Transformers: Rise of the Beasts just got its first teaser trailer.

The upcoming Transformers movie sees the war between Autobots and Decepticons rolling on while introducing the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons for the first time.

“For millions of years our world has transformed,” read the ominous title cards. “But something else has awakened.”

The trailer sees the return of legendary Transformer, Optimus Prime as well as fan-favorite, Bumblebee, who recently had its own spin-off film.

Speaking of which, it looks as though Rise of the Beasts is set in 1994, shortly after the events of the spin-off. In fact, the new film is said to be “a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons.”

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts stars Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime alongside the legendary Ron Perlman as the gorilla-inspired Optimus Primal. Pete Davidson voices Mirage, with Liza Koshy as Arcee, Cristo Fernández as Wheeljack, and John DiMaggio as Stratosphere.

Additionally, we get a glimpse of the other Maximals, Airazor (Michelle Yeoh), Rhinox (David Sobolov), and Cheetor who will be facing off against a new enemy – the Predacons and Terrorcons.

There, you’ll find Peter Dinklage as Scourge, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as Nightbird, and David Sobolov as Battletrap.

Rise of the Beasts will star Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback on the human side of the conflict and is directed by Steven Caple Jr.

The film was first announced in 2021 and was due to be released this year before being delayed a whole year until 2023. Caple celebrated wrapping production on the movie with a rather cool post on Instagram showing him in the driver’s seat of the Optimus Prime truck.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts heads to theaters on June 9, 2023.

Want to read more about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts? Check out how to watch all the Transformers movies in order as well as why Michael Bay wished he stopped making Transformers movies.

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

The next season of The Mandalorian will premiere in early 2023.

As announced at Brazil Comic Con, Disney revealed that the next chapter of Mando's story will hit Disney Plus on March 1, 2023. Disney also shared a new image of the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, and Grogu together in a cockpit.

Check out the new image below.

The Mandalorian and Grogu return March 1 only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/XE8lT7VPma

— Disney (@Disney) December 1, 2022

Following the pair's reunion, the third season will see Djarin and Grogu travel to Mandalore, the home planet of the Mandalorians where presumably the whole "owning the Dark Saber and ruiling Mandalore" issue will come to a head.

Disney premiered the official trailer for The Mandalorian season 3 at D23 earlier this year. The trailer sets up the big conflict on Mandalore while dropping possible hints about storylines that the show could pick up from Star Wars Rebels.

While this is the third season of the popular Mandalorian series, the seasonw will actually pick up from after the events of Book of Boba Fett. You can read IGN's review of The Book of Boba Fett here.

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

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which will arrive in theaters on June 30, 2023, has finally received its first trailer.

The trailer debuted at Brazil Comic Con 2022 and gives us our real look at what very well may be Harrison Ford's last run as Indy.

The trailer begins with John Rhys-Davies' Sallah speaking to Indy and reminiscing about their past adventures, saying there just may be one more calling their names despite Indy saying, "those days have come and gone."

What follows is quick cuts of footage from the film, and it includes glimpses of a digitally recreated younger Indy, a look at Indy's goddaughter Helena who is played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, a classic comedic scene involving whips, guns, and timely dodges, and even a little nod to the Millennium Falcon.

Lucasfilm also released a new poster for the much-anticipated film, and it's a simple yet striking image of Indiana Jones himself.

The first trailer for Indiana Jones 5, as it was previously known before the title reveal, was revealed at D23 2022, and those in attendance were also treated to an emotional Harrison Ford talking about the movie.

For more, check out how this also may be John Williams' last movie, Mads Mikkelsen's comments on how this movie is "going heavily back" to the franchise's early roots, and the heartwarming reunion of Indiana Jones and Short Round from D23.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Dune: The Sisterhood has found its Emperor – none other than Mark Strong.

According to Variety, the upcoming Dune prequel has added Mark Strong to the cast as Emperor Javicco Corrino: “A man from a great line of war-time Emperors, who is called upon to govern the Imperium and manage a fragile peace.”

He’s joined by new additions Jade Anouka, who will play Sister Theodosia, as well as Chris Mason, who will play Keiran Atreides.

Sister Theodosia is said to be “a talented and ambitious acolyte at the Sisterhood who harbors a dangerous secret about her past.” Meanwhile, Keiran Atreides is “a Swordmaster to a Great House whose ambition to live up to his family name is disrupted when he forms an unexpected connection to a member of the royal family.”

Dune: The Sisterhood stars Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson in its leading roles – two Harkonnen sisters who are fighting for the fate of humankind.

The show is set 10,000 years before Dune: Part One and “follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit”.

Based on the novel, Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the upcoming show is thought to follow Valya and Tula Harkonnen – both characters present in the novels. The character descriptions reveal that the two sisters “have risen to power in the Sisterhood, a secret organization of women who will go on to become the Bene Gesserit.”

Of course, the Bene Gesserit feature heavily throughout Dune as the mysterious sisterhood that Paul’s mother (Rebecca Fergusson) belongs to in the recent feature film.

Anouka is perhaps best known for her role in His Dark Materials and also starred in Steve McQueen’s recent Small Axe series. Mason is best known for his role in the British drama Broadchurch, and also bagged a role in Riverdale.

IGN’s Dune review gave it 7/10 and said: “Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is beautiful to behold, a faithful adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel. Or of its first half, that is. And therein lies the problem that the film faces, for in cutting this story into two parts, Villeneuve has front-loaded Dune with a lot of set-up and no obvious way to end things… and so it lingers, and eventually overstays its welcome. This is a technically brilliant, visually amazing movie with a top-notch cast and deep sci-fi concepts. A shame, then, that it feels like a drag in its back half.”

Want to read more about Dune? Check out who’s playing Feyd-Rautha in the upcoming sequel and find out about director Dennis Villeneuve’s original epic Dune opening.

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

Classic Disney character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit just debuted his first short in 95 years.

Celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary, the studio released Oswald the Lucky Rabbit on YouTube – a new hand-drawn short featuring the legendary character.

“Oswald is such a plucky scamp,” said director Eric Goldberg. “We wanted to bring Oswald back, and in the short, he literally returns to his original home, the movie screen,” says Goldberg. “We wanted to have Oswald do all of the ‘squash-and-stretch,’ ‘rubber hose’-animation style, celebrating that first generation of Walt Disney’s artists.”

Oswald made his debut back in 1927. Created by Walt Disney himself, and co-designed by animator Ub Iwerks, Oswald starred in a total of 27 Disney shorts before the character was sold to Universal.

But in a 2006 deal, the studio successfully obtained the rights to Oswald once more.

“On the eve of Disney’s 100th anniversary, it was such a joy to create the first new Oswald short from our studio since 1928,” said producer Dorothy McKim. “Our hand-drawn animation team – including our hand-drawn legends Mark Henn, Randy Haycock, and Eric Goldberg, as well our wonderful team of 2D apprentices, had a ball animating in the style of Oswald’s era.”

The short itself is black and white, mimicking the classic animation style of Oswald’s earlier appearances, and uses traditional animation techniques throughout.

After Disney lost the rights to Oswald, he was soon replaced with a slightly more memorable character – none other than Mickey Mouse.

Alongside the cool new short, Disney has also launched an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Snapchat lens, allowing users to channel the classic animated character using AR technology.

Oswald was also featured in the 2010 Disney video game, Epic Mickey.

Want to read more about Disney? Find out about the return of former Disney CEO Bob Iger as well as Disney’s recent addition of Doctor Who to its Disney Plus service.

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

The Rings of Power has bulked out its cast ahead of Season 2 with 7 new cast members.

The popular Lord of the Rings TV show on Amazon Video has added Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, and Nicholas Woodeson.

Additionally, the Orc Leader, Adar, previously played by Joseph Mawle, has been recast, and will now be played by Sam Hazeldine.

Although Adar left a strong impression on Lord of the Rings fans, he’s not one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s original characters and was instead created for the TV show.

He played a big role in the return of the Orcs to Tirharad, sharing plenty of scenes with another new character, Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova). After the season finale, it’s unknown how Adar’s story will continue… but it’s good to see the villainous character return.

“Since its premiere, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been bringing audiences together to experience the magic and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnificent Middle-earth,” said the Amazon head of global television, Vernon Sanders. “To date, season one is the top Original series for Prime Video in every region and has been viewed by over 100 million people worldwide, a truly global hit that speaks to the universal nature of powerful storytelling. We welcome these wonderful actors to our ‘fellowship’ and look forward to telling more incredible Second Age stories in season two.”

Among the new additions, several of them have already appeared in popular genre projects.

Ben Daniels previously starred in Jupiter’s Legacy for Netflix as well as the hit drama, House of Cards and Star Wars: Rogue One. Sam Hazeldine recently appeared in The Sandman, and Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour is perhaps best known as Coen in The Witcher.

IGN’s review of The Rings of Power gave it 8/10 and said: “The Rings of Power largely succeeds by staying faithful to J. R. R. Tolkien’s themes and tone, if not all the specifics of his canon. Some inconsistent plotting and unnecessary misdirection slows it down, but doesn’t derail the story, and when it reaches its climax in the sixth episode it all comes together brilliantly. Amazon’s massive budget has produced some of the most remarkable sets and scenes ever on TV, creating a strong successor to Peter Jackson’s beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy. Yet The Rings of Power also remembers it’s the little moments of humor and character growth that really make Middle-earth really come alive.”

Want to read more about The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? Find out what Andy Serkis thought of the show as well as the best order to watch The Lord of The Rings films.

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

Elon Musk wants his brain chip company Neuralink to begin human trials within the next six months.

During a recent ‘show and tell’ event, the billionaire revealed that the company would attempt to use the implants to allow blind people to see via cameras, help individuals with spinal injuries communicate, and possibly even regain the use of their bodies.

A Neuralink implant is a wireless chip-based system housed in an enclosure roughly the size of a quarter that is designed to be implanted in the skull, where it interfaces directly with the human brain via a series of minuscule wires. Each of these wires — which are the width of just a few red blood cells — carries a complement of 16 electrodes and is capable of both tracking signals sent from the brain, and stimulating them.

In order to be implanted, a surgeon must delicately cut away an outer layer of skin and flesh, before drilling out a section of the patient’s skull, and finally removing a layer of tough connective tissue — thus exposing the brain beneath.

A specially designed robot — which has been imaginatively named R1 — then gets to work individually inserting the ultra-thin electrode-bearing threads into precisely targeted sections of the brain. In a live demonstration that took place during the show and tell, it took the R1 robot just 20 minutes to install the implant’s 64 threads into a model brain.

The current ‘N1’ device has now been miniaturized to the extent that it matches the thickness of the skull layer removed to implant the chip. This allows the tech to occupy the hole where the bone once was, and be concealed under the skin.

According to Musk, putting a Neurolink interface in your head would be akin to replacing a piece of your skull with a smartwatch. Not the best sales pitch I’ve ever heard.

Livestream link for today’s event: https://t.co/Q9VFL9Fxav

See you at 6 pm PT

— Neuralink (@neuralink) November 30, 2022

While this is a daunting prospect, the possible future benefits of opting into such a device could be profound. Musk’s intent is to create a whole-brain interface that could be used medically to dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities, and that in the long term could allow anyone to interact with technology using just the implant and the power of their minds.

The company has already tested its implant on a number of pigs and macaques. In 2021 Neuralink revealed that it had managed to train a monkey implanted with the device to play the arcade game Pong using nothing but the signals from its brain.

The monkey — named Pager — was first taught to play and understand the game using a regular joystick. During this process, the implant recorded Pager’s brain signals and identified which ones were being used to control the joystick, and therefore move the paddle.

The joystick was then removed, and the Macaque was able to successfully direct the paddle with its thoughts by communicating through the implanted Neuralink technology.

Since teaching a monkey how to play Pong, Neuralink has been busy testing and upgrading the technology in anticipation of a transition to human trials. According to Musk, the company has now submitted most of the relevant paperwork needed for such experiments to the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of human testing.

In this week’s show and tell presentation, the controversial entrepreneur reiterated his sweeping vision for the Neuralink implants and showcased the advancements that had been made in their testing and development.

Musk also revealed his timeline for human testing, stating that “In about six months we should be able to have our first Neuralink in a human.” He went on to explain that Neuralink’s animal testing is geared towards being “confirmatory, not exploratory”, and that stringent benchtop testing is undertaken before implanting an animal subject.

Animal rights groups had previously condemned the company’s treatment of its laboratory animals. As reported by CNN, a US non-profit group — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — called for an investigation into the company’s practices, citing “egregious violations of the Animal Welfare Act related to the treatment of monkeys used in invasive brain experiments.”

“We are confident that someone who has basically no other interface with the outside world would be able to control their phone better than someone who has working hands.”

The company is now working with a troupe of six monkeys and has already upgraded the chip embedded in the macaque Pager’s skull. In the time since the Pong experiments, the monkeys have been encouraged to complete a series of tasks designed to test the interface, with the new hardware significantly increasing the speed at which they were able to interact with the technology using a mind-controlled curser.

One such test was showcased during the event, in which a monkey commanded a curser to move to a highlighted key on a virtual keyboard in order to write the words ‘welcome to show and tell’.

The display was designed to showcase the potential benefits that the technology could bring by allowing disabled individuals to communicate quickly using a mouse cursor or phone, without the need to interact with a physical device.

“We are confident that someone who has basically no other interface with the outside world would be able to control their phone better than someone who has working hands,” explained Musk.

The company is also working to futureproof the Neuralink implant by making it possible for surgeons to easily upgrade the hardware when a newer model becomes available. However, there are currently significant challenges that must be overcome — many of which are the result of our bodies’ impressive healing capabilities — if this is to be the case.

“Our goal will be to turn the lights on for someone who has spent decades living in the dark.”

Musk has already laid out two ambitious short to medium-term goals for when the FDA approves the testing of Neuralink implants in humans. The first is to restore a form of vision to patients who suffer from blindness.

“Even if someone has never had vision ever, like they were born blind, we believe we can still restore vision,” said Musk. “The visual part of the cortex is still there.”

This is theoretically possible due to the implant’s capacity to stimulate the brain, explains visual neuroscientist Dan Adams, a principle investigator at Neurolink.

If attached to the visual cortex, the stimulation from the wires could be used to bypass the human eye and form an image directly in the brain. This technique could also be scaleable, with a higher number of electrodes — and therefore stimuli — allowing for higher resolution images to be projected into the brain.

The scientists envision a future where data from a camera could be streamed to the implant, which in turn would stimulate the correct cells in the visual cortex to create a simplified version of the image in a person’s brain.

“Our goal will be to turn the lights on for someone who has spent decades living in the dark,” explained Adams.

Neuralink’s other primary goal is to help people with paralysis from spinal cord injuries communicate using technology.

“We are confident that there are no physical limitations to enabling full body functionality.”

Even more ambitiously, the company is hoping to “bridge the connection,” between the brain and the body, and transmit signals from the motor cortex to Neuralink devices in the spinal cord, which could then stimulate muscular movement.

Scientists have already tested this technique by implanting devices in the brain and spinal cord of a pig and were able to successfully manipulate the movement of one of its legs.

“We are confident that there are no physical limitations to enabling full body functionality,” explained Musk. “As miraculous as it may sound, we’re confident that it is possible to restore full body functionality to someone who has a severed spinal cord.”

Back in January, Neuralink posted a job opening on its website for a clinical trial director to help "build the team responsible for enabling Neuralink's clinical research activities", and so It is of little surprise that Musk is aiming to push forward with human trials.

However, it is worth noting that the billionaire is well known for laying down overtly ambitious timelines for his many tech, infrastructure, and automotive projects, and considering the nature of the trials, it will be interesting to see if, and how quickly the FDA grants its approval to proceed to human testing.

Beyond its potential for improving the lives of people with disabilities, Musk also explained what he views to be the necessity of the device for the future of the human race. More specifically, he is concerned about our potential to keep up with advanced AI intelligence that may arise in the coming decades.

“Even in a benign scenario where the AI is very benevolent, then how do we even go along for the ride,” asked Musk. “The biggest limitation in going along for the ride and aligning AI is I think […] how quickly you can interact with the computer.”

He hopes that Neurolink will be a stepping stone toward bridging the AI-human intelligence gap. As always the future seems to be coming at us fast in a terrifying blend of dystopian optimism.

Stick with IGN to stay up to date with the biggest updates from around the scientific world.

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

Image Credit: Getty Images

Elon Musk wants his brain chip company Neuralink to begin human trials within the next six months.

During a recent ‘show and tell’ event, the billionaire revealed that the company would attempt to use the implants to allow blind people to see via cameras, help individuals with spinal injuries communicate, and possibly even regain the use of their bodies.

A Neuralink implant is a wireless chip-based system housed in an enclosure roughly the size of a quarter that is designed to be implanted in the skull, where it interfaces directly with the human brain via a series of minuscule wires. Each of these wires — which are the width of just a few red blood cells — carries a complement of 16 electrodes and is capable of both tracking signals sent from the brain, and stimulating them.

In order to be implanted, a surgeon must delicately cut away an outer layer of skin and flesh, before drilling out a section of the patient’s skull, and finally removing a layer of tough connective tissue — thus exposing the brain beneath.

A specially designed robot — which has been imaginatively named R1 — then gets to work individually inserting the ultra-thin electrode-bearing threads into precisely targeted sections of the brain. In a live demonstration that took place during the show and tell, it took the R1 robot just 20 minutes to install the implant’s 64 threads into a model brain.

The current ‘N1’ device has now been miniaturized to the extent that it matches the thickness of the skull layer removed to implant the chip. This allows the tech to occupy the hole where the bone once was, and be concealed under the skin.

According to Musk, putting a Neurolink interface in your head would be akin to replacing a piece of your skull with a smartwatch. Not the best sales pitch I’ve ever heard.

Livestream link for today’s event: https://t.co/Q9VFL9Fxav

See you at 6 pm PT

— Neuralink (@neuralink) November 30, 2022

While this is a daunting prospect, the possible future benefits of opting into such a device could be profound. Musk’s intent is to create a whole-brain interface that could be used medically to dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities, and that in the long term could allow anyone to interact with technology using just the implant and the power of their minds.

The company has already tested its implant on a number of pigs and macaques. In 2021 Neuralink revealed that it had managed to train a monkey implanted with the device to play the arcade game Pong using nothing but the signals from its brain.

The monkey — named Pager — was first taught to play and understand the game using a regular joystick. During this process, the implant recorded Pager’s brain signals and identified which ones were being used to control the joystick, and therefore move the paddle.

The joystick was then removed, and the Macaque was able to successfully direct the paddle with its thoughts by communicating through the implanted Neuralink technology.

Since teaching a monkey how to play Pong, Neuralink has been busy testing and upgrading the technology in anticipation of a transition to human trials. According to Musk, the company has now submitted most of the relevant paperwork needed for such experiments to the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of human testing.

In this week’s show and tell presentation, the controversial entrepreneur reiterated his sweeping vision for the Neuralink implants and showcased the advancements that had been made in their testing and development.

Musk also revealed his timeline for human testing, stating that “In about six months we should be able to have our first Neuralink in a human.” He went on to explain that Neuralink’s animal testing is geared towards being “confirmatory, not exploratory”, and that stringent benchtop testing is undertaken before implanting an animal subject.

Animal rights groups had previously condemned the company’s treatment of its laboratory animals. As reported by CNN, a US non-profit group — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — called for an investigation into the company’s practices, citing “egregious violations of the Animal Welfare Act related to the treatment of monkeys used in invasive brain experiments.”

“We are confident that someone who has basically no other interface with the outside world would be able to control their phone better than someone who has working hands.”

The company is now working with a troupe of six monkeys and has already upgraded the chip embedded in the macaque Pager’s skull. In the time since the Pong experiments, the monkeys have been encouraged to complete a series of tasks designed to test the interface, with the new hardware significantly increasing the speed at which they were able to interact with the technology using a mind-controlled curser.

One such test was showcased during the event, in which a monkey commanded a curser to move to a highlighted key on a virtual keyboard in order to write the words ‘welcome to show and tell’.

The display was designed to showcase the potential benefits that the technology could bring by allowing disabled individuals to communicate quickly using a mouse cursor or phone, without the need to interact with a physical device.

“We are confident that someone who has basically no other interface with the outside world would be able to control their phone better than someone who has working hands,” explained Musk.

The company is also working to futureproof the Neuralink implant by making it possible for surgeons to easily upgrade the hardware when a newer model becomes available. However, there are currently significant challenges that must be overcome — many of which are the result of our bodies’ impressive healing capabilities — if this is to be the case.

“Our goal will be to turn the lights on for someone who has spent decades living in the dark.”

Musk has already laid out two ambitious short to medium-term goals for when the FDA approves the testing of Neuralink implants in humans. The first is to restore a form of vision to patients who suffer from blindness.

“Even if someone has never had vision ever, like they were born blind, we believe we can still restore vision,” said Musk. “The visual part of the cortex is still there.”

This is theoretically possible due to the implant’s capacity to stimulate the brain, explains visual neuroscientist Dan Adams, a principle investigator at Neurolink.

If attached to the visual cortex, the stimulation from the wires could be used to bypass the human eye and form an image directly in the brain. This technique could also be scaleable, with a higher number of electrodes — and therefore stimuli — allowing for higher resolution images to be projected into the brain.

The scientists envision a future where data from a camera could be streamed to the implant, which in turn would stimulate the correct cells in the visual cortex to create a simplified version of the image in a person’s brain.

“Our goal will be to turn the lights on for someone who has spent decades living in the dark,” explained Adams.

Neuralink’s other primary goal is to help people with paralysis from spinal cord injuries communicate using technology.

“We are confident that there are no physical limitations to enabling full body functionality.”

Even more ambitiously, the company is hoping to “bridge the connection,” between the brain and the body, and transmit signals from the motor cortex to Neuralink devices in the spinal cord, which could then stimulate muscular movement.

Scientists have already tested this technique by implanting devices in the brain and spinal cord of a pig and were able to successfully manipulate the movement of one of its legs.

“We are confident that there are no physical limitations to enabling full body functionality,” explained Musk. “As miraculous as it may sound, we’re confident that it is possible to restore full body functionality to someone who has a severed spinal cord.”

Back in January, Neuralink posted a job opening on its website for a clinical trial director to help "build the team responsible for enabling Neuralink's clinical research activities", and so It is of little surprise that Musk is aiming to push forward with human trials.

However, it is worth noting that the billionaire is well known for laying down overtly ambitious timelines for his many tech, infrastructure, and automotive projects, and considering the nature of the trials, it will be interesting to see if, and how quickly the FDA grants its approval to proceed to human testing.

Beyond its potential for improving the lives of people with disabilities, Musk also explained what he views to be the necessity of the device for the future of the human race. More specifically, he is concerned about our potential to keep up with advanced AI intelligence that may arise in the coming decades.

“Even in a benign scenario where the AI is very benevolent, then how do we even go along for the ride,” asked Musk. “The biggest limitation in going along for the ride and aligning AI is I think […] how quickly you can interact with the computer.”

He hopes that Neurolink will be a stepping stone toward bridging the AI-human intelligence gap. As always the future seems to be coming at us fast in a terrifying blend of dystopian optimism.

Stick with IGN to stay up to date with the biggest updates from around the scientific world.

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

Image Credit: Getty Images

Angel Matrix announced that its first-person platformer game will be hitting PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on December 13.

The PlayStation 5 version will run at 120hz. “When precision matters, the high framerate makes a difference. We’ve also made the most of the system SSD to reduce load times significantly,” says game director Ben Esposito.

“It’s important that restarting levels is as quick and painless as possible. If you want to beat your friends’ leaderboard times, you’ll be restarting levels over and over again.”

The game will also take advantage of the PS5 DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers when players utilize each of their Soul Cards to traverse through the many levels and puzzles it has to offer.

“You’ll feel it when you’re moving faster on water and you’ll get a subtle confirmation when you successfully snipe a distant demon,” Esposito says. The DualSense controller will support gyroscope aiming too.

Neon White was first released on Nintendo Switch and PC on June 16. Be sure to check out some tips to get started on the game ahead of its PlayStation launch.

In IGN’s Neon White review, we said, “Neon White is a quick and compulsive first-person platformer that’s surprisingly simple to understand and play, but packs a very stern speedrunning challenge at its core.”

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He's been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.

When not writing about video games, George is playing video games. What a surprise! You can follow him on Twitter @Yinyangfooey

Angel Matrix announced that its first-person platformer game will be hitting PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on December 13.

The PlayStation 5 version will run at 120hz. “When precision matters, the high framerate makes a difference. We’ve also made the most of the system SSD to reduce load times significantly,” says game director Ben Esposito.

“It’s important that restarting levels is as quick and painless as possible. If you want to beat your friends’ leaderboard times, you’ll be restarting levels over and over again.”

The game will also take advantage of the PS5 DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers when players utilize each of their Soul Cards to traverse through the many levels and puzzles it has to offer.

“You’ll feel it when you’re moving faster on water and you’ll get a subtle confirmation when you successfully snipe a distant demon,” Esposito says. The DualSense controller will support gyroscope aiming too.

Neon White was first released on Nintendo Switch and PC on June 16. Be sure to check out some tips to get started on the game ahead of its PlayStation launch.

In IGN’s Neon White review, we said, “Neon White is a quick and compulsive first-person platformer that’s surprisingly simple to understand and play, but packs a very stern speedrunning challenge at its core.”

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He's been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.

When not writing about video games, George is playing video games. What a surprise! You can follow him on Twitter @Yinyangfooey