TUDUM: Netflix’s Global Fan Event Unveils Trailer and Talent Line-up

The official trailer for TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event has been released together with highlights of the event's all-star talent line-up.

The trailer features a host of famous faces urging fans to mark their calendars for the three-hour show, which is coming up on September 25, to ensure that no one misses out on the exciting day the streaming giant has planned for its first-ever global fan event. Check out the trailer for blink-and-you'll-miss-them snippets from Red Notice, The Witcher, and more:

TUDUM refers to the signature sound that plays ahead of Netflix's original series and films but on this occasion, it signals a whole lot more. Fans attending the virtual event will be amongst the first to hear the latest breaking news and see first looks, new trailers and exclusive clips during interactive panels and conversations with the creators and stars from Netflix.

The virtual stage will spotlight some of Netflix's most popular returning shows such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton, The Witcher, The Umbrella Academy, La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) and Cobra Kai, as well as blockbuster films like Red Notice, Don't Look Up, Extraction, The Harder They Fall, and The Old Guard, amongst others.

The show will feature a number of Netflix luminaries, including the likes of Jason Bateman, Zazie Beetz, Halle Berry, Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, John Cho, Lilly Collins, Idris Elba, Kevin Hart, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Adam Sandler, Zack Snyder, Charlize Theron, and so many more.

The virtual livestream will begin on September 25 at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 4pm GMT / 1am JST and KST across Netflix's YouTube channels, in addition to Twitter and Twitch. There will also be special pre-shows spotlighting Korean and Indian series and films along with exciting anime content that will kick-off at 5am PST / 8am EST / 12pm GMT / 9pm JST and KST.

Want to fill up your watchlist before then? Check out everything new to Netflix this month and see our rundown of the biggest shows coming to streaming during this half of the year.

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

Black PS5 Pulse 3D Wireless Headset Color Revealed

Sony has revealed a new Midnight Black edition of the PS5 Pulse 3D Wireless Headset, and it will be released in October.

The latest PlayStation Blog post noted that the new color option will match the same color scheme as the Midnight Black DualSense controller Sony released in June. The controller will begin rolling out globally at participating retailers next month. While the blog post did not specify pricing or release date, Sony's official website already has the headset up for preorder for $99.99 (the same as the white model) with a release date slated for October 22.

IGN reviewed the Pulse 3D Wireless headset, which received a 9/10 on our rating scale. We noted the headset goes beyond making PS5 games sound great; it makes the games feel more alive.

The announcement of a new color variant for the Pulse 3D headset comes the same day as the second major PS5 update rolls out, introducing a slew of new features to Sony's ninth-generation console, including a new equalizer control feature for the Pulse 3D headset and the option to expand the internal storage in your console.

With a Midnight Black controller, and a Midnight Black headset, many will now be wondering – when will we get a Midnight Black console to match?

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Black PS5 Pulse 3D Wireless Headset Color Revealed

Sony has revealed a new Midnight Black edition of the PS5 Pulse 3D Wireless Headset, and it will be released in October.

The latest PlayStation Blog post noted that the new color option will match the same color scheme as the Midnight Black DualSense controller Sony released in June. The controller will begin rolling out globally at participating retailers next month. While the blog post did not specify pricing or release date, Sony's official website already has the headset up for preorder for $99.99 (the same as the white model) with a release date slated for October 22.

IGN reviewed the Pulse 3D Wireless headset, which received a 9/10 on our rating scale. We noted the headset goes beyond making PS5 games sound great; it makes the games feel more alive.

The announcement of a new color variant for the Pulse 3D headset comes the same day as the second major PS5 update rolls out, introducing a slew of new features to Sony's ninth-generation console, including a new equalizer control feature for the Pulse 3D headset and the option to expand the internal storage in your console.

With a Midnight Black controller, and a Midnight Black headset, many will now be wondering – when will we get a Midnight Black console to match?

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Star Wars: Hunters Will Let You Play as a Jawa Standing on Another Jawa’s Shoulders

Star Wars: Hunters, the free-to-play mobile game coming to Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, has released a new cinematic trailer that shows off a number of the game's playable characters, including a very unlikely duo.

Star Wars: Hunters has remained further off-radar than even the Dagobah system since its initial announcement as part of the February 2021 Nintendo Direct. With very few details shared at the Nintendo event aside from a short teaser trailer and the game's logo, fans' first real look at the title came during the release of its recent cinematic trailer, which can be seen below and shows off a number of characters in the game.

While the trailer predominantly depicts a close-fought encounter between the Sith warrior Rieve and her Mandalorian counterpart Aran Tal, it was the inclusion of another of the title's characters that really caught our eye. Stood one on top of another and dressed in a full-length trench coat, the real stars of the Star Wars: Hunters trailer are a pair of ungainly balanced Jawas known together as uTooni. Although the duo gets little screen time, the Outer Rim tag-team can be seen clumsily readying a grenade before the scene cuts away. With little else shown of the pair, fans will have to wait to see how the Tattooine scavengers adapt to arena combat.

Among other playable characters shown off in the trailer, fans received a more detailed look at Grozz, a Wookie warrior with a penchant for disarming droids; J-3D1, a suitably named droid programmed to believe that he has an affinity with the force; Sling Shot, an ugnaught controlling the husked out shell of a destroyer droid, and more.

In other Star Wars: Hunters news, a limited amount of gameplay footage was also shown off during last night's (September 14) Apple event as part of a showcase to display the capabilities of the tech company's new iPad Mini. While brief, footage from the game gave fans a glimpse at what they could expect from the title's combat and in-game HUD.

Star Wars: Hunters is set to release for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2022. To keep up with a range of the latest news from Star Wars: Hunters, make sure to keep checking back to our dedicated page for the game.

Correction: This article originally stated that uTooni were holding a switched-off lightsaber but, on closer inspection, it appears to be a grenade.

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

Star Wars: Hunters Will Let You Play as a Jawa Standing on Another Jawa’s Shoulders

Star Wars: Hunters, the free-to-play mobile game coming to Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, has released a new cinematic trailer that shows off a number of the game's playable characters, including a very unlikely duo.

Star Wars: Hunters has remained further off-radar than even the Dagobah system since its initial announcement as part of the February 2021 Nintendo Direct. With very few details shared at the Nintendo event aside from a short teaser trailer and the game's logo, fans' first real look at the title came during the release of its recent cinematic trailer, which can be seen below and shows off a number of characters in the game.

While the trailer predominantly depicts a close-fought encounter between the Sith warrior Rieve and her Mandalorian counterpart Aran Tal, it was the inclusion of another of the title's characters that really caught our eye. Stood one on top of another and dressed in a full-length trench coat, the real stars of the Star Wars: Hunters trailer are a pair of ungainly balanced Jawas known together as uTooni. Although the duo gets little screen time, the Outer Rim tag-team can be seen clumsily readying a grenade before the scene cuts away. With little else shown of the pair, fans will have to wait to see how the Tattooine scavengers adapt to arena combat.

Among other playable characters shown off in the trailer, fans received a more detailed look at Grozz, a Wookie warrior with a penchant for disarming droids; J-3D1, a suitably named droid programmed to believe that he has an affinity with the force; Sling Shot, an ugnaught controlling the husked out shell of a destroyer droid, and more.

In other Star Wars: Hunters news, a limited amount of gameplay footage was also shown off during last night's (September 14) Apple event as part of a showcase to display the capabilities of the tech company's new iPad Mini. While brief, footage from the game gave fans a glimpse at what they could expect from the title's combat and in-game HUD.

Star Wars: Hunters is set to release for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2022. To keep up with a range of the latest news from Star Wars: Hunters, make sure to keep checking back to our dedicated page for the game.

Correction: This article originally stated that uTooni were holding a switched-off lightsaber but, on closer inspection, it appears to be a grenade.

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

The Art of Halo Infinite: Exclusive Cover Reveal

Update: Alongside the standard hardcover edition of The Art of Halo Infinite, Dark Horse Books will also be releasing a Deluxe Edition version. The Deluxe Edition features an exclusive cover by Halo Infinite art director Sparth and a slipcase inspired by Master Chief's Mjolnir armor. The set also comes with a portfolio of several art prints showcasing the wide vistas of the Halo station.

Check out The Art of Halo Infinite Deluxe Edition below:

The Deluxe Edition is priced at $79.99 and will be available for preorder through Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookstores and comic shops. Both versions are currently slated for release on December 14, 2021, a week after the game arrives on the Xbox and PC.

The original story is below:

Halo Infinite is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious and graphically impressive games in the series. And if you want an insider look at the characters, worlds and technology of the game, Dark Horse Comics has you covered with The Art of Halo Infinite.

IGN can exclusively debut the cover to The Art of Halo Infinite, created by the game's art director Sparth. Check it out below:

Here's Dark Horse's official description for The Art of Halo Infinite:

The Master Chief is back in Halo Infinite, the biggest and most visually spectacular Halo yet. Halo Infinite will debut on PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, Microsoft's fastest and most powerful console ever. To take full advantage of its prodigious graphical prowess, 343 Industries built an all-new, next-generation game engine, giving their world-class artists the tools and technology to realize the beauty, mystery and wonder of the Halo universe in unprecedented style and fidelity. 343 Industries have given Dark Horse access to the art and artists who have brought Halo Infinite to vibrant, vivid life. It's all here in unparalleled detail, the heroes you've grown to love—the Master Chief, the brave soldiers of the UNSC, as well as the weapons, vehicles, villains and vistas—and of course, the eponymous and magnificent environments of Halo itself.

The Art of Halo Infinite is priced at $39.99 for the regular hardcover and $79.99 for the deluxe edition, and both are currently scheduled for release in Holiday 2020. You can pre-order the regular edition on Amazon.

We recently got a closer look at Halo Infinite at the Xbox Games Showcase. Find out more about the new story and villain details revealed, as why 343 Industries says there won't be a Halo Infinite 2.

IGN's Brian Altano and Max Scoville recently unboxed another art book from Dark Horse during Comic-Con@Home. Check out the video below to see what you get with the deluxe edition of The World of Cyberpunk 2077:

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

The Art of Halo Infinite: Exclusive Cover Reveal

Update: Alongside the standard hardcover edition of The Art of Halo Infinite, Dark Horse Books will also be releasing a Deluxe Edition version. The Deluxe Edition features an exclusive cover by Halo Infinite art director Sparth and a slipcase inspired by Master Chief's Mjolnir armor. The set also comes with a portfolio of several art prints showcasing the wide vistas of the Halo station.

Check out The Art of Halo Infinite Deluxe Edition below:

The Deluxe Edition is priced at $79.99 and will be available for preorder through Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookstores and comic shops. Both versions are currently slated for release on December 14, 2021, a week after the game arrives on the Xbox and PC.

The original story is below:

Halo Infinite is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious and graphically impressive games in the series. And if you want an insider look at the characters, worlds and technology of the game, Dark Horse Comics has you covered with The Art of Halo Infinite.

IGN can exclusively debut the cover to The Art of Halo Infinite, created by the game's art director Sparth. Check it out below:

Here's Dark Horse's official description for The Art of Halo Infinite:

The Master Chief is back in Halo Infinite, the biggest and most visually spectacular Halo yet. Halo Infinite will debut on PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, Microsoft's fastest and most powerful console ever. To take full advantage of its prodigious graphical prowess, 343 Industries built an all-new, next-generation game engine, giving their world-class artists the tools and technology to realize the beauty, mystery and wonder of the Halo universe in unprecedented style and fidelity. 343 Industries have given Dark Horse access to the art and artists who have brought Halo Infinite to vibrant, vivid life. It's all here in unparalleled detail, the heroes you've grown to love—the Master Chief, the brave soldiers of the UNSC, as well as the weapons, vehicles, villains and vistas—and of course, the eponymous and magnificent environments of Halo itself.

The Art of Halo Infinite is priced at $39.99 for the regular hardcover and $79.99 for the deluxe edition, and both are currently scheduled for release in Holiday 2020. You can pre-order the regular edition on Amazon.

We recently got a closer look at Halo Infinite at the Xbox Games Showcase. Find out more about the new story and villain details revealed, as why 343 Industries says there won't be a Halo Infinite 2.

IGN's Brian Altano and Max Scoville recently unboxed another art book from Dark Horse during Comic-Con@Home. Check out the video below to see what you get with the deluxe edition of The World of Cyberpunk 2077:

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Toem Review: Look At This Photograph

Toem begins when your nana gifts you a camera as you head off to see the "Toem" phenomenon. She nearly shows you her own photo from when she did the same thing at your age, but hastily hides it. Seeing the Toem phenomenon is presented as a rite of passage, and something you really just need to experience for yourself. She never describes exactly what Toem is, just that it's spectacular and life-changing. But maybe what she's really remembering is the journey to see it.

Most of Toem is essentially a series of photo puzzles. When you first journey away from home, you learn that you can collect stamps on your community card by performing acts of kindness for townspeople (which almost always involve a camera, somehow) or fulfilling photo challenges. You might be asked to find a cartoonishly shady character hanging around town, or to point a lighthouse keeper in the direction of boats that need help using your zoom lens. Collecting enough stamps gets you a free bus pass to the next area. It's a simple, clever construct that creates a broad space for different types of puzzle challenges.

All of this is presented in a stark black-and-white style that feels boldly minimalist. The view is isometric in a way that often limits your ability to see all of your surroundings, so you'll look from behind the camera lens to get a better view of things. The interplay between these views is constant, and despite a sparse visual style and monochrome presentation, it never feels confusing. Everything is perfectly readable in both views, which is a testament to the strength of the art design.

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Toem Review: Look At This Photograph

Toem begins when your nana gifts you a camera as you head off to see the "Toem" phenomenon. She nearly shows you her own photo from when she did the same thing at your age, but hastily hides it. Seeing the Toem phenomenon is presented as a rite of passage, and something you really just need to experience for yourself. She never describes exactly what Toem is, just that it's spectacular and life-changing. But maybe what she's really remembering is the journey to see it.

Most of Toem is essentially a series of photo puzzles. When you first journey away from home, you learn that you can collect stamps on your community card by performing acts of kindness for townspeople (which almost always involve a camera, somehow) or fulfilling photo challenges. You might be asked to find a cartoonishly shady character hanging around town, or to point a lighthouse keeper in the direction of boats that need help using your zoom lens. Collecting enough stamps gets you a free bus pass to the next area. It's a simple, clever construct that creates a broad space for different types of puzzle challenges.

All of this is presented in a stark black-and-white style that feels boldly minimalist. The view is isometric in a way that often limits your ability to see all of your surroundings, so you'll look from behind the camera lens to get a better view of things. The interplay between these views is constant, and despite a sparse visual style and monochrome presentation, it never feels confusing. Everything is perfectly readable in both views, which is a testament to the strength of the art design.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Eternals Will Have a ‘Very Big Effect’ on the MCU’s Future

Eternals director Chloé Zhao has said the forthcoming film will have "a very big effect" on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In a recent interview with Total Film, Zhao hinted at the importance of her upcoming Marvel blockbuster, which tells the story of a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years. She noted how the self-contained film may leave a lasting impression on the MCU in the aftermath of its release this November.

"I think we stand alone as a film for sure," the Oscar-winning filmmaker stated before touching on the anticipated impact that her Eternals movie will have on the wider MCU. "But I do think we will have a very big effect on the future of the MCU with what happens in this film. Which, you know, as a fan, is really satisfying for me! I geek out."

Several cast members who were interviewed for the same issue of the magazine praised the LGBTQ+ representation and cultural diversity of the film's characters. Salma Hayek, who plays the role of Ajak, referred to Eternals as being "completely a game-changer" in that sense, with the film's diversity extending way "beyond the geography."

One of the film's unique individuals is portrayed by Game of Thrones' Jon Snow actor Kit Harington, who hopes it might just be the "tip of the iceberg" for his character. Harington expressed his desire for Dane Whitman (also known as Black Knight in the comics) to have "a longer trajectory" despite him being "the human character of the story" and not an Eternal.

"I've got no idea whether my character goes on or not," Harington told Total Film. "I had read up on who he could be, or might be. So there’s the possibility for a longer trajectory. And hopefully, I think this is the tip of the iceberg for my character. I hope. But I just don't know, you know? I'm as in the dark as anyone else."

Marvel's Eternals is the next Phase 4 movie on deck after Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film is due out on November 5 and is expected to follow Shang-Chi's release model with an exclusive theatrical run before moving on to streaming platforms. Beyond that, you might want to check out our guide to every upcoming film and TV show in the MCU.

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