Disney+ and Hulu will both be receiving price hikes in both their ad-supported and premium tiers, Disney announced today.

The price hike is timed with the impending release of Disney+'s ad-supported tier, which will cost $7.99. The ad-free version, meanwhile, will rise to $10.99 — an increase of $3 per month.

As for Hulu, it will jump $2 per month, rising from $12.99 to $14.99 on October 10. Meanwhile, the ad-supported verion will rise from $6.99 to $7.99.

The price hikes come amid strong subscriber increases for Disney+, which rose to 151 million subscriptions. However, those increases have been tempered by large losses. According to Disney's financials released today, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ have combined to lose $1.1 billion.

Disney+'s ad-supported tier launches December 8.

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Breaking Bad creator and Better Call Saul co-creator Vince Gilligan is prepping his next show.

According to Deadline, the project is a wholly original idea that’s already highly anticipated by the eight or nine platforms lining up to hear his pitch.

It’s reported that this new project is more X-Files than Breaking Bad – a big departure from the crime-ridden world of Gilligan’s previous two shows. But it’s not sci-fi. Gilligan’s tenure on X-Files tended to focus on the more human side of the paranormal, and this is said to be the aim of the new series, “exploring similar themes of bending reality while holding a mirror to humanity.”

The new show is reportedly also being compared to The Twilight Zone and is described as a “blended, grounded genre drama”.

“It is said to be set in our world while putting a tweak on it, focusing on people and exploring the human condition in an unexpected, surprising way,” said Deadline co-editor, Nellie Andreeva. It’s also expected to continue Gilligan’s trademark tone, balancing humor and human drama.

In preparing his pitch, Gilligan is said to have written supplementary material to accompany his idea, much the same as his pitches for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. The upcoming new show is said to play out over a few seasons with an overall story arc rather than being a monster-of-the-week style show.

Whatever Gilligan does next, it’s likely to be met with plenty of enthusiasm.

Breaking Bad has won two Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series while the show’s star, Bryan Cranston, was nominated for four consecutive Golden Globes, and won four Emmys for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Better Call Saul has done equally well on the awards circuit, picking up a staggering 46 Emmy nominations across its six-season run.

Gilligan himself has won four Emmys and four Golden Globes for his work on the shows.

Want to read more about Better Call Saul? Check out what Better Call Saul gets right about being a prequel as well as this incredible Game Boy version of the show.

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The DC television series Pennyworth returns for its third season on HBO Max this October and, as IGN can exclusively reveal, the prequel show now boasts a new title: Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler.

The new title appears at the end of the show’s official Season 3 trailer, which you can watch exclusively here via the player above or the embed below.

The origin series from Warner Bros. Television is based on DC Comics characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows former British SAS soldier Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) who, in 1960s London, goes to work with billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) and his wife Martha (Emma Paetz) in the years before they become the parents of Bruce Wayne.

The official plot synopsis for Season Three, which will run ten episodes, reveals a new time period and how things have changed since viewers last saw Alfred and the Waynes:

“Season three of the psychological thriller begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better or worse – ushering in a new age of Super Heroes and Supervillains.”

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler stars Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Paloma Faith, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Ramon Tikaram, Harriet Slater, and Simon Manyonda.

The show is executive produced by Bruno Heller, Matthew Patnick, Danny Cannon, and John Stephens.

The third season of Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler debuts this October on HBO Max as a Max Original.

EA and the NFL have announced a multi-year renewal of their partnership that guarantees the continuation of their Esports league, the Madden NFL Championship Series (MCS).

The companies didn't specify exactly how long the partnership had been renewed for but they did announce that the previous year's MCS season proved immensely successful as it saw a four times increase for its average minute audience year over year.

The MCS will be aligned with the actual NFL season as a result of the continued partnership, meaning the Esports championship, the Ultimate Madden NFL 23 Bowl, will take place during the week of Super Bowl LVII. The finals include a prize pool of $1 million in addition to another $700,000 available throughout the season.

"Madden NFL esports continues to deepen the love of the game with fans, players, and viewers. It’s teaching viewers how to improve at the game, while deepening engagement with Madden’s most loyal fanbase," said VP of EA Esports Brent Koning. "Since the MCS started five years ago, it has helped showcase the game by elevating the greatest players in the world, while giving every single Madden NFL player the chance to go from couch to champion."

Ed Kiang, vice president of video gaming at the NFL, also added: "Extending our partnership with EA is another avenue for the league to grow fandom off the field and enhance the EA Sports Madden NFL Championship Series by aligning Madden competitive gaming with NFL moments."

Madden NFL 23 is just a week away from its August 19 release date and EA has promised it has serious upgrades to its franchise mode and long-awaited gameplay changes (and that the game will actually work).

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Walter Hamada, DC Films president, was reportedly planning a Crisis On Infinite Earths movie prior to Warner’s sale to Discovery, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film would have been a take on the DC Comics story featuring characters like Flash and Supergirl.

The comic book adaptation was part of Hamada’s plan to release three or four films a year. He was brought on in 2018 after the shaky release of 2017’s Justice League. Other plans included films following Green Lantern Corps and Static Shock, but none of these ever panned out or acquired directors.

The comic for Crisis On Infinite Earths was first published in 1985 and ran for twelve issues. It would later receive two more entries, Infinite Crisis and Final Crisis, making the series a trilogy. It would serve as inspiration for the Arrowverse’s crossover event series, Crisis On Infinite Earths which saw Arrow, Superman, Black Lightning, and more join together.

Earlier this month, Hamada almost quit as DC Films President following the Batgirl cancellation, but agreed to stay with the studio until Black Adam’s release on October 21. A reset for the DC universe is also planned and includes a ten-year plan with a team that will just focus on DC, similar to what kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A number of DC films and series have been affected by the surprise Batgirl shelving. Be sure to check out our list of all those affected by the film’s cancellation.

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HBO's The Last of Us has officially cast Henry and Sam, the brothers who star in one of the original game's most famous storylines.

IGN can exclusively reveal that Henry will be played by Lamar Johnson, while his younger brother, Sam, will be portrayed by Keivonn Woodard.

In addition to Henry and Sam, Graham Greene and Elaine Miles will guest star as Marlon and Florence, two new characters being added to the series for the first time.

Spoiler Warning: Potential small spoilers for HBO Max's The Last of Us follow.

The official release describes the brothers this way:

Lamar Johnson as Henry and Keivonn Woodard as Sam, brothers in Kansas City hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance.

Fans of the original game will recall that Joel and Ellie meet Henry and Sam in Pittsburgh, where they work together to evade human hunters and infected alike while bonding over philosophical discussions about religion. Henry was played by Brandon Scott in the original game while Sam was played by Nadji Jeter.

In the HBO adaptation, Joel and Ellie apparently encounter Henry and Sam in Kansas City instead of Pittsburgh while the hunters are more clearly defined. Little else has been revealed about the plot, though Pedro Pascal, who plays Joel, is confident it can live up to the legacy of the original game.

The new characters, Marlon and Florence are described as "a married couple surviving alone in the wilderness of post-apocalyptic Wyoming."

Pascal was previously revealed to be playing Joel while Bella Ramsey takes on the role of Ellie. Pascal has said he purposely hasn't finished the original game so that he can avoid imitating Troy Baker's performance as Joel.

Gabriel Luna will play Joel's brother, Tommy – while Tommy's original actor will also a brand new role. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, who featured in the original game, will also have so-far-unannounced roles.

The Last of Us has been steadily revealing more of its characters and plot ahead of its expected 2023 release. In the meantime, Naughty Dog is preparing to release a remake of The Last of Us for PlayStation 5. It'll be out September 2.

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Black Adam has reportedly added a new post-credits scene into the film that reveals further ties between Dwayne Johnson's titular antihero and the wider DC universe.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Black Adam had a test screening in June, which included "a new post-credits scene introducing a new element to Johnson's place in the DC Universe." The report didn't divulge any further details about the footage, so it's currently unclear what ramifications this scene might have on the broader DC universe.

Black Adam is not your usual hero. Starting life as a comic book villain and nemesis of popular DC superhero Shazam it looks as though Johnson's portrayal of the classic DC character will veer more into antihero territory, and he says that will bring DC into a new era — one that features the Justice Society of America represented by Atom Smasher, Hawkman, Cyclone, and Doctor Fate.

Johnson has also previously teased a Black Adam cinematic universe by referring to his character's upcoming solo movie as "the beginning" of what he hopes to be "a very long storytelling road." We can likely expect to see Adam cross paths with traditional foe Shazam in future, but they won't be crossing paths any time soon, and Johnson also wants to fight Superman down the line.

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a new 10-year plan for DC films that will be similar to what Disney and Kevin Feige have done for Marvel, but the "reset" has not gone down too well. DC Films president Walter Hamada was reportedly on the brink of quitting over the high-profile cancellation of Batgirl but has agreed to stay with the studio until at least the October 21 release of Black Adam.

Looking ahead to what's on the DCEU's future slate, Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods are both slated to arrive later this year, with Aquaman 2, The Flash, and Blue Beetle all arriving in 2023. The Flash is being framed as a major event for the DCEU, but it has been dragged down in recent months by the controversy surrounding Ezra Miller and their growing legal troubles.

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Details of the cancelled campaign from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – the only game in the franchise without a dedicated single-player mode – have been leaked after four years.

As reported by Eurogamer, Reddit user Purpletoaster20 posted a detailed explanation of what was going to be a "co-operative live service" campaign that connected to Black Ops 4's multiplayer modes and specialists. The report arrived following months of research and discussions with those familiar with the cancelled campaign, the post said, and also included more than 400 images of concept art, storyboards, early mission planning, and more, lending credence to the leak.

The campaign was reportedly set in 2070 during "the year of chaos" and followed on from the events of Black Ops III. A global pandemic and several climate disasters reduced the world order to two main factions - the World United Nations (WUN) and the Free People's Army (FPA) - and the player would choose which to fight for.

Though also playable solo, the game would revolve around a 2 vs. 2 "race to the finish" mechanic with the world-state changing depending on which teams accomplished their goals first, essentially producing a number of different campaign experiences depending on performance and faction.

One mission, for example, called Data Control, saw the FPA infiltrate a data centre in Zurich, Switzerland to extract critical information, and naturally have players take down a number of enemies while doing so. The reverse perspective mission, however, saw the WUN infiltrate the lower parts of the facility and plant charges to destroy it. If the WUN players could do so before the FPA's data was extracted, the entire facility would be destroyed and the WUN would take the victory.

Developer Treyarch had created a number of original characters and cutscenes to go alongside the gameplay, with each faction having its own "handler", characters that would talk the players through each mission and generally oversee the campaign.

Sticking to the live-service theme, several DLC episodes were also planned according to the post, each featuring a handful of new missions (around one hour of content if played just once) and continuing the story of the two main factions.

The ambitious nature of the campaign may have led to its cancellation, as reports first emerged in April 2018 that Black Ops 4 would not include a single player mode for the first time in franchise history. It was allegedly scrapped because Treyarch couldn't meet the deadline, potentially threatening Call of Duty's annual release schedule.

The game instead prioritised the multiplayer and zombies modes and also saw the introduction of the franchise's first Battle Royale in the Blackout mode.

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Xbox is back at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany this year, and it's released an official line up and schedule. Plans include a six-hour livestream and insight into a number of previously announced games.

The Xbox Booth @ gamescom Live Stream is a six-hour event that will take place on Thursday, August 25 from 5am-11am Pacific / 8am–2pm Eastern / 1pm-7pm UK. The livestream will feature developer interviews as well as gameplay, but Xbox isn't indicating that there will be new announcements as part of the stream.

The current, incomplete list, includes:

• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Gunfire Reborn
• Sea of Thieves
• Lies of P
• High On Life
• Grounded
• Pentiment
• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Minecraft Legends
• Planet of Lana
• Age of Empires IV

The Xbox booth itself will let attendees go hands-on with some of the latest games and updates from Xbox Game Studios, aloingside demos of upcoming games like A Plague Tale: Requiem and Pentiment. It will also showcase a demo of the new Xbox App on the latest 2022 Samsung Smart TV.

The booth will also include a statue of Starfield's companion robot, VASCO.

Xbox is also holding a virtual meet and greet with game creators from Sea of Thieves and Park Beyond for those who are unable to attend. These meet and greets will let gamers “chat directly with game creators about their games and their experience in the industry.”

You'll need to apply to be a part of these. "To enter for a chance to win," reads Xbox's website, "register as an Xbox FanFest fan at xbox.com/fanfest and opt-in for the meet and greet of your choice."

Xbox will be one of the biggest names at Gamescom as PlayStation is skipping the expo this year. Be sure to check out the Xbox blog post for the full lineup.

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House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has suggested that the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel is tonally similar to Succession, but with dragons... lots of dragons.

In the latest issue of SFX magazine via GamesRadar, Condal acknowledged the comparisons between House of the Dragon and Succession as he addressed fan expectations for the upcoming HBO series. He admitted it wouldn't be too far from the truth to say that the Game of Thrones prequel is like "Succession with dragons" because those types of shows were actually used for inspiration in the writers room.

"I think that's actually a great metaphor," he said. "The things we referenced in the [writers'] room the most were The Crown and Succession, just as tonal analogs and as shows that we, the writers, were really enjoying and immersed in."

When Succession premiered in 2018, much of the drama revolved around the members of the Roy family as they jockied for their place in their aging father's media empire. These types of family sagas have been a fundamental part of many other TV series, including Game of Thrones, but Condal points out that House of the Dragon raises the tension from its flagship series by honing in on the dynamics of a singular family.

"The original Game of Thrones is really the War of the Roses, so it's the Yorks and the Lancasters [played out] with the Starks and the Lannisters – two separate families that never liked each other in the first place going at it," he explained. "This, however, is the Dance of the Dragons. It's a civil war that happens within a singular family, which in a way makes it much more engrossing and tragic, because you see people who are blood relatives turning against each other and going to war."

House of the Dragon is also expected to differ from George R.R. Martin's original book, Fire & Blood, which tells the story of the Targaryen family in the guise of a history book. Condal and co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik recently told IGN that they want their show to feel like it interacts with Fire & Blood, rather than just telling the same stories onscreen.

"The fun of this show is that it plays as a bit of a companion piece to the history book," Condal revealed. "It communicates with the history book. In a sense that, some things will line up. Other things will be told very differently. But the idea is that, in the end, the events are the same. It's just the 'why' and 'how' they happened that changes as you see the actual history."

House of the Dragon, which premieres on August 21, will flesh out the tales behind the Targaryen family, who ruled Westeros before the events of Game of Thrones. The first season is set 200 years in the past and will show the beginning of the end of the Targaryen reign, leading up to a civil war waged between family members – and the seeming death of dragons in the fantasy world.

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