Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld is preparing to file for bankruptcy within the next few weeks, after the post-pandemic return to cinemas didn't prove as profitable as expected.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the London-based Cineworld is expected to file for bankruptcy in both the UK and US having amassed $4.8 billion in debt. It operates more than 9,000 screens in 751 locations around the world, including Picturehouse and Cineworld cinemas in the UK and Ireland, Cinema City in Europe, Yes Planet in Israel, and Regal Cinemas in the U.S. It is the second largest theater chain in the world, following AMC, which has weathered post-pandemic issues partly because of becoming a meme stock.

The company was allegedly relying on blockbuster films including The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick and Thor: Love and Thunder to bolster cinema admission sales but the current numbers are lower than anticipated. Cineworld also commented that there simply aren't enough films scheduled to be released in the coming months, meaning a positive turn in profits isn't expected until the end of 2022.

"Despite a gradual recovery of demand since reopening in April 2021, recent admission levels have been below expectations," Cineworld said in a statement earlier this week.

"These lower levels of admissions are due to a limited film slate that is anticipated to continue until November 2022 and are expected to negatively impact trading and the group’s liquidity position in the near term."

The company, officially Cineworld Group Plc, is currently speaking with lawyers from Kirkland and Ellis LLP and consultants from AlixPartners to assist with its filing for bankruptcy. It also filed for bankruptcy during the height of COVID-19 in 2020 but was saved thanks to a lifeline from creditors.

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Gorgeous action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits is getting a major update including a New Game+ mode – and it's coming to Steam.

IGN can exclusively reveal that the game will receive a free Anniversary Update on September 27, which includes New Game+, Charmstones, Spirit Guide Trials, Kena Outfits, accessibility features. On the same day, the game will get a Steam release, having previously been an Epic Games Store PC exclusive.

You can check out a new trailer below:

Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Anniversary Update Additions

• "New Game+, which will allow players who’ve completed the game to restart Kena’s journey with all of their previously unlocked abilities, upgrades, outfits, Rot, etc and take on redesigned and more challenging combat encounters."
• "Charmstones that are individually equipable - these unique collectibles each provide different adjustments to Kena’s stats and abilities."
• "New game mode called the Spirit Guide Trials, challenging players’ skills with a variety of replayable challenges across three different categories; Obstacle Courses, Wave Defenses, and Boss Reflects."
• "Completing the Spirit Guide Trials unlock outfits for Kena, each one inspired by one of the characters she meets along her journey. Succeeding at bonus objectives within each trial can unlock color variations of each outfit, as well as some unique Charmstones."
• "An exclusive new outfit for Deluxe Edition owners."

Kena: Bridge of Spirits was the debut game for Ember Lab, a studio made up of movie animation experts who had made the famous Majora's Mask - Terrible Fate fan film. We awarded the game an 8/10 in our review, calling it "an open-world action-adventure that harkens back to the days of the N64/Gamecube-era Zeldas, Okami, and Star Fox Adventures, while also adding some modern sensibilities and a distinct personal touch."

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SEGA has revealed the full list of games included with its SEGA Genesis Mini 2, with Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Super Street Fighter II, and Golden Axe 2 featuring alongside 57 other titles.

The console, which will be available from October 27 for $106.65, includes a handful of oddities amongst its game library such as never before released games Devi & Pii and Star Mobile. New ports of Fantasy Zone, Space Harrier, Space Harrier 2, Spatter, Super Locomotive, and the custom "demake" VS Puyo Puyo Sun are also included as bonuses.

The main list includes 53 games by itself, with 41 of them being SEGA Genesis “cartridge” games (such as Streets of Rage 3 and Virtua Racing) and the remaining 12 being SEGA CD titles (such as Ecco the Dolphin and Final Fight CD).

SEGA Genesis Mini 2 Full Game List

SEGA Genesis:

• After Burner II
• Alien Soldier
• Atomic Runner
• Bonanza Bros.
• ClayFighter
• Crusader of Centy
• Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
• Earthworm Jim 2
• Elemental Master
• Fatal Fury 2
• Gain Ground
• Golden Axe II
• Granada
• Hellfire
• Herzog Zwei
• Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
• Midnight Resistance
• OutRun
• OutRunners
• Phantasy Star II
• Populous
• RAINBOW ISLANDS -EXTRA-
• Ranger-X
• Ristar
• ROLLING THUNDER 2
• Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
• Shining Force II
• Shining in the Darkness
• Sonic 3D Blast
• SPLATTERHOUSE 2
• Streets of Rage 3
• Super Hang-On
• SUPER STREET FIGHTER II THE NEW CHALLENGERS
• The Ooze
• The Revenge of Shinobi
• ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
• Truxton
• VectorMan 2
• Viewpoint
• Virtua Racing
• Warsong

SEGA CD

• Ecco the Dolphin (CD Ver.)
• Ecco: The Tides of Time (CD Ver.)
• Final Fight CD
• Mansion of Hidden Souls
• NIGHT STRIKER
• Night Trap
• Robo Aleste
• Sewer Shark
• Shining Force CD
• SILPHEED
• Sonic The Hedgehog CD
• THE NINJAWARRIORS

Bonus Games:

• Devi & Pii
• Fantasy Zone
• Space Harrier II (+Space Harrier)
• Spatter
• Star Mobile
• Super Locomotive
• VS Puyo Puyo Sun

The mini console was first announced for Japan as the Mega Drive Mini 2 before SEGA confirmed a Genesis Mini 2 North American edition in July. Sadly, the new version will be a more limited run, and the only way to secure a North American version will be to import from Amazon Japan.

The original SEGA Mega Drive Mini was launched in 2019 with 42 games amid a craze of retro consoles being released, such as "Classic" editions of Nintendo's NES and the original PlayStation. In our 9/10 review, IGN said: "The SEGA Genesis Mini isn't perfect, but it's as close to perfect as any retro all-in-one mini console has come so far."

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Gorgeous action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits is getting a major update including a New Game+ mode – and it's coming to Steam.

IGN can exclusively reveal that the game will receive a free Anniversary Update on September 27, which includes New Game+, Charmstones, Spirit Guide Trials, Kena Outfits, accessibility features. On the same day, the game will get a Steam release, having previously been an Epic Games Store PC exclusive.

You can check out a new trailer below:

Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Anniversary Update Additions

• "New Game+, which will allow players who’ve completed the game to restart Kena’s journey with all of their previously unlocked abilities, upgrades, outfits, Rot, etc and take on redesigned and more challenging combat encounters."
• "Charmstones that are individually equipable - these unique collectibles each provide different adjustments to Kena’s stats and abilities."
• "New game mode called the Spirit Guide Trials, challenging players’ skills with a variety of replayable challenges across three different categories; Obstacle Courses, Wave Defenses, and Boss Reflects."
• "Completing the Spirit Guide Trials unlock outfits for Kena, each one inspired by one of the characters she meets along her journey. Succeeding at bonus objectives within each trial can unlock color variations of each outfit, as well as some unique Charmstones."
• "An exclusive new outfit for Deluxe Edition owners."

Kena: Bridge of Spirits was the debut game for Ember Lab, a studio made up of movie animation experts who had made the famous Majora's Mask - Terrible Fate fan film. We awarded the game an 8/10 in our review, calling it "an open-world action-adventure that harkens back to the days of the N64/Gamecube-era Zeldas, Okami, and Star Fox Adventures, while also adding some modern sensibilities and a distinct personal touch."

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

SEGA has revealed the full list of games included with its SEGA Genesis Mini 2, with Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Super Street Fighter II, and Golden Axe 2 featuring alongside 57 other titles.

The console, which will be available from October 27 for $106.65, includes a handful of oddities amongst its game library such as never before released games Devi & Pii and Star Mobile. New ports of Fantasy Zone, Space Harrier, Space Harrier 2, Spatter, Super Locomotive, and VS Puyo Puyo are also included as bonuses.

The main list includes 53 games by itself, with 41 of them being SEGA Genesis “cartridge” games (such as Streets of Rage 3 and Virtua Racing) and the remaining 12 being SEGA CD titles (such as Ecco the Dolphin and Final Fight CD).

SEGA Genesis Mini 2 Full Game List

SEGA Genesis:

• After Burner II
• Alien Soldier
• Atomic Runner
• Bonanza Bros.
• ClayFighter
• Crusader of Centy
• Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
• Earthworm Jim 2
• Elemental Master
• Fatal Fury 2
• Gain Ground
• Golden Axe II
• Granada
• Hellfire
• Herzog Zwei
• Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
• Midnight Resistance
• OutRun
• OutRunners
• Phantasy Star II
• Populous
• RAINBOW ISLANDS -EXTRA-
• Ranger-X
• Ristar
• ROLLING THUNDER 2
• Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
• Shining Force II
• Shining in the Darkness
• Sonic 3D Blast
• SPLATTERHOUSE 2
• Streets of Rage 3
• Super Hang-On
• SUPER STREET FIGHTER II THE NEW CHALLENGERS
• The Ooze
• The Revenge of Shinobi
• ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
• Truxton
• VectorMan 2
• Viewpoint
• Virtua Racing
• Warsong

SEGA CD

• Ecco the Dolphin (CD Ver.)
• Ecco: The Tides of Time (CD Ver.)
• Final Fight CD
• Mansion of Hidden Souls
• NIGHT STRIKER
• Night Trap
• Robo Aleste
• Sewer Shark
• Shining Force CD
• SILPHEED
• Sonic The Hedgehog CD
• THE NINJAWARRIORS

Bonus Games:

• Devi & Pii
• Fantasy Zone
• Space Harrier II (+Space Harrier)
• Spatter
• Star Mobile
• Super Locomotive
• VS Puyo Puyo Sun

The mini console was first announced for Japan as the Mega Drive Mini 2 before SEGA confirmed a Genesis Mini 2 North American edition in July. Sadly, the new version will be a more limited run, and the only way to secure a North American version will be to import from Amazon Japan.

The original SEGA Mega Drive Mini was launched in 2019 with 42 games amid a craze of retro consoles being released, such as "Classic" editions of Nintendo's NES and the original PlayStation. In our 9/10 review, IGN said: "The SEGA Genesis Mini isn't perfect, but it's as close to perfect as any retro all-in-one mini console has come so far."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Death Stranding is officially coming to Xbox PC Game Pass on August 23, following recent speculation about the PlayStation console exclusive's appearance on a Microsoft service.

Developer Kojima Productions and publisher 505 Games announced that the original version of Death Stranding (so not the upgraded director's cut) will be available to Xbox PC Game Pass users at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern on August 23 (so 1am UK / 10am AEST on August 24).

"The original version of Hideo Kojima’s critically-acclaimed and genre-defying epic lands on the Microsoft ecosystem for the first time, available to audiences who are subscribed to the PC version of Xbox Game Pass," the announcement reads.

Death Stranding originally launched as a PlayStation 4 exclusive back in 2019 before it arrived on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store the following year, and its Director's Cut back in January 2022. This will be the game's first appearance under the Microsoft umbrella, however, blurring the lines somewhat between the PlayStation and Xbox rivalry.

Kojima Productions is doing the same, however, as despite Death Stranding being published by Sony Interactive and being a PlayStation console exclusive, the studio's next game will be an Xbox exclusive. Some fans didn't respond particularly well to the announcement, forcing Kojima Productions to clarify it still has a "very good partnership" with PlayStation.

There will likely be more Death Stranding eventually, however, as lead actor Norman Reedus leaked that a sequel to the 2019 stealth-action game is in development.

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Death Stranding is officially coming to Xbox PC Game Pass on August 23, following recent speculation about the PlayStation console exclusive's appearance on a Microsoft service.

Developer Kojima Productions and publisher 505 Games announced that the original version of Death Stranding (so not the upgraded director's cut) will be available to Xbox PC Game Pass users at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern on August 23 (so 1am UK / 10am AEST on August 24).

"The original version of Hideo Kojima’s critically-acclaimed and genre-defying epic lands on the Microsoft ecosystem for the first time, available to audiences who are subscribed to the PC version of Xbox Game Pass," the announcement reads.

Death Stranding originally launched as a PlayStation 4 exclusive back in 2019 before it arrived on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store the following year, and its Director's Cut back in January 2022. This will be the game's first appearance under the Microsoft umbrella, however, blurring the lines somewhat between the PlayStation and Xbox rivalry.

Kojima Productions is doing the same, however, as despite Death Stranding being published by Sony Interactive and being a PlayStation console exclusive, the studio's next game will be an Xbox exclusive. Some fans didn't respond particularly well to the announcement, forcing Kojima Productions to clarify it still has a "very good partnership" with PlayStation.

There will likely be more Death Stranding eventually, however, as lead actor Norman Reedus leaked that a sequel to the 2019 stealth-action game is in development.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Activision has announced that the fifth and final season of Call of Duty: Warzone will begin on August 24, implying the release of Warzone 2 could be right around the corner.

Announced on the game's website, the final season is named Last Stand and is centred around a league of Call of Duty villains led by Black Ops 2's Raul Menendez. The original Modern Warfare's Khaled Al-Asad also makes an appearance, alongside Ghosts' Gabriel T. Rorke and Black Ops 3's He “Seraph” Zhen-Zhen.

Call of Duty seasons - which takes place simultaneously across Warzone and Vanguard - typically last around two to three months, meaning this final season of Warzone will likely end in November.

Black Ops: Cold War's final season continued for around one month following Vanguard's release, and since Modern Warfare 2 is launching on October 28, this also lines up with a November end date for Warzone - and therefore, presumably, a launch date for Warzone 2.

Nothing is confirmed, of course, but rumours of a November release date did circulate earlier this week. An official confirmation shouldn't be too far away, however, as the Call of Duty: Next showcase on September 15 is set to reveal new Warzone 2 information alongside other games in "the immediate future of Call of Duty".

Activision has said incredibly little about the Battle Royale sequel since it was announced in February, only commenting in April that Warzone 2 "features groundbreaking innovations" and will be fully revealed sometime this year.

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Activision has announced that the fifth and final season of Call of Duty: Warzone will begin on August 24, implying the release of Warzone 2 could be right around the corner.

Announced on the game's website, the final season is named Last Stand and is centred around a league of Call of Duty villains led by Black Ops 2's Raul Menendez. The original Modern Warfare's Khaled Al-Asad also makes an appearance, alongside Ghosts' Gabriel T. Rorke and Black Ops 3's He “Seraph” Zhen-Zhen.

Call of Duty seasons - which takes place simultaneously across Warzone and Vanguard - typically last around two to three months, meaning this final season of Warzone will likely end in November.

Black Ops: Cold War's final season continued for around one month following Vanguard's release, and since Modern Warfare 2 is launching on October 28, this also lines up with a November end date for Warzone - and therefore, presumably, a launch date for Warzone 2.

Nothing is confirmed, of course, but rumours of a November release date did circulate earlier this week. An official confirmation shouldn't be too far away, however, as the Call of Duty: Next showcase on September 15 is set to reveal new Warzone 2 information alongside other games in "the immediate future of Call of Duty".

Activision has said incredibly little about the Battle Royale sequel since it was announced in February, only commenting in April that Warzone 2 "features groundbreaking innovations" and will be fully revealed sometime this year.

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Developer Squanch Games has announced that High on Life has been delayed from its original October 25 release date to December 13.

“As we work to polish the best possible gaming experience for High on Life, the game’s release date will be moved to December 13, 2022,” Squanch Games said in a statement on Twitter. “The Team at Squanch Games is excited for you to play, and we thank you for your continued patience and support!”

New update for @highonlifegame. pic.twitter.com/BdysaV3WF2

— Squanch Games (@SquanchGames) August 18, 2022

Justin Roiland, the creator of Rick and Morty, is behind High on Life. The game follows the player as they rescue humans across the galaxy from aliens that are intending to use them as drugs. In order to fight off the threat, players use weapons called Gatlians.

High on Life was first revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase back in June. It was also reportedly a Stadia title at first before Google shut down its first party development studios. Now, the game will be released on Xbox and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in December. It will also be included in both Xbox and PC Game Pass on launch day.

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