Genshin Impact developers HoYoverse have officially announced their latest ARPG titled Zenless Zone Zero, a brand-new urban fantasy HoYoverse IP set in a world in which contemporary civilization has been destroyed by a supernatural disaster known as the Hollows.

Players in the game take on the role of a Proxy, a special professional who guides people in their exploration of Hollows. Players are tasked with helping them explore the Hollows, battle their enemies, and achieve their goals. In the process, they’ll come to learn more about their story and their place in it.

“We would like to invite players to discover [New Eridu], the last shelter for urban civilization due to the calamity [Hollows]. Together with a group of distinctive partners, they will fight alongside each other and unravel the mysteries in this post-apocalyptic world,” HoYoverse says in a press release.

In New Eridu, a post-apocalyptic metropolitan city, players will embark on an adventure with diverse characters and experience action-oriented combat.

Alongside the title release, HoYoverse also released this trailer, which features a look into the game’s characters, “futuristic and 3D anime-style art,” and world. Featured in the trailer are the game’s protagonists, Unagi, Billy, Anbi, and NosTradamus, alongside a closer look into New Eridu and the monsters ravaging it.

It featured a mix of gameplay, cutscenes, and what seems to be an arena-based type of combat system, where players fight off the Ethereal in preset combat stages as opposed to in an open world.

Each character comes equipped with their own set of weapons and distinct abilities, like NosTradamus’ mobile railgun, Billy’s dual pistols, and Unagi’s sword, all which should provide players with unique gameplay opportunities tailored to your favorite combat preferences — be it blasting away from a safe distance or up close and personal.

“Besides the engaging story, this 3D anime style title features a fluid, cinematic action-oriented combat system. While fighting Ethereal, players can take control of different characters to unleash electrifying skills and unlimited QTE combos. The game has also developed a Roguelike gameplay mechanism that awaits exploration,” HoYoverse says.

Though a release date is yet to be announced, the game’s closed beta sign-up is available, and though the beta’s kick-off date and schedule will be revealed later, you can already sign up for it on the game’s official website.

HoYoverse were the developers behind games like the acclaimed Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Impact 3rd, and Tears of Themis, as well as the virtual character Lumi, N0va Desktop App, anime, manga, light novels, and music.

The game will be released on both PC and iOS, and you can check out IGN’s review of Genshin Impact here.

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.

Genshin Impact developers HoYoverse have officially announced their latest ARPG titled Zenless Zone Zero, a brand-new urban fantasy HoYoverse IP set in a world in which contemporary civilization has been destroyed by a supernatural disaster known as the Hollows.

Players in the game take on the role of a Proxy, a special professional who guides people in their exploration of Hollows. Players are tasked with helping them explore the Hollows, battle their enemies, and achieve their goals. In the process, they’ll come to learn more about their story and their place in it.

“We would like to invite players to discover [New Eridu], the last shelter for urban civilization due to the calamity [Hollows]. Together with a group of distinctive partners, they will fight alongside each other and unravel the mysteries in this post-apocalyptic world,” HoYoverse says in a press release.

In New Eridu, a post-apocalyptic metropolitan city, players will embark on an adventure with diverse characters and experience action-oriented combat.

Alongside the title release, HoYoverse also released this trailer, which features a look into the game’s characters, “futuristic and 3D anime-style art,” and world. Featured in the trailer are the game’s protagonists, Unagi, Billy, Anbi, and NosTradamus, alongside a closer look into New Eridu and the monsters ravaging it.

It featured a mix of gameplay, cutscenes, and what seems to be an arena-based type of combat system, where players fight off the Ethereal in preset combat stages as opposed to in an open world.

Each character comes equipped with their own set of weapons and distinct abilities, like NosTradamus’ mobile railgun, Billy’s dual pistols, and Unagi’s sword, all which should provide players with unique gameplay opportunities tailored to your favorite combat preferences — be it blasting away from a safe distance or up close and personal.

“Besides the engaging story, this 3D anime style title features a fluid, cinematic action-oriented combat system. While fighting Ethereal, players can take control of different characters to unleash electrifying skills and unlimited QTE combos. The game has also developed a Roguelike gameplay mechanism that awaits exploration,” HoYoverse says.

Though a release date is yet to be announced, the game’s closed beta sign-up is available, and though the beta’s kick-off date and schedule will be revealed later, you can already sign up for it on the game’s official website.

HoYoverse were the developers behind games like the acclaimed Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Impact 3rd, and Tears of Themis, as well as the virtual character Lumi, N0va Desktop App, anime, manga, light novels, and music.

The game will be released on both PC and iOS, and you can check out IGN’s review of Genshin Impact here.

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.

One of the biggest challenges to our traditional understanding of the cosmos is something called the "satellite disk problem." In essence, scientists are confused because smaller galaxies orbit larger galaxies in thin, flat planes rather than the messier orbits that would be expected under the Lambda cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model — the "fanastically successful paradigm" that defines how we observe space.

In order to get around this issue, scientists are now positing that particles called "symmetrons" are generating invisible walls in space, which astronomers refer to as "domain walls." This in turn creates what astronomers Aneesh Naik and Clare Burrage of the University of Nottingham describe as a potential "fifth force" in physics.

In a new article found here, as reported by BGR, the pair say they were able to demonstrate the effect using a "simple simulations of a toy model comprising point-like satellites and an infinite domain wall." The new theory is notable because it explains the satellite disk problem without doing away with dark matter.

Dark matter is a nonluminous material that accounts for approximately 85 percent of the matter in the universe. It can take several forms, from weakly interacting particles to high-energy randomly moving particles created in the wake of the Big Bang.

Dark matter is still not well understood by scientists. Just recently, scientists were baffled by a diffuse galaxy that appeared to be lacking dark matter. Like so much of the rest of the universe, its true nature remains a mystery.

In the meantime, scientists will continue to investigate the potential of "symmetrons" with more detailed simulations. For more science news, check out how NASA is planning to use Unreal Engine 5 to prepare astronauts for Mars, as well as how newly-discovered fossils reveal the ways in which ancient dogs differed from our own faithful companions.

Blogroll Image Credit: NASA Image and Video Library

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

One of the biggest challenges to our traditional understanding of the cosmos is something called the "satellite disk problem." In essence, scientists are confused because smaller galaxies orbit larger galaxies in thin, flat planes rather than the messier orbits that would be expected under the Lambda cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model — the "fanastically successful paradigm" that defines how we observe space.

In order to get around this issue, scientists are now positing that particles called "symmetrons" are generating invisible walls in space, which astronomers refer to as "domain walls." This in turn creates what astronomers Aneesh Naik and Clare Burrage of the University of Nottingham describe as a potential "fifth force" in physics.

In a new article found here, as reported by BGR, the pair say they were able to demonstrate the effect using a "simple simulations of a toy model comprising point-like satellites and an infinite domain wall." The new theory is notable because it explains the satellite disk problem without doing away with dark matter.

Dark matter is a nonluminous material that accounts for approximately 85 percent of the matter in the universe. It can take several forms, from weakly interacting particles to high-energy randomly moving particles created in the wake of the Big Bang.

Dark matter is still not well understood by scientists. Just recently, scientists were baffled by a diffuse galaxy that appeared to be lacking dark matter. Like so much of the rest of the universe, its true nature remains a mystery.

In the meantime, scientists will continue to investigate the potential of "symmetrons" with more detailed simulations. For more science news, check out how NASA is planning to use Unreal Engine 5 to prepare astronauts for Mars, as well as how newly-discovered fossils reveal the ways in which ancient dogs differed from our own faithful companions.

Blogroll Image Credit: NASA Image and Video Library

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

After an absolutely wild Season 3 ending cliffhanger, What We Do in the Shadows is on its way back for a fourth season on July 12.

Grab the colorful dust that sparkles because @theshadowsfx returns July 12 on FX. Stream on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/qOQCcMuBkq

— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) May 13, 2022

Spoilers for the end of What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 follow:

The most recent episode of What We Do in the Shadows ended on a doozy of a cliffhanger that we'll hopefully see resolved with the start of season 4. In the penultimate episode, Colin Robinson died as a part of an energy vampire's natural life span of 100 years, ridding the Long Island vampire house of one of its most iconic members.

The final episode then saw Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo, and Guillermo in various attitudes of mourning before they finally began to part ways. But when Laszlo runs across a baby Colin that has emerged from his corpse, he sabotages the others' plans and sends Guillermo to England with Nadja while Nandor leaves on a world tour alone. With everyone scattered and Colin Robinson now a baby, What We Do in the Shadows season 4 will have some interesting work to do to gather the gang together again for more hyjinks.

Spoilers end here.

It's been a mercifully short wait since the end of season 3 in late 2021, which we loved and nominated as one of our favorite TV series of 2021. The FX vampire mockumentary series from Taika Waititi has been a major hit, and really hit its stride in season 3 as the story stakes rose and characters like Guillermo, Nandor, and Colin developed dramatically.

We've known a season 4 was in the works since before the third had even debuted. It's unclear if the fourth season will be the final one, or if there will be more vampire shenanigans to come.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

After an absolutely wild Season 3 ending cliffhanger, What We Do in the Shadows is on its way back for a fourth season on July 12.

Grab the colorful dust that sparkles because @theshadowsfx returns July 12 on FX. Stream on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/qOQCcMuBkq

— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) May 13, 2022

Spoilers for the end of What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 follow:

The most recent episode of What We Do in the Shadows ended on a doozy of a cliffhanger that we'll hopefully see resolved with the start of season 4. In the penultimate episode, Colin Robinson died as a part of an energy vampire's natural life span of 100 years, ridding the Long Island vampire house of one of its most iconic members.

The final episode then saw Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo, and Guillermo in various attitudes of mourning before they finally began to part ways. But when Laszlo runs across a baby Colin that has emerged from his corpse, he sabotages the others' plans and sends Guillermo to England with Nadja while Nandor leaves on a world tour alone. With everyone scattered and Colin Robinson now a baby, What We Do in the Shadows season 4 will have some interesting work to do to gather the gang together again for more hyjinks.

Spoilers end here.

It's been a mercifully short wait since the end of season 3 in late 2021, which we loved and nominated as one of our favorite TV series of 2021. The FX vampire mockumentary series from Taika Waititi has been a major hit, and really hit its stride in season 3 as the story stakes rose and characters like Guillermo, Nandor, and Colin developed dramatically.

We've known a season 4 was in the works since before the third had even debuted. It's unclear if the fourth season will be the final one, or if there will be more vampire shenanigans to come.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

The adult stop-animation series starring M.O.D.O.K., one of Marvel Comics’ notorious villains, has been officially canceled by Hulu after just one season, Variety reports.

Though Hulu has yet to confirm a reason for the show’s cancellation, it’s not the first time that Hulu’s Marvel shows have been abruptly canceled. Shows like the live action “New Warriors” and the animated series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler had also been canceled before their scheduled airing.

M.O.D.O.K, along with the aforementioned shows, was one of four animated programs set up at Hulu and produced by Jeph Loeb. The plan was to eventually have them crossover in an event known as "The Offenders," though their cancellations have likely scrapped those plans.

Though the news may shock some, it’s something that was hinted at back in January. During their presentation at 2022’s Television Critics Association, Hulu content boss Craig Erwich said that the platform had no announcements to make regarding renewals for M.O.D.O.K and that “Marvel and team will make the decisions for that franchise, and that brand.”

M.O.D.O.K was one of Marvel’s last remaining non-MCU shows, and it likely fell victim to Marvel’s ultimate goal of winding down on their television production, as it had been reported that Marvel Television no longer had plans to develop any new series beyond the shows that are currently in production.

IGN reviewed the first season of “M.O.D.O.K.” and held a viewing party of the series’ first two episodes with show co-creators Jordan Blum and Patton Oswald. IGN’s Siddhant Adlakha called the show’s first season a “refreshing, mile-a-minute comic self-parody.”

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.

The adult stop-animation series starring M.O.D.O.K., one of Marvel Comics’ notorious villains, has been officially canceled by Hulu after just one season, Variety reports.

Though Hulu has yet to confirm a reason for the show’s cancellation, it’s not the first time that Hulu’s Marvel shows have been abruptly canceled. Shows like the live action “New Warriors” and the animated series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler had also been canceled before their scheduled airing.

M.O.D.O.K, along with the aforementioned shows, was one of four animated programs set up at Hulu and produced by Jeph Loeb. The plan was to eventually have them crossover in an event known as "The Offenders," though their cancellations have likely scrapped those plans.

Though the news may shock some, it’s something that was hinted at back in January. During their presentation at 2022’s Television Critics Association, Hulu content boss Craig Erwich said that the platform had no announcements to make regarding renewals for M.O.D.O.K and that “Marvel and team will make the decisions for that franchise, and that brand.”

M.O.D.O.K was one of Marvel’s last remaining non-MCU shows, and it likely fell victim to Marvel’s ultimate goal of winding down on their television production, as it had been reported that Marvel Television no longer had plans to develop any new series beyond the shows that are currently in production.

IGN reviewed the first season of “M.O.D.O.K.” and held a viewing party of the series’ first two episodes with show co-creators Jordan Blum and Patton Oswald. IGN’s Siddhant Adlakha called the show’s first season a “refreshing, mile-a-minute comic self-parody.”

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.

The highly-anticipated action film Jurassic World Dominion is coming to theaters this summer after a one-year delayed release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is set four years after the dramatic turn of events at the end of the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, where the dinosaurs now live and hunt among humans all over the world. The film’s upcoming release also marks the conclusion of the franchise as a whole.

Jurassic World Dominion stars returning leads Chris Pratt as dinosaur behaviorist Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard as former park operations manager Claire Dearing, alongside the original Jurassic Park stars as well, including Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum.

In anticipation of the film, Pratt spoke to ComicBook.com and discussed if the franchise will ever return again, perhaps later down the line, speaking to the epic nature of its long-awaited conclusion.

“I mean, I guess it would probably…possibly? You’d want to leave it open to that possibility,” said Pratt. “There aren’t a ton of comps for this kind of a thing. I think maybe Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame is a similar comp because you’ve got whatever that was…10 years, 20-something films. All of these characters each had their own stories, their own trilogies coming together. And you’re like, ‘This is wild.’”

“You’ve seen these worlds collide. It feels the same way,” Pratt continued. “You’ve got the Jurassic Park trilogy. You’ve got the Jurassic World trilogy, and it’s this big epic conclusion.”

The film’s director Colin Trevorrow also spoke to the possibility of more Jurassic films in the future, nodding to his belief in young filmmakers.

“What I get excited about is knowing what some young filmmaker envisions, like what new ideas,” said Trevorrow. “I, at one point, had a very clear vision for where we could take this and what this could be. And I laid that out to Steven Spielberg, and he gave me this opportunity. And I would love to be able to give that opportunity to some little kid who’s playing with dinosaur toys in a sandbox right now.”

Jurassic Park Dominion will be released in theaters on June 10.

Katie Song is a freelance writer for IGN

The highly-anticipated action film Jurassic World Dominion is coming to theaters this summer after a one-year delayed release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is set four years after the dramatic turn of events at the end of the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, where the dinosaurs now live and hunt among humans all over the world. The film’s upcoming release also marks the conclusion of the franchise as a whole.

Jurassic World Dominion stars returning leads Chris Pratt as dinosaur behaviorist Owen Grady and Bryce Dallas Howard as former park operations manager Claire Dearing, alongside the original Jurassic Park stars as well, including Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum.

In anticipation of the film, Pratt spoke to ComicBook.com and discussed if the franchise will ever return again, perhaps later down the line, speaking to the epic nature of its long-awaited conclusion.

“I mean, I guess it would probably…possibly? You’d want to leave it open to that possibility,” said Pratt. “There aren’t a ton of comps for this kind of a thing. I think maybe Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame is a similar comp because you’ve got whatever that was…10 years, 20-something films. All of these characters each had their own stories, their own trilogies coming together. And you’re like, ‘This is wild.’”

“You’ve seen these worlds collide. It feels the same way,” Pratt continued. “You’ve got the Jurassic Park trilogy. You’ve got the Jurassic World trilogy, and it’s this big epic conclusion.”

The film’s director Colin Trevorrow also spoke to the possibility of more Jurassic films in the future, nodding to his belief in young filmmakers.

“What I get excited about is knowing what some young filmmaker envisions, like what new ideas,” said Trevorrow. “I, at one point, had a very clear vision for where we could take this and what this could be. And I laid that out to Steven Spielberg, and he gave me this opportunity. And I would love to be able to give that opportunity to some little kid who’s playing with dinosaur toys in a sandbox right now.”

Jurassic Park Dominion will be released in theaters on June 10.

Katie Song is a freelance writer for IGN