Batman may have a plan for just about everything, but he's still just an ordinary human. But what happens when Batman is suddenly given control of some of the most powerful weapons in the DC Universe? That's the premise behind an upcoming DC Comics series dubbed Batman: Fortress.

Written by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's Gary Whitta and drawn by Transmetropolitan and The Boys co-creator Darick Robertson, Fortress explores what happens when Batman is forced to respond to an alien invasion. With Superman MIA, Batman has no choice but to take command of the Fortress of Solitude and unleash every tool in its vast arsenal to combat the invaders.

Here's DC's official description for the eight-issue limited series:

When an unknown alien ship enters Earth’s atmosphere, disrupting global power and communications and plunging the planet into chaos, the world is left wondering…where is Superman when he is needed most? In the mysterious absence of the Last Son of Krypton, Batman must rally the rest of the Justice League to counter the alien threat…but first, he must quell a crime wave on the blacked-out streets of Gotham! Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and Darick Robertson (The Boys) join forces to turn everything you think you know about Superman upside down in DC’s new comic book mini-series Batman: Fortress launching this May!

“This has been my first opportunity to collaborate with my Oliver co-creator Gary Whitta for DC, on a character that is one of my all-time favorites to draw,” said Robertson in DC's press release. “I'm having the best time creating the art for this series and with my pal and original The Boys editor, Ben Abernathy at the helm, it's been a dream project, with a lot of fun twists and surprises ahead for the readers!”

“It’s always been my dream to write a truly epic Batman story, one that draws inspiration from some dark and unexpected corners of the DC universe,” said Whitta. “The opportunity to once again collaborate with my friend Darick Robertson makes this all the sweeter. I hope that together we’ve done justice to some of DC’s most iconic characters, while at the same time reinventing everything you thought you knew about them…”

Batman: Fortress #1 will be released on Tuesday, May 24.

Fortress may well be one of the few outlets for a traditional Justice League story in 2022. DC recently revealed that almost every member of the team will be killed off in April's Justice League #75, a story echoing 1992's infamous Death of Superman crossover. That tragedy paves the way for Dark Crisis, a new crossover that shows new Superman Jon Kent rallying Earth's surviving heroes against an existential threat.

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The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops will be discontinued in "late March 2023," Nintendo announced today, effectively closing off access to a host of content that can only be found on those platforms.

The shutdown will be a multi-stage process that will last through 2022 and until 2023. The specific dates are as follows:

May 23, 2022: It will no longer be possible to add funds using a credit card to a 3DS/Wii U eShop account.

August 29, 2022: It will no longer be possible to use an eShop card to add funds. However, it will still be possible to redeem download codes.

Late March 2023: It will no longer be possible to make purchases, download demos or themes, redeem a download code, or add funds.

If you're worried about your existing library of eShop games, the good news is that you will be able to redownload content you already own as well as existing software updates. However, it will be impossible to purchase new games.

The discontinuation of the Wii U/3DS eshop will remove access to 1799 titles currently available on the eShop. They include Virtual Console releases for the GBA as well as a host of other unique updates, such as the 3D Classics remakes. While many 3DS and Wii U games can be purchased physically, the eShop closure will put additional pressure on supply and raise prices across the board.

One element of Nintendo's FAQ addresses the company's obligation to classic game preservation. The statement — now deleted — directs fans to Nintendo Switch Online, saying that Nintendo "currently have no plans to offer classic content in other ways."

"We think this is an effective way to make classic content easily available to a broad range of players," the statement read. "Within these libraries, new and longtime players can not only find games they remember or have heard about, but other fun games they might not have thought to see out otherwise."

The statement came under fire from Nintendo fans on Twitter and is currently unavailable on Nintendo's website.

Nintendo has no plans to offer classic content in other ways. They believe the Switch Online Membership plans are an effective way to make classic content available

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— Wario64 (@Wario64) February 16, 2022

PlayStation fans faced a similar predicament in 2021 when Sony announced that it was discontinuing support for the PS3 and Vita stores. In a remarkable reversal, though, Sony ultimately decided to keep the stores open, with CEO Jim Ryan saying that it was "clear that we made the wrong decision here."

Nintendo's decision to shutdown the 3DS and Wii U follows the closure of the Wii Shop, which shuttered in 2019. The Wii U's Miiverse, the system's online social service, also closed in 2017.

Nintendo's decision to remove access to digital releases once again raises questions about game preservation and other issues, which have become more persistent as physical releases have waned. For the most part, it's been up to the fans to maintain digital services after they are abandoned by platform holders. The Nintendo Switch will no doubt suffer a similar fate at some point in the future.

In the meantime, if you're feeling nostalgic, Nintendo is offering a service that allows you to see your Wii U and 3DS memories. You can also see our list of the 25 best Wii U games as well as the 25 best 3DS games. Use those lists to find the games that you want to download and keep, because they won't be easily accessible for much longer.

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Paramount, formerly Viacom CBS, hit us with a deluge of news today. Among said news is A Quiet Place Part III, the third installment in John Krasinski's groundbreaking franchise that was first released in 2018.

The studio also confirmed that the currently untitled spinoff helmed by Michael Sarnoski, the director behind 2021's cult-favorite Pig starring Nicolas Cage, is still expected to hit in 2023.

The next installment of @quietplacemovie is coming next year & will be directed by Michael Sarnoski. And, #AQuietPlace Part III is coming in 2025. #ParamountPlus pic.twitter.com/im2R4jPwj5

— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) February 15, 2022

As far as A Quiet Place Part III goes, it will still be some time until we get an official synopsis on the project. However, it does feel safe to assume that the human survivors of Earth are headed towards all-out war with the creatures after the close of A Quiet Place Part II.

A Quiet Place Part III is currently credited to writers Scott Beck and Jeff Nichols, with John Krasinski still receiving a creator credit. At the time of this announcement, it is unclear who will be directing Part III for Paramount. However, given that Krasinski has directed the other two installments, it seems likely he'll be the one to close out the trilogy.

With A Quiet Place Part II managing to gross $297 million at the beginning of the pandemic (against the first installment's whopping $340.9 million), it's relatively safe to assume that Paramount will release Part III in theaters only. But, given the unpredictable nature of releases over the last couple of years, it's still anyone's guess. Regardless of the where and how A Quiet Place Part III will hit screens sometime in 2025.

To read more on Paramount's huge news day, check out South Park and Beavis and Butt-head Are Moving Exclusively to Paramount+ (but not until 2025), the Knuckles Spin-Off Series Announced With Idris Elba In Lead Role, and learn about the New Star Trek Movie with the J.J. Abrams Cast In the Works.

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A new Blue's Clues movie is coming this year, and it brings together every era of the popular children's show.

Titled Blue's Big City Adventure, the movie features all three Blue's Clues hosts: Steve, Joe, and Josh. You can get a look at all three hosts, as well as Blue, below.

A new Blue's Clues movie, Blue’s Big City Adventure, is coming this year, and a full-length Baby Shark movie is coming in 2023. pic.twitter.com/2Jitw4hjYr

— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) February 15, 2022

Steve Burns hosted Blue's Clues during its original run from 1996 to 2002. After Burns left the show, Donovan Patton took over as Joe, who hosted until the show's cancelation in 2006.

The show was rebooted in 2019 as Blue's Clues & You!, starring Josh Dela Cruz. Joe and Steve are recurring characters in the current run of the show, as well. There have been three seasons of the rebooted series, with a fourth season already planned.

Much like how last year's Spider-Man: No Way Home brought together three generations of Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland, this new movie also looks to bring together the three leading men from Blue's Clues history. We don't know what other Blue's Clues characters will appear besides Blue herself, but we'll find out when the movie comes to Paramount Plus later this year.

Paramount Plus dropped a ton of big announcements today thanks to the ViacomCBS Investor Day presentation, including Sonic Movie 3 in development with a Knuckles spinoff show, a second season of the Halo TV series, and details on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from Seth Rogen.

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SpongeBob SquarePants is getting not one, not two, but three new movies.

The upcoming SpongeBob spin-offs will each focus on a different character from the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, with the first heading to Paramount+ in 2023.

At the moment, the movies’ plots are firmly under wraps, but it’s thought that one of these SpongeBob spin-offs will include the previously reported Sandy Cheeks movie.

“We’re doubling down on giving [kids and families] what they want by expanding the universes of the characters they love the best,” said Paramount+ chief content officer of movies and kids and family, Brian Robbins.

Paramount has already made three SpongeBob SquarePants movies – The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie debuting in 2004.

The live-action/animated hybrid saw SpongeBob and Patrick team up to stop Plankton, who is trying to discredit Mr. Krabs, steal the Krabby Patty formula (of course), and take over the world. Featuring a hilarious cameo from David Hasselhoff, The SpongeBob SquarePants movie earned $131 million at the worldwide box office and a rating of 68% on Rotten Tomatoes.

This was followed up with Sponge Out of Water in 2015, while Sponge on the Run opened in 2020. The live-action/animated hybrid formula seems to be a winning combination for SpongeBob with each of the previous films adopting this same style. It’s thought that the Sandy Cheeks movie will also be a live-action/animated hybrid, too.

Now, it looks as though the adventures will continue with SpongeBob’s fellow Bikini Bottom residents. And it’s likely that this live-action hybrid style will continue throughout the three spin-offs.

These three films will join the growing SpongeBob SquarePants universe which also includes the Kamp Koral spin-off as well as The Patrick Star Show… not to mention the original series that started it all.

Additionally, a fourth SpongeBob SquarePants release from Nickelodeon Animation is currently in development for theatrical release.

But no further details about this project have been revealed.

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At long last, Cyberpunk 2077 has received its next-gen upgrades in a surprise drop this morning, alongside a massive 1.5 patch for all versions. The patch contains a ton of new features of varying sizes and scopes, many of which are delighting the Cyberpunk community as they discover them.

One of the best-received updates is the ability to change the protagonist's appearance after the game's prologue via the mirror in their apartment. You can't change everything — cyberware and tattoos are off the table, for instance — but there seem to be new hair colors and other small adjustments added to the creator. There are also a few new apartment options to change up the look of the place, including the option to move to a different apartment in a different location with a completely different view and floorplan.

Fans are also delighted by the announcement of extended romances with Panam, Kerry, River, and Judy, including added interactions in their homes. The announcement of this change is prompting a number of players to start the game all over again to romance the same characters they did the first time, just to see the full breadth of interactions. Especially with Judy.

And a lot of community members have been sharing footage of police chases, which appear to have been added to the game and can just be run across organically when exploring the city.

Also being celebrated are a lot of smaller touches, such as the ability to reject phone calls. This was likely added in response to complaints that the phone calls were constantly interrupting other things going on in the game, such as story-relevant conversations or even just quaint exploration. You can also now skip the braindance tutorial, which players found to be long and tedious. And even smaller notes are being praised as well, such as the new effects added to water.

Overall, it seems like players are happy with the update, as it seems to address a number of quality of life issues that players have been complaining about since launch. The hope at the moment seems to be that the update will breathe new life into the Cyberpunk community, especially as new players pick the game up for the first time on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.

The Cyberpunk 1.5 update is available now, though some PS5 players are unable to download it at this precise moment due to a region issue. If you're on the fence, you can take a look at some official next-gen gameplay on either PS5 or Xbox Series X, or even download a free five-hour trial to give the game a shot yourself.

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If you’re a fan of rude cartoon kids like the ones seen on South Park and Beavis and Butt-head, you’ll be able to catch them exclusively on Paramount+.

During Viacom CBS’ Investor Day presentation, the company announced that South Park will move from HBO Max to Paramount+ starting in 2025 and will be the home for the full catalog of South Park episodes, movies, and new material.

In 2024 starting with South Park season 27, new episodes will be exclusive to Paramount+ while also airing on Comedy Central.

Likewise, all 200 episodes of Beavis and Butt-head will come to Paramount+ along with a new series and movie, Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe. Creator Mike Judge has already shared a preview of the movie with pictures of middle-aged Beavis and Butt-head.

Paramount+ is consolidating its franchises under a single streaming roof. The company previously licensed South Park to HBO Max as a means to get its properties in front of eyeballs, but with Viacom CBS seemingly going all-in on streaming, the company is making sure these properties come under the Paramount+ roof.

So with South Park and Beavis and Butt-head both heading to Paramount+ it will join other franchises like Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Halo.

All of these franchises were given updates during today’s investor day. Halo has been renewed for a second season before the series has even premiered, while Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot will become a new universe.

Furthermore, a new Star Trek starring the cast from the J.J. Abrams reboot is also being planned for production this fall. Finally, the company also announced a third Sonic movie and a spinoff series starring Idris Elba’s Knuckles.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

A new Star Trek movie starring the original J.J. Abrams trilogy cast is in the works, Deadline reports.

Paramount has reportedly begun talks with Chris Pine to return as James T. Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Uhura, Karl Urban as Bones, John Cho as Sulu, and Simon Pegg as Scotty. Filming is scheduled to start in late 2022 under the direction of Matt Shakman, director of Disney Plus' WandaVision, FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and HBO's Game of Thrones. Abrams will return as producer.

Shakman can also boast a total of 23 Emmy nominations for his work on WandaVision.

Writing a script draft under the supervision of Shakman is Josh Friedman (Avatar 2) and Cameron Squires (WandaVision), based on a prior draft by Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel).

J.J. Abrams verified the existence of the new Star Trek film during Tuesday's ViacomCBS Investor Day presentation.

Sources told Variety that bringing back the original cast was a high priority, made all the more complicated by each actors' rising star power. Pine has since worked on both Wonder Woman movies, while Zoe Saldana continues as Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy and Neytiri in Avatar 2. Karl Urban will continue his role as Billy Butcher in season 3 of Amazon's The Boys, Simon Pegg is reprising his role as Benji in both Mission Impossible sequels, John Cho recently starred as Spike Spiegel in Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation, and Zachary Quinto starred in AMC's NOS4A2 series.

Plot details are, as expected, being kept tightly under wraps; the original concept for the fourth Star Trek was for Captain Kirk to contend with the legacy of his own father, who heroically sacrificed himself aboard the USS Kelvin in a battle with a Romulan who had crossed through time.

It's currently unclear if Paramount plans to recast the part of Pavel Chekov. The role was previously played by Anton Yelchin, who died in a tragic automobile incident at his Los Angeles home in June 2016, at age 27, a mere month before Star Trek Beyond released in theaters.

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The Batman director Matt Reeves wants to take on Mr. Freeze. During a recent press event attended by IGN and a handful of other outlets, Reeves explained how he would approach the iconic Batman villain in a potential sequel.

“Mr. Freeze, that such a great story, right?” he said. “I think there's actually a grounded version of that story, which could be really powerful and could be really great.”

“I just feel drawn to finding the grounded version of everything. So, to me it would be a challenge in an interesting way to try and figure out how that could happen.”

Mr. Freeze first appeared as the ice-based criminal Mr. Zero in a 1959 issue of the Batman comic book. But his origin story was later reworked to match that of the iconic episode of Batman: The Animated series.

Dr. Victor Fries was a cryogenic scientist based in Gotham who was caught in a lab mishap while trying to cure his terminally ill wife, Nora. It’s a beautifully tragic story, brought to life with creative artistry in the animated series.

The villain also appeared in the movies, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger… but we don’t talk about that.

“I love the fantastical side of Batman, but this iteration, obviously, while being, to me, I think it is very comics faithful, but I don't think that this one is necessarily, it doesn't lean as hard into the fantastical,” explained Reeves. “But I think to me what would be interesting would be to try and unwind the fantastical and see, well, how could that make sense here?”

I can’t help thinking that Mr. Freeze’s tragic love story would make a perfect tale in The Batman world. Along with Robert Pattinson’s ideas to explore the Court of Owls, it could well build towards an interesting take on the Gotham we know and love.

Robert Pattinson stars as The Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, and Paul Dano as The Riddler.

The Batman is directed by Matt Reeves, based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Peter Craig.

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Seth Rogen and creative partner Evan Goldberg are hard at work on a new CGI-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie but Nickelodeon will follow this with more TMNT movies focused on the franchise's villains.

During the Viacom CBS Investor Day, the company announced that the upcoming Rogen-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie coming in 2023 will be followed by the launch of a new series of films focused on the villains. These movies will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ starting in 2023.

Nickelodeon has confirmed that the villain spinoff movies are unrelated to Rogen's reboot, but are part of a larger plan for TMNT.

Rogen's reboot was announced back in 2020 and later given a 2023 release date. While details are under wraps, Rogen says he intends to focus on the "teenage" aspect of the characters. The film will be directed by animation veteran Jeff Rowe (Gravity Falls, Disenchantment) with Brendan O'Brian (Neighbors) writing.

TMNT has a rich library of villains who can star in their own films. While the most well-known of the lot may be Shredder, characters like Bebop and Rocksteady, Krang, Rat King, and Hun could all take center stage in these movies.

This animated universe isn't the only Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles project in the works. Saturday Night Live writer Colin Jost will pen a new live-action TMNT movie, though Viacom did not mention this during its presentation.

Viacom is going all-in on franchises during its investor day. The company has announced Sonic 3 along with a Knuckles spinoff starring Idris Elba, as well as a second season for Halo. With TMNT also expanding alongside the likes of Star Trek, CBS is committing to the streaming wars.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Correction: Nickelodeon has clarified that the villain movies are not related to Seth Rogen's upcoming animated reboot. The story and headline have been corrected to reflect this information.