Just one day after Quibi officially became a victim of The Streaming Wars, a new contender has entered the ring. Discovery+, which falls under the Discovery, INC. umbrella, will include a diverse portfolio of networks such as HGTV, The Food Network, History, TLC, and many more. Discovery+ will make its debut in the US on January 4, 2021, for $4.99 per month. The newly announced streamer also has plans for a global rollout in 2021, beginning with the U.K. and Ireland, India, the Nordics, Italy, and the Netherlands. David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery, revealed Wednesday that the streaming platform will be home to more than 55,000 episodes and more original series at launch than any other SVOD service to date. One of the key aspects to take away from Zaslav's presentation is that discovery+ will focus its attention on unscripted television, unlike Disney+, Netflix, Amazon, and HBO Max, which also offer scripted series as well. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/08/peacock-streaming-service-review"] "With discovery+, we are seizing the global opportunity to be the world’s definitive product for unscripted storytelling, providing households and mobile consumers a distinct, clear, and differentiated offering across valuable and enduring lifestyle, and real-life verticals," Zaslav explained. "We believe discovery+ is the perfect complement to every streaming portfolio, and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with Verizon to bring this incredible content to their customer base." At launch, Discovery will follow in Disney Plus' footsteps by offering Verizon wireless customers on select plans up to 12 months of discovery+ for free (Click here for more information). As far as exclusive original unscripted series, Zaslav promised over 1,000 hours of unique content in the steamer's first year. One of the shows that stood out to us is led by comedian Kevin Hart, called Route 66. Per Discovery, "Route 66 features Kevin Hart hitting the road, going along America’s famous Route 66 to see what’s going on with America. He will visit people and places and bring along friends in an exploration of the U.S. heartland from Chicago to L.A.." What do you think of discovery+, will it survive The Streaming Wars? Let us know in the comments. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflix-spotlight-december-2020&captions=true"] [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.

Just one day after Quibi officially became a victim of The Streaming Wars, a new contender has entered the ring. Discovery+, which falls under the Discovery, INC. umbrella, will include a diverse portfolio of networks such as HGTV, The Food Network, History, TLC, and many more. Discovery+ will make its debut in the US on January 4, 2021, for $4.99 per month. The newly announced streamer also has plans for a global rollout in 2021, beginning with the U.K. and Ireland, India, the Nordics, Italy, and the Netherlands. David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery, revealed Wednesday that the streaming platform will be home to more than 55,000 episodes and more original series at launch than any other SVOD service to date. One of the key aspects to take away from Zaslav's presentation is that discovery+ will focus its attention on unscripted television, unlike Disney+, Netflix, Amazon, and HBO Max, which also offer scripted series as well. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/08/peacock-streaming-service-review"] "With discovery+, we are seizing the global opportunity to be the world’s definitive product for unscripted storytelling, providing households and mobile consumers a distinct, clear, and differentiated offering across valuable and enduring lifestyle, and real-life verticals," Zaslav explained. "We believe discovery+ is the perfect complement to every streaming portfolio, and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with Verizon to bring this incredible content to their customer base." At launch, Discovery will follow in Disney Plus' footsteps by offering Verizon wireless customers on select plans up to 12 months of discovery+ for free (Click here for more information). As far as exclusive original unscripted series, Zaslav promised over 1,000 hours of unique content in the steamer's first year. One of the shows that stood out to us is led by comedian Kevin Hart, called Route 66. Per Discovery, "Route 66 features Kevin Hart hitting the road, going along America’s famous Route 66 to see what’s going on with America. He will visit people and places and bring along friends in an exploration of the U.S. heartland from Chicago to L.A.." What do you think of discovery+, will it survive The Streaming Wars? Let us know in the comments. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflix-spotlight-december-2020&captions=true"] [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.

On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and special guest Asa GreenRiver of Borderline Entertainment to discuss the latest PS5 news and games. The cast jumps into the report that PS5's Activity Cards were born from Sony's hopes to let people play single-player games as much as possible on the next-gen console, as well as this month's PS Plus games, the reports of third-party games performing better on PS5, and the many scalping and re-selling scandals that have occurred with the PS5 since launch. For more of Asa's work, and to watch the Living Indigenous episode in honor of Native American Heritage Month Asa spoke about, check it out here on Twitch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-marvel-superhero-game-review&captions=true"]

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On this week's episode of Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and special guest Asa GreenRiver of Borderline Entertainment to discuss the latest PS5 news and games. The cast jumps into the report that PS5's Activity Cards were born from Sony's hopes to let people play single-player games as much as possible on the next-gen console, as well as this month's PS Plus games, the reports of third-party games performing better on PS5, and the many scalping and re-selling scandals that have occurred with the PS5 since launch. For more of Asa's work, and to watch the Living Indigenous episode in honor of Native American Heritage Month Asa spoke about, check it out here on Twitch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-marvel-superhero-game-review&captions=true"]

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A new monolith mysteriously appears on a hillside in a town in Romania.

A new monolith mysteriously appears on a hillside in a town in Romania.

Expect to see AMD's next big processor and graphics card announcements from its CES 2021 keynote. The company announced it will be holding a virtual keynote on January 12th from 8am to 9am PT (or 11am to 12pm ET). Although the announcement only alluded to a "showcase of product demos and groundbreaking innovation that AMD and partners are driving through their technologies," history has proven we'll see quite a number of new CPUs and GPUs. Based on what we've seen introduced during AMD's previous CES keynotes, we can likely expect new processor SKUs as well as its new line of APUs, which are essentially processors with built-in graphics. AMD also typically usually uses CES to announce a new line of laptop CPUs, which will invariably power a number of Ultrabooks and gaming laptops announced at the show as well. Lastly, we would expect to see at least one new graphics card – likely a mid-range model, considering the current high-end lineup of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, 6800 XT, and 6800. Stay tuned for our coverage of the virtual CES 2021, due to kick off in the second week of January. [youtube clip_id="UyPXgUNCQ6E"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Expect to see AMD's next big processor and graphics card announcements from its CES 2021 keynote. The company announced it will be holding a virtual keynote on January 12th from 8am to 9am PT (or 11am to 12pm ET). Although the announcement only alluded to a "showcase of product demos and groundbreaking innovation that AMD and partners are driving through their technologies," history has proven we'll see quite a number of new CPUs and GPUs. Based on what we've seen introduced during AMD's previous CES keynotes, we can likely expect new processor SKUs as well as its new line of APUs, which are essentially processors with built-in graphics. AMD also typically usually uses CES to announce a new line of laptop CPUs, which will invariably power a number of Ultrabooks and gaming laptops announced at the show as well. Lastly, we would expect to see at least one new graphics card – likely a mid-range model, considering the current high-end lineup of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, 6800 XT, and 6800. Stay tuned for our coverage of the virtual CES 2021, due to kick off in the second week of January. [youtube clip_id="UyPXgUNCQ6E"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam

Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor behind iconic Mad Max antagonists Toecutter and Immortan Joe, has died at the age of 73. Word of the actor's death comes from directors Ted Geoghegan and Brian Trenchard-Smith. Geoghegan said on Twitter today that the "unsung hero of Aussie cinema" passed away today at the age of 73. He noted Keays-Byrne's performances as Toecutter in 1979's Mad Max and Immortan Joe in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/08/31/mad-max-fury-road-creating-immortan-joe"] Geoghegan said Keays-Byrne was an absolutely wonderful human who fought hard for environmental and humanitarian issues and noted Keays-Byrne was a former Royal Shakespeare Company actor, something Trenchard-Smith touched on as well. "I am sad to report that our friend Hugh Keays-Byrne passed away in (a) hospital yesterday," Trenchard-Smith said in a Facebook post made today. "A former Royal Shakespeare Company actor who settled in Australia co-starred in my Man From Hong Kong, and achieved worldwide recognition as the Toecutter in Mad Max, and Immortan Joe in Mad Max-Fury Road." Trenchard-Smith went on to discuss the many happy memories he has of the actor and talked about how he cared about social justice and "preserving the environment long before these issues became fashionable." Keays-Byrne was governed by his sense of the oneness of humanity, Trenchard-Smith said. [ignvideo url="http://www.ign.com/videos/2015/05/04/mad-max-fury-road-retaliate-trailer"] In addition to The Man from Hong Kong and the two aforementioned Mad Max movies, he also has a number of credits in movies like Stone and The Chain Reaction and in TV series like Moby Dick, Joe Wilson, and Journey to the Center of the Earth. You can check out some behind-the-scenes of Mad Max: Fury Road to see how Keays-Byrne developed the villain of Immortan Joe. You can also watch the actor play the part of Toecutter in the original Mad Max movie, which is now available for purchase on Steam. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor behind iconic Mad Max antagonists Toecutter and Immortan Joe, has died at the age of 73. Word of the actor's death comes from directors Ted Geoghegan and Brian Trenchard-Smith. Geoghegan said on Twitter today that the "unsung hero of Aussie cinema" passed away today at the age of 73. He noted Keays-Byrne's performances as Toecutter in 1979's Mad Max and Immortan Joe in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/08/31/mad-max-fury-road-creating-immortan-joe"] Geoghegan said Keays-Byrne was an absolutely wonderful human who fought hard for environmental and humanitarian issues and noted Keays-Byrne was a former Royal Shakespeare Company actor, something Trenchard-Smith touched on as well. "I am sad to report that our friend Hugh Keays-Byrne passed away in (a) hospital yesterday," Trenchard-Smith said in a Facebook post made today. "A former Royal Shakespeare Company actor who settled in Australia co-starred in my Man From Hong Kong, and achieved worldwide recognition as the Toecutter in Mad Max, and Immortan Joe in Mad Max-Fury Road." Trenchard-Smith went on to discuss the many happy memories he has of the actor and talked about how he cared about social justice and "preserving the environment long before these issues became fashionable." Keays-Byrne was governed by his sense of the oneness of humanity, Trenchard-Smith said. [ignvideo url="http://www.ign.com/videos/2015/05/04/mad-max-fury-road-retaliate-trailer"] In addition to The Man from Hong Kong and the two aforementioned Mad Max movies, he also has a number of credits in movies like Stone and The Chain Reaction and in TV series like Moby Dick, Joe Wilson, and Journey to the Center of the Earth. You can check out some behind-the-scenes of Mad Max: Fury Road to see how Keays-Byrne developed the villain of Immortan Joe. You can also watch the actor play the part of Toecutter in the original Mad Max movie, which is now available for purchase on Steam. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.