Owen Wilson Says ‘Uptight’ Marvel Scolded Him Multiple Times for Talking About Loki

Owen Wilson has revealed he's been scolded "multiple times" by Marvel for letting details slip about Loki, so he is treading more cautiously with Season 2.

The actor told ComicBook.com that he's currently filming the sophomore season of the Disney+ MCU series in London, but he stopped short of sharing any other information as he admitted that he's landed himself in hot water for being loose-lipped in the past. "I do think that... you know, we'll see what happens with this one," Wilson said. "I immediately get kind of self-conscious because they're so kind of uptight."

When asked if he had ever been "scolded" by Marvel for saying too much about the projects he's involved in, Wilson simply replied, "Yes. Yeah, multiple times."

While Wilson didn't share the exact details of the spoilers he's been reprimanded for, the Loki star told Esquire magazine last year that he received a mysterious text message after he "let it slip" that he had a moustache for his role on the MCU series. "I got an ominous text saying 'Strike 1,'" he said. "I don't know who that was, we think it might have been Kevin Feige using a burner phone but that wasn't confirmed."

Marvel is notorious for keeping spoilers under wraps and will take extreme measures to stop information from being leaked, though their attempts are not always successful. Tom Holland has been pretty bad at keeping secrets regarding the MCU, along with Mark Ruffalo who revealed that "everyone dies" in Infinity War, a mere nine months before the Avengers movie arrived in theaters.

Wilson will have to continue to keep things under his hat (though he won't confirm or deny whether he's actually wearing one), as Loki Season 2 isn't going to hit screens until next year. The plot is currently top secret, with the first season leaving plenty of unanswered questions. Additionally, only three cast members have been confirmed to return so far – Wilson, Tom Hiddleston, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Owen Wilson Says ‘Uptight’ Marvel Scolded Him Multiple Times for Talking About Loki

Owen Wilson has revealed he's been scolded "multiple times" by Marvel for letting details slip about Loki, so he is treading more cautiously with Season 2.

The actor told ComicBook.com that he's currently filming the sophomore season of the Disney+ MCU series in London, but he stopped short of sharing any other information as he admitted that he's landed himself in hot water for being loose-lipped in the past. "I do think that... you know, we'll see what happens with this one," Wilson said. "I immediately get kind of self-conscious because they're so kind of uptight."

When asked if he had ever been "scolded" by Marvel for saying too much about the projects he's involved in, Wilson simply replied, "Yes. Yeah, multiple times."

While Wilson didn't share the exact details of the spoilers he's been reprimanded for, the Loki star told Esquire magazine last year that he received a mysterious text message after he "let it slip" that he had a moustache for his role on the MCU series. "I got an ominous text saying 'Strike 1,'" he said. "I don't know who that was, we think it might have been Kevin Feige using a burner phone but that wasn't confirmed."

Marvel is notorious for keeping spoilers under wraps and will take extreme measures to stop information from being leaked, though their attempts are not always successful. Tom Holland has been pretty bad at keeping secrets regarding the MCU, along with Mark Ruffalo who revealed that "everyone dies" in Infinity War, a mere nine months before the Avengers movie arrived in theaters.

Wilson will have to continue to keep things under his hat (though he won't confirm or deny whether he's actually wearing one), as Loki Season 2 isn't going to hit screens until next year. The plot is currently top secret, with the first season leaving plenty of unanswered questions. Additionally, only three cast members have been confirmed to return so far – Wilson, Tom Hiddleston, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Announcements Teased for Later This Week

The Pokémon Company has confirmed that new information regarding its upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet video games will be revealed on Sunday, August 21.

Revealed during the Pokémon World Championship's opening ceremony, president of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara announced some new content for mobile game Pokémon Masters EX and MOBA Pokémon Unite before teasing that the biggest news would be coming during the closing ceremony.

"We also have news for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and the future of the Pokémon Trading Card Game," Ishihara said, "but I'd like to share those updates with you during our closing ceremony, so I ask that you wait just a little bit longer."

Despite the wave of disappointment heard throughout the crowd, fans won't have too long to wait as the closing ceremony begins at 8AM Pacific / 11AM Eastern / 4PM UK on August 21. The Pokémon World Championships - essentially the premiere competitive Pokémon gaming event with the TCG, mainline series, Pokkén Tournament, and so on - typically features big announcements including the reveals of brand new Pokémon.

It's also often the event where new TCG mechanics are announced, with the likes of Ultra Beasts, Tag Teams, and more having been announced at the World Championships in the past.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will likely be the headlining news, however, as only a handful of new pocket monsters have been shown off so far. The ninth generation of games will be released for Nintendo Switch on November 18, bringing with it a series first cooperative mode, an open world set in the Paldea region, and legendary Pokémon that turn into motorbikes.

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

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Announcements Teased for Later This Week

The Pokémon Company has confirmed that new information regarding its upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet video games will be revealed on Sunday, August 21.

Revealed during the Pokémon World Championship's opening ceremony, president of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara announced some new content for mobile game Pokémon Masters EX and MOBA Pokémon Unite before teasing that the biggest news would be coming during the closing ceremony.

"We also have news for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and the future of the Pokémon Trading Card Game," Ishihara said, "but I'd like to share those updates with you during our closing ceremony, so I ask that you wait just a little bit longer."

Despite the wave of disappointment heard throughout the crowd, fans won't have too long to wait as the closing ceremony begins at 8AM Pacific / 11AM Eastern / 4PM UK on August 21. The Pokémon World Championships - essentially the premiere competitive Pokémon gaming event with the TCG, mainline series, Pokkén Tournament, and so on - typically features big announcements including the reveals of brand new Pokémon.

It's also often the event where new TCG mechanics are announced, with the likes of Ultra Beasts, Tag Teams, and more having been announced at the World Championships in the past.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will likely be the headlining news, however, as only a handful of new pocket monsters have been shown off so far. The ninth generation of games will be released for Nintendo Switch on November 18, bringing with it a series first cooperative mode, an open world set in the Paldea region, and legendary Pokémon that turn into motorbikes.

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

Modding Websites Take Stance Against Anti LGBTQ+ Content

Major video game modding websites Nexus Mods and ModDB have taken a public stance against anti-LGBTQ+ content, after a Spider-Man PC mod aimed to remove every Pride flag in the game.

Nexus Mods, a website in which users can share their custom content for PC games, initiated the movement after an established user created a new account (branded a sock puppet) to upload the anti LGBTQ+ content, which swapped out the rainbow Pride flag for the American flag. The mod was subsequently removed.

The user, who Nexus Mods called a "coward", had both their new and old account banned, with the creation of the sock puppet account making it "a very easy decision".

"If this policy upsets you, if we've broken some moral code of conduct as a business that you can't accept, then please, delete your account and move on, as we will."

A blog post on Nexus Mods said: "The fact the user needed to make a sock puppet like a coward to upload the mod showed their intent to troll and that they knew it would not be allowed. Had they not been a coward and had they used their main account instead, we would have simply removed the mod and told them that we did not want to host it, only banning them if they reuploaded it again after being fairly warned."

The website also made clear that it will take similar action against any similar cases in the future, stating that "we are for inclusivity, we are for diversity" and, as a private business, "we have a right to choose what content we do and do not want to host on our platform."

Nexus Mods added: "We don't want to and won't argue this with you. We've now explained our stance and we won't be providing a platform for you to distort our position in order to feed an irrational and paranoid narrative. You can do that elsewhere, where we won't care enough to read it.

"If this policy upsets you, if we've broken some moral code of conduct as a business that you can't accept, then please, delete your account and move on, as we will."

As reported by PC Gamer, ModDB followed suit and removed the same Spider-Man mod and banned the users behind it. "ModDB is an inclusive environment for all and we do not permit targeting marginalised groups," the website said on Twitter (above). "Our content moderation is largely automated but when identified, we have a zero tolerance policy for this kind of content."

The porting of PlayStation Studios' Spider-Man to PC earlier in August has seen a number of mods added to the game including one that turns Spidey into Stan Lee. Users have also been digging through the game files, discovering what appears to be a scrapped multiplayer mode and mentions of a potential PlayStation PC launcher.

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

Netflix Ad-Supported Plan Will Reportedly Block Show Downloads

It seems Netflix's ad-supported tier will have even more differences from the higher tiers, as a new report suggests subscribers to Netflix's upcoming cheapest plan won't have the ability to download shows to watch later.

First reported by Bloomberg, code found inside the Netflix iPhone app revealed that users for the ad-supported tier won't be able to download series and movies for offline viewing. As expected, the code also shows that customers won't be able to skip ads, and that playback controls will be unavailable during ad breaks.

Currently, Netflix subscribers on mobile devices can download content to watch when offline. For example, this is particularly useful when getting ready for a flight, as you can download stuff to watch without paying for in-flight wifi.

This isn't the only limitation we've heard about for the ad-supported tier, as last month we learned Netflix's ad tier might not include every Netflix show.

Netflix is targeting early 2023 for its ad-supported tier. The tier will offer a lower subscription cost for the tradeoff of unskippable advertisements while streaming content. Some of Netflix's competitors use a similar system, and Disney+ is adding an ad tier of its own starting in December. We also know Netflix is partnering with Microsoft to create the tier, as Microsoft will serve as Netflix's "technology and sales partner to help power their first ad-supported subscription offering”.

The ad-supported tier is coming as Netflix is dealing with losing nearly 1 million subscribers. The company is also in the midst of a password sharing crackdown, testing the ability in certain markets to purchase additional "homes" to use your Netflix account in.

There's been some good news for Netflix lately too, with Stranger Things 4 becoming one of the most-watched series in Netflix history.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Netflix Ad-Supported Plan Will Reportedly Block Show Downloads

It seems Netflix's ad-supported tier will have even more differences from the higher tiers, as a new report suggests subscribers to Netflix's upcoming cheapest plan won't have the ability to download shows to watch later.

First reported by Bloomberg, code found inside the Netflix iPhone app revealed that users for the ad-supported tier won't be able to download series and movies for offline viewing. As expected, the code also shows that customers won't be able to skip ads, and that playback controls will be unavailable during ad breaks.

Currently, Netflix subscribers on mobile devices can download content to watch when offline. For example, this is particularly useful when getting ready for a flight, as you can download stuff to watch without paying for in-flight wifi.

This isn't the only limitation we've heard about for the ad-supported tier, as last month we learned Netflix's ad tier might not include every Netflix show.

Netflix is targeting early 2023 for its ad-supported tier. The tier will offer a lower subscription cost for the tradeoff of unskippable advertisements while streaming content. Some of Netflix's competitors use a similar system, and Disney+ is adding an ad tier of its own starting in December. We also know Netflix is partnering with Microsoft to create the tier, as Microsoft will serve as Netflix's "technology and sales partner to help power their first ad-supported subscription offering”.

The ad-supported tier is coming as Netflix is dealing with losing nearly 1 million subscribers. The company is also in the midst of a password sharing crackdown, testing the ability in certain markets to purchase additional "homes" to use your Netflix account in.

There's been some good news for Netflix lately too, with Stranger Things 4 becoming one of the most-watched series in Netflix history.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Marvel Canceled an Open World Iron Man Game from the Studio Behind Just Cause

Avalanche Studios, the team behind the Just Cause series, was apparently working on an Iron Man game for multiple years before Marvel and Disney pulled the plug on the project.

In an interview with MinnMax, Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg said the game "was in development for a couple of years" before it was ultimately canceled around 2012. It would have been an open world game where Sundberg said you'd be able to "take off and just fly anywhere." Sundberg also mentioned the abilitry to punch enemies through walls with Iron Man's repulsor gloves.

The Just Cause games are chaotic open world romps filled with action and explosions, so you can get some idea of what an open world Iron Man game from Avalanche may have looked like.

Instead of this game from Avalanche, the Iron Man games we got at the time were not very good, with both Iron Man 1 and 2's movie adaptation games getting poor reviews. However, nearly a decade after Avalanche's Iron Man cancelation, an Iron Man VR game launched in 2020 featuring a spin on the character from outside the MCU.

Marvel video games are in a much different place than they were back in 2010. From Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine to Firaxis's Midnight Suns, there are plenty of Marvel projects in the works. In fact, the first-ever Disney and Marvel games showcase is coming next month, where we're already expecting to learn more about Midnight Suns, Amy Hennig’s Marvel ensemble game from Skydance New Media, and more.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Marvel Canceled an Open World Iron Man Game from the Studio Behind Just Cause

Avalanche Studios, the team behind the Just Cause series, was apparently working on an Iron Man game for multiple years before Marvel and Disney pulled the plug on the project.

In an interview with MinnMax, Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg said the game "was in development for a couple of years" before it was ultimately canceled around 2012. It would have been an open world game where Sundberg said you'd be able to "take off and just fly anywhere." Sundberg also mentioned the abilitry to punch enemies through walls with Iron Man's repulsor gloves.

The Just Cause games are chaotic open world romps filled with action and explosions, so you can get some idea of what an open world Iron Man game from Avalanche may have looked like.

Instead of this game from Avalanche, the Iron Man games we got at the time were not very good, with both Iron Man 1 and 2's movie adaptation games getting poor reviews. However, nearly a decade after Avalanche's Iron Man cancelation, an Iron Man VR game launched in 2020 featuring a spin on the character from outside the MCU.

Marvel video games are in a much different place than they were back in 2010. From Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine to Firaxis's Midnight Suns, there are plenty of Marvel projects in the works. In fact, the first-ever Disney and Marvel games showcase is coming next month, where we're already expecting to learn more about Midnight Suns, Amy Hennig’s Marvel ensemble game from Skydance New Media, and more.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Nintendo Was Working On a Controller Compatible With PlayStation and Xbox

Nintendo was working on an adaptive controller that could also be used on PlayStation and Xbox.

In an interview with Inverse, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime says that Nintendo was part of an initiative across the gaming industry to create a platform-agnostic controller. The company used Xbox’s Adaptive Controller as a “jumping-off point.”

Fils-Aime explains, “Imagine an adaptive controller that you could play with your latest Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo platform. That's what we were working on three years ago.” He retired back in 2019 and isn’t sure whether the project is still underway at Nintendo, but hopes that it still is.

He continues, saying, “But also, my hope is that controller — and the ability for that controller to connect with all of the various systems — is launched and shared with consumers as quickly as possible.”

On the subject of accessibility, he believes that the best solution for the gaming industry is one that can work on all dedicated platforms and PC, while also being able to be tailored to the specific physical capabilities and needs of the player.

While it’s unclear if this platform-agnostic controller from Nintendo ever sees the light of day, the company has begun taking some smaller steps towards a more integrated future, such as finally making the Switch’s Joy-Cons compatible with Steam.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey