Halo Infinite's campaign will receive a number of fixes and improvements as part of the mid-season update expected to be released on February 24.

While the update focuses mostly on the game's multiplayer, developer 343 Industries said in a blog post that players will "see multiple improvements in the campaign experience".

Though it was otherwise quite vague, 343 said the update would address issues with Achievements not unlocking and returning to the game via Quick Resume, adding that "the team has been working on a handful of fixes for campaign since launch and there will be more on the way."

343 also shared some of the changes coming to multiplayer, starting with general network improvements that were outlined earlier this month by lead engineer Richard Watson.

It also ensured that anti-cheat improvements will be made and that even more are on their way.

Certain first-person animation glitches that cause framerate stutters will also be ironed out in the update, alongside other stability and performance issues that have been reported to 343.

Finally, the range of the Motion Tracker in Big Team Battle will increase by 33%, from 18m to 24m based on a recommendation through community feedback.

The complete list of patch notes will be released alongside the update on the Halo Support site.

IGN said Halo Infinite was "amazing", as "after six years, it was fair to wonder: did Halo still belong in the 'Best Shooter' conversation? And would I still care about it? I am both relieved and delighted that Halo Infinite emphatically answers both questions with a resounding yes."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Soul Hackers 2, a sequel to 1997's Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and a new game in the Megami Tensei series, is launching on August 26 this year.

Soul Hackers 2 will launch on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox, and PC just a day after it releases in Japan. Developer Atlus says the new JRPG will combine aspects of the Megami Tensei series and first Soul Hackers in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

SEGA Europe said in a story synopsis: "In a war between devil summoners, it's up to Ringo and her team to decrypt destiny and save the world from apocalypse!"

It takes place towards the end of the 21st century as the player, of course, fights to stop the end of the world.

The gameplay shown is what Megami Tensei fans would expect as the player leads a party of characters through dungeons, fighting monsters in turn-based combat. For those unfamiliar, similar combat is featured in the Persona series, another Megami Tensei spin-off series.

Soul Hackers 2 is being directed by Eiji Ishida, who most recently led on Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, which IGN said were "great" and "good" respectively.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Soul Hackers 2, a sequel to 1997's Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and a new game in the Megami Tensei series, is launching on August 26 this year.

Soul Hackers 2 will launch on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox, and PC just a day after it releases in Japan. Developer Atlus says the new JRPG will combine aspects of the Megami Tensei series and first Soul Hackers in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

SEGA Europe said in a story synopsis: "In a war between devil summoners, it's up to Ringo and her team to decrypt destiny and save the world from apocalypse!"

It takes place towards the end of the 21st century as the player, of course, fights to stop the end of the world.

The gameplay shown is what Megami Tensei fans would expect as the player leads a party of characters through dungeons, fighting monsters in turn-based combat. For those unfamiliar, similar combat is featured in the Persona series, another Megami Tensei spin-off series.

Soul Hackers 2 is being directed by Eiji Ishida, who most recently led on Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, which IGN said were "great" and "good" respectively.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Spider-Man: No Way Home helmer Jon Watts is rumored to be in talks to direct at least one episode of a new mystery Star Wars series for Disney Plus.

According to a report from Discussing Film, Watts has been invited to sit in the director's chair for at least one episode of the upcoming Star Wars series that is apparently operating under the working title of "Grammar Rodeo." Watts' involvement in the project is said to be dependent on his busy schedule, given that he's also helming Marvel's Fantastic Four.

Jon Favreau is reportedly attached to executive produce following his most recent stint as a writer and executive producer on both The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. It is currently unknown who will be writing this new series but more details are expected to emerge as it nears production, with cameras currently scheduled to start rolling this summer.

Cinelinx first reported on the series, describing it as a "Stranger Things in space" with a story that focuses on a "younger generation of heroes" during the High Republic era. The Acolyte, another upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series, will be set during the final days of this same period, in connection with the publishing initiative launched by Disney and Lucasfilm in 2020.

The Acolyte is currently in pre-production with Russian Doll writer Leslye Headland overseeing the series, and Amandla Stenberg eyed for the lead role. Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy previously teased the story, saying it will "take us into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emergent dark side powers," 200 years before the events of the Star Wars prequels.

As the galaxy far, far away expands, the star-studded roster of talent working to tell these tales grows along with it. Watts could be the next high-profile name to secure a slot on a Star Wars project, though he does have a busy time ahead with Final Destination 6 coming up, and an untitled thriller for Apple TV+ starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt also in the mix.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home helmer Jon Watts is rumored to be in talks to direct at least one episode of a new mystery Star Wars series for Disney Plus.

According to a report from Discussing Film, Watts has been invited to sit in the director's chair for at least one episode of the upcoming Star Wars series that is apparently operating under the working title of "Grammar Rodeo." Watts' involvement in the project is said to be dependent on his busy schedule, given that he's also helming Marvel's Fantastic Four.

Jon Favreau is reportedly attached to executive produce following his most recent stint as a writer and executive producer on both The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. It is currently unknown who will be writing this new series but more details are expected to emerge as it nears production, with cameras currently scheduled to start rolling this summer.

Cinelinx first reported on the series, describing it as a "Stranger Things in space" with a story that focuses on a "younger generation of heroes" during the High Republic era. The Acolyte, another upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series, will be set during the final days of this same period, in connection with the publishing initiative launched by Disney and Lucasfilm in 2020.

The Acolyte is currently in pre-production with Russian Doll writer Leslye Headland overseeing the series, and Amandla Stenberg eyed for the lead role. Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy previously teased the story, saying it will "take us into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emergent dark side powers," 200 years before the events of the Star Wars prequels.

As the galaxy far, far away expands, the star-studded roster of talent working to tell these tales grows along with it. Watts could be the next high-profile name to secure a slot on a Star Wars project, though he does have a busy time ahead with Final Destination 6 coming up, and an untitled thriller for Apple TV+ starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt also in the mix.

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

Lost Ark's Central Europe region cannot be expanded any further, and so players will continue to experience long queue times, at least while the game's popularity remains high.

Developer Smilegate announced in a blog post spotted by Eurogamer that there is no way to increase the number of players per game world or add more servers to the region.

Instead, early-on players are encouraged to switch to the new Europe West region that Smilegate was forced to create due to Lost Ark's immense popularity.

Moving servers is only a truly viable option for new players as Smilegate again confirmed that server transfer functionality isn't currently possible, though it "will not rest until we've exhausted all options".

Unlike North American players, who were given a West and East region from day one, players in South America and Europe were only given a single region to spread its player-base across.

The latter has struggled to keep up with demand as Lost Ark quickly became Steam's second most-played game of all time, which also meant players had to wait much longer to enter the game in what Smilegate called "a less than ideal experience".

It has attempted to lure players to less busy servers by offering souped-up Founders Packs to early-access players that make the move, but this seemingly hasn't proved very popular as long queue times persist.

Once in the game, however, IGN said Lost Ark was "great", adding that "with an outstanding variety of places to visit and a strong combat system, Lost Ark is an extremely generous free-to-play action-RPG-MMO that draws a lot from Diablo – including its well-worn story about humans and Heaven teaming up against demons."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Lost Ark's Central Europe region cannot be expanded any further, and so players will continue to experience long queue times, at least while the game's popularity remains high.

Developer Smilegate announced in a blog post spotted by Eurogamer that there is no way to increase the number of players per game world or add more servers to the region.

Instead, early-on players are encouraged to switch to the new Europe West region that Smilegate was forced to create due to Lost Ark's immense popularity.

Moving servers is only a truly viable option for new players as Smilegate again confirmed that server transfer functionality isn't currently possible, though it "will not rest until we've exhausted all options".

Unlike North American players, who were given a West and East region from day one, players in South America and Europe were only given a single region to spread its player-base across.

The latter has struggled to keep up with demand as Lost Ark quickly became Steam's second most-played game of all time, which also meant players had to wait much longer to enter the game in what Smilegate called "a less than ideal experience".

It has attempted to lure players to less busy servers by offering souped-up Founders Packs to early-access players that make the move, but this seemingly hasn't proved very popular as long queue times persist.

Once in the game, however, IGN said Lost Ark was "great", adding that "with an outstanding variety of places to visit and a strong combat system, Lost Ark is an extremely generous free-to-play action-RPG-MMO that draws a lot from Diablo – including its well-worn story about humans and Heaven teaming up against demons."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Supermassive Games seemingly has plans to work on non-Dark Pictures Anthology games in the near future following its trademark of a new IP called The Quarry.

The developer filed the new title, which will be its first diversion from the Dark Pictures games since 2018, with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, as spotted by @the_marmolade on Twitter.

This comes just three weeks after Supermassive filed trademarks for six further Dark Pictures games to release on top of its upcoming The Devil in Me.

Another new Supermassive Games trademark has shown appeared: https://t.co/uwdvS1oOJT pic.twitter.com/tZzin4ho7B

— The_Marmolade (@the_marmolade) February 20, 2022

There's no guarantee The Quarry will become a full game but Supermassive has filed it under the categories typical for console and PC releases: games software, entertainment services, and computer programming services. There's also a logo, which doesn't match the design of the Dark Pictures games, nor any of the studio's other games.

The developer, which found mainstream success in 2015 with the release of Until Dawn, last released a non-Dark Pictures game in 2018 with PlayStation VR title Bravo Team.

Since then, however, development has shifted to focus solely on its horror anthology franchise.

IGN has given The Dark Pictures Anthology mixed reviews so far. We said Man of Medan was "good", and "offers an unnerving horror adventure" with consequences directly linked to the player's actions. Little Hope was "mediocre", with "uninspired characters and relatively meaningless consequences," but we thought House of Ashes was "great", and the studio's best since Until Dawn released in 2015.

The next game in the franchise, The Devil in Me, doesn't have a release date as of yet but is likely to release sometime this year after being announced in October 2021.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Supermassive Games seemingly has plans to work on non-Dark Pictures Anthology games in the near future following its trademark of a new IP called The Quarry.

The developer filed the new title, which will be its first diversion from the Dark Pictures games since 2018, with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, as spotted by @the_marmolade on Twitter.

This comes just three weeks after Supermassive filed trademarks for six further Dark Pictures games to release on top of its upcoming The Devil in Me.

Another new Supermassive Games trademark has shown appeared: https://t.co/uwdvS1oOJT pic.twitter.com/tZzin4ho7B

— The_Marmolade (@the_marmolade) February 20, 2022

There's no guarantee The Quarry will become a full game but Supermassive has filed it under the categories typical for console and PC releases: games software, entertainment services, and computer programming services. There's also a logo, which doesn't match the design of the Dark Pictures games, nor any of the studio's other games.

The developer, which found mainstream success in 2015 with the release of Until Dawn, last released a non-Dark Pictures game in 2018 with PlayStation VR title Bravo Team.

Since then, however, development has shifted to focus solely on its horror anthology franchise.

IGN has given The Dark Pictures Anthology mixed reviews so far. We said Man of Medan was "good", and "offers an unnerving horror adventure" with consequences directly linked to the player's actions. Little Hope was "mediocre", with "uninspired characters and relatively meaningless consequences," but we thought House of Ashes was "great", and the studio's best since Until Dawn released in 2015.

The next game in the franchise, The Devil in Me, doesn't have a release date as of yet but is likely to release sometime this year after being announced in October 2021.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.

Robert Downey Jr. will star in a new Amazon Studios film from Lethal Weapon and The Nice Guys writer Shane Black, based on Richard Stark's Parker novels.

Joel Silver, who's worked on several Hollywood blockbusters including The Matrix and Die Hard, will be producing with Downey Jr. and Susan Downey according to industry insider Matthew Belloni in Puck's What I'm Hearing newsletter.

Downey Jr. worked with Black previously when he wrote and directed 2013's Iron Man 3, one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most interesting takes on the superhero formula.

As the new film is still awaiting an official announcement from Amazon it's hard to say when it may release or even start filming, but Belloni said it's already scripted.

Downey Jr. will play professional criminal Parker in the seventh film based on Stark's novels. They include 1967's Point Blank, 1968's The Split, 1973's The Outfit, 1983's Slayground, 1999's Payback, and 2013's Parker starring Jason Statham.

This isn't the only thriller Downey Jr. is starring in soon as he's also appearing in a TV adaption of The Sympathizer for HBO and A24 with Oldboy director Park Chan-Wook.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.