Apple is adding a new member to its AirPods headphone line, and it's by far the most expensive model yet. The newly announced AirPods Max is an over-ear headphone that costs $549. The AirPods Max includes a number of features found on the AirPods Pro, including noise cancellation, transparency mode and spatial audio. Apple is also promising "high-fidelity sound" and adaptive EQ functionality that tweaks the Max's sound settings based on the user's environment. The AirPods Max is built around Apple's H1 chip, a 10-core processor designed with computational audio in mind, with each earcup featuring its own, independent chip. Each earcup also features a 40mm dynamic driver that Apple claims can "maintain total harmonic distortion of less than 1 percent across the entire audible range, even at maximum volume." Interestingly, rather than emphasizing touch-based controls like most high-end wireless headphones, Apple is including a Digital Crown button similar to the one seen on the latest Apple Watch Series 6, one which controls the volume and allows users to skip tracks, play/pause, answer phone calls and activate the Siri voice assistant. The headphones will also automatically play or pause when the user rotates either earcup. Apple claims a 20-hour battery life for the AirPods Max, and the included Smart Case accessory will automatically put the headphone in low-power mode to preserve battery life. While the headphone will be compatible with all Bluetooth-capable devices, like other AirPods models it features added functionality on Apple devices, such as audio sharing and the ability to automatically switch between devices. “AirPods are the most popular headphones in the world, beloved for their effortless setup, incredible sound quality, and iconic design. With AirPods Max, we are bringing that magical AirPods experience to a stunning over-ear design with high-fidelity audio,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in the company's press release. “The custom acoustic design, combined with powerful H1 chips, and advanced software enable AirPods Max to use computational audio to wirelessly deliver the ultimate personal listening experience.” The AirPods Max are available to pre-order now in one of six colors and will begin shipping on December 15. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=apple-airpods-max-over-ear-headphones-images&captions=true"] Both the AirPods and AirPods Pro made IGN's list of the best wireless earbuds. It remains to be seen if the AirPods Max will be able to stake a claim in our list of the best over-ear headphones. With a price tag significantly higher than other flagship wireless headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4 and the Razer Opus, it may come down to whether Apple lives up to its promises of a high-fidelity audio experience. If the sound quality of the Max rivals wired, expensive over-ear favorites like the Sennheiser HD800S, then $550 may actually turn out to be a bargain. The AirPods Max announcement comes shortly after Apple revealed a new lineup of MacBooks and Mac Minis built around its proprietary M1 processor. Will you be forking over $549 for the AirPods Max? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Apple is adding a new member to its AirPods headphone line, and it's by far the most expensive model yet. The newly announced AirPods Max is an over-ear headphone that costs $549. The AirPods Max includes a number of features found on the AirPods Pro, including noise cancellation, transparency mode and spatial audio. Apple is also promising "high-fidelity sound" and adaptive EQ functionality that tweaks the Max's sound settings based on the user's environment. The AirPods Max is built around Apple's H1 chip, a 10-core processor designed with computational audio in mind, with each earcup featuring its own, independent chip. Each earcup also features a 40mm dynamic driver that Apple claims can "maintain total harmonic distortion of less than 1 percent across the entire audible range, even at maximum volume." Interestingly, rather than emphasizing touch-based controls like most high-end wireless headphones, Apple is including a Digital Crown button similar to the one seen on the latest Apple Watch Series 6, one which controls the volume and allows users to skip tracks, play/pause, answer phone calls and activate the Siri voice assistant. The headphones will also automatically play or pause when the user rotates either earcup. Apple claims a 20-hour battery life for the AirPods Max, and the included Smart Case accessory will automatically put the headphone in low-power mode to preserve battery life. While the headphone will be compatible with all Bluetooth-capable devices, like other AirPods models it features added functionality on Apple devices, such as audio sharing and the ability to automatically switch between devices. “AirPods are the most popular headphones in the world, beloved for their effortless setup, incredible sound quality, and iconic design. With AirPods Max, we are bringing that magical AirPods experience to a stunning over-ear design with high-fidelity audio,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in the company's press release. “The custom acoustic design, combined with powerful H1 chips, and advanced software enable AirPods Max to use computational audio to wirelessly deliver the ultimate personal listening experience.” The AirPods Max are available to pre-order now in one of six colors and will begin shipping on December 15. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=apple-airpods-max-over-ear-headphones-images&captions=true"] Both the AirPods and AirPods Pro made IGN's list of the best wireless earbuds. It remains to be seen if the AirPods Max will be able to stake a claim in our list of the best over-ear headphones. With a price tag significantly higher than other flagship wireless headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4 and the Razer Opus, it may come down to whether Apple lives up to its promises of a high-fidelity audio experience. If the sound quality of the Max rivals wired, expensive over-ear favorites like the Sennheiser HD800S, then $550 may actually turn out to be a bargain. The AirPods Max announcement comes shortly after Apple revealed a new lineup of MacBooks and Mac Minis built around its proprietary M1 processor. Will you be forking over $549 for the AirPods Max? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the remake of the beloved action game, has been delayed.

A tweet from the official Ubisoft UK Twitter account announced the remake, which was originally revealed in early September and scheduled for release on January 21, 2021, has now been delayed to March 18, 2021.

Ubisoft’s reasoning for delaying the Prince of Persia remake is a common one: COVID-19 and the many complications that a year like 2020 has presented.

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“We are excited to put this game in your hands, as we retell the story of the Prince and Farah in a reimagined 11th century Persia,” Ubisoft wrote, thanking fans for their patience. “However, 2020 has been a year like no other. Today we wanted to let you know that we are taking additional time to work on the game….We believe this is the right call to ensure we deliver a game you will enjoy.”

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will cost $39.99 and be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic Games Store, the Ubisoft store on Windows, and UPlay+. There will be no PS5 or Xbox Series X version of the game, but it will be playable on next-gen console via backward compatibility.

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The Remake is being developed by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, and is using the same Anvil engine that powers the Assassin’s Creed games. Voice actor Yuri Lowenthal is returning as the Prince. You can read our interview with Ubisoft Pune's Game Director Pierre-Sylvain Gires, where he explains how and why Ubisoft is remaking the 2003 classic.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/time traveler for IGN.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the remake of the beloved action game, has been delayed.

A tweet from the official Ubisoft UK Twitter account announced the remake, which was originally revealed in early September and scheduled for release on January 21, 2021, has now been delayed to March 18, 2021.

Ubisoft’s reasoning for delaying the Prince of Persia remake is a common one: COVID-19 and the many complications that a year like 2020 has presented.

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“We are excited to put this game in your hands, as we retell the story of the Prince and Farah in a reimagined 11th century Persia,” Ubisoft wrote, thanking fans for their patience. “However, 2020 has been a year like no other. Today we wanted to let you know that we are taking additional time to work on the game….We believe this is the right call to ensure we deliver a game you will enjoy.”

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will cost $39.99 and be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic Games Store, the Ubisoft store on Windows, and UPlay+. There will be no PS5 or Xbox Series X version of the game, but it will be playable on next-gen console via backward compatibility.

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The Remake is being developed by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, and is using the same Anvil engine that powers the Assassin’s Creed games. Voice actor Yuri Lowenthal is returning as the Prince. You can read our interview with Ubisoft Pune's Game Director Pierre-Sylvain Gires, where he explains how and why Ubisoft is remaking the 2003 classic.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/time traveler for IGN.

Update (12/8/20) - Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst will reportedly reprise their former Spider-Man movie roles, according to Collider. The Hollywood Reporter originally broke the news that Alfred Molina will return to his role as Doctor Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus, in Spider-Man 3 starring Tom Holland, but Collider added in their report that "Kirsten Dunst will return as MJ" and that "Andrew Garfield will be back." Collider also said that Maguire will be back as well if Sony and Marvel can close that deal. Maguire played Peter Parker and Spider-Man in 2002's Spider-Man, 2004's Spider-Man 2, which featured Molina as Otto Octavius, and 2007's Spider-Man 3. Garfield played Peter Parker and Spider-Man in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Dunst played MJ in all three of the Maguire Spider-Man movies. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Alfred Molina is reportedly set to return as Doctor Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 3 starring Tom Holland. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Molina will once again play the villain Doctor Octopus in the upcoming Marvel Spider-Man movie. He previously played the character in the 2004 Sam Raimi movie Spider-Man 2 during Toby Maguire’s tenure as Spider-Man. Molina was reportedly spotted on the set of Spider-Man 3, which is currently filming. Star Tom Holland published photos of himself as Spider-Man on the set of the upcoming movie. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phases-1-3-the-mcus-infinity-saga-ranked&captions=true"] Molina is the second actor from a previous Spider-Man franchise to reprise their role for Spider-Man 3. Jaimie Foxx is returning as Electro, however, Foxx played his character not in Maguire’s run as Spider-Man, but during Andrew Garfield’s in The Amazing Spider-Man franchise. With Molina appearing, three different Spider-Man runs, from Maguire's to Holland's, will appear in the upcoming Spider-Man movie. This has fueled speculation that the third movie will feature some kind of multiverse storyline, especially since Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange will also appear in the film. Strange's next solo movie also happens to be titled "The Multiverse of Madness." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2005/07/26/spider-man-2-movie-trailer-spider-man-2-trailer"] There's been no other word on other characters from past Spider-Man movies appearing in the Tom Holland sequel, though Foxx, in a now-deleted Instagram post, suggested three Spider-Men may appear in the film. For more on the next Spider-Man movie, check out IGN's guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Update (12/8/20) - Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst will reportedly reprise their former Spider-Man movie roles, according to Collider. The Hollywood Reporter originally broke the news that Alfred Molina will return to his role as Doctor Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus, in Spider-Man 3 starring Tom Holland, but Collider added in their report that "Kirsten Dunst will return as MJ" and that "Andrew Garfield will be back." Collider also said that Maguire will be back as well if Sony and Marvel can close that deal. Maguire played Peter Parker and Spider-Man in 2002's Spider-Man, 2004's Spider-Man 2, which featured Molina as Otto Octavius, and 2007's Spider-Man 3. Garfield played Peter Parker and Spider-Man in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Dunst played MJ in all three of the Maguire Spider-Man movies. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Alfred Molina is reportedly set to return as Doctor Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 3 starring Tom Holland. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Molina will once again play the villain Doctor Octopus in the upcoming Marvel Spider-Man movie. He previously played the character in the 2004 Sam Raimi movie Spider-Man 2 during Toby Maguire’s tenure as Spider-Man. Molina was reportedly spotted on the set of Spider-Man 3, which is currently filming. Star Tom Holland published photos of himself as Spider-Man on the set of the upcoming movie. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phases-1-3-the-mcus-infinity-saga-ranked&captions=true"] Molina is the second actor from a previous Spider-Man franchise to reprise their role for Spider-Man 3. Jaimie Foxx is returning as Electro, however, Foxx played his character not in Maguire’s run as Spider-Man, but during Andrew Garfield’s in The Amazing Spider-Man franchise. With Molina appearing, three different Spider-Man runs, from Maguire's to Holland's, will appear in the upcoming Spider-Man movie. This has fueled speculation that the third movie will feature some kind of multiverse storyline, especially since Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange will also appear in the film. Strange's next solo movie also happens to be titled "The Multiverse of Madness." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2005/07/26/spider-man-2-movie-trailer-spider-man-2-trailer"] There's been no other word on other characters from past Spider-Man movies appearing in the Tom Holland sequel, though Foxx, in a now-deleted Instagram post, suggested three Spider-Men may appear in the film. For more on the next Spider-Man movie, check out IGN's guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

This week in Red Dead Online, hunt the new Legendary Bounty for Carmela “La Muñeca” Montez, score special Bounty Hunter discounts, and much more.

This week in Red Dead Online, hunt the new Legendary Bounty for Carmela “La Muñeca” Montez, score special Bounty Hunter discounts, and much more.

Hero Collector is well known to fans for their collectibles based on popular entertainment properties, and for Trekkies that includes their popular line of die-cast starship models through the Eaglemoss imprint. And now they've announced perhaps their biggest -- literally -- collectible yet: a two-foot long model of the Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. But this is more than just a model. It is at the heart of a new program from Hero Collector. The Build the U.S.S. Enterprise-D subscription program will let participants receive regular deliveries of parts and simple instructions in order to put this Galaxy-class bad boy together in installments (and don't worry, there's no glue or paint needed). Watch the exclusive video below or at the top of this page for more on the model, from Hero Collector creative lead Ben Robinson. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/08/build-your-own-enterprise-d-from-star-trek-the-next-generation"] Here's more on the model, and the program, from the Hero Collector press release: Based on a careful study of the different studio models used in filming, the model replicates every last detail of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, from its phaser strips and RCS thrusters to the Captain's yacht, including:

• Expert color-matching to the starship’s on-screen appearance
• Decals to capture the tiniest details of each component
• Saucer and stardrive sections that can be cleanly separated for display, just as seen on screen
• Working internal lights that match the original studio model, illuminating the ship's windows, engines, navigation lights, and main deflector
• Separate power sources for the stardrive and saucer sections, to keep both lit

Every issue in this subscription comes with simple instructions, labelled and color-coded for ease of assembly – and is also packed with extra features for Star Trek fans. With each delivery, you’ll build a collector’s guide of behind the scenes information, insightful interviews, and astounding art from the people who made TNG, starting with how Andy Probert designed the Enterprise-D itself! If you're interested in registering for this program, head over to build-model-enterprise.com. And for a closer look at the model, check out the images below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=build-your-own-enterprise-d-from-star-trek-the-next-generation&captions=true"]

Hero Collector is well known to fans for their collectibles based on popular entertainment properties, and for Trekkies that includes their popular line of die-cast starship models through the Eaglemoss imprint. And now they've announced perhaps their biggest -- literally -- collectible yet: a two-foot long model of the Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. But this is more than just a model. It is at the heart of a new program from Hero Collector. The Build the U.S.S. Enterprise-D subscription program will let participants receive regular deliveries of parts and simple instructions in order to put this Galaxy-class bad boy together in installments (and don't worry, there's no glue or paint needed). Watch the exclusive video below or at the top of this page for more on the model, from Hero Collector creative lead Ben Robinson. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/08/build-your-own-enterprise-d-from-star-trek-the-next-generation"] Here's more on the model, and the program, from the Hero Collector press release: Based on a careful study of the different studio models used in filming, the model replicates every last detail of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, from its phaser strips and RCS thrusters to the Captain's yacht, including:

• Expert color-matching to the starship’s on-screen appearance
• Decals to capture the tiniest details of each component
• Saucer and stardrive sections that can be cleanly separated for display, just as seen on screen
• Working internal lights that match the original studio model, illuminating the ship's windows, engines, navigation lights, and main deflector
• Separate power sources for the stardrive and saucer sections, to keep both lit

Every issue in this subscription comes with simple instructions, labelled and color-coded for ease of assembly – and is also packed with extra features for Star Trek fans. With each delivery, you’ll build a collector’s guide of behind the scenes information, insightful interviews, and astounding art from the people who made TNG, starting with how Andy Probert designed the Enterprise-D itself! If you're interested in registering for this program, head over to build-model-enterprise.com. And for a closer look at the model, check out the images below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=build-your-own-enterprise-d-from-star-trek-the-next-generation&captions=true"]