Returnal, the PS5 exclusive from Resogun and Nex Machina developer Housemarque, is set for a release date of March 19, 2021. The announcement was revealed during The Game Awards on Thursday. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/returnal-gameplay-reveal-trailer"] As Returnal explains, the game lets you go deep into an Astra space scout named Selene, who is trapped in a constant resurrection. Housemarque says the game will offer fast loading times, along with haptic feedback. They also said players will be able to, "feel the natural ambience of this alien planet as the controller mimics its environmental effects." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=returnal-game-awards-trailer-screenshots&captions=true"] Sony previously announced Returnal during June's first PS5 showcase earlier this year. Housemarque made a name for itself among PlayStation fans for its shoot 'em up hits, like Resogun, which debuted at the launch of the PS4, Alienation, and Nex Machina. In 2017, however, the developer announced plans to shift away from the genre due to poor Matterfall and Nex Machina sales. The studio had announced the shooter Stormdivers in 2018, but that project was put on indefinite hiatus earlier this year. For live updates from The Game Awards make sure to check out our live blog of every announcement and reveal. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Ghosts 'n Goblins is back and coming to Nintendo Switch in 2021 with a new reboot called Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection. Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is described as a reboot that pays "homage to Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts." The reboot delivers classic 2D side-scrolling action with a new art style. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/ghost-n-goblins-resurrection-reveal-trailer"] Arthur returns as a knight on a mission to fight the Demon Realm. Ghosts 'n Goblins is infamous for its difficulty, and Capcom is looking to capture the classic feel for returning fans. Face classic enemies like Zombie, Skeleton Murderer, Pigman, and Red Arremer as they likely kill you again and again. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ghosts-n-goblins-resurrection-game-awards-trailer-screenshots&captions=true"] For more from tonight's Game Awards check out IGN's live blog with all the latest news and announcements. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Evil Dead: The Game was announced at The Game Awards, and it's coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in 2021. Based on the iconic horror franchise, Evil Dead: The Game features both co-op and PvP gameplay. The debut trailer featured some familiar faces and locales for the franchise, including the return of Bruce Campbell as Ash. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/evil-dead-the-game-trailer"] Players will join teams of four to "seal the breach between worlds," while others "take control of the powerful Kandarian Demon to hunt Ash and his friends while possessing Deadites, the environment, and even the survivors themselves," according to developer Saber Interactive. Evil Dead: The Game will feature multiple maps, including the infamous cabin in the woods, and over two dozen weapons, including Ash's signature chainsaw. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=evil-dead-the-game-game-awards-trailer-screenshot&captions=true"] "I’m excited to be strapping on the chainsaw one more time,” said Campbell. “Boss Team and Saber Interactive are planning a huge immersive dealio, and I knew I had to come back. You’ll be able to step into my shoes and kick some Deadite ass!”

Ark the Animated series was announced during The Game Awards on Thursday, following the reveal of the newest game in the series, Ark 2 starring Vin Diesel. Check out the trailer below to see the art style and direction of the series: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/ark-the-animated-series-trailer"] The voice cast is rounded out by well known actors, including, Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Madeleine Madden, Jeffrey Wright, Elliot Page, Karl Urban, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon, Ragga Ragnars, Deborah Mailman, Malcolm McDowell, Russell Crowe and Vin Diesel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ark-the-animated-series-game-awards-trailer-screenshots&captions=true"] Follow in the minute updates throughout The Game Awards on IGN's live article. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Okay. It's Vin Diesel in Ark 2 as revealed at The Game Awards. Seriously. Ark 2 is a sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved, an action-adventure survival game where players must survive a hostile, prehistoric world filled with sci-fi technology. The cinematic trailer for Ark 2 begins with a band of prehistoric travelers who are attacked by a giant dinosaur and then a hostile group of raiders. And Vin Diesel is in it, did I mention that? [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/ark-2-cinematic-trailer"] In an absolutely gonzo turn, actor Vin Diesel of Fast and Furious fame is in Ark 2. It's unclear if he will be the sole protagonist of Ark 2 or a character that players can interact with. Ark will also be getting an animated series with a voice cast that includes Karl Urban, David Tennant, Michelle Yeoh, and Elliot Page. IGN gave Ark: Survival Evolved a 7.7, praising its compelling survival gameplay but with a nice narrative frame. For more from tonight's Game Awards, check out IGN's live blog with all the latest news and announcements. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Fall Guys Season 3, which adds a winter theme to the game, will launch on December 15. The date was announced in a trailer shown at The Game Awards, showing off a number of costumes and obstacles being added to the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/fall-guys-season-3-official-trailer"] Mediatonic tells IGN that Season 3 will add 7 new levels, 30+ news skins, and "many more festive surprises yet to be revealed". IGN will be exclusively revealing some of that new content later this week, so make sure to check back with us. Fall Guys has been one of 2020's biggest surprise successes, becoming the most downloaded PS Plas game ever in the process. We awarded the base game an 8/10 review, calling it a "consistent delight". [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.

Disney revealed the first details on plans for Marvel's Ant-Man 3 during Disney’s annual investor day presentation on December 10. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige announced the film will be called Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The MCU mastermind also gave an update on the Blade TV series, which was announced at Comic-Con over a year ago, and on Thor: Love and Thunder plus several other new MCU-related projects. The Ant-Man sequel sees the return of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, and Michael Peña as Luis. Peyton Reed, director of the first two Ant-Man movies, is returning to helm the third chapter. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phase-4-official-lineup&captions=true"] Kathryn Newton will join the cast as Cassie Lang and Jonathan Majors will play Kang the Conqueror, as previously reported. With Hope, Hank, and Janet now all back from the dead – and Scott's daughter Cassie now a teenager – it seems like we'll see the insect-sized hero fighting foes alongside his family next time around. As for Blade, which will star Mahershala Ali, Feige said that development on the show continues and storylines are coming together for it. He promised more updates soon. Regarding Thor: Love and Thunder, Feige confirmed that Christian Bale is playing the villain Gorr the God Butcher. The film will be released on May 6, 2022. You can learn all about who Gorr is right here. In addition to these updates, several brand-new projects were revealed. Baby Groot, of Guardians of the Galaxy fame, will get his own series of shorts on Disney+ "featuring several new and unusual characters." The series will be called I Am Groot, but no launch date was discussed. Not to be undone, Groot's buddies are getting a Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, with James Gunn writing and directing. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will arrive in 2022, and Fiege confirmed the special will be filmed alongside Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Don Cheadle will also be returning as James Rhodes in a Disney+ series called Armor Wars. Armor Wars will explore the consequences of Tony Stark’s tech falling into the wrong hands and chart War Machine’s efforts to deal with the consequences. No specific launch date for Armor Wars was confirmed. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/26/thor-love-and-thunder-jane-foster-as-thor-explained]

Season, a gorgeous new adventure game for PS5 and PC, was announced at The Game Awards. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/season-announcement-trailer"] Developer Scavengers Studio (Darwin Project) describes Season as a "third-person atmospheric bicycle road trip adventure game." You play as a young woman exploring the world for the first time, after previously living in a secluded village. Season will have you collecting artifacts and recording memories of various cultures before "a cataclysm washes everything away." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=season-game-awards-trailer-announcement&captions=true"] "[Season] has absorbed our worries about the state of the planet, our joy at living on it, things we’ve seen, people we’ve loved and lost, all tied together into something, hopefully, beautiful and strange,” said writer and creative director Kevin Sullivan.    

Marvel Studios has announced that Ironheart will be headed to Disney+. Ironheart follows Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams, a genius inventor who also happens to be "the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Ironheart was created in 2015 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mike Deodato and made her debut in Invincible Iron Man Vol. 2 +7. She later starred in the third volume of Invincible Iron Man in 2016. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/ms-marvel-disney-plus-teaser-trailer"] In more Marvel news, Kevin Feige confirmed that the studio will not recast Chadwick Boseman for Black Panther 2, Disney Plus' She-Hulk series confirmed that Tatiana Maslany will play the titular role of Jennifer Walters and Tim Roth will portray the Abomination.

Call of Duty Season 1 got its first look today at The Game Awards including new maps, characters, weapons, and more. You can check out the first official trailer below which shows new updates coming to both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/call-of-duty-cold-war-warzone-season-one-trailer"] For more from The Game Awards check out IGN’s ongoing live blog with all the latest announcements and reveals. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.