Six Days in Fallujah, the controversial first-person military shooter game, has been delayed to Q4 2022. Publisher Victura and developer Highwire Games announced the delay on Wednesday in a blog, saying the development team planned to double in size.

Six Days in Fallujah was first announced in 2009, originally planned to publish under Konami. Ensuing controversy resulted in the game being shelved in 2016 until February 2021 after Highwire Games took over development. The game follows U.S. soldiers through the Second Battle of Fallujah, a controversial battle during the Iraq War, in which at least 800 Iraqi civilians died at the hands of U.S. and British troops.

As outlined in IGN's special report on Six Days in Fallujah, the game became the subject of controversy again immediately after its reboot was announced in February 2021. This was in part due to the inherently sensitive nature of adapting a highly controversial real-life battle for a video game, as well as concerns about a lack of representation of Iraqi or Arab citizens in the game beyond being faceless enemies to shoot.

Six Days in Fallujah's official website says that the game was developed with help from more than 100 Marines, soldiers, and Iraqi citizens and that the game aims to "give players a deeper understanding of urban warfare through the stories and struggles of both service-members and civilians," though preview footage scarcely seems to depict the Iraqi civilian perspective.

Back in February, Victura CEO Peter Tamte said Six Days in Fallujah is not attempting to "make a political commentary about whether or not the war itself was a good or a bad idea,” and "will not grapple with the political machinations that led to the titular conflict."

Tamte later walked back his comments in March, saying “anybody making a game about the Iraq War obviously understands these events are intertwined with politics. What we’ve said is that we’re not trying to make a statement about how the war in Iraq began. Instead, we are focused on this battle, the events that led up to this battle, and we want the people who were in Fallujah during this battle to speak for themselves through the game."

Six Days in Fallujah was originally planned to release in December. The new delay means that it will release sometime between October and December 2022. It is currently scheduled for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

Six Days in Fallujah, the controversial first-person military shooter game, has been delayed to Q4 2022. Publisher Victura and developer Highwire Games announced the delay on Wednesday in a blog, saying the development team planned to double in size.

Six Days in Fallujah was first announced in 2009, originally planned to publish under Konami. Ensuing controversy resulted in the game being shelved in 2016 until February 2021 after Highwire Games took over development. The game follows U.S. soldiers through the Second Battle of Fallujah, a controversial battle during the Iraq War, in which at least 800 Iraqi civilians died at the hands of U.S. and British troops.

As outlined in IGN's special report on Six Days in Fallujah, the game became the subject of controversy again immediately after its reboot was announced in February 2021. This was in part due to the inherently sensitive nature of adapting a highly controversial real-life battle for a video game, as well as concerns about a lack of representation of Iraqi or Arab citizens in the game beyond being faceless enemies to shoot.

Six Days in Fallujah's official website says that the game was developed with help from more than 100 Marines, soldiers, and Iraqi citizens and that the game aims to "give players a deeper understanding of urban warfare through the stories and struggles of both service-members and civilians," though preview footage scarcely seems to depict the Iraqi civilian perspective.

Back in February, Victura CEO Peter Tamte said Six Days in Fallujah is not attempting to "make a political commentary about whether or not the war itself was a good or a bad idea,” and "will not grapple with the political machinations that led to the titular conflict."

Tamte later walked back his comments in March, saying “anybody making a game about the Iraq War obviously understands these events are intertwined with politics. What we’ve said is that we’re not trying to make a statement about how the war in Iraq began. Instead, we are focused on this battle, the events that led up to this battle, and we want the people who were in Fallujah during this battle to speak for themselves through the game."

Six Days in Fallujah was originally planned to release in December. The new delay means that it will release sometime between October and December 2022. It is currently scheduled for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

A new poster for The Matrix Resurrections is here, and it shows Neo reuniting with Trinity, alongside some new cast members. The poster also includes the tagline, "Return to the Source."

Step back into the Matrix with this new poster for The Matrix Resurrections. Watch it in theaters and on HBO Max* this Christmas. #TheMatrix pic.twitter.com/85le51WcRg

— The Matrix Resurrections (@TheMatrixMovie) November 17, 2021

At the end of 2003's The Matrix Revolutions, the humans and machines struck a peace deal, where humans were offered the chance to leave the Matrix. We're still waiting to find out if the peace deal has fallen through, or if there's another reason Neo and the others are returning to the Matrix.

While there's still a lot of mystery surrounding the plot of The Matrix Resurrections, last month the official synopsis told us the Matrix will be, "stronger, more secure and more dangerous than ever before." Our breakdown of the film's first trailer dives into how Neo and Trinity are still alive.

We're just over a month out from the movie's release, as The Matrix 4 will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on December 22, 2021. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity, even though both characters died during the events of Revolutions. Laurence Fishburne won't be returning as Morpheus, as Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been cast in that role.

Other returning cast members include Jada Pinkett-Smith, Daniel Bernhardt, and Lambert Wilson. Some of the new faces joining the series are Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, and Jonathan Groff.

For more, check out how The Matrix 4 is strangely intertwined with Venom 2, and everything else we know about The Matrix Resurrections.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

A new poster for The Matrix Resurrections is here, and it shows Neo reuniting with Trinity, alongside some new cast members. The poster also includes the tagline, "Return to the Source."

Step back into the Matrix with this new poster for The Matrix Resurrections. Watch it in theaters and on HBO Max* this Christmas. #TheMatrix pic.twitter.com/85le51WcRg

— The Matrix Resurrections (@TheMatrixMovie) November 17, 2021

At the end of 2003's The Matrix Revolutions, the humans and machines struck a peace deal, where humans were offered the chance to leave the Matrix. We're still waiting to find out if the peace deal has fallen through, or if there's another reason Neo and the others are returning to the Matrix.

While there's still a lot of mystery surrounding the plot of The Matrix Resurrections, last month the official synopsis told us the Matrix will be, "stronger, more secure and more dangerous than ever before." Our breakdown of the film's first trailer dives into how Neo and Trinity are still alive.

We're just over a month out from the movie's release, as The Matrix 4 will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on December 22, 2021. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity, even though both characters died during the events of Revolutions. Laurence Fishburne won't be returning as Morpheus, as Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been cast in that role.

Other returning cast members include Jada Pinkett-Smith, Daniel Bernhardt, and Lambert Wilson. Some of the new faces joining the series are Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, and Jonathan Groff.

For more, check out how The Matrix 4 is strangely intertwined with Venom 2, and everything else we know about The Matrix Resurrections.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

PlayStation's CEO has now spoken out about Activision and Bobby Kotick's awareness of the sexual misconduct and harassment allegations in the company, calling the situation "disheartening."

In a new report from Bloomberg, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan criticized Activision's inadequate response to the allegations from yesterday's Wall Street Journal article. Ryan's thoughts came from an internal email that he sent to PlayStation employees. In those emails, Ryan wrote that he and Sony's leadership were "disheartened and frankly stunned to read" that Activision "has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment."

Additionally, Sony reached out to Activision after the Wall Street Journal article went live to express concerns and ask how Activision would address the allegations laid out in it. "We do not believe their statements of response properly address the situation," wrote Ryan.

Following yesterday's massive report, many events unfolded, including Activision employees staging a walkout, the Board of Directors backing Kotick, and shareholders calling for Kotick as well as two directors to resign.

This morning, IGN also reported that Blizzard co-lead Jennifer Oneal was only offered an equal contract with her counterpart Mike Ybarra after tendering her resignation. This was after reports that she had resigned in part due to unequal pay.

Activision Blizzard recently reached a tentative settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that still needs to be approved in federal court.. You can read IGN's full timeline of events here.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

PlayStation's CEO has now spoken out about Activision and Bobby Kotick's awareness of the sexual misconduct and harassment allegations in the company, calling the situation "disheartening."

In a new report from Bloomberg, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan criticized Activision's inadequate response to the allegations from yesterday's Wall Street Journal article. Ryan's thoughts came from an internal email that he sent to PlayStation employees. In those emails, Ryan wrote that he and Sony's leadership were "disheartened and frankly stunned to read" that Activision "has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment."

Additionally, Sony reached out to Activision after the Wall Street Journal article went live to express concerns and ask how Activision would address the allegations laid out in it. "We do not believe their statements of response properly address the situation," wrote Ryan.

Following yesterday's massive report, many events unfolded, including Activision employees staging a walkout, the Board of Directors backing Kotick, and shareholders calling for Kotick as well as two directors to resign.

This morning, IGN also reported that Blizzard co-lead Jennifer Oneal was only offered an equal contract with her counterpart Mike Ybarra after tendering her resignation. This was after reports that she had resigned in part due to unequal pay.

Activision Blizzard recently reached a tentative settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that still needs to be approved in federal court.. You can read IGN's full timeline of events here.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

Some of the players partaking in the Elden Ring closed network test last weekend managed to find a way to break out of the game's demo area — only to be met by a very angry bear.

A limited number of players were recently invited to hop into From Software's upcoming open-world Elden Ring as part of network tests that the studio is carrying out. While players were able to check out the game first hand, they weren't granted access to its entire open world, but rather a demo area instead.

Not content with this little slice of paradise, some of those involved attempted to test the game's boundaries in hopes of being able to explore a greater array of what Elden Ring has to offer. As reported by Kotaku, several players eventually found an exploit in the game that allowed them to successfully access areas of the game not yet intended for exploration.

Players' experiences outside of the network test barrier appeared to vary from account to account. While the out-of-bounds region lacked items and reportedly included some areas where players would fall into an endless void, there were also some pretty nifty finds too.

Content creator AllisonByProxy posted a video to YouTube showing their character taking a pretty severe mauling from a ferocious oversized bear that didn't seem too happy to be found in the region. A separate video posted to the same channel also appeared to reveal an undiscovered boss known as Crucible Knight Floh.

While From Software will likely want to keep a number of details about Elden Ring's bosses and enemies close to its chest until closer to the game's release, IGN recently got to take on one of the game's bosses, Margit the Fell, during our time with the game. The character's backstory and lore are still under wraps at the moment, though our preview does include details about the character's move set and devastating lightning hammer.

For more on From Software's upcoming release, make sure to check out our dedicated IGN page for Elden Ring where you can find a range of the latest news, clips, and previews for the game.

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

Some of the players partaking in the Elden Ring closed network test last weekend managed to find a way to break out of the game's demo area — only to be met by a very angry bear.

A limited number of players were recently invited to hop into From Software's upcoming open-world Elden Ring as part of network tests that the studio is carrying out. While players were able to check out the game first hand, they weren't granted access to its entire open world, but rather a demo area instead.

Not content with this little slice of paradise, some of those involved attempted to test the game's boundaries in hopes of being able to explore a greater array of what Elden Ring has to offer. As reported by Kotaku, several players eventually found an exploit in the game that allowed them to successfully access areas of the game not yet intended for exploration.

Players' experiences outside of the network test barrier appeared to vary from account to account. While the out-of-bounds region lacked items and reportedly included some areas where players would fall into an endless void, there were also some pretty nifty finds too.

Content creator AllisonByProxy posted a video to YouTube showing their character taking a pretty severe mauling from a ferocious oversized bear that didn't seem too happy to be found in the region. A separate video posted to the same channel also appeared to reveal an undiscovered boss known as Crucible Knight Floh.

While From Software will likely want to keep a number of details about Elden Ring's bosses and enemies close to its chest until closer to the game's release, IGN recently got to take on one of the game's bosses, Margit the Fell, during our time with the game. The character's backstory and lore are still under wraps at the moment, though our preview does include details about the character's move set and devastating lightning hammer.

For more on From Software's upcoming release, make sure to check out our dedicated IGN page for Elden Ring where you can find a range of the latest news, clips, and previews for the game.

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

Chris Columbus has called on Warner Bros. to release the three-hour cut of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, reinstating scenes with a fan-favorite character from the books.

In an interview with The Wrap, Columbus said he once previewed a version of the Sorcerer's Stone that was three hours long and included an appearance from the prankster poltergeist Peeves, played by Rik Mayall, who didn't end up making it into the 2001 theatrical cut of the first Harry Potter film because it was cut down to run for two hours and 32 minutes.

"We knew that the film worked because we did a couple of previews," Columbus said of his original cut of the film. "Particularly a Chicago preview where our first cut was a three-hour cut. Parents afterwards said it was too long, the kids said it was too short. I thought, well, the kids presumably have a shorter attention span so this is a good thing."

While the longer version of the Sorcerer's Stone proved to be a smash hit with younger audiences, nearly half an hour of footage was removed from the film before it hit theaters, including scenes with Peeves, a prominent character in the books, who also didn't make it into the Ultimate Edition of the film that is seven minutes longer than the theatrical cut.

Columbus would now like to see Warner Bros. release the three-hour version of his film, bringing back the scenes with Peeves that were shot with actor Rik Mayall. "We have to put Peeves back in the movie, who was cut from the movie!" Columbus exclaimed after agreeing with The Wrap reporter who said they'd love to see the original cut be released.

While we wait for news of such a release, Harry Potter fans are invited to join Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson for HBO Max's Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion show on January 1, 2022, which will feature all-new interviews and cast conversations celebrating the history of the Wizarding World franchise.

The retrospective special is just one piece of programming scheduled by WarnerMedia in celebration of the first film's 20-year anniversary. There's also going to be an unscripted Harry Potter quiz show that will see Harry Potter superfans compete in four one-hour challenges over four consecutive days leading up to the Return to Hogwarts.

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

Chris Columbus has called on Warner Bros. to release the three-hour cut of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, reinstating scenes with a fan-favorite character from the books.

In an interview with The Wrap, Columbus said he once previewed a version of the Sorcerer's Stone that was three hours long and included an appearance from the prankster poltergeist Peeves, played by Rik Mayall, who didn't end up making it into the 2001 theatrical cut of the first Harry Potter film because it was cut down to run for two hours and 32 minutes.

"We knew that the film worked because we did a couple of previews," Columbus said of his original cut of the film. "Particularly a Chicago preview where our first cut was a three-hour cut. Parents afterwards said it was too long, the kids said it was too short. I thought, well, the kids presumably have a shorter attention span so this is a good thing."

While the longer version of the Sorcerer's Stone proved to be a smash hit with younger audiences, nearly half an hour of footage was removed from the film before it hit theaters, including scenes with Peeves, a prominent character in the books, who also didn't make it into the Ultimate Edition of the film that is seven minutes longer than the theatrical cut.

Columbus would now like to see Warner Bros. release the three-hour version of his film, bringing back the scenes with Peeves that were shot with actor Rik Mayall. "We have to put Peeves back in the movie, who was cut from the movie!" Columbus exclaimed after agreeing with The Wrap reporter who said they'd love to see the original cut be released.

While we wait for news of such a release, Harry Potter fans are invited to join Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson for HBO Max's Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion show on January 1, 2022, which will feature all-new interviews and cast conversations celebrating the history of the Wizarding World franchise.

The retrospective special is just one piece of programming scheduled by WarnerMedia in celebration of the first film's 20-year anniversary. There's also going to be an unscripted Harry Potter quiz show that will see Harry Potter superfans compete in four one-hour challenges over four consecutive days leading up to the Return to Hogwarts.

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