The Gears of War series is getting 'multiple new projects', all of which will be developed on the upcoming Unreal Engine 5. In a blogpost, developer The Coalition announced that it is has started "shifting our resources to next-gen development using Unreal Engine 5." It also confirmed that this isn't just for Gears 6, saying it will be "developing on UE5 for multiple new projects in the coming years." However, don't expect an announcement for a new Gears game anytime soon; the developer makes clear that, "Shifting to a new engine is a big undertaking, so we want to be clear that we will not be announcing any new projects or titles for some time." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/13/ps5-unreal-engine-5-tech-demo"] Unreal Engine 5 was announced last year with a spectacular PS5 tech demo, which aims to help create games that would be deemed impossible to make with current technology, but help increase efficiency for developers. It was impressive enough that Sony invested $250 million in creator Epic Games, with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney saying, "I guess they liked it!" As for its current projects, The Coalition made clear that Gears 5 updates Operation 7 and Operation 8 will be coming during the course of 2021. "Each Operation will have two drops including new characters, new maps, and special events, reads the post. "Through the end of the year, we will have store updates with exciting new content as well as featured playlists." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/xbox-series-x-performance-test-how-gears-5-proves-its-a-beast"] The Gears series has a long histroy with the Unreal Engine, beginning life at the engine's creator, Epic Games. It was among the first 720p games on Xbox 360, and Gears 5 came to Xbox Series X with a hugely impressive next-gen update last year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.

The Gears of War series is getting 'multiple new projects', all of which will be developed on the upcoming Unreal Engine 5. In a blogpost, developer The Coalition announced that it is has started "shifting our resources to next-gen development using Unreal Engine 5." It also confirmed that this isn't just for Gears 6, saying it will be "developing on UE5 for multiple new projects in the coming years." However, don't expect an announcement for a new Gears game anytime soon; the developer makes clear that, "Shifting to a new engine is a big undertaking, so we want to be clear that we will not be announcing any new projects or titles for some time." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/13/ps5-unreal-engine-5-tech-demo"] Unreal Engine 5 was announced last year with a spectacular PS5 tech demo, which aims to help create games that would be deemed impossible to make with current technology, but help increase efficiency for developers. It was impressive enough that Sony invested $250 million in creator Epic Games, with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney saying, "I guess they liked it!" As for its current projects, The Coalition made clear that Gears 5 updates Operation 7 and Operation 8 will be coming during the course of 2021. "Each Operation will have two drops including new characters, new maps, and special events, reads the post. "Through the end of the year, we will have store updates with exciting new content as well as featured playlists." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/xbox-series-x-performance-test-how-gears-5-proves-its-a-beast"] The Gears series has a long histroy with the Unreal Engine, beginning life at the engine's creator, Epic Games. It was among the first 720p games on Xbox 360, and Gears 5 came to Xbox Series X with a hugely impressive next-gen update last year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.

A disgruntled movie director has suggested that Capcom copied his monster design for a boss fight in Resident Evil Village. The claim has come from Dutch director Richard Raaphorst via LinkedIn, who states that the design of a boss monster from Resident Evil Village is the same as a creature from his 2013 horror movie Frankenstein’s Army. He reads, “In 2013 I directed my film Frankenstein’s Army. It’s a crazy monster movie filled with my own creature designs, one of which has been used - completely without authorization or credit in the newest Resident Evil game.” Light spoilers for Resident Evil Village follow. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/05/resident-evil-village-review"] The monster in question is a boss fight from the Heisenberg’s Factory section of the game, where you fight a monster with a propeller for a head called Sturm. In Frankenstein’s Army, a similar monster appears as an unnamed human creature with a propeller for a head (you can watch a video of the movie scene here). Raaphorst provided images of the two scenes, going as far as telling Eurogamer that Sturm is a “one to one” copy of his design. In that interview with Eurogamer, Raaphorst points out that even the way the scene and boss fight end is similar, with the monster being forced to burst into flames. "It's just the same scene as in my movie," he said, "except that in my movie you have to cut loose the fuel tubes. That's the only thing that is missing. But the whole thing is getting into flames, and then it explodes, and then the way it rotates through the camera - it's all the same, really. Even the environments, the whole colour palette. It looks like an animatic for my movie." [caption id="attachment_2511662" align="alignnone" width="630"] Raaphorst's comparison images. (Source: LinkedIn)[/caption] Raaphort goes on to say that, “It's so difficult to come up with a great design. It's really hard to actually think about something that communicates as a cool design. It's not just that ideas are floating around that you can grab. It's actually hard labour. Then they just grab it and put it somewhere in the game.” Twitter user CloneKorp has created a thread claiming that not only Sturm, but a number of monsters from Frankenstein's Army were repurposed for Resident Evil Village. In a reply, Raaphorst said, "Oh dude, this is worse then I thought. First I felt angry, then proud, but now I see this, I feel sad." IGN has contacted Capcom for comment on the similarities, and Raaphorst's claims. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/07/25/frankensteins-army-red-band-clip"] In other Capcom news, it was revealed today that the company continues to achieve record breaking profits, with the latest fiscal year being the most profitable in its history thanks to strong sales of its Resident Evil and Monster Hunter franchises. It was also revealed that Capcom used a giant grumpy stand-in for Lady Dimitrescu's motion capture in Resident Evil Village. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Liam Wiseman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @liamthewiseman

A disgruntled movie director has suggested that Capcom copied his monster design for a boss fight in Resident Evil Village. The claim has come from Dutch director Richard Raaphorst via LinkedIn, who states that the design of a boss monster from Resident Evil Village is the same as a creature from his 2013 horror movie Frankenstein’s Army. He reads, “In 2013 I directed my film Frankenstein’s Army. It’s a crazy monster movie filled with my own creature designs, one of which has been used - completely without authorization or credit in the newest Resident Evil game.” Light spoilers for Resident Evil Village follow. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/05/resident-evil-village-review"] The monster in question is a boss fight from the Heisenberg’s Factory section of the game, where you fight a monster with a propeller for a head called Sturm. In Frankenstein’s Army, a similar monster appears as an unnamed human creature with a propeller for a head (you can watch a video of the movie scene here). Raaphorst provided images of the two scenes, going as far as telling Eurogamer that Sturm is a “one to one” copy of his design. In that interview with Eurogamer, Raaphorst points out that even the way the scene and boss fight end is similar, with the monster being forced to burst into flames. "It's just the same scene as in my movie," he said, "except that in my movie you have to cut loose the fuel tubes. That's the only thing that is missing. But the whole thing is getting into flames, and then it explodes, and then the way it rotates through the camera - it's all the same, really. Even the environments, the whole colour palette. It looks like an animatic for my movie." [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="630"] Raaphorst's comparison images. (Source: LinkedIn)[/caption] Raaphort goes on to say that, “It's so difficult to come up with a great design. It's really hard to actually think about something that communicates as a cool design. It's not just that ideas are floating around that you can grab. It's actually hard labour. Then they just grab it and put it somewhere in the game.” Twitter user CloneKorp has created a thread claiming that not only Sturm, but a number of monsters from Frankenstein's Army were repurposed for Resident Evil Village. In a reply, Raaphorst said, "Oh dude, this is worse then I thought. First I felt angry, then proud, but now I see this, I feel sad." IGN has contacted Capcom for comment on the similarities, and Raaphorst's claims. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/07/25/frankensteins-army-red-band-clip"] In other Capcom news, it was revealed today that the company continues to achieve record breaking profits, with the latest fiscal year being the most profitable in its history thanks to strong sales of its Resident Evil and Monster Hunter franchises. It was also revealed that Capcom used a giant grumpy stand-in for Lady Dimitrescu's motion capture in Resident Evil Village. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Liam Wiseman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @liamthewiseman

Sweet Tooth – the upcoming Netflix series based on the DC comic of the same name – will drop some of the darkness of the original graphic novel. In a new making-of video, which you can watch exclusively on IGN, executive producers Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey explain that the series will honour the novel, but will take a slightly different approach. "The graphic novels were a little darker, a bit more foreboding," explains Robert Downey Jr. "We felt like we could really hold onto the themes, but make it a more enjoyable place," adds Susan Downey." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/10/sweet-tooth-exclusive-preview-of-the-netflix-dc-series-with-exec-producer-robert-downey-jr"] While that could be a little concerning to existing Sweet Tooth fans, creator Jeff Lemire also makes clear that co-showrunner Jim Mickle has kept the comic's style intact: "Jim Mickle, as soon as I heard how in line his vision was with what I had originally created, I felt like it was in really good hands." Lemire adds that he thinks some of the best parts of the show are brand new characters created for it. Robert Downey Jr. adds, "This is seamless, like the novel just continued on." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflixs-sweet-tooth-images&captions=true"] Sweet Tooth will premiere on June 4, and its cast includes Christian Convery, Nonso Anozie, Adeel Akhtar, Aliza Vellani, Stefania LaVie Owen, Dania Ramirez, Neil Sandilands, Will Forte, and James Brolin. The show takes place in a post-pandemic world, where human-animal hybrids have begun to be born. Sweet Tooth himself is half-human, half-deer who goes on an America-spanning adventure – alongside drifter Jepperd – to discover his origins. [poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.

The first Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer has arrived, and Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady is looking quite different. Audiences were first introduced to Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady in the post-credits scene of 2018's Venom, with the incarcerated villain sporting a killer mop of hair. His curly crimson locks drew some criticism at the time, with a few people poking fun at the actor's clownish wig, but it appears that the hardened criminal has had his hair hacked to pieces since his last cinematic appearance. Director Andy Serkis spoke to IGN about the drastic change in Cletus' hairstyle between movies, explaining how the character's shorter 'do reflects the passage of time and the evolution of his mental state. "We wanted to give a sense that he's been in there for some time and that he's gone through various changes... so that we could really [see] what's going on with the darkness of the character." As the trailer shows, Cletus' madness is reflected through the strange, intricate drawings lining the walls of his cell. Those drawings may or may not have a special significance to the plot, but they definitely offer insight into the villain's terrifying mind and his erratic array of emotions, which Serkis says jumps between "his anger and frustration and his sadness and his desperation and his loneliness." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/10/venom-let-there-be-carnage-exclusive-trailer-breakdown-with-director-andy-serkis-ign-rewind-theatre-uk"] Cletus' alter-ego Carnage was the first (and by far the most popular) of several new symbiote villains introduced in the comics of the early '90s, with Cletus Kasady making his first appearance as Carnage in 1992's Amazing Spider-Man #360. As a recurring presence in the franchise, many fans have been reviewing the character's comic book appearance compared to his live-action look.

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Cletus Kasady is a psychopathic serial killer and Eddie Brock's cellmate. When the Venom symbiote came to break Eddie out of prison, a symbiote that was a spawn of Venom, bonded to Cletus and turned him into Carnage. pic.twitter.com/IPBD71r1m7 — G1 Grimlock (@G1Grimlock1) May 10, 2021

I will say that Cletus Kasady looks a lot better in Venom 2 pic.twitter.com/b5YbYTpPw9

— Jeffrey (@WakkoKing) May 10, 2021

i'm so happy they changed cletus' hair omg honestly that wig looked so horrific at first I AM SO HYPED

— nate (@heymrloki) May 10, 2021

Didn't watch the first one, probably won't watch this BUT Cletus looks much better in this one design wise(fixed hair n stuff) and carnage looks great, glad they got that part right https://t.co/iRW5bHWlNf

— Rectify WonderBread (@WonderBread4510) May 10, 2021

THE WAY WOODY HARRELSON IS LOOKING AMAZING AS CLETUS KASADY#Venom2 i've been waiting so long to see carnage on the big screen!!!

— steph. (@agonicks) May 10, 2021

Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady might go down as one of the best Marvel castings ever. It’s a little too perfect.

— 2 Dose Banks (@TheNextBlGThing) May 10, 2021

In addition to Harrelson, Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams are reprising their respective roles as Eddie Brock and Anne Weying in Venom 2, together with Reid Scott who is returning to portray Dr. Dan Lewis, Weying's boyfriend. Let There Be Carnage also features several newcomers, including Naomie Harris, Stephen Graham, Sean Delaney, and Larry Olubamiwo. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=venom-let-there-be-carnage-easter-eggs&captions=true"] After a delay, Venom: Let There Be Carnage will be released in US theaters on September 24 (or September 15 in the UK, and September 16 in Australia). [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Seth Rogen has said he doesn't plan on working with James Franco again following accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior. According to Variety, Rogen made the comments during a recent interview with The Sunday Times, in which he addressed the allegations made against Franco in 2014 and again in 2018. In particular, he spoke about how the accusations of sexual misconduct against his former collaborator had affected their professional relationship, having previously worked together on multiple projects. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/12/08/james-franco-on-becoming-the-disaster-artist"] Rogen said in 2018 he would continue working with Franco, but that stance appears to have changed now that some time has passed by. "What I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment," he said. "I would never cover or conceal the actions of someone doing it, or knowingly put someone in a situation where they were around someone like that." "I also look back to that interview in 2018 where I comment that I would keep working with James, and the truth is that I have not and I do not plan to right now," he added, noting that the end of his professional relationship with Franco was "not a coincidence" as "many things" had changed in regards to their personal dynamic with one another. Franco dealt with allegations of inappropriate behavior in 2014 when he was accused of propositioning a 17-year-old girl on Instagram. Franco, then 35, addressed the situation on Live! With Kelly and Michael, claiming it was a case of "bad judgment." He faced further accusations of sexual misconduct in 2018 when five women publicly accused him of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/21/the-disaster-artist-review"] Variety reports that the allegations — which Franco repeatedly denied — eventually "turned into a lawsuit, which was settled in February." Franco has appeared in a few roles since the accusations were made against him, but none with Rogen. The duo previously worked together on Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, The Interview, and many more. Rogen and Franco last starred together in 2017's The Disaster Artist, which was directed by Franco. The movie's screenplay was adapted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber from a 2013 book of the same name written by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell. IGN called the story "a hilarious and heart-wrenching ode to outsider art" that "would be impossible to believe if it weren't apparently true." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Woody Harrelson’s Venom character Cletus Kasady promised plenty of carnage in the sequel, and it looks like the new movie will deliver. The first trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage features our first look at the iconic Spider-Man villain. The trailer makes it clear Carnage can use his symbiote in ways Venom can’t, but what exactly are his powers? Let’s take a look at how Carnage’s powers are portrayed in the comics and why the movie is veering in its own direction, according to director Andy Serkis. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/10/venom-let-there-be-carnage-exclusive-trailer-breakdown-with-director-andy-serkis-ign-rewind-theater"]

How Venom 2 Changes Carnage

In terms of his look, Harrelson’s Carnage is very close to the source material. However, his powers seem to work a little differently in this universe. In speaking with IGN, director Andy Serkis suggests the movie is downplaying the idea of Carnage necessarily being stronger than Venom. In this dynamic, Venom is the physical powerhouse while Carnage is the more agile, unpredictable fighter. “Venom is... pretty straightforward in a way,” Serkis says. “He's like a quarterback. He's very grounded, very physically sort of heavy, and like a quarterback where brute force is very much his thing, but whereas Carnage is in the same way that Cletus is manipulative psychologically and physically, he can take your energy and completely shift it for you. So we wanted the whole movement style to be very idiosyncratic and off-kilter and strange, and you just can't pin him down. It would be like trying to have a fight with an octopus basically.” [caption id="attachment_2511353" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Carnage in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.[/caption] Serkis also revealed Carnage will have at least one completely new power in the movie. He’ll be able to transform into mist, presumably allowing him to travel through tight spaces and evade detection like a vampire. That, coupled with the traditional shape-shifting tendril powers, should make Carnage a very deadly foe indeed. “He can turn to mist. He can turn to all manner of tendrils. He can take different forms. He can weaponize, he can do all of these different things,” Serkis says. “With all symbiotes, they reflect the person who is their host. So the darkness of Carnage, the playfulness, the wit, the strangeness because Cletus… has a real intelligence and in the way that he uses violence as a bizarre, twisted, crazy wit about what he does and he has a real sense of humor, and we wanted to reflect that in the symbiote that is linked to him.” Based on Serkis’ comments, the movies seem to be leaning more into the idea that the symbiote’s powers reflect its host, rather than it growing progressively stronger with each host. That makes sense given that it never bonded with Spider-Man in this universe (as far as we know). We’ll have to see just how much the sequel delves into the symbiote’s origins and true nature. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/09/26/marvels-strongest-symbiotes-and-venom-isnt-1"]

Carnage’s Symbiote Powers

The Venom symbiote only grows more dangerous and powerful with time. In the comics, the symbiote grows physically stronger each time it finds a new host. That’s why Venom is physically stronger than Spider-Man, even though Eddie Brock doesn’t have innate superhuman powers like Peter Parker does. The symbiote learned from its time bonded with Peter, and it replicates many of his genetic gifts once it bonds with Eddie. That’s also why Venom is immune to Peter’s Spider-Sense. As you might expect, that makes Carnage stronger than both Spider-Man and Venom. The portion of the Venom symbiote that split off and bonds with Cletus brings all its experience and physical development along for the ride. Carnage has even greater strength than Venom, and he too is immune to Spider-Sense. However, Cletus’ deranged mind also unlocks a whole new host of abilities. While Peter and Eddie can use the symbiote to change their appearance or mimic ordinary clothing, Cletus takes the symbiote’s shape-shifting powers to a new level. He can transform his limbs into various blade shapes and even form new limbs and tendrils. To make a Terminator comparison, he’s like the T-1000 to Venom’s T-800. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=venoms-30-most-wtf-moments&captions=true"] Even Carnage’s appearance reflects this instability. His red and black “skin” is constantly morphing and spouting off tendrils. He’s chaos in motion, and that aspect of him certainly looks to still be the case in Venom 2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage will hit theaters on September 24 in the US, September 15 in the UK and September 16 in Australia.

It sounds as though PS5 supplies will continue to be limited into 2022. It was never going to be easy launching a new console in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, and Bloomberg now reports that Sony has spoken to a “group of analysts” about the supply constraint issues affecting PlayStation 5 supplies, reportedly warning that shortages will continue into 2022. “I don’t think demand is calming down this year and even if we secure a lot more devices and produce many more units of the PlayStation 5 next year, our supply wouldn’t be able to catch up with demand,” Hiroki Totoki reportedly told the analysts. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/16/ps5-stock-to-be-limited-in-first-year-says-report-ign-news"] Global shortages of semiconductors, which are used in almost all computing devices, has made it increasingly difficult for the continuing demand for PS5 consoles to be met. Semiconductors are a crucial part of the PS5 architecture, and the shortages have let to delays in the console's production cycle. Ever since the PS5 launched in November 2020 it has been difficult for both retail stores, and consumers, to get their hands on one. Both the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the trade war started by the Trump administration against China have affected the ability for electronics manufacturers to get hold of these parts. It was previously reported that AMD (which produces chips for PS5) expected shortages to to continue into 2021, but that looks set to be extended into 2022 as well. Sony has previously been vocal in suggesting it wants to surpass the second-year sales of the PS4, which totalled 14.8 million units – however issues with the particular chips needed might get in the way of achieving that target. Ideally, Sony would want to keep up with, or even exceed the early sales of the Playstation 4, but that is looking increasingly challenging at this point. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/05/why-sony-is-struggling-to-sell-you-a-ps5-ign-daily-fix-"] In April, Playstation CEO Jim Ryan said that the company were looking to increase PS5 supply, and that he was in discussions with chip supplier AMD, but it’s clear from this latest news that those conversations have not yet borne fruit. It’s disappointing news for those looking to get their hands on a PS5, as it looks like demand will continue to outstrip supply for the foreseeable future. Despite those struggles, PS5 has still become the fastest-selling console in US history, for both dollar and unit sales. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Liam Wiseman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @liamthewiseman

Venom: Let There Be Carnage has shown off its toothy first poster, alongside the release of its debut trailer. The poster (below), shows a view of Venom – wrapped in red tendrils – from within Carnage's mouth. It's fair to say there are a lot of symbiote teeth on show here, and gives us a hint at the coming clash between the two classic characters. [caption id="attachment_2511149" align="alignnone" width="1400"] Venom: Let There Be Carnage poster. (Source: Sony)[/caption] And don't fret if this poster doesn't give you the look at Woody Harrelson's take on Carnage that you might have hoped for – we get a full view of the murderous symbiote in the first trailer for Venom 2, which you can also watch below. If that's not enough Venom: Let There Be Carnage information for you, we've also got an exclusive trailer breakdown from director Andy Serkis. Check out that video for a closer look at all the Easter Eggs and references in the trailer, not to mention Serkis' take on the relationships between symbiotes and their hosts – as well as the introduction of Naomie Harris' Shriek. You can check out the highlights of that breakdown in our wrap-up. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/10/venom-let-there-be-carnage-official-trailer-1"] After a delay, Venom: Let There Be Carnage will be released in US theaters on September 24 (or September 15 in the UK, and September 16 in Australia). Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Woody Harrelson reprise their roles as Eddie Brock, Anne Weying, and Cletus Kasady, while Naomie Harris plays the villainous Shriek for the first time. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=venom-let-there-be-carnage-easter-eggs&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.