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

A retailer leak has revealed the title and new details for the upcoming Tales from the Borderlands game.

With the Deluxe Edition currently listed on Amazon, the Tales from the Borderlands games is simply titled New Tales from the Borderlands, and the listing says the game will release on October 21, 2022. Multiple twitter accounts posted links to the leaked title earlier today, along with box art for the title. Many of these tweets have since been deleted, but you can still see the box art by clicking on the Amazon link.

There are also new details about the story, with the description saying players will "decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, 'streetwise' brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. With nothing left to lose and everything to gain, you'll claw and con your way through this thrilling five-part story!"

The description also says there will be more returning characters in addition to a cast of new faces. And, as with most story-based games of this nature, the description says the decisions you make will determine how your story ends.

A Tales from the Borderlands game was announced back in April. Gearbox shared very few details at the time, only saying we could expect "new adventure, new characters" and "new tales" from the sequel.

While the game is coming from Gearbox and 2K, the 2014 original was developed by Telltale Games. Rather than featuring the looter-shooter gameplay fans expect from the Borderlands franchise, it's a story-based spinoff akin to Telltale's other games like The Walking Dead. Its story was set between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3 following two narrators, Rhys and Fiona, as they encountered classic Borderlands characters on their search for a vault.

In our review of the first Tales from the Borderlands, we praised the characters and sttorytelling, saying, "With only a brief introduction to Rhys and Fiona, they have already become a pair of my favorite Telltale characters".

2022 is shaping up to be a great year for Borderlands fans, with the upcoming release of New Tales from the Borderlands, and the release of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands this past Spring. For more on the series, check out our ranking of the 10 best Borderlands DLC of all time.

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

A retailer leak has revealed the title and new details for the upcoming Tales from the Borderlands sequel.

With the Deluxe Edition currently listed on Amazon, the Tales from the Borderlands sequel is simply titled New Tales from the Borderlands, and the listing says the game will release on October 21, 2022. Multiple twitter accounts posted links to the leaked title earlier today, along with box art for the title. Many of these tweets have since been deleted, but you can still see the box art by clicking on the Amazon link.

There are also new details about the story, with the description saying players will "decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, 'streetwise' brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. With nothing left to lose and everything to gain, you'll claw and con your way through this thrilling five-part story!"

The description also says there will be more returning characters in addition to a cast of new faces. And, as with most story-based games of this nature, the description says the decisions you make will determine how your story ends.

A Tales from the Borderlands sequel was announced back in April. Gearbox shared very few details at the time, only saying we could expect "new adventure, new characters" and "new tales" from the sequel.

While the sequel is coming from Gearbox and 2K, the 2014 original was developed by Telltale Games. Rather than featuring the looter-shooter gameplay fans expect from the Borderlands franchise, it's a story-based spinoff akin to Telltale's other games like The Walking Dead. Its story was set between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3 following two narrators, Rhys and Fiona, as they encountered classic Borderlands characters on their search for a vault.

In our review of the first Tales from the Borderlands, we praised the characters and sttorytelling, saying, "With only a brief introduction to Rhys and Fiona, they have already become a pair of my favorite Telltale characters".

2022 is shaping up to be a great year for Borderlands fans, with the upcoming release of New Tales from the Borderlands, and the release of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands this past Spring. For more on the series, check out our ranking of the 10 best Borderlands DLC of all time.

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

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, the upcoming four versus one game from Friday the 13th and Predator: Hunting Grounds developer IllFonic, will be released on October 18.

Preorders are also now live for all versions of Spirits Unleashed - PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Illfonic has teased that further information is coming next week at Gamescom. Preordering digitally will grant players advance access to Slimer, a custom Particle Thrower and Proton Pack, and special clothing colourways.

“The reaction from fans of Ghostbusters has blown us away,” said Charles Brungardt, CEO of IllFonic. “Putting a date on and opening up preorders for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed feels like an out of body experience, and we cannot wait for everyone to feel the same sensation on Tuesday, October 18.”

Unlike previous IllFonic games where the goal is escaping, the human team in Spirits Unleashed wants to defeat and capture a player-controlled ghost while overcoming its shenanigans. The ghost can possess objects to hide in plain sight, fly and teleport between rifts, slow down the team with slime, and summon a number of minions.

Spirits Unleashed will be released with several maps including a museum, an abandoned prison, and more. Other iconic Ghostbusters locations including the Firehouse will also feature.

In our preview of Spirits Unleashed, IGN said: “Illfonic’s asymmetric multiplayer foray into Ghostbusters correctly understands that the essence of the original film is very, very silly.”

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

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, the upcoming four versus one game from Friday the 13th and Predator: Hunting Grounds developer IllFonic, will be released on October 18.

Preorders are also now live for all versions of Spirits Unleashed - PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Illfonic has teased that further information is coming next week at Gamescom. Preordering digitally will grant players advance access to Slimer, a custom Particle Thrower and Proton Pack, and special clothing colourways.

“The reaction from fans of Ghostbusters has blown us away,” said Charles Brungardt, CEO of IllFonic. “Putting a date on and opening up preorders for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed feels like an out of body experience, and we cannot wait for everyone to feel the same sensation on Tuesday, October 18.”

Unlike previous IllFonic games where the goal is escaping, the human team in Spirits Unleashed wants to defeat and capture a player-controlled ghost while overcoming its shenanigans. The ghost can possess objects to hide in plain sight, fly and teleport between rifts, slow down the team with slime, and summon a number of minions.

Spirits Unleashed will be released with several maps including a museum, an abandoned prison, and more. Other iconic Ghostbusters locations including the Firehouse will also feature.

In our preview of Spirits Unleashed, IGN said: “Illfonic’s asymmetric multiplayer foray into Ghostbusters correctly understands that the essence of the original film is very, very silly.”

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

Wednesday Addams and her deadpan personality and penchant for torture are on full display in the first full length trailer for the upcoming Netflix series , which features Wednesday as the titular character. In the new trailer, we get a glimpse at Wednesday’s trouble bouncing from school to school.

.@WednesdayAddams is the girl of your nightmares. The twisted new series from the mind of Tim Burton drops this fall. pic.twitter.com/7teUcCxgXt

— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) August 17, 2022

The trailer showcases some of her antics leading to her expulsion from a normal, everyday school and eventual enrollement at Nevermore Academy. Those antics include filling a pool with piranhas to attack her brother’s bullies as she tells them, “The only person who gets to torture my brother is me.”

Nevermore Academy, with its gothic-style school and students decked out in striped, purple and black uniforms, is seemingly a far better fit for the dressed-in-all-black Wednesday. It’s a stark contrast to the opening of the trailer that features her in a brighty, colored and cheerful school setting.

The reboot comes from the mind of Tim Burton who previously brought us classics like Beetlejuice and Edward Scisscorhands. The series will also mark his TV directorial debut. The trailer features plenty of his signature style as it focuses on the macabre lives of Wednesday, portrayed by Jenna Ortega, and her family.

Earlier this week we got a look at the whole Addams family. The rest of the cast includes Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams and Catherine Zeta-Jones as the family’s matriarch, Morticia. Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the 1990s films, will also feature in an undisclosed role.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

Wednesday Addams and her deadpan personality and penchant for torture are on full display in the first full length trailer for the upcoming Netflix series , which features Wednesday as the titular character. In the new trailer, we get a glimpse at Wednesday’s trouble bouncing from school to school.

.@WednesdayAddams is the girl of your nightmares. The twisted new series from the mind of Tim Burton drops this fall. pic.twitter.com/7teUcCxgXt

— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) August 17, 2022

The trailer showcases some of her antics leading to her expulsion from a normal, everyday school and eventual enrollement at Nevermore Academy. Those antics include filling a pool with piranhas to attack her brother’s bullies as she tells them, “The only person who gets to torture my brother is me.”

Nevermore Academy, with its gothic-style school and students decked out in striped, purple and black uniforms, is seemingly a far better fit for the dressed-in-all-black Wednesday. It’s a stark contrast to the opening of the trailer that features her in a brighty, colored and cheerful school setting.

The reboot comes from the mind of Tim Burton who previously brought us classics like Beetlejuice and Edward Scisscorhands. The series will also mark his TV directorial debut. The trailer features plenty of his signature style as it focuses on the macabre lives of Wednesday, portrayed by Jenna Ortega, and her family.

Earlier this week we got a look at the whole Addams family. The rest of the cast includes Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams and Catherine Zeta-Jones as the family’s matriarch, Morticia. Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the 1990s films, will also feature in an undisclosed role.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

AMC Studios has released the first official trailer for its upcoming sci-fi animated series, Pantheon, which will debut with a 2-episode premiere on AMC+ and HIDIVE on September 1, 2022.

Here's how AMC+ describes Pantheon: "Based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, this animated, sci-fi series focuses on a bullied teen (Katie Chang) who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being: an 'Uploaded Intelligence' or 'UI,' but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war."

IGN can exclusively debut the trailer for Pantheon in the video below or at the top of the page:

Joining Chang and Kim is an impressive ensemble of voice actors, including Paul Dano, Aaron Eckhart, Rosemarie DeWitt, Chris Diamantopoulos, Raza Jeffrey, Ron Livingston, Taylor Schilling, Scoot McNairy, Maude Apatow, William Hurt (in his last role), Corey Stoll, Anika Noni Rose, Michael Kelly, and more.

Pantheon is helmed by writer/creator Craig Silverstein (TURN: Washington’s Spies, Nikita), with animation by Titmouse (Love, Death & Robots).

We also have two exclusive posters from Pantheon, which you can check out in the gallery below:

What did you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments below. And for more on the world of entertainment, check out our reviews for the series finale of Better Call Saul, Westworld Season 4, and the full release schedule for Seaon 1 of Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

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Activision is releasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's single-player campaign more than a week early to those who digitally preorder the game.

Announced on the Call of Duty website, the promotion offers unrestricted access to Modern Warfare 2's campaign from October 20, well ahead of the official October 28 release date.

The early access is available through any digital preoder of the game, meaning on PS4 and PS5 through the PlayStation Store, on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S through the Microsoft Store, and on PC through either Steam or Battle.net.

Preordering also grants PlayStation users access to two different beta weekends in September (and just one for other platforms) and a handful of skins to be used in last year's Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battle Royale game Call of Duty: Warzone.

The new campaign takes places in several countries around the world and follows on from 2019's Modern Warfare, featuring characters including Captain John Price, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick, Simon "Ghost" Riley, and John "Soap" MacTavish.

In our preview, IGN said: "Modern Warfare 2’s campaign is very promising from the brief preview footage [we were] able to see. It brings back the classic Modern Warfare gameplay, just modernized and with new mechanics and environments added to keep the franchise feeling fresh."

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

It’s a topic that’s well overdue for a genuine conclusion. As the title of the upcoming Dragon Ball film is Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, we thought it was an appropriate time to put an important, decades-long and still ongoing debate to bed. Could Dragon Ball’s Goku beat DC Comics’ Superman?

Now that both characters appear in Fortnite, we gave Goku’s English voice actor, Sean Schemmel a platform to, once and for all, publicly settle the argument:

“Yes is the short answer,” said Schemmel. “The long answer is yes: Goku is a god. There's two scenarios where this would occur: if Earth is not in trouble, Goku would ask Superman to get close to the sun and get [as] charged up as possible, and then he'd fight him. But if Earth was in danger, he would fight him as long as he could but then, probably, if he wasn't having any success, he would probably just Instant Transmission Superman to a planet without a yellow sun – and then he would lose all his powers and Goku would win.”

Continuing, Sean adds “That's the short version. I can talk to you about how I read a scientific article about how Superman's only vulnerable to magic and kryptonite and that Goku's energy that comes out of his hands is technically plasma and Superman would be unaffected by plasma energy, which is probably true. So again, there's a much longer answer."

So even Goku himself, while positive about his chances, still accounts for the possibility of failure. We’ll likely never get a definitive answer within a piece of official work, but it's nice to know Schemmel's had some deep thoughts about it.

Goku vs. Superman has been a fan culture debate for decades at this point – likely because the pair seem so evenly matched in their abilities. They both possess the physical strength of gods, the ability to fly in mid-air and keep coming back from the dead. Despite both of their abilities making them capable of ruling the earth, they keep their identities hidden and almost always keep a positive attitude despite the intensity of the threat ahead of them.

Why does the debate still rage on? With both characters acting as their respective universes' greatest depiction of power, they’re so evenly matched that it’s tough to tell which would come out on top in any battle between the two – but Schemmel seemingly seems to have chosen his victor with a measure of logic, not just sentimental attachment.

The new Dragon Ball movie, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, sadly doesn't include a Superman battle but our review called it "a fun, low-stakes love letter to Gohan fans with exciting momentum as well as room for some moving sentimentality amidst earth-shattering fights." Ahead of it hitting western theaters on August 19 in the US and UK, and August 18 in Australia, we also spoke to the cast and got their opinion about another long-running fan discussion as to whether Piccolo is a true father to Gohan, rather than Goku.