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139 will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on April 23, 2021. [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.

A giant bubble of VLF radio frequencies - entirely created by human activities - is not only surrounding the Earth, but is creating weather-like effects in space. According to NASA, the bubble was first detected in 2017, and is the result of very low-frequency radio communications, often used for coded or long-distance messaging - such as contacting submarines deep underwater. These frequencies have been "leaking" into space, and have created a barrier of sorts around Earth. As turns out, this giant bubble is keeping charged, radioactive particles from entering Earth's atmosphere. Various nuclear blasts over the years have resulted in belts of radioactivity around Earth, which this barrier has pushed further away than they were in the 1960s. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/22/nasa-spacecraft-lands-on-an-asteroid"] “A number of experiments and observations have figured out that, under the right conditions, radio communications signals in the VLF frequency range can in fact affect the properties of the high-energy radiation environment around the Earth,” Phil Erickson, assistant director at the MIT Haystack Observatory, said, according to NASA. In effect, VLF frequencies are creating human-induced 'space weather'. Unfortunately, according to a new article from Science Alert, the barrier doesn't solve the problem with the radioactive particles damaging Earth's satellites. NASA says that tests are underway to see if VLF transmissions can be used to remove the excess radiation surrounding Earth. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] Scientists are discovering what could be a parallel universe where time goes backward and signs of life on Venus, so a man-made barrier surrounding Earth fighting off radiation shouldn't be too surprising. There might even be a Galactic Federation that won't let humans in yet. Maybe there will be a change of heart when they see the cool Earth barrier that humans made! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

A giant bubble of VLF radio frequencies - entirely created by human activities - is not only surrounding the Earth, but is creating weather-like effects in space. According to NASA, the bubble was first detected in 2017, and is the result of very low-frequency radio communications, often used for coded or long-distance messaging - such as contacting submarines deep underwater. These frequencies have been "leaking" into space, and have created a barrier of sorts around Earth. As turns out, this giant bubble is keeping charged, radioactive particles from entering Earth's atmosphere. Various nuclear blasts over the years have resulted in belts of radioactivity around Earth, which this barrier has pushed further away than they were in the 1960s. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/22/nasa-spacecraft-lands-on-an-asteroid"] “A number of experiments and observations have figured out that, under the right conditions, radio communications signals in the VLF frequency range can in fact affect the properties of the high-energy radiation environment around the Earth,” Phil Erickson, assistant director at the MIT Haystack Observatory, said, according to NASA. In effect, VLF frequencies are creating human-induced 'space weather'. Unfortunately, according to a new article from Science Alert, the barrier doesn't solve the problem with the radioactive particles damaging Earth's satellites. NASA says that tests are underway to see if VLF transmissions can be used to remove the excess radiation surrounding Earth. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] Scientists are discovering what could be a parallel universe where time goes backward and signs of life on Venus, so a man-made barrier surrounding Earth fighting off radiation shouldn't be too surprising. There might even be a Galactic Federation that won't let humans in yet. Maybe there will be a change of heart when they see the cool Earth barrier that humans made! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

Update (1/2/21) - As reported by ComicBook.com, The Bourne Supremacy's Paul Greengrass has confirmed that he was in talks with Fox about a never-made X-Men vs. Fantastic Four film that would have featured Daredevil and Deadpool. Greengrass was speaking to the Happy Sad Confused podcast when he discussed that while he was approached for this project, it didn't go much farther than discussions. "They did talk to me about it. I wouldn't say I was attached. [We] talked, and I thought about it, and in the end… [nothing happened]." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"] As far as Daredevil and Deadpool appearing, this was actually confirmed in 2019 by Thor and X-Men: First Class screenwriter Zack Stentz on Fatman on Batman. "[Ashley Edward Miller] and I, when we were working at Fox and we were working on X-Men: First Class, we did a secret movie for them that — I can't tell you what the plot was — but I can tell you that it used all of the characters, all of the Marvel characters that Fox had at the time in 2011," Stentz revealed. "It used the X-Men. It used the Fantastic Four. It used Daredevil. It used Deadpool. Daredevil was still at Fox at the time." Even though this movie never happened, Marvel recently confirmed that a Fantastic 4 movie is in the works and is being helmed by Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home director Jon Watts. Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] With the X-Men movie franchise singing its swan song with the release of Dark Phoenix, a report has come out from THR that back in 2010 Fox toyed with the idea of making an X-Men vs. Fantastic Four movie. According to THR’s “secret sources,” Fox considered a Civil War-esque superhero movie crossover that pitted the Children of the Atom against Marvel’s First Family. The battle was going to be ignited by Johnny Storm when he accidentally blew a hole in Manhattan after going supernova while trying to capture F4 villain Molecule Man, thus sparking the Superhero Registration Act in response to the devastation. The heroes would have then split into two sides and battled it out, with the matchup of Wolverine fighting Mister Fantastic ending in shocking fashion. As THR tells it, the hero vs. hero brawl ended with “Reed Richards pinning Wolverine down, extending his hands until they're one molecule wide, and using them as scissors to cut the mutant's arms off.” They'd grow back, right? [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-x-men-movie-rotten-tomatoes-score&captions=true"] The film would have ended with the heroes making peace and a post-credits scene teasing a Skrull invasion (yes, the shapeshifters featured in Captain Marvel). Fox apparently tapped X-Men: First Class screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz to write the script, and Bourne filmmaker Paul Greengrass was “flirting with directing.” Obviously, the plans fizzled out and the movie never happened. First Class was deemed a success by Fox so they decided to continue in that direction and make Days of Future Past instead. There’s also mention that renowned comic writer Warren Ellis was commissioned for a story treatment on a different X-Men vs. Fantastic Four movie, but no details of that version were given. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/07/dark-phoenixs-biggest-wtf-questions-what-to-watch"] So would you have wanted to see Fox’s X-Men vs. Fantastic Four movie? Let us know in the comments. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is Senior Features Editor at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

After leaving Netflix in the US, The Office has officially moved to NBC’s Peacock streaming service. As part of the celebration, NBC has unveiled a never-before-seen cold open that is sure to please fans. Revealed on Twitter by Peacock, the clip features Dwight being pranked by Jim once again as he is led to believe he is in The Matrix.

This is not a drill. Presenting a never-before-seen cold open from #TheOffice!

Watch #TheOfficeonPeacock for more exclusive content: https://t.co/83j9pd3Wke pic.twitter.com/NgE1GYsJzm — Dunder Mifflin Peacock (@peacockTV) January 1, 2021

Just like the 1999 film it’s based on, Dwight receives a message on his computer from a mysterious individual informing him that the two will meet soon. He soon finds out that Dunder Mifflin’s security guard Hank is actually named Dorpheus, brother to Morpheus (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in The Matrix), who gives Dwight the option of taking either the red pill or blue pill. This is just one of the many unreleased scenes available to watch on Peacock. Currently, Seasons 1 & 2 are available for free on the streaming service, while Seasons 3-9 are locked behind Peacock’s premium tier. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/01/the-top-10-office-episode-of-all-time] There are also 23 extended episodes dubbed The Office: Superfan Episodes featuring longer runtimes and footage that was previously cut. The Office has had a dedicated fan base that has only grown larger since the series ended nearly a decade ago. It was one of the most popular shows on Netflix in 2020, appearing most frequently on its daily Top 10 list according to rankings tracker Reelgood. Even more, Brian Baumgartner (who played Kevin Malone), was the top-earning celebrity on the video sharing service Cameo, earning over $1 million in 2020. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-nbcuniversals-peacock&captions=true"] If you’re itching for more of The Office, check out our rankings of the top 10 episodes of The Office as well as the show’s original auditions featuring Seth Rogen and Bob Odenkirk, among others. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, Reviews, and Wikis writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

After leaving Netflix in the US, The Office has officially moved to NBC’s Peacock streaming service. As part of the celebration, NBC has unveiled a never-before-seen cold open that is sure to please fans. Revealed on Twitter by Peacock, the clip features Dwight being pranked by Jim once again as he is led to believe he is in The Matrix.

This is not a drill. Presenting a never-before-seen cold open from #TheOffice!

Watch #TheOfficeonPeacock for more exclusive content: https://t.co/83j9pd3Wke pic.twitter.com/NgE1GYsJzm — Dunder Mifflin Peacock (@peacockTV) January 1, 2021

Just like the 1999 film it’s based on, Dwight receives a message on his computer from a mysterious individual informing him that the two will meet soon. He soon finds out that Dunder Mifflin’s security guard Hank is actually named Dorpheus, brother to Morpheus (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in The Matrix), who gives Dwight the option of taking either the red pill or blue pill. This is just one of the many unreleased scenes available to watch on Peacock. Currently, Seasons 1 & 2 are available for free on the streaming service, while Seasons 3-9 are locked behind Peacock’s premium tier. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/01/the-top-10-office-episode-of-all-time] There are also 23 extended episodes dubbed The Office: Superfan Episodes featuring longer runtimes and footage that was previously cut. The Office has had a dedicated fan base that has only grown larger since the series ended nearly a decade ago. It was one of the most popular shows on Netflix in 2020, appearing most frequently on its daily Top 10 list according to rankings tracker Reelgood. Even more, Brian Baumgartner (who played Kevin Malone), was the top-earning celebrity on the video sharing service Cameo, earning over $1 million in 2020. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-nbcuniversals-peacock&captions=true"] If you’re itching for more of The Office, check out our rankings of the top 10 episodes of The Office as well as the show’s original auditions featuring Seth Rogen and Bob Odenkirk, among others. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, Reviews, and Wikis writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

Scientists have discovered a new reef in Australia's Great Barrier Reef that's taller than the Empire State Building. Marine researchers discovered this reef structure 80 miles off the coast of Cape York in Queensland, Australia, six miles from the outer edge of the great reef, as reported by Discovery. The mile-wide reef stands taller than the Empire State Building found in New York City, which makes this reef more than 380 meters, or 1250 feet, tall. It's also the first detached reef this large to be found in 120 years of exploration in the Great Barrier Reef. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/30/scientists-revive-100-million-year-old-lifeforms-ign-now"] According to Discovery's report, it was a team aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel that discovered this new reef. They found it while mapping the seafloor using an underwater robot, which is how they learned that the reef is embedded into the floor of the sea and stands entirely on its own from there. The research team's leader, Robin Beaman said that, despite the reef's isolation, it's beaming with life in the form of fish and other sea life. This Empire State Building-sized reef is one of eight large detached reefs in the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef and it's the first discovery of its kind since the 1880s. Scientists say it was likely established in the reef 20 million years ago during the Miocene epoch. "It's a big reef not to have known about," the research team's principal investigator, Tom Bridge, said. "We know more about the surface of the moon than we know about what lies in the depths beyond our coastlines." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/08/underwater-review"] For more underwater science, read about how scientists have resurrected 100 million year-old underwater lifeforms. Check out this bionic moon jellyfish created by scientists after that and then read about how megalodons were so massive because of cannibalism that literally happened in the womb. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Scientists have discovered a new reef in Australia's Great Barrier Reef that's taller than the Empire State Building. Marine researchers discovered this reef structure 80 miles off the coast of Cape York in Queensland, Australia, six miles from the outer edge of the great reef, as reported by Discovery. The mile-wide reef stands taller than the Empire State Building found in New York City, which makes this reef more than 380 meters, or 1250 feet, tall. It's also the first detached reef this large to be found in 120 years of exploration in the Great Barrier Reef. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/30/scientists-revive-100-million-year-old-lifeforms-ign-now"] According to Discovery's report, it was a team aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel that discovered this new reef. They found it while mapping the seafloor using an underwater robot, which is how they learned that the reef is embedded into the floor of the sea and stands entirely on its own from there. The research team's leader, Robin Beaman said that, despite the reef's isolation, it's beaming with life in the form of fish and other sea life. This Empire State Building-sized reef is one of eight large detached reefs in the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef and it's the first discovery of its kind since the 1880s. Scientists say it was likely established in the reef 20 million years ago during the Miocene epoch. "It's a big reef not to have known about," the research team's principal investigator, Tom Bridge, said. "We know more about the surface of the moon than we know about what lies in the depths beyond our coastlines." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/08/underwater-review"] For more underwater science, read about how scientists have resurrected 100 million year-old underwater lifeforms. Check out this bionic moon jellyfish created by scientists after that and then read about how megalodons were so massive because of cannibalism that literally happened in the womb. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.