You probably know who Grammy award-winning singer Billie Eilish is. But do you know who her mom is and, more importantly, did you know that she's been in a number of video games?

This was brought to light after a tweet from Guild Wars 2 composer Maclaine Diemer went viral that mentioned Billie Eilish's mom, whose name is Maggie Baird, plays Samara in Mass Effect 2 and 3.

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Samara is the blue-skinned Asari Justicar who you can have as a squadmate and also romance so long as you veer on the paragon side of morality. So that might mean you romanced Billie Eilish's mom in Mass Effect.

Baird is primarily an actor for film and television, having appeared in the likes of The X-Files, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, and Eragon. She also wrote, co-produced, and made the soundtrack for the 2013 film Life Inside Out.

But Baird has also been a voice actor for games since at least 1999 when she played a role in the hybrid tank/FPS game Battlezone II: Combat Commander. Since then, she's played Anezka in Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, Amni Rhyza in Rogue Squadron, and been a voice in EverQuest II.

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She then went on to give her voice to a Stilwater Resident in Saints Row, and was various characters in Saints Row 2. Other than playing Samara in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, she also did additional voices for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

It was recently announced that Billie Eilish will perform the title song for No Time to Die. That makes her the youngest artist in history to write and record a Bond song.

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

You probably know who Grammy award-winning singer Billie Eilish is. But do you know who her mom is and, more importantly, did you know that she's been in a number of video games?

This was brought to light after a tweet from Guild Wars 2 composer Maclaine Diemer went viral that mentioned Billie Eilish's mom, whose name is Maggie Baird, plays Samara in Mass Effect 2 and 3.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2009/11/30/mass-effect-2-xbox-360-trailer-samara-demo"]

Samara is the blue-skinned Asari Justicar who you can have as a squadmate and also romance so long as you veer on the paragon side of morality. So that might mean you romanced Billie Eilish's mom in Mass Effect.

Baird is primarily an actor for film and television, having appeared in the likes of The X-Files, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, and Eragon. She also wrote, co-produced, and made the soundtrack for the 2013 film Life Inside Out.

But Baird has also been a voice actor for games since at least 1999 when she played a role in the hybrid tank/FPS game Battlezone II: Combat Commander. Since then, she's played Anezka in Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, Amni Rhyza in Rogue Squadron, and been a voice in EverQuest II.

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She then went on to give her voice to a Stilwater Resident in Saints Row, and was various characters in Saints Row 2. Other than playing Samara in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, she also did additional voices for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

It was recently announced that Billie Eilish will perform the title song for No Time to Die. That makes her the youngest artist in history to write and record a Bond song.

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Nioh 2’s director has revealed that developer Team Ninja is already thinking about making its next game. What’s more, Team Ninja says they’re aware that there is an appetite for more Ninja Gaiden games and that, coincidentally, they’ve been inspired by a recent wave of ninja-themed video games themselves. Team Ninja is a development cell within Koei Tecmo known for games like Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. During a recent preview event for Nioh 2, IGN was able to sit down with the game’s director, Fumihiko Yasuda, who revealed that the core members of the Nioh 2 dev team worked on Ninja Gaiden, and they want to make a new game soon, maybe another in the ninja-genre.

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“The core members of the team that worked on Ninja Gaiden want to make a new game,” said Yasuda. “We are aware that some fans wanted Ninja Gaiden more than Nioh 2. Now we see a lot of ninja games like [Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice] as well, and we see a lot of good inspirations in those games, so we hope to deliver some good news one day.” While Yasuda doesn’t outright confirm a new Ninja Gaiden game is in development, he does confirm that Team Ninja is aware of the request from fans for a new Ninja Gaiden game and that they have a lot of new ideas about the genre from recent titles. Yasuda cites From Software’s Sekiro, which was about a ninja swordsman on a mission to rescue his lord from usurpers. And while Yasuda didn’t mention these other games, there are other ninja titles in development like Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/23/nioh-2-story-trailer"] There hasn’t been an official Ninja Gaiden game since 2012’s Ninja Gaiden 3 (not counting the 2014 spinoff Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z). But it seems like a real gold rush for ninja games, so if one of the OGs in the genre wants to stage a comeback, there’s plenty of excitement for them to do so. Meanwhile, you can read IGN’s Nioh 2 preview here and check out our for our impressions of Team Ninja’s upcoming sequel to the surprise 2017 hit. The original Nioh was a more souls-like RPG from Team Ninja, and for Nioh 2 the developers are creating a prequel. Read our Nioh review here. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.

Nioh 2’s director has revealed that developer Team Ninja is already thinking about making its next game. What’s more, Team Ninja says they’re aware that there is an appetite for more Ninja Gaiden games and that, coincidentally, they’ve been inspired by a recent wave of ninja-themed video games themselves. Team Ninja is a development cell within Koei Tecmo known for games like Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. During a recent preview event for Nioh 2, IGN was able to sit down with the game’s director, Fumihiko Yasuda, who revealed that the core members of the Nioh 2 dev team worked on Ninja Gaiden, and they want to make a new game soon, maybe another in the ninja-genre.

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“The core members of the team that worked on Ninja Gaiden want to make a new game,” said Yasuda. “We are aware that some fans wanted Ninja Gaiden more than Nioh 2. Now we see a lot of ninja games like [Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice] as well, and we see a lot of good inspirations in those games, so we hope to deliver some good news one day.” While Yasuda doesn’t outright confirm a new Ninja Gaiden game is in development, he does confirm that Team Ninja is aware of the request from fans for a new Ninja Gaiden game and that they have a lot of new ideas about the genre from recent titles. Yasuda cites From Software’s Sekiro, which was about a ninja swordsman on a mission to rescue his lord from usurpers. And while Yasuda didn’t mention these other games, there are other ninja titles in development like Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/23/nioh-2-story-trailer"] There hasn’t been an official Ninja Gaiden game since 2012’s Ninja Gaiden 3 (not counting the 2014 spinoff Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z). But it seems like a real gold rush for ninja games, so if one of the OGs in the genre wants to stage a comeback, there’s plenty of excitement for them to do so. Meanwhile, you can read IGN’s Nioh 2 preview here and check out our for our impressions of Team Ninja’s upcoming sequel to the surprise 2017 hit. The original Nioh was a more souls-like RPG from Team Ninja, and for Nioh 2 the developers are creating a prequel. Read our Nioh review here. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.

Chris Rock’s new entry in the long-running Saw horror series finally has not just a poster and a trailer, but also a name: it’s called Spiral: From The Book of Saw. Anyone familiar with the movies will know exactly where that name hails from: the red spiral design drawn on the cheeks of main villain Jigsaw’s puppet, Billy. That design seems to be making a haunting return in the latest film in the series, which not only stars Chris Rock, but also features a story created by him, too. In the new poster the spiral design can be seen in the red lamp of a set of traffic lights. The trailer shows it recurring even more, with it sprayed on cars at crime scenes and drawn over walls, presumably inside one of Jigsaw’s dens. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Spiral also stars Samuel L. Jackson, and releases May 15. While the trailer looks incredibly dark, Chris Rock has promised that there will be a ‘sprinkling of humor’ in Spiral. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Chris Rock’s new entry in the long-running Saw horror series finally has not just a poster and a trailer, but also a name: it’s called Spiral: From The Book of Saw. Anyone familiar with the movies will know exactly where that name hails from: the red spiral design drawn on the cheeks of main villain Jigsaw’s puppet, Billy. That design seems to be making a haunting return in the latest film in the series, which not only stars Chris Rock, but also features a story created by him, too. In the new poster the spiral design can be seen in the red lamp of a set of traffic lights. The trailer shows it recurring even more, with it sprayed on cars at crime scenes and drawn over walls, presumably inside one of Jigsaw’s dens. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Spiral also stars Samuel L. Jackson, and releases May 15. While the trailer looks incredibly dark, Chris Rock has promised that there will be a ‘sprinkling of humor’ in Spiral. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

The Evolution Championship Series 2020 games lineup has been announced and it includes a surprise from the past.

The lineup was announced live on Twitter along with the dates that the world's biggest fighting game tournament will be held this year. Evo 2020 will be between July 31 and August 2nd, 2020.

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As to the lineup, it includes many of the fighting games the tournament usually hosts. But a special surprise this year is the return of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which will be in the lineup to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will have a "20urnament of champions," which will be an eight-player invitational tournament featuring the game's best players of all-time. The last time Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was included in the lineup was Evo 2010, when it was won by Justin Wong, securing his seventh tournament win with the game.

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• Tekken 7

• Street Fighter V: Championship Edition

• Dragonball FighterZ

• Samurai Shodown

• Granblue Fantasy Versus

• Soul Calibur VI

• Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

As you can see, two fighting games not included in this year's lineup after being part of Evo 2019 are BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and Mortal Kombat 11.

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If you want to relive the action of Evo 2019, you're in luck, as we have all the results of last year's tournament with many of the highlights available to watch. Once you're, you better get to nailing those combos.

You can register to attend Evo 2020 as a competitor or a spectator over on the Evo website.

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

The Evolution Championship Series 2020 games lineup has been announced and it includes a surprise from the past.

The lineup was announced live on Twitter along with the dates that the world's biggest fighting game tournament will be held this year. Evo 2020 will be between July 31 and August 2nd, 2020.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/11/03/history-of-awesome-marvel-vs-capcom-2"]

As to the lineup, it includes many of the fighting games the tournament usually hosts. But a special surprise this year is the return of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which will be in the lineup to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will have a "20urnament of champions," which will be an eight-player invitational tournament featuring the game's best players of all-time. The last time Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was included in the lineup was Evo 2010, when it was won by Justin Wong, securing his seventh tournament win with the game.

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• Tekken 7

• Street Fighter V: Championship Edition

• Dragonball FighterZ

• Samurai Shodown

• Granblue Fantasy Versus

• Soul Calibur VI

• Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

As you can see, two fighting games not included in this year's lineup after being part of Evo 2019 are BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and Mortal Kombat 11.

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If you want to relive the action of Evo 2019, you're in luck, as we have all the results of last year's tournament with many of the highlights available to watch. Once you're, you better get to nailing those combos.

You can register to attend Evo 2020 as a competitor or a spectator over on the Evo website.

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Vin Diesel has hinted that Fast and Furious 10 could be split into two parts, potentially marking the conclusion of the Fast saga. In an interview with Total Film, Diesel discussed the expanding universe of the blockbuster franchise, as he teased that the movie that follows F9 will be a two-part instalment, making those the final films in the "last trilogy to end the saga." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/31/f9-fast-furious-9-official-trailer-1"] "I started planning for Fast 10 before we started filming Fast 9. Very much so," Diesel explained. "The universe is so robust and so rich with talent and rich with story that, on one level, it's totally feasible to have spinoffs, and I think that's something that is inevitable. Universal deserves it because of how much they've invested in this little saga, and it'd be good to give back to Universal. And for the fans, should Fast 10 parts one and two be the conclusion, it would be nice for this world to continue for generations to come." The long-running Fast and Furious franchise has certainly put in some mileage over the years. The first film raced off the starting line in 2001, launching a trilogy of high-octane action movies, before undergoing a soft reboot and starting another new film series with the release of Fast & Furious in 2009. Universal later expanded the saga to include the spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, fronted by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=f9-character-posters&captions=true"] F9, a sequel to 2017's The Fate of the Furious, will be the ninth instalment in the main franchise. The upcoming film will bring back stars Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, and Helen Mirren. In addition, John Cena will also be making his Fast & Furious debut, alongside Guardians of the Galaxy's Michael Rooker. For more on F9, find out why Justin Lin decided to bring back Han Lue amid the popular #JusticeForHan fan campaign, take a look at the poster for the ninth entry, and watch the Big Game Spot trailer for the film. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Vin Diesel has hinted that Fast and Furious 10 could be split into two parts, potentially marking the conclusion of the Fast saga. In an interview with Total Film, Diesel discussed the expanding universe of the blockbuster franchise, as he teased that the movie that follows F9 will be a two-part instalment, making those the final films in the "last trilogy to end the saga." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/31/f9-fast-furious-9-official-trailer-1"] "I started planning for Fast 10 before we started filming Fast 9. Very much so," Diesel explained. "The universe is so robust and so rich with talent and rich with story that, on one level, it's totally feasible to have spinoffs, and I think that's something that is inevitable. Universal deserves it because of how much they've invested in this little saga, and it'd be good to give back to Universal. And for the fans, should Fast 10 parts one and two be the conclusion, it would be nice for this world to continue for generations to come." The long-running Fast and Furious franchise has certainly put in some mileage over the years. The first film raced off the starting line in 2001, launching a trilogy of high-octane action movies, before undergoing a soft reboot and starting another new film series with the release of Fast & Furious in 2009. Universal later expanded the saga to include the spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, fronted by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=f9-character-posters&captions=true"] F9, a sequel to 2017's The Fate of the Furious, will be the ninth instalment in the main franchise. The upcoming film will bring back stars Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, and Helen Mirren. In addition, John Cena will also be making his Fast & Furious debut, alongside Guardians of the Galaxy's Michael Rooker. For more on F9, find out why Justin Lin decided to bring back Han Lue amid the popular #JusticeForHan fan campaign, take a look at the poster for the ninth entry, and watch the Big Game Spot trailer for the film. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.