Half-Life: Alyx has only been released for two days and players have already found a hidden Death Stranding Easter egg. Over on the Half-Life subreddit, Redditor KnightzIX stumbled across a dark box with the Bridges logo that any Death Stranding player would recognize, given the corporation's prominence to the PS4 and PC exclusive's story. If you haven't seen the Easter egg yet, take a look at the picture below, courtesy of KnightzIX. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3840"] Photo credit to Redditor KnightzIX.[/caption] The Half-Life: Alyx secret also has yellow tape wrapped around the box saying, "Void if tampered." Another Redditor verified the picture above with their own screenshots here as well. The collaboration between developers Valve and Kojima Productions isn't all that surprising with a Half-Life crossover coming to the PC version of Death Stranding. 505 Games announced the Death Stranding PC release date with Sam Porter Bridges wearing a headcrab hat and seemingly rocking Gordon Freeman glasses too. A little over a week after 505 Games revealed the crossover, Hideo Kojima tweeted about the gravity gloves from Half-Life: Alyx being in Death Stranding. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/02/death-stranding-pc-release-date-trailer"] Kojima also confirmed earlier this month that the planned photo mode for PC will be available for PS4 players too. According to his Twitter, he's aiming for it to hit PS4 by the end of March. If you're wondering how well Half-Life works as a VR game, be sure to check out our Half-Life: Alyx review. However, if you're already playing and need a few tips and tricks, the wiki team has a full walkthrough and more at the wiki guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jeffrey Lerman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @Snakester95.

A Mortal Kombat 11 e-mail has seemingly leaked that Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise, specifically from Army of Darkness, will be arriving soon in Mortal Kombat 11 as a DLC fighter. In an e-mail received by IGN, which you can see below, all of the DLC characters from third-parties, including Terminator, Joker, and Spawn, appear with their company names and trademarks. Alongside these characters is a line referring to "'ASH' character from 'ARMY OF DARKNESS,'" who has yet to be announced. This wouldn't be the first game Ash, who is played by Bruce Campbell, has appeared in, as he also was introduced as a playable character in Dead by Daylight. Ash was one of the characters that was part of a massive Mortal Kombat 11 leak back in April 2019 from dataminers who dug through the game's files and uncovered a list of the names of potential new fighters. The latest Mortal Kombat 11 DLC fighter, Spawn, was released earlier this month. In our review, we said "Spawn doesn't quite dethrone Joker as the best of the Kombat Pack, but his unique and versatile moveset is a blast." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/03/28/bruce-campbell-introduces-ash-williams-to-dead-by-daylight"] You can check out our reviews for all the other DLC characters, including Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, Terminator T-800, Sindel, and Joker. Mortal Kombat 11 won our award for Best Fighting Game of 2019, and in our review, we said "It’s a rare fighting game that hits just about every note as strongly as Mortal Kombat 11 does. Everything from its methodical and deep combat to its fantastically absurd story mode and its rock-solid netcode, right down to its extraordinarily comprehensive tutorial is absolutely exceptional." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-mortal-kombat-game-review&captions=true"] IGN has reached out to WB for a comment. [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.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and Max Scoville to celebrate Bloodborne's 5th anniversary, reminiscing on why the game is still so beloved for PS4 players, what it's like to jump into the game now, and more. Plus, we discuss the latest updates to Sony's PS5 backward compatibility stance, PS5's messaging overall, PS Plus games leaking for April, and much more. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=fa059e54-c178-4c52-81bf-444ee4caf865"] And, we've got a little teaser of our Bloodborne let's play to come. Have a That One Thing or Memory Card story to share? Write in to beyond@ign.com! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=big-ps4-ps5-games-coming-in-2020&captions=true"] Download or listen to the show on these platforms:

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Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday at 3 p.m. PT. For the latest on PS5, check out the PS5 full specs list, why we're excited about PS5's 3D audio focus, an analysis of what teraflops really mean for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and check out images of the allegedly PS5 dev kit and controller. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

The Batman v Superman four-year anniversary is today, March 25, and fans came out in droves to show their support of the Zack Snyder movie with some of their favorite shots from the movie. Zack Snyder's last complete DC movie, Batman v Superman, hit theaters four years ago on March 25, 2016, and fans have the hashtag #BvS4Years trending on Twitter as a result. With new tweets going up every few seconds featuring stills from the movie, custom art, apparel, and feel-good stories about personal connections to the movie. We've created a slideshow of just a handful of the movie stills and accompanying words shared on Twitter that you can check out below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batman-v-superman-four-year-anniversary&captions=true"] Some fans are using this opportunity to voice their support of specific scenes or shots. Others are sharing their thoughts on the movie, calling it "severely underrated," "absolutely beautiful," and the "best comic book movie ever made." You won't find negativity in this thread and it's clear that fans of the movie are still thinking about it four years later. Others are using the trending moment to voice their support of Zack Snyder's fabled cut of Justice League using the now-famous hashtag #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. This cut of the movie seemingly exists if the original director of the movie's Vero posts is anything to go by. Stars of that movie have even voiced their support of this cut with Ben Affleck commenting on it as recent as last month. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/03/25/5-ways-superman-could-destroy-batman"] Whether or not the Snyder Cut ever amounts to anything more is unknown, but one thing that is known is that fans of Batman v Superman absolutely adore the movie and still look back on it fondly four years later. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

AMC Theaters has announced that the company has furloughed its corporate employees, including its CEO Adam Aron. The decision was made after the COVID-19 pandemic forced AMC to close 634 move theater locations across the U.S. and Canda. “At this time, AMC is not terminating any of its corporate employees, however, we were forced under the circumstances to implement a furlough plan, which is absolutely necessary to preserve cash and to ensure that AMC can reopen our doors once this health crisis has dissipated,” the company said in a statement to Variety. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] The theater closures impacted 27,000 U.S. employees. During this time, AMC announced that it would pay those employees “as much as we can possibly afford to pay them,” while also providing those who qualify to continue to have health-care benefits. AMC maintains that it intends to bring back its employees once the movie theaters re-open. AMC previously tried to keep theaters open at 50% capacity, but ultimately ended up closing theaters. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive disruption in the U.S. workforce, resulting in a wave of layoffs for non-essential staff, or new work situations that discourages direct contact and mass gatherings. Retailers like GameStop announced stores would be closed in favor of online orders and curbside pick-ups. Check out IGN’s resource on how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic here. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Michael Rooker is the butt -- or perhaps more accurately the face -- of his friend and Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director James Gunn's recent cheeky social media post. Gunn, who is staying at home like nearly everyone else during the coronavirus pandemic, revealed that he's had to break into his stash of prank toilet paper rolls featuring the face of his frequent cast member and pal Rooker. "I bought a bunch of these rolls of toilet paper as a joke when Rooker came over for Christmas a couple years ago - I put them in all the bathrooms of the house," Gunn tweeted. "I never thought we were actually going to have to use them, but here we are." Gunn and Rooker have collaborated on a number of films Gunn either produced or directed, including Guardians of the Galaxy Volumes 1 and 2, Super, Slither, Brightburn, and The Belko Experiment. Gunn and Rooker's next collaboration is the 2021 DC movie The Suicide Squad. After that film, Gunn will segue to directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/05/25/james-gunn-and-elizabeth-banks-respond-to-ign-comments] Would you use a roll of toilet paper with Michael Rooker's face on it? Let us know in the comments.

Over 450 students of the United Kingdom's National Film and Television School got a nice surprise when director, David Fincher, gave a remote masterclass in filmmaking. Fincher's filmography covers a multitude of major films like Fight Club, Seven, and Zodiac. With the United Kingdom going into lockdown on Tuesday over coronavirus concerns, the National Film and Television School used this as an opportunity to enlighten students. National Film Television School director, Jon Wardle, posted on Twitter about having Fincher on video with at least 450 students using Zoom.

It’s been a tough week so we wanted to do something to lift the spirits of @NFTSFilmTV students. So this afternoon 450 x students sat down for a masterclass via @zoom_us with THE David Fincher. Thx @nevpierce & @VenetiaHawkes for helping me set it up. David is a legend. pic.twitter.com/oaJLKi9tRh

— Jon Wardle (@jonwardle) March 24, 2020

UK film school students happily tweeted about the surprise despite all the chaos currently going on. Student Ryan Ninesling wrote, "everything is terrible but at least we got to hangout on zoom with the one and only David Fincher today!" Elle Haywood also tweeted, "Every afternoon should be spent hanging out with David Fincher". Fincher is currently working on the Netflix original, Mank, about the making of Citizen Kane, revolving around screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] The movie industry has had a rough time recently with COVID-19 as movies have been delayed such as Black Widow, The Batman, and A Quiet Place Part II. While theaters chains like Regal Cinemas and AMC Theaters in the U.S. are closed temporarily, Chinese theaters are starting to reopen. Keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and understand how to stay healthy with these CDC guidelines. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jeffrey Lerman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @Snakester95.

Netflix has announced that it has ordered an Angry Birds: Summer Madness animated series which is set to premiere in 2021 on the streaming platform. The series will feature a teenage version of Red, Bomb, and Chuck as they head to summer camp. Reported by Deadline, the beloved birds will be up to their regular antics and wild adventures, under the direction of their camp counselor, Mighty Eagle. Of course, the rather obnoxious Pigs won't be far away and will be setting up camp across the river, because no summer camp experience would be complete without a rival camp causing chaos. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/09/29/history-of-awesome-angry-birds"] While this is the first Angry Birds title to come to television, the franchise has already released two successful films, with the first title bringing in $107 million. Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment has elected to continue its partnership with Cake Entertainment to bring the animated series to Netflix. "Angry Birds animated content plays a key role in our long-term franchise strategy," said Rovio's Ville Heijari. "After more than a decade in hit games, blockbuster movies, and licensed products, this is the Angry Birds’ first foray into a long-form series. We’re delighted to continue our partnership with Cake and can’t wait to unveil the world of Angry Birds: Summer Madness to viewers on Netflix." "Angry Birds are about to smash the small screen and we are thrilled to be making the journey with Netflix as our global partner," said Cake Entertainment's Ed Galton. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-video-game-movie-in-development-almost&captions=true"] While you're waiting on Angry Birds: Summer Madness to release, be sure to check out our complete list of every video game movie currently in production. Additionally, be sure to check out every movie and show delayed by the coronavirus. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

Cyberpunk 2077's updated female protagonist is getting a new figurine from Pure Arts. The figure reflects the female protagonist's updated look that CD Projekt Red shared earlier this month. The figure, which is set to release in September, includes a light up jacket and high platform shoes. Preorders are open now, and the figure will run you $229.00 USD. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/13/cyberpunk-2077-soundtrack-reveal"] The new feminine version of V has brighter red hair, pierced ears, and some minor changes to her face. CD Projekt Red also confirmed that the new-look V will be on the flipside of the reversible box art. Pure Arts is also offering a figure of the male version of V, which features Mantis Blades, a light up jacket, and an extremely detailed pair of light up shoes. Check out images of the figures below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=pure-arts-cyberpunk-2077-figurines&captions=true"] Cyberpunk 2077 is set to release on September 17, 2020. CD Projekt Red recently confirmed that the development is still on track to hit that release date, even as developers work from home due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Cyberpunk isn't even out yet, but we've already learned that CD Projekt Red plans to develop a new game set in the world of the Witcher after Cyberpunk 2077 releases. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

With a rich history in gaming, Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a new timeline website that chronicles its journey as a company and its history in the gaming industry. For its 60th anniversary, Sega also introduced a new website and ambassador called Sega Shiro (Segata Sanshiro) who's played by the actor Hiroshi Fujioka. The new website will take fans through the past six decades of Sega history, including the story of its founding, the launch of various consoles and IPs, and much more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sonic-the-hedgehog-all-the-easter-eggs-and-hidden-references-from-the-movie&captions=true"] The Sega timeline starts in the 1960s with the founding of Nihon Goraku Bussan Co., Ltd, which would later become Sega. According to the timeline, Sega first got started in the gaming industry in 1964, when it began producing commercial arcade equipment. In 1983, Sega released its first home gaming console, the SG-1000. Costing ¥15,000 ($134 USD). the console released in Japan the same day as Nintendo's Famicom, and ended up selling 160,000 units in its first year, far exceeding Sega's expectations and officially marking its interest in the home console market. In 1988, Sega released the Mega Drive in Japan, better known as the Sega Genesis in the United States. The Genesis saw the first release of Sega's most iconic character, Sonic the Hedgehog, and solidified the companies name in the gaming industry, selling over 15 million units in North America alone. In what most consider to be the peak of Sega, the 1990s saw the release of multiple Sonic games and two new consoles, the Sega Saturn (1994) and the Dreamcast (1998). While the Dreamcast turned out to be Sega's final home game console, the company had quite the battle with Nintendo in the '90s, which has since been dubbed "the console wars." In the 2000's Sega's story mostly revolved around new IPs like Phantasy Star Online (2000), Yakuza (2005), and much more. Additionally, Sega also manufactured a variety of tech products like HomeStar, the world's first optical projection home planetarium [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/13/sonic-the-hedgehog-review"] Recently, Sega oversaw the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which came to theaters earlier this year. The film was received quite well in the box offices, becoming the best showing of all time for a video game movie. Be sure to check out our official Sonic movie review as well as reviews from various IGN staff members. If you're interested in learning more about Sega, be sure to check out our deep dive into the history of Sega. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.