A Jungle Cruise sequel is confirmed to be in development just as the newest Disneyland ride-turned-movie crosses $100 million at the box office.

The Hollywood Reporter says Disney is moving forward on another Jungle Cruise movie with stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt reprising their roles as Frank Wolff and Dr. Lily Houghton respectively.

In fact, much of the same crew is expected to return for the sequel including director Jaume Collet-Serra and co-writer Michael Green.

Jungle Cruise is an adventure film based on a ride of the same name found at several Disney theme parks. The premise of the ride is that park-goers get on a ship as they’re navigated through a jungle while guided by a skipper who shares fun facts about the locale.

Disney recently made some changes to the Jungle Cruise rides over outdated, and in some cases, racist references.

The film adaptation takes the core premise of a cruise navigating the Amazon river but wraps it in a classic, pulp adventure story.

Jungle Cruise was released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access and though it was a slow build, Jungle Cruise eventually proved to be a box office hit. Meanwhile, Disney is currently engaged in a lawsuit with actress Scarlett Johansson over a pay dispute resulting from Black Widow’s similar hybrid release.

IGN praised Jungle Cruise as a “joyous summer romp rooted on by a fun script and some completely captivating chemistry” between Johnson and Blunt.

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

Professional streamer Ben Lupo, known as DrLupo, announced he will begin live streaming exclusively on YouTube Gaming. His first YouTube livestream will take place tomorrow, August 31.

Twitch tweeted following DrLupo's announcement, wishing him all the best as he moves on from the platform.

As a creator, a gamer and a father, you’re many things to many people.

Above all, @DrLupo, you’re someone who works hard to put good into the world.

We wish you nothing but the best in everything that comes next. pic.twitter.com/pkUCoX1dWe

— Twitch (@Twitch) August 30, 2021

On Twitch, DrLupo has 4.5 million followers. He's gained popularity streaming games including Fortnite, Destiny, Escape from Tarkov, and more. He also famously streamed with Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, in what was dubbed as a "Battle for Global Supremacy." DrLupo is also known for his charity streams, which have raised millions of dollars for St. Jude.

He's moving over to YouTube, where he currently has about 1.7 million followers. DrLupo says the move to YouTube will allow him to expand his philanthropic efforts, saying, "through this partnership, YouTube will help me as I expand my brand through other entertainment initiatives. I am excited to bring my fans on this journey with me."

DrLupo is not the first big streamer to move from Twitch to YouTube Gaming. Jack “CouRage” Dunlop made the move back in 2019. Ninja also left Twitch in favor of Mixer in 2019. But after Microsoft shut Mixer down, he moved over to YouTube for a brief stint before returning to Twitch late last year.

All of this is part of a broader effort by the biggest streaming platforms to lock down talent as exclusives, similar to how various streaming services boast exclusive shows and movies.

For more, read about how 2020 was YouTube's biggest year ever in terms of video games, with over 100 billion hours spent watching gaming content on the platform.

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

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It's almost time to start thinking about Game of the Year awards for 2021, but one organization is still highlighting the best in gaming from last year, 2020.

The International Game Developers Association has revealed its winners for the inaugural Global Game Industry Awards. The categories included art, writing, engineering and technology, audio, and more.

The big winner was Supergiant Games’ Hades, which took home nine awards, including voice acting, 2D animation, and representation. Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Ghost of Tsushima, Half-Life: Alyx, and The Last of Us Part II also won multiple awards.

You can check out a full list of the winners below:

Art

• 2D Animation - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• 2D Character Design - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• 2D Environment Art - Moon Studios’ Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• 3D Animation - Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II
• 3D Character Art - CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077
• 3D Environment Art - Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima
• Cinematography - Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II
• UI Art - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• Visual Effects - Nolla Games’ Noita

Audio

• Music Composition - iD Software’s DOOM Eternal
• Sound Design - Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima
• Voice Acting - Supergiant Games’ Hades

Design

• Accessibility Innovation - Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Gameplay Design - Mediatonic’s Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Level Design - Valve Corporation’s Half-Life: Alyx
• Serious Game Design - Dry Cactus’ Polybridge 2
• Systems Design - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• UI/UX - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• Engineering and Technology
• Achievements in New Technology - Valve Corporation’s Half-Life: Alyx
• Artificial Intelligence - Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Audio Technology - Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima
• Engine Technology - Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4
• Gameplay Technology - Valve Corporation’s Half-Life: Alyx
• Graphics Technology - Nolla Games’ Noita
• Networking Technology - Asobo Studios’ Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Systems Technology - Ubisoft Toronto’s Watch Dogs: Legion

Support

• Community Management - Innersloth’s Among Us
• Customer Support - Mediatonic’s Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Marketing - Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass
• Production/Management - Insomniac
• Quality Assurance - iD Software’s DOOM Eternal
• Research & Analytics - Asobo Studios’ Microsoft Flight Simulator

Writing and Narrative

• Dialogue - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• Narrative Design - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• Story - Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II
• World Building - Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima

Miscellaneous

• Representation - Supergiant Games’ Hades
• Upcoming Indie - Kinetic Games
• Diversity and Inclusivity - Microsoft

Last year, Hades won IGN's Game of the Year award. The roguelike was widely recognized as one of the best games of 2020, taking home the top prize at multiple shows, including the Game Developer Choice Awards, and the SXSW Gaming Awards.

If you still haven't tried it out, Hades came to Xbox Game Pass this month, as well as PS4 and PS5.

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

Megan Fox will be the newest member of Sylvester Stallone's crew in The Expendables 4, which was confirmed today by Lionsgate.

Fox, who found fame in Transformers and various other Michael Bay films, has lately been having a bit of a moment. Best-known for her breakout success in Transformers, she has managed to keep busy with roles in Till Death and Night Teeth.

Fox has recently talked openly about her treatment at the hands of the media and the general abuse she suffered as a very young actress trying to make it in Hollywood, with profiles like this one spotlighting her struggles.

She joins the Expendables cast as one of the youngest members of the team. Other confirmed Expendables 4 cast members include Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and of course, Stallone, with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Tony Jaa also joining the team.

The new film will be directed by Scott Waugh, who previously worked on Need for Speed and Acts of Valor

Terry Crews will seemingly not be returning for Expendables 4. Back in 2018, Crews said he wouldn't be returning to the action franchise after what he says was retaliation from producer Avi Lerner concerning allegations of sexual misconduct against agent Adam Venit.

FIrst released in 2010, The Expendables seeks to bring together the most notable action heroes of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. The last new entry was released in 2014, and was the lowest-grossing film in the trilogy. Nevertheless, Stallone started teasing Expendables 4 back in 2018, revealing that the series definitely wasn't finished.

The Expendables 4 does not yet have a release date.

Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

Netflix has revealed the release date for the upcoming third season of its psychological thriller series You, which will arrive on October 15, 2021.

Season 3 will focus on the main character Joe Goldberg as he navigates fatherhood after finding out at the end of the previous season that his girlfriend Love Quinn was pregnant. While the new trailer does not share any footage from the upcoming season, the new trailer does reveal the gender and name of Joe's newborn baby.

Whoever said raising a child would be a piece of cake? YOU S3 is coming October 15. pic.twitter.com/sFzdSjxEGS

— YOU (@YouNetflix) August 30, 2021

The series is based on the novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, which currently consists of three books, with the author currently working on a fourth entry in the series. Though Variety reported that the upcoming season would not be an adaptation of Kepnes' third book, You Love Me. It will instead take the story in its own direction.

You's first season originally premiered on Lifetime and the channel would even renew the show for a second season before the show even aired. Yet, the show became more popular when it was streaming on Netflix. By December, the streaming giant announced that You was now a Netflix Original series. The second season premiered on December 26, 2019, with the series getting renewed for another season in January 2020.

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

Beginning September 1, video game companies like NetEase and Tencent are required to limit online gaming to just three hours per week for minors, according to new rules imposed by Chinese regulators.

As reported first by Bloomberg, children under the age of 18 will only be allowed to game for one hour between 8pm and 9pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, as well as public holidays. Additionally, game companies are required to restrict online gaming during these hours and must enforce a real-name verification system in place, according to Reuters.

This is not the first time video game limits were imposed in China. In 2018, Tencent implemented a similar system, where it enforced age checks and limited time spent on its mobile game Honor of Kings to one hour per day for children up to the age of 12. While children between the ages of 13 and 18 were restricted to playing for a maximum of two hours a day.

The new regulations serve as a broad crackdown on China's tech giants in addition to combatting game addiction in China. Roughly a month ago, a Chinese state-run publication published an article describing online gaming as "spiritual opium" before removing the phrase. Though, the National Press and Publication Administration noted that online gaming influences minors' mental and physical health in its announcement post.

These rules are only limited to online gaming and do not directly mention if non-online games will be restricted in this capacity. The new regulations also do not clarify whether or not console games and foreign titles will be required to comply with local regulations.

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

Chinese developer and publisher NetEase is reportedly in "final negotiations" with Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi to hire him away from Sega, where he's been since 1989.

According to a report from Bloomberg, at NetEase Nagoshi would be expected to build a new team and develop brand new games for the company, though the final contract and any details about his job role have yet to be set in stone.

NetEase is already a gaming superpower in China thanks to mobile games like the Westward Journey series, Cyber Hunter, Identity V, and Knives Out (no relation to the film), as well as its partnership with Activision-Blizzard to run World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Starcraft 2 in the country.

However, it is still looking to expand its global notoriety and gain more hits outside of China, especially amidst a growing crackdown on gaming time for minors in China that became even more stringent today.

As Tokyo-based analyst, Serkan Toto, of Kantan Games put it to Bloomberg, companies like NetEase and Tencent are especially interested in acquiring Japanese talent to accomplish these goals. "Tencent and NetEase have been speaking to just about all publicly traded studios here and are actively courting some privately held developers, too. They both feel pressure to make headway in Japan, especially since game regulations in their home market are becoming increasingly restrictive," Toto said.

Nagoshi has been with Sega since the very early days of arcade titles, with his first credit at the company being as a designer on Virtua Racing. He went on to be the producer and director for the Monkey Ball series, before heading up Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and leading the creation of the Yakuza franchise.

The most recent Yakuza game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, was especially notable for taking the series from an action beat-em-up to a turn-based RPG, whose bold steps we applauded despite its struggles to maintain balance. A sequel to Yakuza spin-off Judgment, entitled Lost Judgment, is planned for next month.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

September 2021 will see two movies that are simultaneously releasing on HBO Max and in theaters - Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho and James Wan's latest horror film Malignant. Cry Macho is based on a book by the same name and stars Eastwood as a "one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder." Malignant, on the other hand, is a horror-thriller that follows a character named Madison who is "paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders."

Check out the trailer for Cry Macho in the video player below:

Alongside the return of Doom Patrol for its third season, September will also see the arrival of Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain's Scenes From a Marriage. This limited series is a modern adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's classic Swedish series of the same name.

A ton of movies are returning to HBO Max this month, including all the Harry Potter films, 2021's Mortal Kombat, and Angelina Jolie's Those Who Wish Me Dead. The latest Adventure Time: Distant Lands special - Wizard City - also makes its way to the streamer on September 2.

On the documentary front, Nuclear Family will be released on September 26 and follows filmmaker Ry Russo-Young as she "turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family... when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most."

Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of HBO Max's September 2021 offerings, followed by the full list:

September 1

• A Hijacking, 2013 (HBO)
• The Animal, 2001 (HBO)
• Army Of Darkness, 1993 (HBO)
• The Benchwarmers, 2006 (HBO)
• Bodas de Oro (aka The Anniversary), 2019 (HBO)
• The Cell 2, 2009 (HBO)
• Cloverfield, 2008 (HBO)
• Dead Again, 1991 (HBO)
• Deck the Halls, 2006 (HBO)
• Detour, 2017 (HBO)
• Drinking Buddies, 2013 (HBO)
• Epic Movie, 2007 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Event Horizon, 1997 (HBO)
• The Evil Dead, 1983 (HBO)
• Evil Dead 2, 1987 (HBO)
• Flawless, 2008 (HBO)
• The Forgotten, 2004 (HBO)
• Fun Size, 2012 (HBO)
• The Gallows, 2015 (HBO)
• The Good German, 2006 (HBO)
• The Good Heart, 2010 (HBO)
• The Goonies, 1985
• Green Lantern, 2011
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001
• Impostor, 2002 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Inheritance, 2020 (HBO)
• In the Heart of the Sea, 2015 (HBO)
• Kany Garcia: Soy Yo En Vivo, 2019 (HBO)
• King Kong, 2005 (Extended Version) HBO)
• Lady in the Water, 2006 (HBO)
• Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
• Mr. Nobody, 2013 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• My Golden Days, 2016 (HBO)
• Nanny McPhee, 2006 (HBO)
• Oblivion, 2013 (HBO)
• On the Town, 1949
• Ouija: Origin of Evil, 2016 (HBO)
• Paulie, 1998 (HBO)
• The Poet Of Havana, 2015 (HBO)
• Prime, 2005 (HBO)
• Prince Avalanche, 2013 (HBO)
• Reik En Vivo Desde El Auditorio Nacional, 2015 (HBO)
• Rent, 2005 (HBO)
• Romeo Santos The King Stays King: Live At Madison Square Garden, 2012 (HBO)
• Santana - Corazon: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It, 2014 (HBO)
• Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, 2012 (HBO)
• Severance, 2007 (HBO)
• Showdown In Little Tokyo, 1991 (HBO)
• The Song Remains the Same, 1976
• Taken 2, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Thalia Viva Tour En Vivo, 2014 (HBO)
• That's Entertainment!, 1974
• That's Entertainment! II, 1976
• That's Entertainment! III, 1994
• Transformers, 2007 (HBO)
• Undisputed, 2002 (HBO)
• Vanilla Sky, 2001 (HBO)
• View from the Top, 2003 (HBO)
• What They Had, 2018 (HBO)
• What Women Want, 2000 (HBO)
• Yandel: Legacy - De Lider A Leyenda Tour, 2015 (HBO)

September 2

• Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Wizard City, Max Original Special Premiere
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Season Finale

September 3

• Amaraica, 2020 (HBO)
• At Last, 2020
• Bittu, 2020
• Coffee Shop Names, 2020
• Liberty Kid, 2007

September 4

• News of the World, 2020 (HBO)

September 7

• Hard Knocks '21: The Dallas Cowboys, Season Finale (HBO)

September 8

• Nasciturus, 2021

September 9

• Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Reunion Special
• Mortal Kombat, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English Only on supported devices)

September 10

• Elliott from Earth, Season 1
• Malignant, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision)

September 11

• Ben 10, Season 4C
• NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
• Walker, Season 1

September 12

• Scenes from a Marriage, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

September 13

• Care Bears: Unlock the Magic
• I'm Sorry
• Little Ellen, Max Original Series Premiere

September 15

• A La Calle, 2020

• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, 1966

September 16

• Tig n' Seek, Max Original Season 3 Premiere

September 17

• Apple & Onion, Season 2B
• Cry Macho, Warner Bros. Film Premiere (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision)
• El Cuartito, 2021 (HBO)

• Superman & Lois, Season 1

September 18

• The People v. The Klan

September 20

• Hard, Season 3 Finale (HBO)
• Total Dramarama

September 21

• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

September 23

• Ahir Shah: Dots, Max Original Special Premiere
• Doom Patrol, Max Original Season 3 Premiere
• The Other Two, Max Original Season 2 Finale

September 25

• Promising Young Woman, 2020 (HBO)

September 26

• Nuclear Family, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)

September 27

• Huesped Americano (aka The American Guest), Series Premiere (HBO)
• Little Sky, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)
• Neh, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)
• Unmothered, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)

September 29

• Entre Hombres (aka Amongst Men), Series Premiere (HBO)

September 30

• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
• Ten-Year-Old Tom, Max Original Series Premiere
• Those Who Wish Me Dead, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision)
• The Way Down, Max Original Series Premiere
• Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs, Max Original Series Premiere

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Top Gun: Maverick producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, has revealed that Tom Cruise insisted Val Kilmer return as Iceman for the sequel.

This news comes by way of People, which reports that Bruckheimer said Cruise was the driving force behind getting Kilmer back as Iceman in the Top Gun sequel.

Now, more than 35 years later, Top Gun fans will see Cruise's Maverick and Kilmer's Iceman reunite on the screen when Top Gun: Maverick debuts in theaters on November 19.

"He said, 'We have to have Val, we have to have him back. We have to have him in the film,'" Bruckheimer told People. "And he was the driving force. We all wanted him, but Tom was really adamant that if he's going to make another Top Gun, Val had to be in it."

Bruckheimer said Kilmer is a "fine actor [and] such a good individual," revealing that watching him and Cruise reunite on set was "very emotional." The producer continued and explained that bringing back some of the Top Gun gang was something the Maverick team wanted to do.

Kilmer's son, Jack Kilmer, told People that the actor was "so stoked" to return to the role and that Top Gun: Maverick really honors the legacy of Iceman.

Kilmer has actually been wanting to return as Iceman for years now. When the sequel's title was revealed back in 2017, Kilmer took to Instagram to express his interest in reprising his original Top Gun role.

"I'm ready Tom — still got my Top Gun plaque," Kilmer said. "Still got the moves! Still got it!"

Then, a little over a year later, it was reported that Kilmer would, in fact, be returning to the role of Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick. Now, audiences will see Iceman and Maverick on screen together once again when the sequel hits theaters November 19.

While waiting for the movie's release, check out the first Top Gun: Maverick trailer and then read about how the Navy stopped Cruise from flying an actual jet in Top Gun: Maverick. Read about how Kelly McGillis wasn't asked to return for Top Gun: Maverick after that.

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

Top Gun: Maverick producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, has revealed that Tom Cruise insisted Val Kilmer return as Iceman for the sequel.

This news comes by way of People, which reports that Bruckheimer said Cruise was the driving force behind getting Kilmer back as Iceman in the Top Gun sequel.

Now, more than 35 years later, Top Gun fans will see Cruise's Maverick and Kilmer's Iceman reunite on the screen when Top Gun: Maverick debuts in theaters on November 19.

"He said, 'We have to have Val, we have to have him back. We have to have him in the film,'" Bruckheimer told People. "And he was the driving force. We all wanted him, but Tom was really adamant that if he's going to make another Top Gun, Val had to be in it."

Bruckheimer said Kilmer is a "fine actor [and] such a good individual," revealing that watching him and Cruise reunite on set was "very emotional." The producer continued and explained that bringing back some of the Top Gun gang was something the Maverick team wanted to do.

Kilmer's son, Jack Kilmer, told People that the actor was "so stoked" to return to the role and that Top Gun: Maverick really honors the legacy of Iceman.

Kilmer has actually been wanting to return as Iceman for years now. When the sequel's title was revealed back in 2017, Kilmer took to Instagram to express his interest in reprising his original Top Gun role.

"I'm ready Tom — still got my Top Gun plaque," Kilmer said. "Still got the moves! Still got it!"

Then, a little over a year later, it was reported that Kilmer would, in fact, be returning to the role of Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick. Now, audiences will see Iceman and Maverick on screen together once again when the sequel hits theaters November 19.

While waiting for the movie's release, check out the first Top Gun: Maverick trailer and then read about how the Navy stopped Cruise from flying an actual jet in Top Gun: Maverick. Read about how Kelly McGillis wasn't asked to return for Top Gun: Maverick after that.

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