On the same day that billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion, FX and the New York Times have announced a television documentary focused on the man.

According to Variety, the documentary about Musk will be premiering this May. The documentary is called Elon Musk's Crash Course, and it will be an expose on Musk's car company, Tesla, which is at the forefront of self-driving car technology with its Autopilot program. But adoption of the tech has been anything but smooth.

New York Times reporters Cade Metz and Neal Boudette previously reported on several deaths caused by Tesla's Autopilot. Tesla's lack of public acknowledgment of these incidents and Musk's attempts to shutter the government's investigations into them will be the backbone of the documentary.

Several former Telsa employees will be featured in the documentary, offering their perspectives on the incidents and Musk's hand in the Autopilot program. The documentary will be directed by Emma Schwartz.

This is the latest documentary collaboration between the New York Times and FX. The overall series, The New York Times Presents, is meant to highlight reporting and in-depth stories about important figures and events.

The first season of the series covered a variety of stories, including doctors and nurses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City; the conservatorship of Britney Spears; the 2020 Australian wildfires; and the controversy behind Juul e-cigarettes.

Elon Musk's Crash Course is produced by Schwartz, with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Mary Robertson, Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick, Stephanie Preiss, and The New York Times Presents showrunner Esther Dere all credited as executive producers. The show itself is produced by The New York Times and Left/Right Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.

The episode will premiere on FX and Hulu on May 20. You can also find the entire first season of the documentary series on Hulu right now.

Mike Williams is a Freelance Writer for IGN.

Blogroll Credit: Tesla Inc.

On the same day that billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion, FX and the New York Times have announced a television documentary focused on the man.

According to Variety, the documentary about Musk will be premiering this May. The documentary is called Elon Musk's Crash Course, and it will be an expose on Musk's car company, Tesla, which is at the forefront of self-driving car technology with its Autopilot program. But adoption of the tech has been anything but smooth.

New York Times reporters Cade Metz and Neal Boudette previously reported on several deaths caused by Tesla's Autopilot. Tesla's lack of public acknowledgment of these incidents and Musk's attempts to shutter the government's investigations into them will be the backbone of the documentary.

Several former Telsa employees will be featured in the documentary, offering their perspectives on the incidents and Musk's hand in the Autopilot program. The documentary will be directed by Emma Schwartz.

This is the latest documentary collaboration between the New York Times and FX. The overall series, The New York Times Presents, is meant to highlight reporting and in-depth stories about important figures and events.

The first season of the series covered a variety of stories, including doctors and nurses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City; the conservatorship of Britney Spears; the 2020 Australian wildfires; and the controversy behind Juul e-cigarettes.

Elon Musk's Crash Course is produced by Schwartz, with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Mary Robertson, Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick, Stephanie Preiss, and The New York Times Presents showrunner Esther Dere all credited as executive producers. The show itself is produced by The New York Times and Left/Right Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.

The episode will premiere on FX and Hulu on May 20. You can also find the entire first season of the documentary series on Hulu right now.

Mike Williams is a Freelance Writer for IGN.

Blogroll Credit: Tesla Inc.

Hot Wheels is finally leading the way with a new live-action movie... probably. According to Deadline, the long-awaited Hot Wheels adaptation is back on the cards, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot producing a live-action film based on the popular toys.

The film is described as a “high throttle actioner” that will showcase some of the world’s hottest cars and trucks.

“Hot Wheels has been igniting the challenger spirit in auto enthusiasts for generations,” said Mattel Films executive producer Robbie Brenner. “Fans of all ages are now in for the ride of their lives with the incredible talent of J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot joining us alongside Warner Bros. Pictures to transform Hot Wheels’ legendary IP into a thrilling story for the big screen.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time Hot Wheels has revved up a live-action movie.

Back in 2016, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin was attached to the Hot Wheels movie, which even at that point had been in and out of development for over a decade.

In fact, different versions of the Hot Wheels movie have been in and out of production for a very, very long time. McG was originally attached to direct the film for Columbia back in 2003 before it eventually went over to Warner Bros. a few years later. A quick oil change saw Legendary take over the property in 2011 with Simon Crane signing on to direct by 2013.

But since then, there’s been little word about the project.

“Growing up, Hot Wheels were more than just cars, they were vehicles for our imaginations,” said Mattel Films Vice President of Production Peter Dodd. “Today, we at Warner Bros. are thrilled to bring that imagination to the big screen with Robbie Brenner and the creative team at Mattel along with the ingenious minds of J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, and the team at Bad Robot.”

It’s not the only Mattel movie on its way, either. Mattel Films partnered with Warner Bros. to bring the upcoming Barbie movie to the big screen, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and Will Ferrell.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Hot Wheels is finally leading the way with a new live-action movie... probably. According to Deadline, the long-awaited Hot Wheels adaptation is back on the cards, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot producing a live-action film based on the popular toys.

The film is described as a “high throttle actioner” that will showcase some of the world’s hottest cars and trucks.

“Hot Wheels has been igniting the challenger spirit in auto enthusiasts for generations,” said Mattel Films executive producer Robbie Brenner. “Fans of all ages are now in for the ride of their lives with the incredible talent of J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot joining us alongside Warner Bros. Pictures to transform Hot Wheels’ legendary IP into a thrilling story for the big screen.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time Hot Wheels has revved up a live-action movie.

Back in 2016, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin was attached to the Hot Wheels movie, which even at that point had been in and out of development for over a decade.

In fact, different versions of the Hot Wheels movie have been in and out of production for a very, very long time. McG was originally attached to direct the film for Columbia back in 2003 before it eventually went over to Warner Bros. a few years later. A quick oil change saw Legendary take over the property in 2011 with Simon Crane signing on to direct by 2013.

But since then, there’s been little word about the project.

“Growing up, Hot Wheels were more than just cars, they were vehicles for our imaginations,” said Mattel Films Vice President of Production Peter Dodd. “Today, we at Warner Bros. are thrilled to bring that imagination to the big screen with Robbie Brenner and the creative team at Mattel along with the ingenious minds of J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, and the team at Bad Robot.”

It’s not the only Mattel movie on its way, either. Mattel Films partnered with Warner Bros. to bring the upcoming Barbie movie to the big screen, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and Will Ferrell.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

The winners of the Gayming Awards 2022 have been announced, with Life is Strange: True Colors beating out Boyfriend Dungeon, Psychonauts, and Unpacking to win Game of the Year.

The winners of the first ever live Gayming Awards were announced via a stream from the Troxy Theater in London on April 25. The biggest winner of the night was Life is Strange: True Colors, which triumphed in all three categories that it was nominated in, comprising Game of the Year, Authentic Representation, and Best LGBTQ Character.

In total, there were 11 categories honoring a selection of video games, tabletop games, comic books, and esports players that have championed diversity and inclusivity globally in 2022. Additionally, Tanya DePass picked up the Gayming Icon Award in recognition of the positive impact that the author and activist has brought to the LGBTQ community within gaming.

Prior to the event, Gayming Magazine also inducted six streamers into its Rising Star Class, which is new for 2022. The streamers were chosen to be part of this prestigious new class because they have all "made incredible strides in their streaming career over the last year and have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ world within the gaming space."

"It was such an honor to celebrate these amazing creatives tonight," said Robin Gray, CEO and founder of Gayming Magazine and the Gayming Awards, which initially launched in 2021 as an online event. "In our second year of the awards, it was important for us to again recognize all the LGBTQ representation in game and in the industry."

The full list of winners from the Gayming Awards 2022 follows:

Game of the Year

• Life is Strange: True Colors - WINNER
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Psychonauts
• Unpacking

Gayming Magazine Readers' Award

• Resident Evil Village - WINNER
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Forza Horizon 5
• Metroid Dread
• Sable
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
• The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Industry Diversity Award

• Ukie's #RaiseTheGame pledge - WINNER
• I Need Diverse Games
• London Gaymers
• Women in Games International

Authentic Representation Award

• Life is Strange: True Colors - WINNER
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Unpacking
• Unsighted

Best LGBTQ Character Award

• Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors - WINNER
• Helmut Fullbear & Bob Zanotto, Psychonauts 2
• Steph Gingrich, Life is Strange: True Colors
• Meredith Weiss, Lake

Best LGBTQ Indie Game Award

• Unpacking - WINNER
• A Year Of Springs
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Lake
• Sword of the Necromancer
• When The Night Comes

LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class of '22

• ItsMeHollyy
• Cruuuunchy
• CoderGirlChan
• LuciaEverblack
• Luke_Boogie
• Trish Olson

LGBTQ Streamer of the Year

• Aimsey - WINNER
• BlizzB3ar
• CriticalBard
• Eevoh
• Eret
• Nihachu
• ReadySetBen
• RekItRaven
• Sammy M Jay
• Shaaba and Jamie
• Shawn
• Toph

Best LGBTQ Comic Book Moment

• The Pride Omnibus - WINNER
• DC Pride #1
• Killer Queens
• X-Factor #10

LGBTQ Tabletop Game Award

• Adventuring With Pride: Queer We Go Again - WINNER
• The House Doesn't Always Win
• Thirsty Sword Lesbians
• Wanderhome

Best LGBTQ Contribution to Esports

• Emi "CaptainFluke" Donaldson - WINNER
• Amanda Stevens
• Cloud9 White Valorant Team
• Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association [CMSA]

If you'd like to find out more about Gayming Awards' Game of the Year for 2022, check out IGN's review of Life is Strange: True Colors, which praised Deck Nine for creating "the best game in the series to date," thanks to "consistent writing for both main and side characters, a compelling mystery story with good pacing, useful supernatural abilities," and so much more.

Another game will take the coveted top spot in the Game of the Year category when the show returns in early 2023, with the ceremony moving stateside to New York City for Gayming Awards 2023: Live on Broadway. Tickets are also still available for Gayming LIVE, with a 30% discount applied to all ticket purchases using the 'GaymingAwards' code up until April 29.

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

The winners of the Gayming Awards 2022 have been announced, with Life is Strange: True Colors beating out Boyfriend Dungeon, Psychonauts, and Unpacking to win Game of the Year.

The winners of the first ever live Gayming Awards were announced via a stream from the Troxy Theater in London on April 25. The biggest winner of the night was Life is Strange: True Colors, which triumphed in all three categories that it was nominated in, comprising Game of the Year, Authentic Representation, and Best LGBTQ Character.

In total, there were 11 categories honoring a selection of video games, tabletop games, comic books, and esports players that have championed diversity and inclusivity globally in 2022. Additionally, Tanya DePass picked up the Gayming Icon Award in recognition of the positive impact that the author and activist has brought to the LGBTQ community within gaming.

Prior to the event, Gayming Magazine also inducted six streamers into its Rising Star Class, which is new for 2022. The streamers were chosen to be part of this prestigious new class because they have all "made incredible strides in their streaming career over the last year and have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ world within the gaming space."

"It was such an honor to celebrate these amazing creatives tonight," said Robin Gray, CEO and founder of Gayming Magazine and the Gayming Awards, which initially launched in 2021 as an online event. "In our second year of the awards, it was important for us to again recognize all the LGBTQ representation in game and in the industry."

The full list of winners from the Gayming Awards 2022 follows:

Game of the Year

• Life is Strange: True Colors - WINNER
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Psychonauts
• Unpacking

Gayming Magazine Readers' Award

• Resident Evil Village - WINNER
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Forza Horizon 5
• Metroid Dread
• Sable
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
• The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Industry Diversity Award

• Ukie's #RaiseTheGame pledge - WINNER
• I Need Diverse Games
• London Gaymers
• Women in Games International

Authentic Representation Award

• Life is Strange: True Colors - WINNER
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Unpacking
• Unsighted

Best LGBTQ Character Award

• Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors - WINNER
• Helmut Fullbear & Bob Zanotto, Psychonauts 2
• Steph Gingrich, Life is Strange: True Colors
• Meredith Weiss, Lake

Best LGBTQ Indie Game Award

• Unpacking - WINNER
• A Year Of Springs
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Lake
• Sword of the Necromancer
• When The Night Comes

LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class of '22

• ItsMeHollyy
• Cruuuunchy
• CoderGirlChan
• LuciaEverblack
• Luke_Boogie
• Trish Olson

LGBTQ Streamer of the Year

• Aimsey - WINNER
• BlizzB3ar
• CriticalBard
• Eevoh
• Eret
• Nihachu
• ReadySetBen
• RekItRaven
• Sammy M Jay
• Shaaba and Jamie
• Shawn
• Toph

Best LGBTQ Comic Book Moment

• The Pride Omnibus - WINNER
• DC Pride #1
• Killer Queens
• X-Factor #10

LGBTQ Tabletop Game Award

• Adventuring With Pride: Queer We Go Again - WINNER
• The House Doesn't Always Win
• Thirsty Sword Lesbians
• Wanderhome

Best LGBTQ Contribution to Esports

• Emi "CaptainFluke" Donaldson - WINNER
• Amanda Stevens
• Cloud9 White Valorant Team
• Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association [CMSA]

If you'd like to find out more about Gayming Awards' Game of the Year for 2022, check out IGN's review of Life is Strange: True Colors, which praised Deck Nine for creating "the best game in the series to date," thanks to "consistent writing for both main and side characters, a compelling mystery story with good pacing, useful supernatural abilities," and so much more.

Another game will take the coveted top spot in the Game of the Year category when the show returns in early 2023, with the ceremony moving stateside to New York City for Gayming Awards 2023: Live on Broadway. Tickets are also still available for Gayming LIVE, with a 30% discount applied to all ticket purchases using the 'GaymingAwards' code up until April 29.

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

Sometimes, information that gets passed around isn’t always correct. Case in point? Darth Maul from the Star Wars prequels was apparently never going to make an appearance in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

Previously, many outlets picked up on a story that Darth Maul was almost featured in the upcoming Star Wars spin-off. Today, however, Obi-Wan Kenobi director Deborah Chow says she believes that was never actually the case.

In an interview for Total Film magazine, as first reported by GamesRadar, Chow says, "As long as I’ve been involved, we’ve never had Darth Maul in any of it."

She goes on to say that the story between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul ended with his defeat in the animated series Star Wars Rebels.

"Dave [Filoni] did a beautiful job of telling that story already," Chow says.

While the series will feature Darth Vader, that decision "was not made lightly." When considering where to take the story that bridges the gap between the prequels and the original trilogy, she asked questions like, “Where is Obi-Wan’s starting place? What has been important to him in his life?”

Chow says that both Anakin and Vader were a “huge and profound part” of Obi-Wan’s life so including him “made sense.”

Besides Darth Vader, the Disney Plus series also includes the Grand Inquisitor, who was recently featured in a selection of new photos for the series. Including Darth Maul in addition to Darth Vader might have been “a little bit much” per Chow.

You can catch the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi when it premieres on May 27 on Disney Plus.

Casey David Muir-Taylor is a freelance writer at IGN

Sometimes, information that gets passed around isn’t always correct. Case in point? Darth Maul from the Star Wars prequels was apparently never going to make an appearance in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

Previously, many outlets picked up on a story that Darth Maul was almost featured in the upcoming Star Wars spin-off. Today, however, Obi-Wan Kenobi director Deborah Chow says she believes that was never actually the case.

In an interview for Total Film magazine, as first reported by GamesRadar, Chow says, "As long as I’ve been involved, we’ve never had Darth Maul in any of it."

She goes on to say that the story between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul ended with his defeat in the animated series Star Wars Rebels.

"Dave [Filoni] did a beautiful job of telling that story already," Chow says.

While the series will feature Darth Vader, that decision "was not made lightly." When considering where to take the story that bridges the gap between the prequels and the original trilogy, she asked questions like, “Where is Obi-Wan’s starting place? What has been important to him in his life?”

Chow says that both Anakin and Vader were a “huge and profound part” of Obi-Wan’s life so including him “made sense.”

Besides Darth Vader, the Disney Plus series also includes the Grand Inquisitor, who was recently featured in a selection of new photos for the series. Including Darth Maul in addition to Darth Vader might have been “a little bit much” per Chow.

You can catch the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi when it premieres on May 27 on Disney Plus.

Casey David Muir-Taylor is a freelance writer at IGN

Meta announced today that it will be opening its first retail store at its Burlingame, California campus in early May.

This will be Meta's first hardware retail store and it will open starting on May 9 from 11 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday. The idea of the store is to allow users to get hands-on experience with its products, similar to how Apple's retail stores allow customers to interact and demo various products in the tech giant's ecosystem before buying.

The new retail store will feature a dedicated space to test the Meta Quest 2. This includes trying games such as Beat Saber, Real VR Fishing, and GOLF+, and an option to take home a mixed reality recording of you trying out the virtual reality headset.

Meta's retail store will also include a demo area for customers to test video calling videos on the Portal videophones and an opportunity to demo the Ray-Ban Stories, a pair of smart glasses released by Meta last year in collaboration with the luxury sunglasses company Ray-Ban.

This is not the first time Meta provided a chance for potential buyers to try its VR headset. Back in 2016, Meta teamed up with retail chain Best Buy to provide VR demo stations.

While the retail store sounds spacious, Meta notes that the storefront is only 1,550 square feet. This is unsurprising given that the location is near the Meta Reality Labs headquarters and not located in a major metropolitan city such as NYC or Los Angeles.

News of Meta opening its first hardware retail store come as the company is preparing to develop new products in the VR and AR market. Current projects in the works include Project Cambria, a high-end headset that focuses on face and eye-tracking.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Meta announced today that it will be opening its first retail store at its Burlingame, California campus in early May.

This will be Meta's first hardware retail store and it will open starting on May 9 from 11 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday. The idea of the store is to allow users to get hands-on experience with its products, similar to how Apple's retail stores allow customers to interact and demo various products in the tech giant's ecosystem before buying.

The new retail store will feature a dedicated space to test the Meta Quest 2. This includes trying games such as Beat Saber, Real VR Fishing, and GOLF+, and an option to take home a mixed reality recording of you trying out the virtual reality headset.

Meta's retail store will also include a demo area for customers to test video calling videos on the Portal videophones and an opportunity to demo the Ray-Ban Stories, a pair of smart glasses released by Meta last year in collaboration with the luxury sunglasses company Ray-Ban.

This is not the first time Meta provided a chance for potential buyers to try its VR headset. Back in 2016, Meta teamed up with retail chain Best Buy to provide VR demo stations.

While the retail store sounds spacious, Meta notes that the storefront is only 1,550 square feet. This is unsurprising given that the location is near the Meta Reality Labs headquarters and not located in a major metropolitan city such as NYC or Los Angeles.

News of Meta opening its first hardware retail store come as the company is preparing to develop new products in the VR and AR market. Current projects in the works include Project Cambria, a high-end headset that focuses on face and eye-tracking.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.