Days after PlayStation President Jim Ryan asked PlayStation employees to "respect differences of opinion" amid the ongoing abortion controversy, Sony and the PlayStation-owned Insomniac have reportedly pledged to donate $50,000 each to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP).

According to The Washington Post, Insomniac CEO Ted Price sent an internal email to Insomniac employees about the donation. Sony is matching the $50,000 amount, along with any individual donations Insomniac employees make through the PlayStation Cares program. According to the report, Sony also plans to develop a program to provide financial assistance to employees that may have to travel out of state to receive reproductive health care.

Sony and Insomniac apparently don't plan to publicly acknowledge the donations, and Insomniac employees are not allowed to explicitly mention Insomniac or Sony in their social media posts involving WRRAP. Price also told Insomniac employees that the studio is pushing Ryan to “do better by employees who are directly affected,” but that Insomniac is not currently allowed to make a public statement about reproductive rights.

"There would be material repercussions for us as a wholly owned subsidiary [if Insomniac tweeted about the donation],” Price reportedly wrote. "Among other things, any progress that we might make in helping change [Sony Interactive Entertainment’s] approach would be stopped dead in its tracks. We'd also probably be severely restricted from doing important public-facing work in the future."

Nevertheless, Insomniac reportedly sent a "near 60-page document" to PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst with messages from employees.

Last week, Ryan emailed PlayStation employees, saying the company is "multi-faceted and diverse, holding many different points of view" in light of the leaked Supreme Court draft to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that protects abortion rights in the United States.

Ryan reportedly continued his email by going into fine detail about his two cats' first birthday to help PlayStation employees "ease the stress of uncertain world events." Many Sony employees reportedly felt disrespected by Ryan's email, with one employee apparently saying she'd "never been so mad about a cat birthday before."

In addition to Sony and Insomniac's newly reported donations, multiple game studios have already spoken out in support of Roe vs. Wade, including Bungie, Double Fine, and others.

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

Days after PlayStation President Jim Ryan asked PlayStation employees to "respect differences of opinion" amid the ongoing abortion controversy, Sony and the PlayStation-owned Insomniac have reportedly pledged to donate $50,000 each to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project (WRRAP).

According to The Washington Post, Insomniac CEO Ted Price sent an internal email to Insomniac employees about the donation. Sony is matching the $50,000 amount, along with any individual donations Insomniac employees make through the PlayStation Cares program. According to the report, Sony also plans to develop a program to provide financial assistance to employees that may have to travel out of state to receive reproductive health care.

Sony and Insomniac apparently don't plan to publicly acknowledge the donations, and Insomniac employees are not allowed to explicitly mention Insomniac or Sony in their social media posts involving WRRAP. Price also told Insomniac employees that the studio is pushing Ryan to “do better by employees who are directly affected,” but that Insomniac is not currently allowed to make a public statement about reproductive rights.

"There would be material repercussions for us as a wholly owned subsidiary [if Insomniac tweeted about the donation],” Price reportedly wrote. "Among other things, any progress that we might make in helping change [Sony Interactive Entertainment’s] approach would be stopped dead in its tracks. We'd also probably be severely restricted from doing important public-facing work in the future."

Nevertheless, Insomniac reportedly sent a "near 60-page document" to PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst with messages from employees.

Last week, Ryan emailed PlayStation employees, saying the company is "multi-faceted and diverse, holding many different points of view" in light of the leaked Supreme Court draft to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that protects abortion rights in the United States.

Ryan reportedly continued his email by going into fine detail about his two cats' first birthday to help PlayStation employees "ease the stress of uncertain world events." Many Sony employees reportedly felt disrespected by Ryan's email, with one employee apparently saying she'd "never been so mad about a cat birthday before."

In addition to Sony and Insomniac's newly reported donations, multiple game studios have already spoken out in support of Roe vs. Wade, including Bungie, Double Fine, and others.

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

Over the past few years, Netflix has started to explore new categories such as video games and interactive specials. Now, the streaming platform is continuing its expansion by stepping into another new territory: live streaming.

According to a report by Deadline, Netflix is currently in the early stages of developing live streaming capabilities for a few of the platform’s specials.

While it’s unknown what exactly this feature might be used to stream, Deadline theorized that it would come in handy for live reunions for shows like Selling Sunset, live voting for competitive shows like the upcoming Dance 100, and comedy events like the Netflix Is A Joke festival.

It’s unclear when Netflix’s live streaming service will be released or if Netflix intends to follow through with these plans, but it’s not the only change to the platform’s model currently in the works.

In the wake of its largest one-day drop ever after the platform lost 200,000 subscribers in one quarter, Netflix has been making quite a few changes to its roster — the company recently announced its plan to host nearly 50 games by the end of 2022.

Netflix also drastically cut its animation budget, scrapping projects like the adaptation of Bone. The platform also announced plans to potentially introduce a cheaper, ad-supported subscription tier by the end of 2022.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

Over the past few years, Netflix has started to explore new categories such as video games and interactive specials. Now, the streaming platform is continuing its expansion by stepping into another new territory: live streaming.

According to a report by Deadline, Netflix is currently in the early stages of developing live streaming capabilities for a few of the platform’s specials.

While it’s unknown what exactly this feature might be used to stream, Deadline theorized that it would come in handy for live reunions for shows like Selling Sunset, live voting for competitive shows like the upcoming Dance 100, and comedy events like the Netflix Is A Joke festival.

It’s unclear when Netflix’s live streaming service will be released or if Netflix intends to follow through with these plans, but it’s not the only change to the platform’s model currently in the works.

In the wake of its largest one-day drop ever after the platform lost 200,000 subscribers in one quarter, Netflix has been making quite a few changes to its roster — the company recently announced its plan to host nearly 50 games by the end of 2022.

Netflix also drastically cut its animation budget, scrapping projects like the adaptation of Bone. The platform also announced plans to potentially introduce a cheaper, ad-supported subscription tier by the end of 2022.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

Since the release of Cyberpunk 2077, fans have held mixed feelings about the game, which was released in a buggy state after being delayed multiple times. While many players still love Cyberpunk 2077, some fans have taken it upon themselves to improve the somewhat controversial title.

In a recent tech demo, YouTuber and developer Enfant Terrible cut together a reel featuring assets from a multitude of artists to create a vision of Night City using Unreal Engine 5. They include:

• Saher Tarek
• Learte Studios
• JSFilmz
• Artcore Studios
• Masashi Imagawa
• Artem Artificial
• J Hill
• Infraction

According to the video’s caption, the artists utilized tools like environment megapacks from the Epic Marketplace, the MetaHumans Creator from Epic, VFX, and Zbrush to create an impressively realistic world with graphics that rival the original Cyberpunk 2077.

.@SaherTarek_Art presented a cool cyberpunk scene made using Unreal Engine 5 and UE Marketplace, CG Trader, and KitBash3D's assets: https://t.co/UmkfaZmn8a#unrealengine #unrealengine5 #UE5 #cyberpunk #gamedev #indiedev #3dart #cyberpunk2077 #rendering pic.twitter.com/bttrwzXx4m

— 80 LEVEL (@80Level) May 16, 2022

According to the video’s caption, the assets utilized tools like environment megapacks from the Epic Marketplace, the MetaHumans Creator from Epic, VFX, and Zbrush to create an impressively realistic world with graphics that rival the original Cyberpunk 2077.

While this stunning reimagining is just a fanmade demo and sadly won’t ever see an official release, CD Projekt Red recently announced its shift to Unreal Engine 5 for its upcoming title The Witcher 4. If the studio’s work with Unreal goes well, perhaps it will split from REDengine 4, which was used for Cyberpunk 2077, giving way to more projects that could look like Enfant Terrible’s beautiful demo.

Despite the original Cyberpunk 2077's bug-filled gameplay, we gave it a 9, praising its “beautiful cityscape” environment and impressive amount of player freedom. The game recently received a next-gen upgrade and is due for an expansion at some point during 2023.

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly attributed the assets used in the video to Enfant Terrible. It has been updated to properly credit the artists involved.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

Since the release of Cyberpunk 2077, fans have held mixed feelings about the game, which was released in a buggy state after being delayed multiple times. While many players still love Cyberpunk 2077, some fans have taken it upon themselves to improve the somewhat controversial title.

In a recent tech demo, YouTuber and developer Enfant Terrible reimagines the world of Night City using Unreal Engine 5. According to the video’s caption, Enfant Terrible utilized tools like environment megapacks from the Epic Marketplace, the MetaHumans Creator from Epic, VFX, and Zbrush to create an impressively realistic world with graphics that rival the original Cyberpunk 2077.

.@SaherTarek_Art presented a cool cyberpunk scene made using Unreal Engine 5 and UE Marketplace, CG Trader, and KitBash3D's assets: https://t.co/UmkfaZmn8a#unrealengine #unrealengine5 #UE5 #cyberpunk #gamedev #indiedev #3dart #cyberpunk2077 #rendering pic.twitter.com/bttrwzXx4m

— 80 LEVEL (@80Level) May 16, 2022

While this stunning reimagining is just a fanmade demo and sadly won’t ever see an official release, CD Projekt Red recently announced its shift to Unreal Engine 5 for its upcoming title The Witcher 4. If the studio’s work with Unreal goes well, perhaps it will split from REDengine 4, which was used for Cyberpunk 2077, giving way to more projects that could look like Enfant Terrible’s beautiful demo.

Despite the original Cyberpunk 2077's bug-filled gameplay, we gave it a 9, praising its “beautiful cityscape” environment and impressive amount of player freedom. The game recently received a next-gen upgrade and is due for an expansion at some point during 2023.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

Fall Guys is going fully free to play when it launches on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Epic Games Store on June 21.

Players who already own the game on PS4 and Steam will be awarded with a Legacy Pack that includes unique cosmetics plus Fall Guy's first paid-for battle pass (branded as a Season Pass) that will be available alongside the current (and free) battle pass.

Developer Mediatonic is also essentially resetting Fall Guys' seasons as June 21 also marks the beginning of "Season 1: Free For All", likely because the game will be fully cross-play and cross-progression between platforms.

All Fall Guys players will therefore be able to compete against each other, and can log in and continue their progress, regardless of whether they're playing on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch, or PC.

A new currency called Show-Bucks can be used to purchase the Season Pass, but Mediatonic hasn't said how much it will cost or how Show-Bucks will compare to the current Kudos currency which will remain in the game.

The new Season 1: Free For All update also promises the "most jam-packed and blunderful season yet" with new challenges, rewards, and more.

The Xbox and Switch versions of Fall Guys were delayed in April last year from an original release date of summer 2021, with Mediatonic saying at the time that "with so many new opportunities now in our hands" it couldn't hit the original date.

The game launched in August 2020 as a free PlayStation Plus title but has been sold for $19.99 since then, with the exception of a free weekend here and there.

In our 8/10 review, IGN said: "A collection of exciting minigames and a burst of every colour under the rainbow makes Fall Guys a consistent delight."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Fall Guys is going fully free to play when it launches on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Epic Games Store on June 21.

Players who already own the game on PS4 and Steam will be awarded with a Legacy Pack that includes unique cosmetics plus Fall Guy's first paid-for battle pass (branded as a Season Pass) that will be available alongside the current (and free) battle pass.

Developer Mediatonic is also essentially resetting Fall Guys' seasons as June 21 also marks the beginning of "Season 1: Free For All", likely because the game will be fully cross-play and cross-progression between platforms.

All Fall Guys players will therefore be able to compete against each other, and can log in and continue their progress, regardless of whether they're playing on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch, or PC.

A new currency called Show-Bucks can be used to purchase the Season Pass, but Mediatonic hasn't said how much it will cost or how Show-Bucks will compare to the current Kudos currency which will remain in the game.

The new Season 1: Free For All update also promises the "most jam-packed and blunderful season yet" with new challenges, rewards, and more.

The Xbox and Switch versions of Fall Guys were delayed in April last year from an original release date of summer 2021, with Mediatonic saying at the time that "with so many new opportunities now in our hands" it couldn't hit the original date.

The game launched in August 2020 as a free PlayStation Plus title but has been sold for $19.99 since then, with the exception of a free weekend here and there.

In our 8/10 review, IGN said: "A collection of exciting minigames and a burst of every colour under the rainbow makes Fall Guys a consistent delight."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

An Elden Ring mod is pitting one of the game's most infamous bosses, Malenia, Blade of Miquella, against every other major boss in the game.

YouTube user Garden of Eyes - who also modded legendary summon Let Me Solo Her into Elden Ring and gave Bloodborne a first person mode - uploaded a video of Malenia taking on 25 other bosses.

The fights can be watched as if from one of Elden Ring's suspicious colosseums through a spectator camera, with Malenia starting with Grafted Scion before later fighting everyone from Radahn to Godrick.

Malenia is one of the strongest bosses in Elden Ring, so will any other boss be able to beat her, let alone get her to her second phase? https://t.co/Bx9qHhyGBM pic.twitter.com/wDmQKMTWMw

— Garden of Eyes (@EyesGarden) May 12, 2022

The video is also a great insight into the difference in strength between bosses that seemed impossible early on in Elden Ring and end-game fights like Malenia's.

She cuts down the Tree Sentinel in just a few swipes, for example, and the poor tutorial boss, Solider of Godrick, is one-hit killed.

We won't spoil too much about which bosses get Malenia to her second stage and which, if any, manage to defeat her, but the 41 minute video certainly offers plenty of Elden Ring action to take in.

Malenia quickly gained infamy following Elden Ring's release as one of the toughest bosses in the game, not helped by developer FromSoftware patching out a popular way to defeat her and a crazy glitch making her ridiculously overpowered.

Someone who defeated her throughout, however, was Let Me Solo Her, who would appear in people's games to take down Malenia single-handedly, and has now done so more 1,000 times.

Elden Ring has proved somewhat of a cultural phenomenon since it was release in February, with players finding a ton of different ways to interact with the game.

People have played it using a Fisher Price toy, the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller, and someone has even made a working VR version of the game.

Elden Ring has also been beaten in under seven minutes by a speedrunner, completed without taking or dealing damage, and fans are also modding every other entertainment franchise imaginable into the game.

In our 10/10 review, IGN said: "Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path."

To make those choices with the best available information, check out our guide that features everything you could ever hope to know about Elden Ring, including collectible locations, boss strategies, and more.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

An Elden Ring mod is pitting one of the game's most infamous bosses, Malenia, Blade of Miquella, against every other major boss in the game.

YouTube user Garden of Eyes - who also modded legendary summon Let Me Solo Her into Elden Ring and gave Bloodborne a first person mode - uploaded a video of Malenia taking on 25 other bosses.

The fights can be watched as if from one of Elden Ring's suspicious colosseums through a spectator camera, with Malenia starting with Grafted Scion before later fighting everyone from Radahn to Godrick.

Malenia is one of the strongest bosses in Elden Ring, so will any other boss be able to beat her, let alone get her to her second phase? https://t.co/Bx9qHhyGBM pic.twitter.com/wDmQKMTWMw

— Garden of Eyes (@EyesGarden) May 12, 2022

The video is also a great insight into the difference in strength between bosses that seemed impossible early on in Elden Ring and end-game fights like Malenia's.

She cuts down the Tree Sentinel in just a few swipes, for example, and the poor tutorial boss, Solider of Godrick, is one-hit killed.

We won't spoil too much about which bosses get Malenia to her second stage and which, if any, manage to defeat her, but the 41 minute video certainly offers plenty of Elden Ring action to take in.

Malenia quickly gained infamy following Elden Ring's release as one of the toughest bosses in the game, not helped by developer FromSoftware patching out a popular way to defeat her and a crazy glitch making her ridiculously overpowered.

Someone who defeated her throughout, however, was Let Me Solo Her, who would appear in people's games to take down Malenia single-handedly, and has now done so more 1,000 times.

Elden Ring has proved somewhat of a cultural phenomenon since it was release in February, with players finding a ton of different ways to interact with the game.

People have played it using a Fisher Price toy, the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller, and someone has even made a working VR version of the game.

Elden Ring has also been beaten in under seven minutes by a speedrunner, completed without taking or dealing damage, and fans are also modding every other entertainment franchise imaginable into the game.

In our 10/10 review, IGN said: "Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path."

To make those choices with the best available information, check out our guide that features everything you could ever hope to know about Elden Ring, including collectible locations, boss strategies, and more.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.