Nintendo has announced that a roughly 15-minue Super Nintendo World Direct will take place on December 18 at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm GMT that will show more of Universal Studios Japan's newest theme park area. Nintendo also was careful to mention that "no game content will be featured," so it looks to only show more of the much-anticipated theme park area that is set to open to the public on February 4, 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/30/super-nintendo-world-reveal-trailer"] IGN Japan and other members of the press were able to get a sneak peak at Super Nintendo World last month, and got a glimpse of Bowser's Castle and where guests will line up for the Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge ride. The Mario Kart-themed ride will put visitors in the driving seat and includes AR and projection mapping to bring the beloved action of the Mario Kart series to life, all through the help of a wearable Mario's hat that has a built-in AR screen. Super Nintendo World was set to open ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Summer 2020, but it was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, a Mario-themed cafe and store inside Universal Studios Japan did open and gave guests a glimpse of what they can expect from this new area. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=super-nintendo-world-in-universal-studios-japan-sneak-peek&captions=true"] Super Nintendo World will also feature interactive attractions that will allow guests to use their Power Up Bands to collect digital coins and unlock achievements. [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.

Netflix is dropping some classic films and fan-favorite returning series to its lineup for January 2021. To kick things off, Netflix is releasing the third season of Cobra Kai in January (exact release date TBD), which takes place 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament in the original Karate Kid film. You can also binge Part 3 of Matt Groening's adult-animated fantasy series, Disenchantment, which will debut on January 15. IGN exclusively revealed the release date and official trailer for Disenchantment Part 3, which you can watch in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/15/disenchantment-part-3-exclusive-official-trailer-2021-abbi-jacobson-eric-andre"] On the movie front, Netflix is dropping classics like Goodfellas (1990) and Catch Me If You Can (2002) on January 1. The streamer is also releasing The Dig on January 29, starring Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. Here's how Netflix describes the upcoming film: "As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎." Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of Netflix's January offerings, followed by the full list (U.S. Netflix only): [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflix-spotlight-january-2021&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]

January 1

• Dream Home Makeover: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Headspace Guide to Meditation -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• The Minimalists: Less Is Now -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Monarca: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• What Happened to Mr. Cha? -- NETFLIX FILM
• 17 Again (2009)
• 30 Minutes or Less (2011)
• Abby Hatcher: Season 1
• Blue Streak (1999)
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
• Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
• Cool Hand Luke (1967)
• The Creative Brain (2019)
• The Departed (2006)
• Enter the Dragon (1973)
• Gimme Shelter (2013)
• Good Hair (2010)
• Goodfellas (1990)
• Gothika (2003)
• The Haunted Hathaways: Seasons 1-2
• Into the Wild (2007)
• Julie & Julia (2009)
• Mud (2012)
• Mystic Pizza (1988)
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
• Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
• Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
• Sex and the City 2 (2010)
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Striptease (1996)
• Superbad (2007)
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

January 2

• Asphalt Burning (Børning 3) -- NETFLIX FILM

January 5

• Gabby's Dollhouse -- NETFLIX FAMILY
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• History of Swear Words -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• LA's Finest: Season 1
• ¡Nailed It! México: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL

January 6

• Ratones Paranoicos: The Band that Rocked Argentina -- NETFLIX FILM
• Surviving Death -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Tony Parker: The Final Shot -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

January 7

• Pieces of a Woman -- NETFLIX FILM

January 8

• Charming -- NETFLIX FILM
• The Idhun Chronicles: Part 2 -- NETFLIX ANIME
• Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 5 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Lupin -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Mighty Little Bheem: Kite Festival -- NETFLIX FAMILY
• Pretend It’s a City -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• Stuck Apart (Azizler) -- NETFLIX FILM

January 10

• Spring Breakers (2012)

January 11

• CRACK: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
• The Intouchables (2011)

January 12

• Last Tango in Halifax: Season 4

January 13

• An Imperfect Murder
• Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

January 15

• Bling Empire -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Carmen Sandiego: Season 4 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
• Disenchantment: Part 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Double Dad (Pai Em Dobro) -- NETFLIX FILM
• Henry Danger: Seasons 1-3
• Hook (1991)
• Kuroko's Basketball: Season 1
• The Magicians: Season 5
• Outside the Wire -- NETFLIX FILM
• Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie (2014)
• Pinkfong & Baby Shark's Space Adventure (2019)

January 16

• A Monster Calls (2016)
• Radium Girls (2020)

January 18

• Homefront (2013)

January 19

• Hello Ninja: Season 4 -- NETFLIX FAMILY

January 20

• Daughter From Another Mother (Madre solo hay dos) -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Sightless (2020)
• Spycraft -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL

January 21

• Call My Agent!: Season 4 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL

January 22

• Blown Away: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Busted!: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Fate: The Winx Saga -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
• So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! (Salir del Ropero) -- NETFLIX FILM
• The White Tiger -- NETFLIX FILM

January 23

• Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL

January 26

• Go Dog Go -- NETFLIX FAMILY

January 27

• Accomplice
• Penguin Bloom -- NETFLIX FILM

January 29

• Below Zero (Bajocero) -- NETFLIX FILM
• The Dig -- NETFLIX FILM
• Finding 'Ohana -- NETFLIX FILM
• We Are: The Brooklyn Saints -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

January 31

• Fatima (2020)

Also Releasing in January (Exact Release Date TBD)

• 50M2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Bonding: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• Cobra Kai: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
• June & Kopi -- NETFLIX FILM
• The Netflix Afterparty -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL

[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.

Riot Games is making an MMORPG, though it was announced in a bit of an unusual way. This upcoming MMO will be the first foray into the genre from the developers behind League of Legends and Valorant. On Twitter, Riot vice president of intellectual property and entertainment Greg Street tweeted that he is hiring for a new project that will develop the League of Legends universe. When asked whether it was an MMO, Street outright confirmed that it will be on Twitter. While a major project like League of Legends MMO isn't typically announced on a personal Twitter account, the move makes sense for Riot who has been working furiously in recent years to expand its stable of games beyond League of Legends. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/13/ruined-king-a-league-of-legends-story-reveal-trailer"] In the past two years, Riot has developed and released Legends of Runeterra, a competitive card game based on the League of Legends universe; as well as Valorant, a competitive shooter based on an original IP. Riot also announced Riot Forge, a publishing initiative where Riot will work with outside developers on games and other projects based in the League of Legends universe. One of its first projects is Ruined King, a turn-based LoL RPG coming to consoles and PC in 2021. There's also a fighting game Riot has been quietly working on for years, as well as Arcane, an animated League of Legends animated TV series, as if Riot wasn't busy enough. IGN reached out to Riot for clarification and we were pointed to Street's tweet. But that's another League of Legends project announced, then. Keep an eye out for more updates on this in the future. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed it will give players of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 (or on PS5 via backward compatibility) refunds for purchasing the game. But the platform holder is taking things a step further and actually removing Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store for digital purchase "until further notice." In a newly posted refund-related page, SIE confirmed its intentions to offer full refunds to all players who purchased Cyberpunk via the PS Store, while also committing to delisting the game for the time being. The company's full statement reads:

"SIE strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, therefore we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchased Cyberpunk 2077 via PlayStation Store. SIE will also be removing Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store until further notice. "Once we have confirmed that you purchased Cyberpunk 2077 via PlayStation Store, we will begin processing your refund. Please note that completion of the refund may vary based on your payment method and financial institution."

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/15/cyberpunk-2077-for-xbox-one-and-playstation-4-review"] Players can submit for their refund here. Sony's announcement comes after the messy messaging of Cyberpunk 2077's launch, which included a significant performance gap between the PC and PS4/Xbox One versions of the game, the latter of which were not shown running on base hardware pre-release. Following Cyberpunk's launch, CDPR apologized for the console versions. "...We would like to start by apologizing to you for not showing the game on base last-gen consoles before it premiered and, in consequence, not allowing you to make a more informed decision about your purchase. We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One," the statement read. Alongside it, CDPR said players could request refunds for the console versions if they were dissatisfied, however there was no official word from Microsoft or PlayStation about honoring these at the time. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=9f9ed23c-ec9b-43d3-9731-b7464aff0edb"] While there had been reports of some players receiving refunds even before CDPR's apology, following it, it seemed that no special deal had been worked out between CDPR and the platform holders at that time. Widespread reports of players, including some on IGN's staff, who were unable to properly request refunds due to platform policies began to spread. IGN at the time had reached out to CDPR for comment, but Sony's offering of refunds and full removal of the game from the store is the first official word we've heard on the company's policy toward Cyberpunk's launch. Prior to launch, IGN had only played the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077, which we praised in our review, but following their launch, IGN separately reviewed the Cyberpunk 2077 console versions, saying "If your only option right now is playing Cyberpunk 2077 on either of the base console platforms, I highly suggest you don’t play at all until its many terrible performance issues are fixed. And if you’ve already bought it and had an experience similar to what I’ve described, you should absolutely get a refund if possible." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-examples-of-visual-bugs&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Gal Gadot said she was interviewed by WarnerMedia as part of their Justice League investigation and revealed to the press that she didn't get along with replacement director Joss Whedon. Gadot told Los Angeles Times in an article published on Thursday that she reported her problems with Whedon to "the higher-ups" working on Justice League and they "took care of it." She also said that, even though she wasn't on set with actor Ray Fisher during the reshoots, she's pleased that he's speaking his mind. "I’m happy for Ray to go out and speak his truth,” Gadot said. “I wasn’t there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn’t the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened. I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it. But I’m happy for Ray to go up and say his truth.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=dc-extended-universe-every-upcoming-movie&captions=true"] Gadot, who is doing press for WarnerMedia's upcoming movie Wonder Woman 1984, also spoke to Variety and said she believed the investigation was "thorough." “I know that they’ve done a very thorough investigation, even just by how much time I spent with them,” Gadot said. However, Gadot said she is still confused about the outcome of the investigation. WarnerMedia said they took "remedial action" in their announcement that the investigation was concluded, but didn't disclose what exactly those actions were. “I don’t know what [remedial action] means either,” Gadot said to Variety. “I’m curious to know what’s going to be the outcome.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/15/wonder-woman-1984-review"] Whedon recently left a TV show that he was developing for over two years with WarnerMedia. The filmmaker said later in a statement that it was because he did not want to develop a show during the pandemic. DC Comics fans haven't been given a single detail regarding what Whedon did. Justice League actors like Fisher and Jason Momoa said that it was a toxic set without saying what exactly was toxic about it. Now, WarnerMedia finishes up its investigation and also doesn't reveal any specific details about what happened. Fisher was the first one to accuse Whedon of "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable" behavior that "was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg." It was Fisher's statements that prompted the investigation that ended last week. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-movie-of-the-year-2020&captions=true"] Gadot will next be seen as Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman 1984, which is already playing in theaters in select countries around the world. Wonder Woman 1984 arrives in U.S. movie theaters on December 25, where it will also be available in 4K on the streaming service HBO Max. IGN's Wonder Woman 1984 review calls the movie, "a bright and hopeful adventure that pays loving homage to the superhero movies of yesteryear." The movie received a nomination for IGN's best movie of 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who is a Joss Whedon fan and will continue to be one until there's at least one detail about what actually went down.

For those of you looking forward to some Diablo action on mobile, the good news is - as of this moment, Diablo Immortal’s technical alpha has launched. The bad news is, it’s largely restricted to Australia. If you don’t happen to be in Australia right now – sorry about that, by the way – fear not, as we can still give you a stack of details on how Diablo Immortal is shaping up. First though, for those of you that can check it out, the technical alpha has four classes available - Barbarian, Wizard, Monk and Demon Hunter, a level cap of 45 (as opposed to the planned 60 for the game’s release) with Paragon points beyond that, and includes seven open world zones and six dungeons. There’s a lot of content, in other words, and Blizzard’s goal is to test the early level experience and mid-game systems, as well as client performance and server stability. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/17/see-8-of-diablo-immortals-class-intros"] That latter point is particularly important given that Diablo Immortal is a massively multiplayer action RPG, in which tens of thousands of players can be on a single server. This change manifests itself in communal areas like Westmarch, where players can show off their gear, but for the most part the team is very much aiming for Diablo Immortal to feel like classic Diablo – wading through hordes of enemies alongside a friend or three, nabbing loot and upgrading your character. It will also feel familiar from a story perspective. Yes, Deckard Cain puts in an appearance, like some kind of desiccated security blanket, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m referring to the fact that Diablo Immortal takes place between the events of Diablo II and Diablo III. Those of you that pay attention to these things will remember that Archangel Tyrael destroyed the World Stone at the end of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. And now, in Diablo Immortal, pieces of it have been flung across Sanctuary and demon legions are scouring the mortal plain in search of the still-powerful shards. Sounds like a reasonable enough excuse for the action… even if it is somewhat reminiscent of every Mario RPG storyline ever. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/17/diablo-immortal-destructions-end-cinematic"] Anyway, let’s dive into some of the stuff we’ve just learnt.

Yes, It’s Free-to-Play

I mean, of course it is, but now it’s officially, 100% confirmed. “We plan to have all content, all story and all classes… be free,” lead designer Wyatt Cheng told the participants in the technical alpha pre-briefing. “Diablo Immortal will have in-game purchases that are not required for people to progress or to simply enjoy the game…” In terms of the team’s approach to free-to-play, Cheng was unequivocal. “First and foremost,” he said, “all of our gameplay systems and core mechanics are designed to be fun first and not circumvent Diablo’s core gameplay. The game is about killing monsters and getting gear and at Blizzard, gameplay comes first.” All gear in Diablo Immortal is self-found and cannot be purchased. “We want to ensure that players who choose not to spend money still have access to every piece of gear in the game as well.” For Cheng and his team, the goal is for in-game purchases to make players feel good, deepen their enjoyment and be a bonus on top of an already robust experience. “There’s a lot of ways to design in-game purchases,” he explained. “When you spend money we want to make sure that you feel like you’re paying to get a bonus. There’s a lot of designs across the mobile market that add something negative and then offer an in-app purchase to remove or circumvent it. That’s not what we want to do here.”[poilib element="quoteBox" parameters="excerpt=We%20want%20to%20ensure%20that%20players%20who%20choose%20not%20to%20spend%20money%20still%20have%20access%20to%20every%20piece%20of%20gear%20in%20the%20game%20as%20well."] By way of example, one of the in-app purchase options will be a Battle Pass. All players will progress down a free reward track as they make progress, but purchasing a Battle Pass opens up a second set of unlocks. This progression system will be refreshed monthly and “no matter what you’re doing in Diablo Immortal, you’ll earn progress on your Battle Pass, whether it’s clearing a Rift, doing a dungeon or completing some bounties,” says Cheng. He gave a couple more examples of in-game purchases, but we’ll get to them in a sec.

Elder Rifts Offer Up Punchy Dungeon Runs

One of the foundations of Diablo Immortal’s gameplay will be Elder Rifts - short, randomised dungeon experiences that can be run as many times as you want. What makes them different? Well, the gameplay is centered around killing monsters to fill up a progress bar, with Elites obviously filling it a whole lot more than normal mobs. Once the bar is full, the final boss spawns and if you beat it, your run is complete. Elder Rifts also serve as another example of the kinds of in-game purchases that will be available in Diablo Immortal. Players can buy Crests that they can then use to introduce random modifiers to their Elder Rift runs. Beating these modified runs will then net better rewards. Oh, and if you’re in a party everyone can take part – only one person needs to use a Crest. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=diablo-immortal-screenshots&captions=true"]

Challenge Rifts Return But in a New Form

In Diablo III, Challenge Rifts charged players with beating a Greater Rift challenge using a fixed character, but Diablo Immortal flips this. In this game, players use their own character and the Rift is randomised for every run. The challenge will be in working through the difficulty tiers, as each has a reward package to earn. Each Challenge Rift will also have a leaderboard and players will get additional rewards based on placement.

Zone Trials Will Shake Up the Gameplay

It won’t just be the main story quest guiding you through a zone, there will also be side quests to complete and spontaneous pop up events (such as being ambushed by enemies or finding cursed chests), as well as unique objectives called Zone Trials. The Library of Zoltun Kulle, for instance, contains a towering Hydra world boss that, in the words of lead producer Caleb Arseneaux, “presents such a massive threat that players from across the entire zone will band together to defeat it.”

Bounties Will Send You All Over Sanctuary

The iconic capital, Westmarch, will offer a reprieve from the demons and monsters. This hub city is where you’ll access your stash, upgrade your armour, weapons and gems, and show off your gear to other players. It’s also where you’ll unlock Nightmare and Hell difficulty modes during the technical alpha, and get access to bounties. Bounties are small quests that will have you fighting monsters, gathering materials and taking part in new stories all over Sanctuary. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/17/diablo-immortal-this-is-sanctuary-cinematic"]

The Horadric Bestiary Is No Ordinary Tome

Diablo Immortal is packing a wider variety of enemies than Diablo III, and these enemies will be on display in a special book called the Horadric Bestiary. Defeating key monsters will unlock pages in this tome, and each unlock will actually make you more powerful.

All Gear Must Be Self-Found

Any gear that is equipped – weapons, armour, jewelry - must be self-found. It cannot be purchased, nor can it be traded with other players. This means that anything another player is wearing is the product of their own blood and sweat… or at least, the blood of a whole lot of monsters.

Legendary Gems Promise Even Broader Build Options

Each character has six primary gear slots in Diablo Immortal (for your head, torso, shoulders, lower body, main hand and off-hand) and each piece of this gear can be socketed with a legendary gem. Legendary gems boost your abilities in significant ways, such as charging your skills faster, making your channeled skills last longer or increasing damage based on the number of targets that you hit. Having a full complement of six legendary gems on top of legendary items with their own bespoke properties should make for some really powerful, fun builds. Regular gems also return, boosting things like health, defense and attack, but these can only be socketed into secondary gear like rings and boots. There are six slots for secondary gear all up.

Diablo Reforged

Like Diablo III, any unwanted gear in your inventory or stash can be salvaged for crafting materials. This can then be put towards leveling up the gear you’re focused on. Each rank an item gains boosts its stats, but more interestingly, every five levels it gets an additional random bonus property. Once you get to the max level of 20 for an item it will have three bonus properties and be considerably more powerful – and that’s not even factoring in any socketed gems. Don’t like one of the random property rolls? You can use the reforge system to re-roll. Reforging an attribute will cost players a reforge stone, which can be earnt during gameplay. There is, however, another option, which is to spend real world money to purchase specialised reforge stones. These limit the pool of properties that can appear. Importantly, however, the properties aren’t improved – you just have more control over what the result may be.

Charmed, I’m Sure

In additional to six primary gear slots and six secondary gear slots, there’s a 13th piece of equipment and that’s your Charm. This is used to increase the rank of your skills - Whirlwind for the Barbarian or Meteor for the Wizard, for instance. Charms promise to be pretty powerful, as they can add bonus ranks to up to five of your skills. That said, according to lead designer Wyatt Cheng “it is a long tail progression system for the most dedicated players.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=diablo-immortal-artwork&captions=true"]

Market Prices Are Based on Supply and Demand

Yes, Diablo Immortal has a player to player market. And no, it’s nothing like the ill-fated auction house in Diablo III. You won’t be able to buy or sell gear here, instead, the market is for things like Charm crafting materials and gems (including legendary gems). Transactions are anonymous and you can only buy and sell at the current market rate. Thus, the value of items is directly related to what players are looking for, so if a particular build gets hugely popular, for instance, it might drive up the price of a particular material or legendary gem.

The Paragon System Will Have Skill Trees

Just as Diablo III had the Paragon system to let players continue to grow stronger after they hit the level cap, so too does Diablo Immortal. The difference here is that Diablo Immortal will have multiple skill trees that you can put points into, with each based on a particular play style. One focuses on gaining bonuses after you defeat an enemy, for instance, while another is all about survivability bonuses to help you stay alive. The technical alpha has four Paragon trees, but more are planned for launch. When will Diablo Immortal be more widely available? We don't know, but in the meantime, why not read our retrospective on the early days of the series? [poilib element="accentDivider"] Cam Shea is IGN's AU Studio Lead and has been mixing a lot of rave era breakbeat lately. He's also played more Breath of the Wild than any other game this year. Catch him on Twitter. Maybe.

During a deep dive into the newest fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Sephiroth, director Masahiro Sakurai announced the Sephiroth DLC will be released on December 22. Sakurai also revealed the next wave of Mii Fighter costumes which include Tifa, Aerith, and Barret, as well as a Chocobo hat and Geno from Super Mario RPG. As part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass, Nintendo releases several skins for Mii Fighters, standard fighters categorized as Gunner, Brawler, and Swordfighter. These Mii Fighter templates can wear different skins based on popular characters. In the past, Nintendo has released Mii Fighter skins for characters like Sans from Undertale and Travis Touchdown from No More Fighters. Now, three Final Fantasy 7 character skins will join the roster. Barret (Gunner outfit), Tifa (Brawler outfit), and Aerith (Swordfight outfit) will be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of Round 8 of the Mii Fighters skin line. You can check out the skins in action below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/17/super-smash-bros-ultimate-mii-fighters-round-8-reveal-trailer"] Sakurai also announced two additional Mii Fighter outfits, a Chocobo hat, and Geno (Gunner outfit). Geno is actually from the Super Mario RPG which was developed by Square in partnership with Nintendo for the SNES back in 1996. Geno was a unique character created for the Super Mario RPG and has been a popular request from fans to be added to the Smash Bros. roster. Geno was actually previously released as a Mii skin in Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Wii U. Sakurai once said he considered Geno to join the Smash Bros. roster in an interview with Nintendo Dream back in 2016, which helped fuel the fan movement to get the character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/17/super-smash-bros-ultimate-sephiroth-gameplay-overview"] Sephiroth is the eighth DLC fighter to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the third character in the latest Fighter Pass, which means there are still three more DLC fighters yet to be announced. Along with the character, players will gain access to a new Final Fantasy 7 stage as well as nine new music tracks from Final Fantasy, remixed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The tracks include:

• Opening - Bombing Mission
• Those Who Fight (AC Version)
• Those Who Fight Further (AC Version)
• Aerith's Theme
• Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII
• Jenova
• Cosmo Canyon
• One-Winged Angel
• Advent: One-Winged Angel

  Additionally, a limited-time Sephiroth Challenge mode has been announced. From December 17th to 22nd, players can face Sephiroth and play him and the new stage early if they defeat him. Players must own Challenger Pack 8 or the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 to participate. Check out IGN's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate review and guide for more fighting goodness. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Actor Jeremy Bulloch, known for playing Boba Fett in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, has died. He was 75. Born in Leicestershire, England in 1945, Bulloch was a mainstay on British television, with dozens of credits on shows like Doctor Who and Robin of Sherwood. He also appeared in several James Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Octopussy. In 1980 Bulloch donned the armor for Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back, as well as Lieutenant Sheckil in the same film. Bulloch reprised his role in the armor for Return of the Jedi. [caption id="attachment_245465" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Jeremy Bulloch in 2017. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)[/caption] Bulloch would go on to have a small cameo in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith as Captain Jeremoch Colton, and he was a mainstay on the convention circuit, giving talks and appearances until he retired in 2018. News of Bulloch’s death was shared on social media by actor Daniel Logan, who played a young Boba Fett in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Bulloch wrote a memoir of his life as an actor and times on the Star Wars convention circuit in his autobiography Flying Solo: Tales of a Bounty Hunter. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=boba-fett-lives-how-the-bounty-hunters-story-continued-after-return-of-the-jedi&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)