PT Hacker Makes Another Terrifying Discovery About the Game’s Ghost

Lance McDonald, the YouTuber known for exploring the darkest depths of Hideo Kojima’s PT, is back with another terrifying discovery. You can watch his full video on his YouTube channel or his Twitter. Let’s dive into what makes his latest discovery so dang terrifying.

After plumbing the code in PT, Hideo Kojima’s “Playable Teaser” for the now-canceled Silent Hills project, McDonald previously discovered that the murderous ghost Lisa is in fact always behind you. Even better, McDonald managed to hack his way onto the street that Norman Reedus appears on at the end of the game’s trailer. This new discovery, however, returns to the haunted, looping house that the player explores, and shows what Lisa gets up to when we think we can’t see her during some key scares.

The first big detail comes when the player witnesses a windowpane crash to the ground in the home’s foyer. The player is able to look up to the balcony and spot Lisa before she slowly moves back into the shadows. PT players already knew that much, but McDonald discovered that Lisa performs a weird body contortion as she disappears and eventually vanishes into thin air.

[caption id="attachment_232399" align="alignnone" width="720"]lisa 1 Credit: Lance McDonald on YouTube[/caption]

Perhaps the highlight of McDonald’s newest video is the reveal of what Lisa is up to when the player is locked inside the bathroom. Normally, the door shuts, and the player’s attention is drawn to the, uh, somehow living fetus in the sink. Then the player can hear footsteps coming down the hall, before an unseen force can be seen twisting the door handle and pulling on it.

At least, we thought it was unseen. Turns out that P.T.’s development team actually did animate Lisa plodding her way down the hall (she seems to exhibit some sort of injury, most likely a result of her gruesome murder), and she stops right at the door. So those sounds you’re hearing are definitely Lisa’s footsteps. It looks like the development team didn’t bother to animate anything for Lisa’s arms or hands. She has a sort of hunch, and her hands remain close to her stomach, which is likely just a default posture of her character model’s rigging.

[caption id="attachment_232399" align="alignnone" width="720"]lisa 3 Credit: Lance McDonald on YouTube.[/caption]

“I hope that in giving you the chance to see something new from P.T., I might have helped you appreciate the work and care that went into bringing this playable teaser to life,” McDonald says at the end of his video.

You can find more of McDonald’s work doing deep dives into the hidden guts of popular games on his YouTube channel and through his Patreon, where it appears he’s taken a shine to the many secrets of Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Dark Souls.

Michael Giacchino Felt ‘Total Freedom’ Writing the Score to The Batman

Though production on Matt Reeves' The Batman is currently halted due to the coronavirus crisis -- along with many other film and TV show shoots -- Michael Giacchino (Lost, Spider-Man: Far from Home) is still cracking away on the score. Speaking to Collider, as part of the site's new interview series designed to keep fans connected to filmmakers during the COVID-19 outbreak, Giacchino discussed how creating the music for The Batman was akin to the way new artists and writers feel when taking over a Batman comic. “I felt total freedom to do whatever I want," Giacchino said. "Matt [Reeves] always agreed, this is our Batman, this is our vision. In the same way that I always loved, what I still do about Batman comics and graphic novels, is that each of these artists, each of these authors they take their own crack at what they want this to be. It’s their version of Batman." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-cast-every-actor-and-character&captions=true"] "I love it when I see a graphic novel of Batman in the 1800s," he added. "To me that is cool. I love that. I’m not the kind of person that says Batman must always be this. It’s like 'no, why?' It can be whatever the artist wants to be and it has over the years done that, many times over. I love the idea of taking something and just kind of doing our version of it.” Over the years, Batman's movie score has been composed by the likes of Elliot Goldenthal (Batman Forever), Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Trilogy), and, of course, Danny Elfman (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman: The Animated Series). The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz, began filming in the U.K. at the end of January. The film's take on the Batmobile has many influences, from the comics to the original TV series. For more on the new movie, here's everything we know so far about The Batman. Then check out IGN's ranking of all the movie Batsuits and our pick for the best movie Batman. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/20/disney-and-pixars-onward-to-be-released-on-demand-tonight-and-disney-on-april-3-ign-news"] [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.

Family Recreates Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean Ride at Home

It's yo ho ho and a bottle of fun! In this time of social distancing and quarantine, massive Disney Parks fans the Thornock family decided to bring some of the magic home with them since they weren't able to experience it out in the open world. Posting the video to Twitter (and YouTube), the clan has recreated several highlights from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride from Disneyland (since it starts with the bayou banjo player plucking "Oh! Susanna") - from the ride attendant to the splash down to the drunken dirty-footed swabbie to the prisoner trying to get keys from the dog! Check it out... Both Disneyland and Disney World are currently closed due to the the coronavirus outbreak, along with Disney Cruise Line and Disneyland Paris. In movie news, Disney has released Pixar's Onward to on-demand and the movie is coming to Disney+ on April 3. Likewise, Warner Bros' Birds of Prey is coming to on-demand on March 24 while Universal is releasing Trolls World Tour on-demand on April 10. [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.

GameStop to Close All Storefronts to Comply with U.S. Coronavirus Regulations

Starting March 22, all GameStop stores located in the United States will "temporarily stop customer access to storefronts, processing orders on a digital only basis, moving to curbside pick-up at stores and eCommerce delivery only," the company said in a statement on Saturday. This news comes only a day after IGN originally reported that GameStop decided to close all California stores, following increased public scrutiny over their decision to consider themselves an "essential" business due to their selling of tech hardware like keyboards and webcams. In a statement, the company said that the move to strictly curbside pickup and digital sales will allow them to still serve customers who have made orders on GameStop's website or app and have requested a physical product pick-up at their local store. In the statement, GameStop CEO George Sherman elaborates on the company's position on COVID-19 public health regulations, which contrast sharply with what some GameStop employees have told IGN. "Our priority has been and continues to be on the well-being of our employees, customers and business partners" Sherman stated. "We have been steadfast in our adherence to CDC-guided safety and local government orders for retailers in each of our communities." GameStop's statement also says that the company has assured employees that they do not have to work if they are uncomfortable with it and should stay home if they feel sick. GameStop adds that they will "pay all U.S. employees whose hours have been eliminated an additional two weeks at their regular pay rate based on the average hours worked in the last 10 weeks" and that GameStop will reimburse all benefits-eligible employees their portion of benefit expenses. Sherman's statement contrasts sharply with what some GameStop employees have told IGN, with one employee saying: "“GameStop corporate is putting its employees at risk of COVID-19. They aren’t closing stores and they aren’t offering paid time off. They are still pushing their employees to advertise events at their stores that will draw crowds of people.” Later, another GameStop employee who works in a city that recently issued orders to close all non-essential businesses reached out to IGN to express their own concerns. “We are not getting cleaning supplies. But GameStop is still telling its guests we are getting them and cleaning high traffic surfaces,” the anonymous employee said. In recent years, with video game purchases increasingly going digital, GameStop has long suffered to compete. The result has largely been overworked employees who are subjected to high levels of stress, and pressure from leadership on various levels to increase pre-order, trade-in, and phone purchases. The company has come up with increasingly elaborate ways to reinvent its image and attract a larger, more dedicated customer base, like redesigning some storefronts to be more social experiences, with couch co-op stations, tabletop gaming areas, retro gaming attractions, and stores with a greater focus on physical collectibles. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/07/how-gamestop-plans-to-save-itself"] GameStop closed its statement by saying it will provide more details about its operations when it reports its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 results on March 26. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=gamestop-in-the-news-timeline&captions=true"] In the state of California, a recent order from Governor Gavin Newsom appeared to tighten restrictions on what could be deemed "essential services," trimming it down to absolute necessities like food and supplies, which California GameStop stores to comply. GameStop also previously canceled midnight release event plans for Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing in order to curb close contact between individuals.

Netflix Creates Coronavirus Relief Fund for Entertainment Industry

In an effort to aid crew members in the entertainment industry who've been out of work due to delayed or cancelled productions, streaming giant Netflix has set up a fund for those who are unable to earn a living while Hollywood is on hold. Per Variety, the $100 million relief fund is meant to help the approximately 120,000 crew members who have lost their jobs over the past few weeks. Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos relayed, in a statement, “The COVID-19 crisis is devastating for many industries, including the creative community. Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally — leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs." “These include electricians, carpenters and drivers, many of whom are paid hourly wages and work on a project-to-project basis," he added. "This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through these hard times, especially while governments are still figuring out what economic support they will provide.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/20/disney-and-pixars-onward-to-be-released-on-demand-tonight-and-disney-on-april-3-ign-news"] Reportedly, $15 million of the fund "will go to third parties and non-profits that offer emergency relief to out-of-work crew and cast in countries where there’s a large production base." Netflix stated, of that $15 million, it will "donate $1 million each to the SAG-AFTRA COVID-19 Disaster Fund, the Motion Picture & Television Fund, and the Actors Fund Emergency Assistance in the U.S., as well as $1 million between the AFC and Fondation des Artistes." Meanwhile, director Christopher Nolan has written an op-ed piece calling for cooperative aid to help save movie theaters chains and their workers. Celebrities have also been finding a way, in these unprecedented times, to entertain fans at home. This include's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's Jake Johnson leaving voicemails for restless kids as Peter B. Parker. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=new-movies-coming-to-vod-early&captions=true"] [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.

Sony Pulls Mario Creation From Dreams After Nintendo Complaint

Sony is reportedly pulling a Super Mario creation from Dreams after Nintendo issued a complaint, according to a report from GoNintendo (via Eurogamer).

Dreams player PieceOfCraft took to Twitter to talk about their creation getting pulled from the game, alleging their Super Mario model (which is available for other players to use in their own Dreams creations) was taken down. PieceOfCraft also stated that they received an email from Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe that said Nintendo had issued a complaint about their intellectual property being used in a Sony game. PieceOfCraft's Mario model can be seen being used in other user creations. It's unclear if those creations have been impacted by Sony's decision to remove it.

PieceOfCraft followed up again by saying that they can no longer edit the Mario creation as it’s been marked as “removed” due to copyright material.

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“I can remix it but the original I can no longer edit and [others] will not find or be able to use. Not too sure what will happen to levels that used the Mario. [I guess] we'll have to wait and see. Its [kind of] like a slap on the wrist.”

Business attorney Richard Hoeg (of Hoeg Law and Virtual Legality) notes that this isn’t an entirely unexpected development, given Media Molecule’s past with LittleBigPlanet, but the terms of service agreement appears to cover Sony on issues like this.

“Anyone that has played Dreams is well aware of the amount of content that is "inspired" by some of the most beloved games of all time,” Hoeg told IGN. “And anyone that played its predecessor, LittleBigPlanet knew that folks would be making all sorts of things owned by others….So what you see on the game is essentially people making what they love and (most) content creators looking the other way.  This isn't that unusual a state of affairs as much of the fan art, fan games, streaming scene could be argued to live on the same basis of IP Holder largesse.”

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Hoeg adds that it’s equally expected to see Nintendo go after content like what PieceOfCraft created, given its lengthy history of copyright lawsuits. That includes a lawsuit against a ROM site that hosted emulations of older Nintendo games. That lawsuit resulted in Nintendo being awarded more than $12 million, although the couple who ran both sites later entered settlement negotiations, so the total penalty might have changed. Nintendo also previously won a legal battle against an unlicensed Mario Kart go-kart company in Tokyo.

Hoeg also adds that Media Molecule’s recent explorations of how Dreams creations could be used outside of Dreams could have spurred companies like Nintendo to start taking a harder look at protecting their property.

“Nintendo is well within its legal rights here, but that doesn't necessarily make it a good business decision," Hoeg said. "Different companies are going to have different tolerances for the use of their property by others (even if infringing) and I think many game companies have essentially decided that use of their IP in streams, art, and places like Dreams ultimately serves more as positive marketing than anything else.  So I'm not sure how many we will see follow Nintendo's path here.”

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All that hasn’t stopped creators from using Dreams to keep making admittedly interesting homages or outright recreations of popular games and other IPs. You can check out all of those on our Dreams hub page, including the absolutely ridiculous Avatar: The Last Airbender fan game.

Christopher Nolan Writes Op-Ed About the Importance of Saving Movie Theaters

Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight and Dunkirk, and a fervent advocate of the movie theater-going experience, has penned a piece for The Washington Post, calling for government, studio, and societal support of movie theaters as crowd-heavy businesses both big and small go dark during the coronavirus crisis. In an op-ed titled "Movie theaters are a vital part of American social life. They will need our help," Nolan writes “When people think about movies, their minds first go to the stars, the studios, the glamour. But the movie business is about everybody: the people working the concession stands, running the equipment, taking tickets, booking movies, selling advertising and cleaning bathrooms in local theaters.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/19/tenet-official-trailer"] In this time of "unprecedented challenge and uncertainty," Nolan calls on Congress, when considering monetary aid sent out to support shuttered businesses, to see "our community for what it really is: a vital part of social life, providing jobs for many and entertainment for all. These are places of joyful mingling where workers serve up stories and treats to the crowds that come to enjoy an evening out with friends and family. As a filmmaker, my work can never be complete without those workers and the audiences they welcome." Nolan concludes with “When this crisis passes, the need for collective human engagement, the need to live and love and laugh and cry together, will be more powerful than ever. We need what movies can offer us. Maybe, like me, you thought you were going to the movies for surround sound, or Goobers, or soda and popcorn, or movie stars. But we weren’t. We were there for each other." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tenet-cast&captions=true"] Unlike the many Spring movies that have been delayed due to COVID-19, Nolan's Tenet, starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, is still set to come out on July 17. For more on Tenet, be sure to read our thorough breakdown of everything in the as-yet-unreleased trailer. [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.

You Have to See These Hilarious WrestleMania 36 Shirts

With WWE moving WrestleMania 36 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to the company's Performance Center in Orlando -- and the event being changed to a fan-less two-night PPV -- a couple of new shirts available at their online store are having a bit of fun with the unenviable situation. Two tees over at WWE Shop are taking a tongue-in-cheek approach to "event only exclusive" shirts WWE usually sells at major PPVs. Instead of the traditional "I Was There," these threads proudly display "I Wasn't There." Take a look... Screen Shot 2020-03-21 at 10.42.40 AM Screen Shot 2020-03-21 at 10.42.31 AM As you can see, WWE is trying to make the best of a brutal situation. Hopefully their mirth will pay off. Also, hopefully 'Mania 36 will still be pirate-themed. Check out how the matches for WrestleMania 36 will be divided between two nights. In other entertainment news, Paramount's The Lovebirds, starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, is now bypassing theaters and heading to Netflix. Plus, Disney has released Pixar's Onward to on-demand and the movie is coming to Disney+ on April 3. Warner Bros' Birds of Prey is coming to on-demand on March 24 and Universal is releasing Trolls World Tour on-demand on April 10, the movie's original theatrical date. The company has already put The Invisible Man, Emma, and The Hunt on-demand. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=new-movies-coming-to-vod-early&captions=true"] [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.

WrestleMania 36 is Now a Two-Night Event

This past week, WWE announced that, instead of cancelling or postponing WrestleMania 36 in Tampa, they were moving the annual mega-event to their own Performance Center in Orlando, with no fans in the stands. Now the event has changed even more, with WWE, a few days ago, releasing the news that WrestleMania 36 will take place over two nights - on April 4 and April 5. Per WWE, "WrestleMania, for the first time ever, will be held as a two-night event streaming on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view. The two-night pop culture extravaganza will be hosted by three-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] While this isn't the full WrestleMania 36 card, here's how the main matches are reportedly being broken down over the two nights: Sat, April 4

  • Drew McIntyre vs. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar
  • Charlotte Flair vs. WWE NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley
  • The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles
  • Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins

Sun, April 5

  • Roman Reigns vs. WWE Universal Champion Bill Goldberg
  • Shayna Baszler vs. RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch
  • John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
  • Edge vs Randy Orton

Leading up to WrestleMania 36, encore presentations of historic WrestleMania events will air over the next three Sundays on ESPN and streaming via the ESPN App.

  • WrestleMania 30 (airs Sunday, March 22, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT) – from April 6, 2014
  • WrestleMania 32 (airs Sunday, March 29, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT) – from April 3, 2016
  • WrestleMania 35 (airs Sunday, April 5, 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT) – from April 7, 2019
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/20/the-mandalorian-casts-rosario-dawson-as-ahsoka-tano-in-season-2-ign-now"] [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.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond Postponed

The latest coronavirus-related delay in the entertainment world comes to us from The Walking Dead universe, which already had to halt production on Fear the Walking Dead's sixth season. The Walking Dead's second spinoff, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, has now been pushed back to later this year, to a date yet to be determined. The Walking Dead: World Beyond has actually wrapped shooting, but still needs to complete post-production on a few more episodes and that process has been impacted by fears of spreading COVID-19. So, like FX's Fargo: Season 4, its April airdate is being changed. World Beyond was set to start on Sunday, April 12 at 10 PM ET right after the Season 10 finale of The Walking Dead. The first season (of this two-season limited series) consists of 10 episodes. World Beyond centers on a group of teens, who are the first generation to grow up in a zompocalypse, venturing out of their safe and walled community to find a missing scientist. It stars Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Aliyah Royale, Annet Mahendru, and Nico Tortorella. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/25/the-walking-dead-world-beyond-trailer"] For those "social distancing," here are 12 movies that are being released to VOD early. You can also check out all the movies, and productions, that have been delayed due to the outbreak. [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.