CD Projekt Red has quietly revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be available on Google Stadia when it launches on PC and consoles this September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/30/15-minutes-of-cyberpunk-2077-deep-dive-gameplay"] In a press release discussing the upcoming advertising campaign for Cyberpunk 2077, the developer states “Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on 17 September 2020 for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. By the end of the year the game will also make its debut on Google Stadia.” A discrepancy between platform release dates had not been previously specified by CD Projekt Red. However, it is now clear that the Stadia launch will come some time after the September 17 global launch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-cyberpunk-games-to-play-while-youre-waiting-for-cyberpunk-2077&captions=true"] It’s another minor hindrance to go along with several other disappointments that have affected Stadia since launch. Things have been looking better for Stadia - our original review of a 6 was recently updated to a 7 due to many improvements - however we noted that its catalogue is “still a ghost town”. An extra wait for Cyberpunk 2077 certainly doesn’t aid that. For more from CDPR, check out the Cyberpunk 2077 special edition Xbox One X that comes with free DLC - which is promised to be as big as The Witcher 3’s expansions - and the news that the next Night City Wire update about the game has been delayed. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

CD Projekt Red has quietly revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be available on Google Stadia when it launches on PC and consoles this September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/30/15-minutes-of-cyberpunk-2077-deep-dive-gameplay"] In a press release discussing the upcoming advertising campaign for Cyberpunk 2077, the developer states “Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on 17 September 2020 for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. By the end of the year the game will also make its debut on Google Stadia.” A discrepancy between platform release dates had not been previously specified by CD Projekt Red. However, it is now clear that the Stadia launch will come some time after the September 17 global launch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-cyberpunk-games-to-play-while-youre-waiting-for-cyberpunk-2077&captions=true"] It’s another minor hindrance to go along with several other disappointments that have affected Stadia since launch. Things have been looking better for Stadia - our original review of a 6 was recently updated to a 7 due to many improvements - however we noted that its catalogue is “still a ghost town”. An extra wait for Cyberpunk 2077 certainly doesn’t aid that. For more from CDPR, check out the Cyberpunk 2077 special edition Xbox One X that comes with free DLC - which is promised to be as big as The Witcher 3’s expansions - and the news that the next Night City Wire update about the game has been delayed. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

Amazon's Crucible is removing two of its game modes just three weeks after launch. A statement from developers Relentless Studios was issued last week, noting that the Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters game modes will be retired so that the team can focus on Heart of the Hives, Crucible's most popular game mode. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20059624&captions=true"] Things are changing really quickly for Crucible after its player-base started to dwindle in the first few weeks of the game's release. Yet the team is ready to address the issues raised by the community, adding in hotly requested features like voice chat, a surrender function, and a means to deal with AFK players. As well as the features listed above, the team will be working on "improving framerate, hit feedback and matchmaking" among others. The game will remain in pre-season as the team address these issues, with the first season pushed back until the community and developer agree that the game is ready for it. Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters will be retired in phases, and soon Crucible will be centred around the Heart of the Hives game mode. The game will then be fleshed out to complement this vision with "custom tailoring" for the game's map and "enhanced social system functionality." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/27/crucible-review"] Despite the drastic changes, the team at Relentless note that they're "excited about the road ahead." "We're going to be making a lot of changes based on your feedback, and at the end of this we'll have built a great game together." In our review of Crucible, we scored the game a 4/10, calling the team-based shooter "a slog." "Its ambitious marriage of PvE and PvP has resulted in a whole that's less than the sum of its parts." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Amazon's Crucible is removing two of its game modes just three weeks after launch. A statement from developers Relentless Studios was issued last week, noting that the Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters game modes will be retired so that the team can focus on Heart of the Hives, Crucible's most popular game mode. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20059624&captions=true"] Things are changing really quickly for Crucible after its player-base started to dwindle in the first few weeks of the game's release. Yet the team is ready to address the issues raised by the community, adding in hotly requested features like voice chat, a surrender function, and a means to deal with AFK players. As well as the features listed above, the team will be working on "improving framerate, hit feedback and matchmaking" among others. The game will remain in pre-season as the team address these issues, with the first season pushed back until the community and developer agree that the game is ready for it. Harvester Command and Alpha Hunters will be retired in phases, and soon Crucible will be centred around the Heart of the Hives game mode. The game will then be fleshed out to complement this vision with "custom tailoring" for the game's map and "enhanced social system functionality." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/27/crucible-review"] Despite the drastic changes, the team at Relentless note that they're "excited about the road ahead." "We're going to be making a lot of changes based on your feedback, and at the end of this we'll have built a great game together." In our review of Crucible, we scored the game a 4/10, calling the team-based shooter "a slog." "Its ambitious marriage of PvE and PvP has resulted in a whole that's less than the sum of its parts." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

HBO Max's new Looney Tunes Cartoons series will not see Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam or any other character carrying a gun. In an interview with The New York Times, showrunner Peter Browngardt confirmed that the team behind the new animated series made an active decision to scrub the toon team of their firearms for the rebooted series. In one animated short, titled Dynamite Dance, Elmer Fudd approaches Bugs Bunny with a scythe rather than his signature rifle. The two characters then proceed to rollick back and forth through a slapstick-driven sequence of classically orchestrated chaos. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/25/hbo-maxs-looney-tunes-cartoons-series-premiere-sneak-peek"] "We're not doing guns," Browngardt said. "But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in." Johnny Ryan, a comics artist who was hired as the story editor for the new series, further added that the team tried to maintain the spirit of the original show throughout production, while at the same time reflecting modern sensibilities in the show's simple, gag-driven, and visually vibrant stories. "We're going through this wave of anti-bullying, everybody needs to be friends, everybody needs to get along," Ryan explained. "Looney Tunes' is pretty much the antithesis of that. It's two characters in conflict, sometimes getting pretty violent." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-hbo-max&captions=true"] The new series, which is now streaming on HBO Max, features 80 eleven-minute episodes, each comprised of animated shorts that vary in length and include adapted storylines for today's audience. Fans can also look forward to holiday-themed specials. For more on HBO Max, check out all the TV Shows, movies and originals you can stream now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

HBO Max's new Looney Tunes Cartoons series will not see Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam or any other character carrying a gun. In an interview with The New York Times, showrunner Peter Browngardt confirmed that the team behind the new animated series made an active decision to scrub the toon team of their firearms for the rebooted series. In one animated short, titled Dynamite Dance, Elmer Fudd approaches Bugs Bunny with a scythe rather than his signature rifle. The two characters then proceed to rollick back and forth through a slapstick-driven sequence of classically orchestrated chaos. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/25/hbo-maxs-looney-tunes-cartoons-series-premiere-sneak-peek"] "We're not doing guns," Browngardt said. "But we can do cartoony violence — TNT, the Acme stuff. All that was kind of grandfathered in." Johnny Ryan, a comics artist who was hired as the story editor for the new series, further added that the team tried to maintain the spirit of the original show throughout production, while at the same time reflecting modern sensibilities in the show's simple, gag-driven, and visually vibrant stories. "We're going through this wave of anti-bullying, everybody needs to be friends, everybody needs to get along," Ryan explained. "Looney Tunes' is pretty much the antithesis of that. It's two characters in conflict, sometimes getting pretty violent." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-hbo-max&captions=true"] The new series, which is now streaming on HBO Max, features 80 eleven-minute episodes, each comprised of animated shorts that vary in length and include adapted storylines for today's audience. Fans can also look forward to holiday-themed specials. For more on HBO Max, check out all the TV Shows, movies and originals you can stream now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Coinciding with the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, a number of excellent films and documentaries that tackle and address racial injustice and/or highlight the black experience are now available to stream for free - including Selma, Just Mercy, and more. So if you're looking to amplify black voices and check out a handful of acclaimed films created by and starring black artists, here's a quick rundown of what's currently available for you to watch free of charge.

SELMA

After actor David Oyelowo recently revealed that Oscar voters told the studio they would not support the film after the cast wore "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts in protest of the killing of Eric Garner, Paramount Pictures has removed the paywall for rentals of Ava DuVernay’s Selma for the rest of the month. Selma follows the 1965 voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. You can check out our Selma review. Selma is free to rent in June on all digital platforms, including Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play.

JUST MERCY

Based on the the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction, Just Mercy is a compelling, fact-based legal drama starring Michael B. Jordan and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx. Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. co-star. Check out our Just Mercy review. Just Mercy is free to rent in June on all digital platforms, including Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/02/just-mercy-official-trailer-2"]

CRITERION COLLECTION BLACK CINEMA

After committing to making monthly donations to organizations supporting Black Lives Matter, The Criterion Collection announced that it’s lifting the paywall on select titles from black filmmakers and white filmmakers who’ve captured the black experience through documentary. Some of the films streaming free right now on Criterion Channel are:

• Down in the Delta, by Maya Angelou
• My Brother's Wedding, from Charles Burnett
• Black Mother, by Khalik Allah
• Portrait of Jason, by Shirley Clarke
• Cane River, by Horace Jenkins

STARZ ESSENTIAL BLACK VOICES COLLECTION

Lionsgate has now made available a collection of programming that amplifies black voices across STARZ platforms -- including the app and On-Demand -- without a subscription. You can freely stream the following:

• America to Me – Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in this multipart unscripted documentary series.
• A Huey P. Newton Story - A Starz Original Production, Huey P. Newton, charismatic co-founder of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, tells the riveting story of his life and times in this one-man show. Directed by Spike Lee.
• Emanuel – After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, Emanuel, from executive producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.
• For Ahkeem –  For Ahkeem follows Daje Shelton, a 17-year-old black girl from North St. Louis, as she strives to graduate from the nation’s only court-supervised public high school. Daje fights for her future as close friends are killed, her sixteen-year-old boyfriend is pulled into the prison system, and nearby Ferguson erupts after the police shooting of Michael Brown.
• Out of Omaha – An intimate portrait of twin brothers Darcell and Darrell Trotter, two young black men coming of age in the racially and economically-divided Midwestern town of Omaha, Nebraska. From executive producer J. Cole.
• Scandalize My Name – This potent documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, examines several prominent African-American performers in the American film and television industries during the 1950s Communist witch-hunting McCarthy era.
• Stranger Fruit – What really happened on August 9th, 2014 in Ferguson Missouri.  That afternoon, officer Darren Wilson killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.  Stranger Fruit is the unraveling of what took place, told through the eyes of Mike Brown’s family.
• The Rape of Recy Taylor – A documentary about Recy Taylor, who was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, Mrs. Taylor spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and countless women.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-milestones-for-black-superheroes-on-screen&captions=true"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Coinciding with the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, a number of excellent films and documentaries that tackle and address racial injustice and/or highlight the black experience are now available to stream for free - including Selma, Just Mercy, and more. So if you're looking to amplify black voices and check out a handful of acclaimed films created by and starring black artists, here's a quick rundown of what's currently available for you to watch free of charge.

SELMA

After actor David Oyelowo recently revealed that Oscar voters told the studio they would not support the film after the cast wore "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts in protest of the killing of Eric Garner, Paramount Pictures has removed the paywall for rentals of Ava DuVernay’s Selma for the rest of the month. Selma follows the 1965 voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. You can check out our Selma review. Selma is free to rent in June on all digital platforms, including Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play.

JUST MERCY

Based on the the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction, Just Mercy is a compelling, fact-based legal drama starring Michael B. Jordan and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx. Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. co-star. Check out our Just Mercy review. Just Mercy is free to rent in June on all digital platforms, including Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/02/just-mercy-official-trailer-2"]

CRITERION COLLECTION BLACK CINEMA

After committing to making monthly donations to organizations supporting Black Lives Matter, The Criterion Collection announced that it’s lifting the paywall on select titles from black filmmakers and white filmmakers who’ve captured the black experience through documentary. Some of the films streaming free right now on Criterion Channel are:

• Down in the Delta, by Maya Angelou
• My Brother's Wedding, from Charles Burnett
• Black Mother, by Khalik Allah
• Portrait of Jason, by Shirley Clarke
• Cane River, by Horace Jenkins

STARZ ESSENTIAL BLACK VOICES COLLECTION

Lionsgate has now made available a collection of programming that amplifies black voices across STARZ platforms -- including the app and On-Demand -- without a subscription. You can freely stream the following:

• America to Me – Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in this multipart unscripted documentary series.
• A Huey P. Newton Story - A Starz Original Production, Huey P. Newton, charismatic co-founder of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, tells the riveting story of his life and times in this one-man show. Directed by Spike Lee.
• Emanuel – After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, Emanuel, from executive producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.
• For Ahkeem –  For Ahkeem follows Daje Shelton, a 17-year-old black girl from North St. Louis, as she strives to graduate from the nation’s only court-supervised public high school. Daje fights for her future as close friends are killed, her sixteen-year-old boyfriend is pulled into the prison system, and nearby Ferguson erupts after the police shooting of Michael Brown.
• Out of Omaha – An intimate portrait of twin brothers Darcell and Darrell Trotter, two young black men coming of age in the racially and economically-divided Midwestern town of Omaha, Nebraska. From executive producer J. Cole.
• Scandalize My Name – This potent documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, examines several prominent African-American performers in the American film and television industries during the 1950s Communist witch-hunting McCarthy era.
• Stranger Fruit – What really happened on August 9th, 2014 in Ferguson Missouri.  That afternoon, officer Darren Wilson killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.  Stranger Fruit is the unraveling of what took place, told through the eyes of Mike Brown’s family.
• The Rape of Recy Taylor – A documentary about Recy Taylor, who was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, Mrs. Taylor spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and countless women.

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-milestones-for-black-superheroes-on-screen&captions=true"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

This past March, HBO confirmed that it's teaming up with Naughty Dog to make a Last of Us TV show - which will replace the long-planned film adaptation. Creator of HBO's Chernobyl (and writer of the upcoming Borderlands movie, directed by Eli Roth and starring Cate Blanchett), Craig Mazin, is executive producing and writing the series alongside Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann and recently, in an interview with Discussing Film, Johan Renck, who won an Emmy for directing all five episode of Chernobyl, confirmed he is on board to executive produce The Last of Us and direct "at least" the pilot episode. Renck has also directed episode of Breaking Bad, Vikings, The Walking Dead, and Bates Motel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-last-of-us-hbo-series-8-actors-who-could-play-joel-and-ellie&captions=true"] Shortly after the series was announced, Mazin gave his word that the character of Ellie would still be gay on the TV series and explained why the story, overall, worked better as an ongoing series than as a movie. The HBO series isn't expected to enter production until The Last of Us Part II releases on June 19. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/13/the-last-of-us-part-ii-inside-the-story-video"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

This past March, HBO confirmed that it's teaming up with Naughty Dog to make a Last of Us TV show - which will replace the long-planned film adaptation. Creator of HBO's Chernobyl (and writer of the upcoming Borderlands movie, directed by Eli Roth and starring Cate Blanchett), Craig Mazin, is executive producing and writing the series alongside Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann and recently, in an interview with Discussing Film, Johan Renck, who won an Emmy for directing all five episode of Chernobyl, confirmed he is on board to executive produce The Last of Us and direct "at least" the pilot episode. Renck has also directed episode of Breaking Bad, Vikings, The Walking Dead, and Bates Motel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-last-of-us-hbo-series-8-actors-who-could-play-joel-and-ellie&captions=true"] Shortly after the series was announced, Mazin gave his word that the character of Ellie would still be gay on the TV series and explained why the story, overall, worked better as an ongoing series than as a movie. The HBO series isn't expected to enter production until The Last of Us Part II releases on June 19. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/13/the-last-of-us-part-ii-inside-the-story-video"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.