A survey is giving Monster Hunter Rise players hope for eventual cross-play between Nintendo Switch and PC.

Capcom released a new survey as part of TGS 2021 about Monster Hunter Rise and the newly announced expansion, Sunbreak. Part of the survey asks players what features would make the PC version of the game more enticing.

While Capcom has not mentioned any cross-play/save functionality for Monster Hunter Rise PC, a new survey mentions both features under a question asking what would help to make the PC version more interestinghttps://t.co/OcFjDfBx76

(you know what to do, hunters) pic.twitter.com/ddKgNSUvUV

— Nibel (@Nibellion) September 30, 2021

Possible choices on the survey include cross-play between PC and Nintendo Switch versions, and cross-save or cross-progression with the Switch version. This is by no means confirmation that Capcom is working on these features, just that the company is evaluating the possibility. In an official statement, Capcom simply said, "no announcements have been made."

Monster Hunter World, the last major Monster Hunter title before Rise, never received cross-play support, despite releasing on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Monster Hunter Rise fans got plenty of new details at this week's Monster Hunter TGS showcase event, including confirmation of Master Rank in the Sunbreak expansion, a January 12, 2022 release date for Monster Hunter Rise on Steam, and the promise of a 30th anniversary Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration.

In our review for Monster Hunter Rise on Switch, we said, "Monster Hunter Rise mixes classic Monster Hunter ideas with some of World’s best improvements and a whole bunch of clever new mechanics of its own."

For more on Monster Hunter and other upcoming titles, check out IGN's full TGS coverage.

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

Sylvester Stallone's cut of Rocky 4 is coming to theaters for one night only this November. The extended edition, titled Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut, will include 40 minutes of unseen footage.

Some screenings will include an exclusive Q&A with Stallone and a look at the making of the director's cut. The event is happening on November 11, and tickets are on sale now at Fathom Events. You can watch the official trailer for the recut on YouTube.

Rocky 4 sees Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa's enemy-turned-friend, killed in the boxing ring against the seemingly unbeatable Russian fighter, Ivan Drago. The movie earned over $300 million worldwide during its original 1985 box office run.

We already know that Paulie's robot will not appear in the Rocky 4 Director's Cut, with Stallone saying, "the robot is going to the junkyard forever."

Last summer, Sylvester Stallone confirmed he was working on a director's cut for Rocky 4 while promoting Rambo: Last Blood. At the time, Stallone said on Instagram, "I am doing a directors cut on Rocky IV which will be amazing!!!!!"

The Drago story continued in 2018's Creed II, which saw Apollo Creed's son, Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed, face off against Ivan's son, Viktor. In our Creed II review, we said, "While Creed II continues boxer Adonis Creed’s fight to establish his own identity, the sequel ironically falls victim to the very lesson he has to learn: the only way to live up to a legacy is to create your own."

Creed 3 is currently in the works, with Jordan set to direct the next entry in the Rocky spinoff series. However, the Italian Stallion won't appear in the threequel, as the series shifts its focus to building the world around Adonis. In 2018, Stallone officially retired Rocky Balboa, saying, "though it breaks my heart, sadly all things must pass."

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN, and Rocky IV is in his top five movies of all time. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Sylvester Stallone's cut of Rocky 4 is coming to theaters for one night only this November. The extended edition, titled Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut, will include 40 minutes of unseen footage.

Some screenings will include an exclusive Q&A with Stallone and a look at the making of the director's cut. The event is happening on November 11, and tickets are on sale now at Fathom Events. You can watch the official trailer for the recut on YouTube.

Rocky 4 sees Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa's enemy-turned-friend, killed in the boxing ring against the seemingly unbeatable Russian fighter, Ivan Drago. The movie earned over $300 million worldwide during its original 1985 box office run.

We already know that Paulie's robot will not appear in the Rocky 4 Director's Cut, with Stallone saying, "the robot is going to the junkyard forever."

Last summer, Sylvester Stallone confirmed he was working on a director's cut for Rocky 4 while promoting Rambo: Last Blood. At the time, Stallone said on Instagram, "I am doing a directors cut on Rocky IV which will be amazing!!!!!"

The Drago story continued in 2018's Creed II, which saw Apollo Creed's son, Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed, face off against Ivan's son, Viktor. In our Creed II review, we said, "While Creed II continues boxer Adonis Creed’s fight to establish his own identity, the sequel ironically falls victim to the very lesson he has to learn: the only way to live up to a legacy is to create your own."

Creed 3 is currently in the works, with Jordan set to direct the next entry in the Rocky spinoff series. However, the Italian Stallion won't appear in the threequel, as the series shifts its focus to building the world around Adonis. In 2018, Stallone officially retired Rocky Balboa, saying, "though it breaks my heart, sadly all things must pass."

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN, and Rocky IV is in his top five movies of all time. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Scientists have discovered two new dinosaurs in England and they also gave them the coolest dinosaur names since the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor: the Hell Heron and the Riverbank Hunter.

This news comes by way of LiveScience.com, which reports that these two dinosaurs were carnivores with crocodile-like skulls that lived along the riverbanks of England's Isle of Wight. This information is based on new fossils discovered on the riverbanks of the isle.

"We've known for a couple of decades now that the Baryonyx-like dinosaurs awaited discovery on the Isle of Wight, but finding the remains of two such animals in close succession was a huge surprise," British paleontologist Darren Naish, said in a statement following the discovery of these fossils.

The scientists that discovered the fossils believe the carnivorous dinosaurs to be an earlier species of Spinosaurids, which are relatives of the Spinosaurus. The Ceratosuchops inferodios, aka the Hell Heron, was discovered by way of a few skull fragments while their riverbank-stalking buddy (ok, so they probably weren't actually buddies but real respects real, right?), the Riparovenator milnerae, aka the Riverbank Hunter, was discovered via some skull and tailbone fragments.

LiveScience reports that these two dinosaur species likely lived about 125 million years ago, which places them in the Cretaceous period. This means they lived about 25 million years before their more-famous relative, the Spinosaurus (although with names like Hell Heron and Riverbank Hunter, who knows how much longer the Spinosaurus will remain more popular).

Both the Hell Heron and the Riverbank Hunter grew to be about 29.5 feet long, or 9 meters long, and this was determined based on the 3.3-foot size of their skulls, according to LiveScience.

For more about dinosaurs, check out this story about a T.rex and a Triceratops locked in the same fossil and then read about these two new gigantic dinosaurs discovered in China. Check out this story about how scientists have determined the likely origin of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs after that.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer, science guru, and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Header Image Credit: Anthony Hutchings — "Artists impressions of the Spinosaurids. Ceratosuchops inferodios in the foreground, Riparovenator milnerae in the background." — https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/801613

Scientists have discovered two new dinosaurs in England and they also gave them the coolest dinosaur names since the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor: the Hell Heron and the Riverbank Hunter.

This news comes by way of LiveScience.com, which reports that these two dinosaurs were carnivores with crocodile-like skulls that lived along the riverbanks of England's Isle of Wight. This information is based on new fossils discovered on the riverbanks of the isle.

"We've known for a couple of decades now that the Baryonyx-like dinosaurs awaited discovery on the Isle of Wight, but finding the remains of two such animals in close succession was a huge surprise," British paleontologist Darren Naish, said in a statement following the discovery of these fossils.

The scientists that discovered the fossils believe the carnivorous dinosaurs to be an earlier species of Spinosaurids, which are relatives of the Spinosaurus. The Ceratosuchops inferodios, aka the Hell Heron, was discovered by way of a few skull fragments while their riverbank-stalking buddy (ok, so they probably weren't actually buddies but real respects real, right?), the Riparovenator milnerae, aka the Riverbank Hunter, was discovered via some skull and tailbone fragments.

LiveScience reports that these two dinosaur species likely lived about 125 million years ago, which places them in the Cretaceous period. This means they lived about 25 million years before their more-famous relative, the Spinosaurus (although with names like Hell Heron and Riverbank Hunter, who knows how much longer the Spinosaurus will remain more popular).

Both the Hell Heron and the Riverbank Hunter grew to be about 29.5 feet long, or 9 meters long, and this was determined based on the 3.3-foot size of their skulls, according to LiveScience.

For more about dinosaurs, check out this story about a T.rex and a Triceratops locked in the same fossil and then read about these two new gigantic dinosaurs discovered in China. Check out this story about how scientists have determined the likely origin of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs after that.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer, science guru, and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Header Image Credit: Anthony Hutchings — "Artists impressions of the Spinosaurids. Ceratosuchops inferodios in the foreground, Riparovenator milnerae in the background." — https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/801613

Critical Role ended its Campaign 2 adventure with The Mighty Nein earlier this year, but it's time for Campaign 3 to begin, and it's only a few weeks away.

As announced as part of today's State of the Role, Critical Role's third campaign will premiere on Twitch and YouTube on October 21 at 7 pm PT with a live episode. Players can expect the entire Critical Role cast to return, meaning Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O'Brien will all resume their spots as a bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors sitting around a table playing Dungeons and Dragons. Critical Role has teased to expect some new faces throughout Campaign 3, but has not announced specific guests yet.

Season 3 will see a new group of adventurers joining up in Marquet, set in the world of Exandria. Campaign 3 will take place after the events of Exandria Unlimited and the Mighty Nein campaign.

In addition to airing live on Twitch and YouTube, the premiere will also be simulcast in 20 cities in select Cinemark Theatres locations throughout the United States that night. More information can be found on Cinemark's website.

New episodes of Critical Role Campaign 3 will air, as the show previously has, on Thursdays at 7 pm PT on Twitch and YouTube. Twitch subscribers get immediate access to VODs of episodes, while they'll also be available to all others each following Monday on YouTube at 12 pm PT. The show is also available in audio form on podcast platforms.

Critical Role's second campaign ended earlier in 2021, but the group has been far from quiet since then. Exandria Unlimited, the first Critical Role limited series, recently aired and included a brand-new set of adventurers and a canon story set in the CR timeline. And Critical Role has expanded in a number of different directions beyond the weekly D&D live stream, with new shows on Twitch and YouTube, comic books, a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, and even board games.

On the last of those, the company's new board and card game publishing arm, Darrington Press, recently released its first game, Uk'otoa, and production continues on the Vox Machina animated series that went from its impressive Kickstarter run to being picked up for multiple seasons by Amazon.

Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior Features Editor, PlayStation Lead, and host of Podcast Beyond! He's a proud Critter and the dog father of a BOY named Loki. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

The Game Awards 2021 will be held on Thursday, December 9 and, after more than a year of digital-only events, the show will be held in-person.

Despite being an audience event at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, the event will of course still be streamed live, for free – and it promises "awards, first-look world premieres and new game announcements, plus musical performances, including The Game Awards Orchestra live on stage at Microsoft Theater, conducted by Lorne Balfe."

The event will be invite-only, and details on health and safety protocols will be announced in the coming weeks. Nominees will also be anounced closer to the event.

10 weeks from tonight, December 9th, we will be live on stage for @thegameawards at Microsoft Theater in LA.

Excited to be back to our full-scale show -- that means The Game Awards Orchestra live on stage once again conducted by @Lornebalfe

Much more to share in weeks ahead! pic.twitter.com/VA64rIaNb4

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) September 30, 2021

“We are very excited to return to the Microsoft Theater for a special night to celebrate the past, present and future of video games,” said creator and host Geoff Keighley in a press release. “Our goal is to bring the entire community together to celebrate the most powerful form of entertainment in the world, and recognize emerging voices that represent the future of the medium.”

Last year's Game Awards saw The Last of Us Part 2 dominate proceedings, taking home wins in 7 different categories, alongside the likes of Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, and No Man's Sky.

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During Tokyo Game Show 2021, Gungrave G.O.R.E publisher Koch Media showcased a new gameplay video, and announced that Ikumi Nakamura is involved in the game’s development.

While the first half of the trailer is dedicated to cinematic scenes from the Gungrave sequel, the second half shows the game in action, including scenes showing combat with guns and swordplay.

Gungrave G.O.R.E is the latest title in the “Grave” series of 3D action games. The title centers around Grave, a former mafia member who died once and has returned after being resurrected through a surgical procedure. He acquired a stronger body in exchange for losing his memories and as a result can perform superhuman feats.

In the trailer, Grave was seen unleashing stylish attacks against large numbers of enemies. According to the trailer, Grave can attack using a combination of guns and swords, and by kicking enemies.

Publisher Koch Media announced that Ikumi Nakamura, who previously worked on The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo at Tango Gameworks, is involved in the development. Nakamura’s role on Gungrave G.O.R.E was not specified, but it sounds like more information will follow.

“This Gungrave G.O.R.E collaboration has been a valuable experience for me,” Nakamura said. “I played the original Gungrave, so this has brought back lots of precious memories. You can expect more updates and other news from now on!”

Gungrave G.O.R.E is being developed by Iggymob for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Jason Coskrey is a writer based in Tokyo. Find him on Twitter at @JCoskrey

Warner Bros. has released four new images from the upcoming Injustice movie that sees Superman take the law into his own hands.

Ahead of the release of DC's Injustice on October 19, Warner Bros. has unveiled a new batch of images that transport viewers to the film's alternate universe. The first image captures a pivotal moment early on in the film wherein Green Lantern uses his power ring to protect Batman, Wonder Woman, Joker, and Harley Quinn from an impending explosion.

The second image features a meeting of Super Heroes as Superman's new world order starts to take hold while the next image offers a better look at Harley Quinn, who is said to be "up to her old tricks" again. The fourth and final image targets Green Arrow as he sets out on an "especially complicated assignment" beyond his usual duties. Check them out below:

The upcoming Injustice movie is inspired by the NetherRealm Studios game Injustice: Gods Among Us and the DC graphic novel based on the game, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One by Tom Taylor. The story takes place in an alternate universe where Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane, sending him down a dark path.

The all-star voice cast includes Justin Hartley (Smallville, This is Us) as Superman, Anson Mount (Star Trek Discovery, Hell on Wheels) as Batman, Gillian Jacobs (Community) as Harley Quinn, Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects) as Joker and Jonathan Kent, and Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra, Stan Against Evil) as Wonder Woman, amongst others.

Injustice arrives on 4K Ultra-HD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms on October 19. The latest DC animated movie follows Batman: The Long Halloween, which comprised of two parts released just under a month apart from one another. IGN reviewed both Part One and Part Two, praising the latter for being "adapted with care and performed with conviction."

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

In the wake of Sony Interactive Entertainment's purchase of Bluepoint Games — the studio behind highly-regarded remakes such as Shadow of the Colossus — the console holder has confirmed that Demon's Souls has sold more than one million copies since its 2020 debut on PlayStation 5.

The news was buried in the official press release confirming the acquisition, sandwiched between praise for Bluepoint's "console-defining visuals and gameplay" and the list of games in its portfolio. PlayStation confirmed that Demon's Souls has sold 1.4 million copies as of September 19.

These numbers make it a comparatively modest success next to Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which has sold some 6.5 million copies. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart likewise topped a million sales in relatively short order.

Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake released alongside the PlayStation 5, where it was hailed as one of the handful of truly "next-gen" releases available that fall. Our review called it "breathtakingly gorgeous," noting that it plays "significantly better" than it did on PS3.

It was a remake of the original 2009 release, which found surprising success thanks to word-of-mouth among fans. While not technically part of the Dark Souls universe, it has its share of passionate boosters within the Soulsborne community.

Bluepoint Games, meanwhile, will be the 16th studio to join the PlayStation, with other recent acquisitions including Insomniac and Housemarque. Bluepoint has not yet announced its next project.