After a failed bid earlier this year, a UK MP is once again bringing a bill to tackle scalping bots, which have caused issues with supplies of next-gen consoles, graphics cards, and other high-demand goods.

UK Member of Parliament Douglas Chapman has written to the government's Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture, and Sport in the hope to renew interest in legislation that would look to tackle automated scalping bots that have plagued consumers and inflated prices.

Chapman, who is currently the acting MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, is hoping to increase pressure on the government to act on the issue by raising a new motion on the matter after previously bringing forward a bill earlier this year.

“This time last year it was brought to my attention by constituents that scalpers were using automated bots to bulk buy goods for resale leaving consumers with either no option but to purchase these items at hugely inflated prices or go without, a sorry state of affairs at any time, never mind in the run-up to Christmas," explained Chapman in a press release.

“Earlier this year I met with the then Secretary of State at DCMS to highlight this issue; I have now written for a second time to the new Secretary of State for DMCS, Nadine Dorries, to reassess the need to 'ban the bots' to include a wider range of in-demand goods. I have alerted her to the fact that across the Atlantic, our Democrat colleagues have also reawakened their original ‘Stopping Grinch Bots Act’ in a bid to stymie this growing problem and its ill effects on both consumers and retailers.”

Chapman's first bill was brought before Parliament back in March but failed to move any further. Although the bill made no further progress, this won't have come as much a surprise to the MP. At the time, Chapman acknowledged that the bill was unlikely to pass, but held the belief that introducing it in the first place would help to force the government to "take responsibility" over the ongoing issue.

While pressure from MPs in the UK continues to mount over the issue, lawmakers in the US are continuing to do the same. Last week, a number of Democrats reintroduced a bill aimed at stopping scalpers from using bots to hoard products away from consumers. Aptly named the "Stopping Grinch Bots Act," the bill was reintroduced on November 29 by Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM).

“At a time when families should be able to spend time with their loved ones, digital 'Grinch bots' are forcing Americans to scour online sites in the hopes of finding an affordable gift or paying exorbitant prices for a single toy,” Tonko said in a press release. “These bots don’t just squeeze consumers, they pose a problem for small businesses, local retailers, and other entrepreneurs trying to ensure they have the best items in stock for their customers."

As we enter the holidays, the timeframe for stopping the use of scalping bots this year has long passed. However, those attempting to rectify the matter in government will be hoping that changes are able to come into effect sooner rather than later in order to minimize future problems for shoppers.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode has some hidden modes on PC, which seem only to be accessible if you boot up the game in offline mode.

As spotted by Reddit user u/WickedSoldier991, Halo Infinite appears to include 14 additional multiplayer game modes as yet unavailable in the main online game, including unreleased Arena, Fiesta, Ranked and Tactical mode.

Players aren't typically able to access the hidden modes unless they launch the game in offline mode. However, as WickedSoldier991 points out that, once discovered, each of the modes can then be saved so that you can access them yourself when online at a later point.

As standard, Infinite's multiplayer mode currently has 17 different playable modes including the likes of Slayer, Oddball, and Capture the Flag. As well as bringing that total up to 31 different multiplayer picks, the secret additional modes include some brand new ways to play as well.

As per PC Gamer, one of the most interesting modes to come from the hidden list is Attrition. In the new mode, players will find that each team is given a limited number of respawns, while additional features such as revives and a Battle Royale Style closing circle are also said to be present. A full list of the hidden modes can be found below:

A Full List of Hidden Offline Modes:

• Arena: Attrition
• Arena: Attrition Dodgeball
• Arena: Elimination
• Fiesta: Attrition
• Fiesta: CTF
• Fiesta: One Flag CTF
• Fiesta: Strongholds
• Ranked: Elimination
• Ranked: One Flag
• Tactical: Slayer
• Tactical: Slayer Commandos
• Tactical: Slayer Manglers
• Tactical: Slayer Sidekicks
• Tactical: Slayer Stalker Rifles

At present, it seems that the modes can only be accessed on PC and not on Xbox. While it's likely that 343 didn't intend for players to find the modes at this point, the studio has recently been dealing with a number of other issues. As Halo Infinite's launch proper grows ever nearer, the studio has been hard at work tweaking the game's controversial progression system as well as addressing fans' complaints regarding an influx of cheaters in the game.

For more on Halo Infinite, make sure to check out this article discussing how players have been learning to communicate through teabag dancing.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode has some hidden modes on PC, which seem only to be accessible if you boot up the game in offline mode.

As spotted by Reddit user u/WickedSoldier991, Halo Infinite appears to include 14 additional multiplayer game modes as yet unavailable in the main online game, including unreleased Arena, Fiesta, Ranked and Tactical mode.

Players aren't typically able to access the hidden modes unless they launch the game in offline mode. However, as WickedSoldier991 points out that, once discovered, each of the modes can then be saved so that you can access them yourself when online at a later point.

As standard, Infinite's multiplayer mode currently has 17 different playable modes including the likes of Slayer, Oddball, and Capture the Flag. As well as bringing that total up to 31 different multiplayer picks, the secret additional modes include some brand new ways to play as well.

As per PC Gamer, one of the most interesting modes to come from the hidden list is Attrition. In the new mode, players will find that each team is given a limited number of respawns, while additional features such as revives and a Battle Royale Style closing circle are also said to be present. A full list of the hidden modes can be found below:

A Full List of Hidden Offline Modes:

• Arena: Attrition
• Arena: Attrition Dodgeball
• Arena: Elimination
• Fiesta: Attrition
• Fiesta: CTF
• Fiesta: One Flag CTF
• Fiesta: Strongholds
• Ranked: Elimination
• Ranked: One Flag
• Tactical: Slayer
• Tactical: Slayer Commandos
• Tactical: Slayer Manglers
• Tactical: Slayer Sidekicks
• Tactical: Slayer Stalker Rifles

At present, it seems that the modes can only be accessed on PC and not on Xbox. While it's likely that 343 didn't intend for players to find the modes at this point, the studio has recently been dealing with a number of other issues. As Halo Infinite's launch proper grows ever nearer, the studio has been hard at work tweaking the game's controversial progression system as well as addressing fans' complaints regarding an influx of cheaters in the game.

For more on Halo Infinite, make sure to check out this article discussing how players have been learning to communicate through teabag dancing.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has apologized to players regarding login problems that have featured in the game since the early access launch of Endwalker. As compensation, paying players will receive 7 days of free play time.

In a post published on the FF14 website, Yoshida delved further into the issues that have contributed to players' frustrations over the weekend.

"Currently, all Worlds across all regions have been hitting the login cap for extremely long periods of time, and the progression of login queues is being slowed dramatically," explained Yoshida in the post.

"Across the FFXIV service as a whole, the number of simultaneous logins has reached the hardware limit, and as a result, logging in has required an extremely long time, especially during 'peak hours' when we tend to see increased player activity. For this, I am truly sorry."

Issues began cropping up in the game following the early access release of Endwalker last week. A number of players attempting to access Endwalker have been thwarted by various errors codes including the infamous error 2002, as well as errors 4004, 5003, and 5006. In the post, Yoshida spoke further about the causes of these errors before explaining that the team is working hard to address the congestion situation.

While errors 4004, 5003, and 5006 occur due to connection timeouts as a result of waiting in the login queue for extremely long periods of time, error 2002 can be caused by two different problems. Players receiving error 2002 can either experience the issue if the login queue reaches its cap of 17,000 players or when their internet connection experiences a moment of network instability. While the post itself doesn't offer any outright solutions to these problems, Yoshida does recommend that players use a hard-wired internet connection to improve stability where possible.

As well as explaining the issues present within the game, Yoshida was also quick to address what compensation the studio would be offering fans in light of the current situation. "Considering that we are asking players to wait in queues for extremely long periods of time and the ongoing situation making it difficult to play normally, we have decided that during the official release of Endwalker on December 7, we will be granting 7 days of free game time to all players who own the full version of the game and have an active subscription," explains Yoshida.

"This also includes players who are currently playing on the 30-day free play period included when registering the full version of the game and those with multiple accounts. Furthermore, we may give additional free game time depending on further developments on the congestion situation. The timing at which the free game time will be provided, as well as any additional extensions, will be announced at a later time. We truly appreciate your cooperation and patience regarding the congestion situation."

While issues with Endwalker's early access launch are still ongoing, the problems weren't entirely unexpected. Prior to its early access release, Square Enix warned players that there could be a number of server issues with the game due to congestion. In its explanation on the topic, the company stated that this is in part due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors, which has meant that the studio was unable to add new worlds to the game in advance of Endwalker's launch.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has apologized to players regarding login problems that have featured in the game since the early access launch of Endwalker. As compensation, paying players will receive 7 days of free play time.

In a post published on the FF14 website, Yoshida delved further into the issues that have contributed to players' frustrations over the weekend.

"Currently, all Worlds across all regions have been hitting the login cap for extremely long periods of time, and the progression of login queues is being slowed dramatically," explained Yoshida in the post.

"Across the FFXIV service as a whole, the number of simultaneous logins has reached the hardware limit, and as a result, logging in has required an extremely long time, especially during 'peak hours' when we tend to see increased player activity. For this, I am truly sorry."

Issues began cropping up in the game following the early access release of Endwalker last week. A number of players attempting to access Endwalker have been thwarted by various errors codes including the infamous error 2002, as well as errors 4004, 5003, and 5006. In the post, Yoshida spoke further about the causes of these errors before explaining that the team is working hard to address the congestion situation.

While errors 4004, 5003, and 5006 occur due to connection timeouts as a result of waiting in the login queue for extremely long periods of time, error 2002 can be caused by two different problems. Players receiving error 2002 can either experience the issue if the login queue reaches its cap of 17,000 players or when their internet connection experiences a moment of network instability. While the post itself doesn't offer any outright solutions to these problems, Yoshida does recommend that players use a hard-wired internet connection to improve stability where possible.

As well as explaining the issues present within the game, Yoshida was also quick to address what compensation the studio would be offering fans in light of the current situation. "Considering that we are asking players to wait in queues for extremely long periods of time and the ongoing situation making it difficult to play normally, we have decided that during the official release of Endwalker on December 7, we will be granting 7 days of free game time to all players who own the full version of the game and have an active subscription," explains Yoshida.

"This also includes players who are currently playing on the 30-day free play period included when registering the full version of the game and those with multiple accounts. Furthermore, we may give additional free game time depending on further developments on the congestion situation. The timing at which the free game time will be provided, as well as any additional extensions, will be announced at a later time. We truly appreciate your cooperation and patience regarding the congestion situation."

While issues with Endwalker's early access launch are still ongoing, the problems weren't entirely unexpected. Prior to its early access release, Square Enix warned players that there could be a number of server issues with the game due to congestion. In its explanation on the topic, the company stated that this is in part due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors, which has meant that the studio was unable to add new worlds to the game in advance of Endwalker's launch.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

It’s official – Charlie Cox will remain the MCU’s Daredevil, Marvel boss Kevin Feige has confirmed. He just won't say when we'll see that return.

During an interview with CinemaBlend, Feige revealed that fan-favourite Charlie Cox will be back as Marvel’s Daredevil:

“If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, yes, would be the actor playing Daredevil,” he said. “Where we see that, how we see that, when we see that, remains to be seen.”

Cox played the blind lawyer-turned-superhero Matt Murdock in the hit Netflix series, Daredevil. But with the series cancelled after a three-season run, it looked as though his time as Daredevil had run out. Now, it looks as though Daredevil will be back.

But where will he appear next? And will his co-stars be along for the ride? Karen Page (played by Deborah Ann-Woll) and Foggy Nelson (played by Elden Henson) helped keep Cox’s Murdock grounded during the hit TV series. And with Vincent D’Onofrio as the big bad Kingpin, you have to wonder whether these guys will show up when Cox eventually returns – especially after hints that Kingpin is back in Hawkeye.

Cox has previously discussed his legacy as Daredevil and doesn’t want to let the fans down.

“You don’t want to taint what you’ve already got,” he explained. “If we never come back, you’ve got these three great seasons — and our third season was our best-reviewed. So, the trajectory was up. I am tremendously proud and grateful for what we have.”

The rights to Daredevil recently returned to Disney, making an upcoming appearance far more likely. And with rumours that Charlie Cox would be back in Spider-Man: No Way Home, we may see him back as Matt Murdock sooner rather than later.

“It's certainly not with my Daredevil,” Cox said, denying the rumours. “I'm not involved in it. If that's true, it's not with me. It's with another actor.”

Despite those protestations, it looks as though Charlie Cox’s time as the Man Without Fear is far from over. Where we see him next, remains to be seen.

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

It’s official – Charlie Cox will remain the MCU’s Daredevil, Marvel boss Kevin Feige has confirmed. He just won't say when we'll see that return.

During an interview with CinemaBlend, Feige revealed that fan-favourite Charlie Cox will be back as Marvel’s Daredevil:

“If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, yes, would be the actor playing Daredevil,” he said. “Where we see that, how we see that, when we see that, remains to be seen.”

Cox played the blind lawyer-turned-superhero Matt Murdock in the hit Netflix series, Daredevil. But with the series cancelled after a three-season run, it looked as though his time as Daredevil had run out. Now, it looks as though Daredevil will be back.

But where will he appear next? And will his co-stars be along for the ride? Karen Page (played by Deborah Ann-Woll) and Foggy Nelson (played by Elden Henson) helped keep Cox’s Murdock grounded during the hit TV series. And with Vincent D’Onofrio as the big bad Kingpin, you have to wonder whether these guys will show up when Cox eventually returns – especially after hints that Kingpin is back in Hawkeye.

Cox has previously discussed his legacy as Daredevil and doesn’t want to let the fans down.

“You don’t want to taint what you’ve already got,” he explained. “If we never come back, you’ve got these three great seasons — and our third season was our best-reviewed. So, the trajectory was up. I am tremendously proud and grateful for what we have.”

The rights to Daredevil recently returned to Disney, making an upcoming appearance far more likely. And with rumours that Charlie Cox would be back in Spider-Man: No Way Home, we may see him back as Matt Murdock sooner rather than later.

“It's certainly not with my Daredevil,” Cox said, denying the rumours. “I'm not involved in it. If that's true, it's not with me. It's with another actor.”

Despite those protestations, it looks as though Charlie Cox’s time as the Man Without Fear is far from over. Where we see him next, remains to be seen.

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

West Side Story director Steven Spielberg has shared the reasoning behind the decision to not subtitle the Spanish dialogue in the film, saying it was out of respect for the language itself.

Speaking to IGN's Simon Cardy, Spielberg said that he chose to not subtitle any of the Spanish "out of respect for the inclusivity of our intentions to hire a totally Lantix cast to play the Sharks' boys and girls."

"That was a mandate that I put down to Cindy Tolan who cast the movie, that I wasn’t going to entertain any auditions that aren't parents or grandparents or themselves from Latinx countries," Spielberg said. "Especially Puerto Rico, we looked a lot in Puerto Rico, we have 20 performers in our film from Puerto Rico or they’re Nuyorican.

"That was very important and that goes hand-in-hand with my reasoning for not subtitling the Spanish. If I subtitled the Spanish I’d simply be doubling down on the English and giving English the power over the Spanish. This was not going to happen in this film, I needed to respect the language enough not to subtitle it."

Spielberg's West Side Story is a new adaptation of the classic musical that was conceived by Jerome Robbins and had its music and lyrics done by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, respectively. It also follows the original West Side Story film from 1961, which starred Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris.

In this new take, Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler star as Tony and Maria and are joined by Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, and Brian d'Arcy James. It also sees the return of Rita Moreno as Valentina.

In our West Side Story review, we said, "Not everything works in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story — how could it, when the 1961 classic is nigh unimpeachable? — but his visual translation of some of the original’s latent ideas makes it a complementary piece. At once rougher and more dazzling, it has tremendous high points that seldom overlap with its predecessor, resulting in a remake that feels both hyper-charged and wholly justified. A true thing of beauty."

West Side Story arrives exclusively in theaters on December 10, 2021.

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Leatherface is back as the horror of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre continues with a new movie coming to Netflix on February 18, 2022.

Netflix has revealed a creepy first trailer for the upcoming movie, which just so happens to be a direct sequel to the 1974 horror film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

“It's pretty hardcore,” director Fede Álvarez told Entertainment Weekly. “But at the same time, it has the simplicity of that first film. We wanted to come up with a very simple premise [with] a powerful domino effect. Everything is set up in the right place — all you have to do is push the first domino and everything will happen effortlessly.”

In 2022, the face of madness returns.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, only on Netflix February 18. pic.twitter.com/9s6MWDDnOR

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) December 4, 2021

Texas Chainsaw Massacre stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Nell Hudson, and Jacob Latimore as a group of friends who find themselves in unfamiliar territory. And much like the original movie, it has a lot to say about the city vs the country.

Sarah Yarkin plays Melody – a young millennial scouting for the next hot location. Unfortunately, she happens upon the wrong town.

“Me and my business partner Dante (played by Jacob Latimore) are these young hip people that come to this ghost town in Texas and try to get other people to come there and make it the next hip place to be,” said Yarkin. “Our fatal flaw is that we ignore the history that came before us.”

It’s essentially about gentrification – the young hipsters swooping in to turn a country town upside down. And in many ways, this draws parallels to the original movie.

"I think the first movie really hit a nerve when portraying that culture clash between the countryside and the city,” said Álvarez. “Back in the '70s, the hippies were representing the youth of the city. This time, they're more like millennial hipsters from Austin who are very entrepreneurial and have a dream of getting away from the city and back to the countryside. They're trying to gentrify small-town America — and let's just say they encounter some pushback.”

This comes in the form of Leatherface – the iconic chainsaw-swinging killer.

“It's basically the same character, who is still alive," said Álvarez. “Our take on it was this guy probably disappeared after everything he's done. You know, how do you catch a guy who has a mask? Once he removes the mask and runs away, it's very easy for him to hide somewhere.”

Set decades after the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the new film sees Leatherface emerge from hiding, taking on a new group of friends with his signature chainsaw.

Mark Burnham will star as Leatherface, taking over the iconic horror role from the late Gunnar Hansen.

“This story will pick it up many, many years after the original story. He's been in hiding for a long, long time, trying to be a good person,” he added. “These people arriving in this town are going to awaken the giant.”

Over the years, Leatherface has become a horror legend. But despite appearing in numerous films since the 1974 original, the upcoming movie glosses over some of the less well-received Texas Chainsaw sequels.

But it won’t erase them entirely.

“When I say, 'direct sequel' I wouldn't say it skips everything,” explained Álvarez. “When movies do that, sometimes it feels a bit disrespectful to all the other films. Some people love Texas Chainsaw 2. I love a lot of things about that movie — it's so wacky and of its time. But the rest is such a mess canon-wise. I think it's up to you to decide when and how the events of the other movies happen.”

Although Texas Chainsaw Massacre began development in 2020, Netflix only picked up the rights to the upcoming sequel a couple of months ago.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre will debut on Netflix on February 18, 2022.

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

A brand-new clip of Marvel's Morbius shows Jared Leto's Dr. Michael Morbius transforming into his "sinister alter-ego" and it gives fans a glimpse of how terrifying this anti-hero can truly be.

This clip - which is called "The Transformation" - starts off on a boat with Adria Arjona's Martine Bancroft assisting a rough-looking Morbius after he had been on the search for a cure to his rare blood disease. The scene quickly devolves into chaos when Morbius transforms and starts showing off just how powerful/horrifying he is.

A new poster was also shared for Morbius, and it shows both sides of Jared Leto's character alongside the text, "A new Marvel legend arrives." You can check it out below alongside images from the clip.

Morbius - which is directed by Safe House's Daniel Espinosa - is set to premiere exclusively in theaters on January 28, 2022, and also stars Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson.

We still have many questions left about Morbius, even after the film's second trailer. For one, it is still unclear as to whether the story takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or not. There are signs that point to yes, but then there are others that make it a bit more questionable.

For more, check out our explainer of Morbius - Jared Leto's Spider-Man spin-off character - and Leto's comments on why he chose to take on this vampiric role.

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