Konami has delayed the 1.0.0 update for eFootball from November 10 until Spring 2022 – effectively pushing back the launch of the full version of the game.

Announced on the eFootball website, the developer says that it "concluded that more time is needed to deliver the product in the quality that will meet the expectations of our users and have decided to postpone the delivery."

The current version of eFootball has been described by Konami as "basically a demo", with 1.0.0 set to add the game's Creative Teams mode, multiple new ways to play (including normal online matches), new player types, microtransactions and more. That update was also set to add mobile versions of the game, but Konami now says it will "announce details of further updates and schedule for the mobile version later."

Effectively, the launch of the intended, full version of eFootball has been pushed back – another difficult moment in what has been a truly disastrous launch.

Today's announcement also saw Konami cancel pre-orders for its Premium Player Pack, a £32.99/$39.99 payment that couldn't be used until the 1.0.0 patch was released. All players who had already paid for the pre-order will be refunded automatically, but Konami says it "may take some time to be completed." Players who did pre-order will also have to delete and reinstall the game.

In more positive news, a patch that aims to fix some of the many bugs in the current version of the game will be released today, November 5, and Konami says, "We will continue to improve and update our game."

While bug fixes will be a welcome addition, they certainly don't address many of the problems in the game, which we said "has a lot of work left to do on the pitch to make people actually want to play it in the first place," in a damning review-in-progress.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Konami has delayed the 1.0.0 update for eFootball from November 10 until Spring 2022 – effectively pushing back the launch of the full version of the game.

Announced on the eFootball website, the developer says that it "concluded that more time is needed to deliver the product in the quality that will meet the expectations of our users and have decided to postpone the delivery."

The current version of eFootball has been described by Konami as "basically a demo", with 1.0.0 set to add the game's Creative Teams mode, multiple new ways to play (including normal online matches), new player types, microtransactions and more. That update was also set to add mobile versions of the game, but Konami now says it will "announce details of further updates and schedule for the mobile version later."

Effectively, the launch of the intended, full version of eFootball has been pushed back – another difficult moment in what has been a truly disastrous launch.

Today's announcement also saw Konami cancel pre-orders for its Premium Player Pack, a £32.99/$39.99 payment that couldn't be used until the 1.0.0 patch was released. All players who had already paid for the pre-order will be refunded automatically, but Konami says it "may take some time to be completed." Players who did pre-order will also have to delete and reinstall the game.

In more positive news, a patch that aims to fix some of the many bugs in the current version of the game will be released today, November 5, and Konami says, "We will continue to improve and update our game."

While bug fixes will be a welcome addition, they certainly don't address many of the problems in the game, which we said "has a lot of work left to do on the pitch to make people actually want to play it in the first place," in a damning review-in-progress.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Baby Driver director Edgar Wright has already written a script for Baby Driver 2, but says he'd need to find a way to make it fun for him before committing to making it.

Update: This story originally misinterpreted Wright's quotes to mean he may not direct Baby Driver 2. We have corrected the error.

During a chat with fellow director Cary Fukunaga for Interview Magazine, Wright revealed that he’s already written the script for a potential Baby Driver sequel:

“If I did the sequel - and in fact I've already written a script - I'd have to find a way to make it fun for me,” he explained. “The idea of doing a straight Xerox is just not interesting because, as you know, these films take at least two years and in our cases, because of the pandemic, they took even longer.”

Baby Driver follows a talented getaway driver played by Ansel Elgort, who’s forced into one last job before he can turn his back on his life of crime. The film was a huge hit both critically and financially – earning $266.9 million from a budget of just $34 million.

It’s easy to see why Sony would want Wright to follow it up with a sequel, but the British director explains how he chooses his projects.

“My rule of thumb is you have to really want to do it,” he said. “We've both been in situations where we have walked away from a studio franchise movie because we weren't feeling it. I know that we share many things in common, and that's one of them.”

Edgar Wright famously walked away from Marvel’s Ant-Man after extensive pre-production work. And while rumours of a Baby Driver sequel began just a month after Baby Driver’s release, Wright was keen to put some distance between himself and the hit action movie.

“I don't think I've ever done exactly the same thing twice in a row,” he explained. “In fact, the reason I decided to do Last Night in Soho was because at the time when Baby Driver was out, it was doing an awards run and got Oscar nominations, and I was getting a lot of pressure to jump straight into doing a sequel. And I just wasn't ready to do the same story again. It was a conscious thing of switching gears.”

Following Baby Driver’s 2017 release, star Ansel Elgort has since landed a role in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story remake. As well as writing and directing Last Night in Soho, Edgar Wright also jokingly expressed his desire to regenerate as the next Doctor in Doctor Who.

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

Baby Driver director Edgar Wright has already written a script for Baby Driver 2, but he also admits that he might not be the one to direct it.

During a chat with fellow director Cary Fukunaga for Interview Magazine, Wright revealed that he’s already written the script for a potential Baby Driver sequel.

“If I did the sequel - and in fact I've already written a script - I'd have to find a way to make it fun for me,” he explained. “The idea of doing a straight Xerox is just not interesting because, as you know, these films take at least two years and in our cases, because of the pandemic, they took even longer.”

Baby Driver follows a talented getaway driver played by Ansel Elgort, who’s forced into one last job before he can turn his back on his life of crime. The film was a huge hit both critically and financially – earning $266.9 million from a budget of just $34 million.

It’s easy to see why Sony would want Wright to follow it up with a sequel, but the British director explains how he chooses his projects.

“My rule of thumb is you have to really want to do it,” he said. “We've both been in situations where we have walked away from a studio franchise movie because we weren't feeling it. I know that we share many things in common, and that's one of them.”

Edgar Wright famously walked away from Marvel’s Ant-Man after extensive pre-production work. And while rumours of a Baby Driver sequel began just a month after Baby Driver’s release, Wright was keen to put some distance between himself and the hit action movie.

“I don't think I've ever done exactly the same thing twice in a row,” he explained. “In fact, the reason I decided to do Last Night in Soho was because at the time when Baby Driver was out, it was doing an awards run and got Oscar nominations, and I was getting a lot of pressure to jump straight into doing a sequel. And I just wasn't ready to do the same story again. It was a conscious thing of switching gears.”

Following Baby Driver’s 2017 release, star Ansel Elgort has since landed a role in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story remake. As well as writing and directing Last Night in Soho, Edgar Wright also jokingly expressed his desire to regenerate as the next Doctor in Doctor Who.

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

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint haven't reprised their roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley for a decade now, but the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chris Columbus, wants to bring the gang back together for one more ride.

Speaking to Variety, Columbus said he would love to work on a movie adaptation of The Cursed Child, a 2016 Harry Potter play that takes place 19 years after the final book in the series ends.

"I would love to direct 'The Cursed Child,'" Columbus said. "It’s a great play and the kids are actually the right age to play those roles. It’s a small fantasy of mine."

Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint are all in their early 30s, making them about the right age to play Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the big screen once again for this story. The Cursed Child focuses on Harry and Draco Malfoy's children, with the original heroes serving as supporting characters. The play was a big hit on Broadway, setting records when it opened in 2018.

Columbus directed 2001's The Sorcerer's Stone and 2002's sequel, The Chamber of Secrets. He also served as producer on Prisoner of Azkaban. David Yates took over directing duties for the final four Harry Potter movies, and also directed the first two Fantastic Beasts movies.

Yates is next helming The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third movie in the Fantastic Beasts spinoff series set to be released next year.

The original play was written by Jack Thorne, along with John Tiffany and Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, though it's been a conflicting time for Harry Potter fans as J.K. Rowling has become a major proponent of anti-transgender rhetoric.

While it's unknown if a movie version of The Cursed Child will ever become a reality, Warner Bros. is still working on a potential Harry Potter TV series, and the video game Hogwarts Legacy, which will reportedly allow players to create transgender characters.

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

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint haven't reprised their roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley for a decade now, but the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chris Columbus, wants to bring the gang back together for one more ride.

Speaking to Variety, Columbus said he would love to work on a movie adaptation of The Cursed Child, a 2016 Harry Potter play that takes place 19 years after the final book in the series ends.

"I would love to direct 'The Cursed Child,'" Columbus said. "It’s a great play and the kids are actually the right age to play those roles. It’s a small fantasy of mine."

Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint are all in their early 30s, making them about the right age to play Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the big screen once again for this story. The Cursed Child focuses on Harry and Draco Malfoy's children, with the original heroes serving as supporting characters. The play was a big hit on Broadway, setting records when it opened in 2018.

Columbus directed 2001's The Sorcerer's Stone and 2002's sequel, The Chamber of Secrets. He also served as producer on Prisoner of Azkaban. David Yates took over directing duties for the final four Harry Potter movies, and also directed the first two Fantastic Beasts movies.

Yates is next helming The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third movie in the Fantastic Beasts spinoff series set to be released next year.

The original play was written by Jack Thorne, along with John Tiffany and Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, though it's been a conflicting time for Harry Potter fans as J.K. Rowling has become a major proponent of anti-transgender rhetoric.

While it's unknown if a movie version of The Cursed Child will ever become a reality, Warner Bros. is still working on a potential Harry Potter TV series, and the video game Hogwarts Legacy, which will reportedly allow players to create transgender characters.

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

Marvel’s Eternals features a lot of firsts, including the MCU’s first (PG-13) sex scene and first gay superhero. But these may have led several countries, including Saudi Arabia and its neighbors, to ban the latest Marvel movie ahead of its November 11 release date.

According to Variety, this appears to be a last-minute decision as the region has been promoting Eternals for the November release. But sources confirmed that Eternals will no longer be playing in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, though tickets are still available in the UAE.

Different regions will sometimes censor or alter movies for content that doesn’t fall in line with their local guidelines. In the case of several Arab nations, movies with sex, homosexuality, and possible religious issues, are cut to meet censorship rules.

According to Variety, Disney was unwilling to alter the movie to become compliant with local guidelines and has since been removed from their release schedules.

Eternals features Phastos, the first gay superhero in an MCU film. Played by Brian Tyree Henry, Phastos is seen living a domestic life with his husband and child when he’s recruited by the other Eternals to once again fend of the Deviants.

Other Marvel films like Black Widow and Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings have not been given release dates in key markets like China.

Check out IGN’s Eternals review for our take on the cosmic MCU adventure, or our Eternals explainer to help you get up to speed on Marvel's newest heroes before the movie premiers in North America this weekend.

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

Marvel’s Eternals features a lot of firsts, including the MCU’s first (PG-13) sex scene and first gay superhero. But these may have led several countries, including Saudi Arabia and its neighbors, to ban the latest Marvel movie ahead of its November 11 release date.

According to Variety, this appears to be a last-minute decision as the region has been promoting Eternals for the November release. But sources confirmed that Eternals will no longer be playing in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, though tickets are still available in the UAE.

Different regions will sometimes censor or alter movies for content that doesn’t fall in line with their local guidelines. In the case of several Arab nations, movies with sex, homosexuality, and possible religious issues, are cut to meet censorship rules.

According to Variety, Disney was unwilling to alter the movie to become compliant with local guidelines and has since been removed from their release schedules.

Eternals features Phastos, the first gay superhero in an MCU film. Played by Brian Tyree Henry, Phastos is seen living a domestic life with his husband and child when he’s recruited by the other Eternals to once again fend of the Deviants.

Other Marvel films like Black Widow and Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings have not been given release dates in key markets like China.

Check out IGN’s Eternals review for our take on the cosmic MCU adventure, or our Eternals explainer to help you get up to speed on Marvel's newest heroes before the movie premiers in North America this weekend.

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

Are we ever going to get Mario Kart 9? It's tough to say because Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch keeps selling gangbusters.

According to Nintendo's financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending in March 2022, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 38.74 million copies on Nintendo Switch. It has now surpassed the lifetime sales of Mario Kart Wii, which is at 37.38 million copies.

The game has even outsold Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sits at 34.85 million copies sold. It was a huge hit last year, especially since it launched on the cusp of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mario Kart 8 originally was released in May 2014 for Wii U but eventually was ported over to Nintendo Switch as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in April 2017. In fact, both versions of the game were such a hit that combined, Mario Kart 8 is the best-selling racing game in US history. I mean, even the US President, Joe Biden, plays it.

Nintendo Switch has been on a roll lately. It was recently revealed that the console has sold another 8.3 million units over the past six months, which now brings its total lifetime sales to 93 million. However, it looks like sales will start slowing down a little bit since there is an ongoing semiconductor shortage.

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

Are we ever going to get Mario Kart 9? It's tough to say because Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch keeps selling gangbusters.

According to Nintendo's financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending in March 2022, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 38.74 million copies on Nintendo Switch. It has now surpassed the lifetime sales of Mario Kart Wii, which is at 37.38 million copies.

The game has even outsold Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sits at 34.85 million copies sold. It was a huge hit last year, especially since it launched on the cusp of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mario Kart 8 originally was released in May 2014 for Wii U but eventually was ported over to Nintendo Switch as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in April 2017. In fact, both versions of the game were such a hit that combined, Mario Kart 8 is the best-selling racing game in US history. I mean, even the US President, Joe Biden, plays it.

Nintendo Switch has been on a roll lately. It was recently revealed that the console has sold another 8.3 million units over the past six months, which now brings its total lifetime sales to 93 million. However, it looks like sales will start slowing down a little bit since there is an ongoing semiconductor shortage.

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