Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has said that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have had "the largest launch in Xbox history." Writing on Twitter, Spencer added that over a 24-hour period there were "more new consoles sold, in more countries, than ever before." No figures have been given so far, but we know that the Xbox One was previously the most successful Xbox launch, with more than a million units sold on launch day.

Thank you for supporting the largest launch in Xbox history. In 24 hrs more new consoles sold, in more countries, than ever before. We’re working with retail to resupply as quickly as possible. You continue to show us the connective power of play is more important than ever.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 12, 2020

If you didn't manage to get one for launch day, Spencer says that the team is working hard to "resupply as quickly as possible" in order to meet the growing demand for Microsoft's new console. Many consumers were left disappointed, with both consoles suffering unfortunate last-minute delays in the UK and Canada, and with Amazon seemingly pushing some deliveries back as far as December in the US. With PS5 launching in many territories today, it'll be interesting to see how the rival platforms compare, but Sony has lofty ambitions – it wants to sell 7.6 million units by March, and will hope launch day accounts for much of that number. Our reviews of both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S recently went live, so you can check those out if you're deliberating over which device to choose. If you've received your console and you have Twitch ambitions then you might want to check out our guide, which shows you how you can stream directly from the Xbox Series X. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/xbox-series-x-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Janet Garcia, and Simon Cardy to offer all of our impressions (so far) of the PS5 launch lineup. With many more PS5 reviews on IGN, the cast talks about Bugsnax, The Pathless, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Overcooked: All You Can Eat, some backward compatible games, and a bit more about both Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom. Plus, we answer some of your questions about the PS5 launch games and hardware, and much more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ps5-console-first-look-size-comparison&captions=true"]

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Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday. For more on PS5, check out the PS5 full specs list, our PS5 console review, and our PS5 wiki guide if you're picking one up this week. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=0b8b1f86-da52-4fef-b0a7-2729ca596785"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Jake Gyllenhaal is reportedly in talks to star in Ambulance, a new thriller to be directed by Michael Bay. The Hollywood Reporter says the movie is about two brothers stealing an ambulance that has a patient inside and a paramedic. Gyllenhaal will play one brother with Dylan O'Brien reportedly considering the role of the younger brother. Eiza González is in talks to play the paramedic, but THR says that nothing is official yet. Deadline says the plan is to shoot the movie in January. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="896"] Jake Gyllenhaal in Spider-Man: Far From Home.[/caption] Chris Fedak wrote the script, which is more toned-down than Michael Bay's usual fare, according to THR. Deadline claims the script has been heavily desired for years but never attached a director until Bay. Fedak is one of the creators of Chuck and was also a writer on DC's Legends of Tomorrow. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/06/18/top-5-michael-bay-movies"] The last movie directed by Bay was 6 Underground, which was released by Netflix in 2019. 6 Underground was one of Netflix's biggest debuts ever for an original movie. As for Ambulance, Universal Pictures is reportedly looking to buy the film. Bay has some experience making movies under coronavirus protocols. Bay is a producer on Songbird, which was made entirely during the pandemic. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-action-movies-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] Bay is also a producer on A Quiet Place: Part II, which was recently announced to be getting a spin-off that Bay will produce. The blockbuster director was also in the news recently for penning a tribute to Sean Connery and sharing a story of a time when Connery stood up to Disney executives. Gyllenhaal is also reportedly starring in a movie about the creation of The Godfather with Oscar Isaac playing director Francis Ford Coppola. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who highly recommends the Bad Boys movies.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is set to launch alongside the PlayStation 5 tomorrow, November 12, and developer Insomniac Games has shared a wonderful gif in celebration that features both Morales and Spider-Man the cat recreating a popular meme. Fortunately for us, this is just one of many examples of PlayStation franchises using their characters to recreate these hilarious moments. This particular gif recreates the Shaq vs. Cat meme and sees Spider-Man the cat, who can actually help you in battle, wearing the iconic Spider-Man mask.

TFW You realize you will be playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS5 or PS4 tomorrow! #MilesMoralesPS5 #MilesMoralesPS4 pic.twitter.com/jQObqxFUqN

— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) November 11, 2020

This isn't the first time this meme has been made to fit a popular PlayStation franchise, as Kratos from 2018's God of War also appeared in a version of it with a Tatzelwurm.

pic.twitter.com/xcx6OMKqiz

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) November 26, 2019

Kratos has also had some other great meme recreations, including one based on a scene in Park and Recreation where Ron Swanson throws away his computer.

pic.twitter.com/LOHXXPamVh

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) March 30, 2019

Speaking of Parks and Recreation, Naughty Dog also helped stage another scene that featured Chris Pratt's Andy Dwyer in celebration of the launch of The Last of Us Part 2.

It's official! #TheLastofUsPartII is live worldwide! pic.twitter.com/YH4Bn5a2Cg

— Evan Wells (@evan_wells) June 19, 2020

Bend Studio also got in on the fun when announcing the PS5 upgrades for Days Gone, recreating a scene from Friday with Deacon St. John and William "Boozer" Grey.

If you're taking a ride on the Broken Road for the first time, or finishing up NG+, here's what you can expect when you boot up #DaysGone on the #PS5:

Up to 60FPS w/ Dynamic 4K Save Transfers from PS4 to PS5 pic.twitter.com/qP2ugQO4hc — Bend Studio #DaysGone (@BendStudio) November 3, 2020

Speaking of creating things, Dreams feels like the perfect place to recreate some of the most popular memes with its creative tools. One example developer Media Molecule shared is in honor of the Supa Hot Fire meme.

we can't think of a suitable use for this gif but it's too good to not share#MadeInDreams #DreamsPS4 pic.twitter.com/CdlvKrWosK

— Media Molecule (@mediamolecule) May 19, 2020

Santa Monica Studio also shared a similar gif, but this time with God of War characters.

Greg, you need a little more emotion with that, here... pic.twitter.com/kJgLUIEFzD

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) July 26, 2019

Santa Monica also shared a dual gif that was too good not for us to share that features both Kratos and Joel from The Last Of Us mimicking Antonio Banderas' laptop reaction.

We love you @Naughty_Dog #AGREED pic.twitter.com/zXrv4pmL4Q

— Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) January 10, 2020

There are a ton of other great memes out there, and be sure let us know your favorites in the comments below that feature some of the best characters in gaming. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/marvels-spider-man-miles-morales-review"] Also, be sure to check out our Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales review, in which we said it "may not be quite as packed with content as the original, but it stands out as an essential story in Insomniac’s Spidey Universe. It earns its spot as a fantastic follow-up, telling a wonderful Miles-specific story while improving upon the fundamentals of the first game with distinctive moves and enemies." [poilib element="accentDivider"] 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.

Twitch has acknowledged its fault in the way it has handled the DMCA controversy that put streamers at risk of losing their accounts because they played license music during their recordings. At the same time, the company says streamers aren’t out of the woods yet and strongly recommends they not play licensed music during streams as negotiations continue between Twitch and r In the first, detailed blog post about DMCA after streamers were hit with takedown notices en masse over the summer, Twitch explained that up until that point DMCA was not a major issue for streamers. “Until May of this year, streamers received fewer than 50 music-related DMCA notifications each year on Twitch,” the company says in its blog post. “Beginning in May, however, representatives for the major record labels started sending thousands of DMCA notifications each week that targeted creators’ archives, mostly for snippets of tracks in years-old Clips.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/02/20/streamer-sues-twitch-over-suspension-ign-news"] We’ve covered DMCA in-depth before, but the gist is that when license-holder issues a DMCA takedown request, a platform — in this case, Twitch — must comply with the takedown first before a reviews process can be initiated. The mass takedown requests created a domino effect where suddenly streamers found several, maybe even hundreds, of years-old clips that were flagged as violating DMCA. These put streamers at risk of breaking Twitch’s three-strike rule fairly quickly. To help streamers, Twitch released a mass deletion tool that would help streamers purge their archives of videos, but streamers were undoubtedly not enthusiastic about deleting years of work. Twitch acknowledged that it should have taken better precautionary steps to prevent this. “One of the mistakes we made was not building adequate tools to allow creators to manage their own VOD and Clip libraries,” Twitch says. “You’re rightly upset that the only option we provided was a mass deletion tool for Clips, and that we gave you three-days notice to use this tool.” Twitch also acknowledged a lack of forethought in its toolsets for these situations, writing, “We could have developed more sophisticated, user-friendly tools awhile ago. That we didn’t is on us. And we could have provided creators with a longer time period to address their VOD and Clip libraries — that was a miss as well.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/09/12/twitch-chat-beats-a-chess-grandmaster"] Twitch has rolled out a Music tool that will let streamers play licensed music during their streams without worrying about DMCA takedowns. But negotiations with big music labels are ongoing, so in the meantime Twitch strongly urges streamers to not play recorded music during streams. The company says in the future it will roll out more tools to help streamers have greater control in managing their archives, control the audio in streams that potentially infringe copyright, and better tools to review DMCA notifications. But it might be some while before recorded music is safe to play during Twitch streams. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

HBO Max has announced additional cast members who will join John Cena in its Peacemaker series, which is based on the character from James Gunn's upcoming The Suicide Squad. We learned back in September that Peacemaker was getting his own HBO Max spinoff series, but beyond its inclusion of John Cena in the titular role and Steve Agee as John Economos, not much else was said about the show. HBO announced four additional characters for the series on Wednesday as well as the actors that will play them: Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black) as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day, HBO's Perry Mason) as Auggie Smith, Jennifer Holland (Bright Burn, American Horror Story) as Emilia Harcourt, who she's also playing in The Suicide Squad, and Chris Conrad (Perpetual Grace, LTD., Patriot) as the DC Comics character Vigilante/Adrian Chase. [caption id="attachment_2437047" align="alignnone" width="720"] (L to R): Danielle Brooks (Photo Credit: Matt Doyle), Robert Patrick (Photo Credit: Manfred Baumann), Jennifer Holland (Photo Credit: Dana Patrick), Chris Conrad (Photo Credit: Helen Palmaira)[/caption] HBO said details about the series are being kept under wraps, but that it will "explore the origins of the character that Cena will play in the upcoming film, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it." James Gunn, who is directing The Suicide Squad where Cena's Peacemaker will make his debut, is writing all eight episodes of the HBO Max series and will direct some of them, including the pilot. Cena and Peter Safran will co-executive produce the series. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=who-is-dcs-peacemaker-john-cenas-the-suicide-squad-character-explained&captions=true"] It's still unknown when the series will debut, but it's likely to be released after The Suicide Squad hits theaters on August 6, 2021. While waiting for the movie and Peacemaker, read about HBO Max's Justice League Dark series announced in May and then read about HBO Max's Green Lantern series. Also, be sure to watch this behind-the-scenes teaser for The Suicide Squad. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/the-suicide-squad-official-cast-reveal"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

SPOILERS ahead for Season 2 of The Mandalorian. [poilib element="accentDivider"] A Lucasfilm creative art manager has defended a recent episode of The Mandalorian that features a few instances of Baby Yoda eating a creature's eggs. The Season 2 episode "The Passenger" features a creature known as Frog Lady who carries around a tank of water and eggs. Mando is helping Frog Lady bring the eggs to her husband so they can be fertilized, but Baby Yoda helps himself to a few of them in a couple of scenes in the episode. After a Twitter backlash from some users, Phil Szostak, who is a creative art manager at Lucasfilm and author of some of the movies' Making Of books, defended the episode in a series of tweets on Monday.

For the record, Chapter 10 of #TheMandalorian makes it clear that the Frog Lady’s eggs are unfertilized, like the chicken eggs many of us enjoy. But obviously, chickens aren’t sentient beings and the Child eating the eggs is intentionally disturbing, for comedic effect.#StarWars https://t.co/Js51fLpE3C

— Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) November 9, 2020

"For the record, Chapter 10 of #TheMandalorian makes it clear that the Frog Lady’s eggs are unfertilized, like the chicken eggs many of us enjoy," Szostak wrote. "But obviously, chickens aren’t sentient beings and the Child eating the eggs is intentionally disturbing, for comedic effect." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/07/the-mandalorian-season-2-ep-2s-side-mission-means-more-than-you-think"] In another tweet, Szostak continued to defend the episode by saying that people are naturally going to react to "disturbing" jokes differently. "Fans of horror know that disturbing things make some of us laugh and some of us squirm, or both," Szostak tweeted. "Your mileage may vary." Lucasfilm and Disney clearly weren't prepared for any backlash as Entertainment Weekly points out that a Funko Pop toy of "The Child with Egg Canister" is now available for purchase. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-mandalorian-season-2&captions=true"] IGN's The Mandalorian: "The Passenger" review said the episode "is arguably the episode where Mando comes to realize what it truly means to be a parent - that it's not just about protecting your kid, but also making sure that they learn right from wrong and recognize that their actions have consequences." Anybody who has Xbox Game Pass can check out the episode since all Game Pass members can redeem a 30-day free trial of Disney+ for a limited time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

Justice League director Zack Snyder has revealed that he has ideas for a potential sequel that could follow up his HBO Max miniseries. As Screen Rant reports, Snyder recently appeared as a special guest on a League of Mayhem Livestream from The Nerd Queens to discuss his version of Justice League, which will release in four parts on HBO Max in 2021. Over the course of the conversation, Snyder revealed that he already knows how the story would develop beyond the series for a potential Justice League 2. "What do I say to the world about, you know, what happens when Darkseid comes to Earth?" he quizzed. "Then what? You know, is that a thing? And I think, listen, the truth is that, did I write and did I have and conceive a complete... do I know what happens when Darkseid? Yes. I do know what happens. To say and to speculate about what that is, that would be exciting. I think that's a fine thing." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/justice-league-the-snyder-cut-trailer-breakdown"] Ray Porter's Darkseid is expected to be featured a few times during the Snyder Cut of Justice League. First, Diana will see him depicted in an ancient mural and then, it seems, a flashback will show us Darkseid leading the Parademons against the Greek gods, as his pre-Darkseid version Uxas. It's likely the uber-baddie will appear a few more times in the movie as well, especially after Steppenwolf's defeat. Darkseid's role is just one of many confirmed differences that the Snyder Cut will offer, check out our slideshow below for more or read our individual stories about the new design for Darkseid's herald Steppenwolf, Jared Leto returning to reprise his Joker role from Suicide Squad, and Joe Manganiello reprising the role of Deathstroke for the Justice League reshoots, which reportedly cost $70 Million. For more on The Snyder Cut in general, check out our deep dive into the legendary project's history. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=justice-league-snyder-cut-all-the-known-differences-from-the-theatrical-version&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

The upcoming Mortal Kombat movie reboot has been delayed indefinitely, according to its producer. It will not be released until theaters have reopened nationwide. Mortal Kombat was originally scheduled to launch in March of 2021. As spotted by Game Informer, Mortal Kombat’s producer Todd Garner answered a fan question on Twitter regarding the possibility of new information about the reboot. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=meet-the-cast-of-the-mortal-kombat-reboot-movie&captions=true"] “We’d always planned for it & thought we’d do it in March. The pandemic had other plans,” Garner said. “We won’t have a release date for the movie until theaters re-open. Same for trailer.” Garner also confirmed that they are reshooting some portions of the film since there’s currently no solid release date. This is just one of dozens of films that have been impacted this year due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/17/mortal-kombats-jax-says-movie-will-have-grounded-realism-but-also-fatalities-ign-now] Although delays are never positive news, it’s probably best to wait until it’s safe to return to theaters. As we saw earlier this year, Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster Tenet underperformed at the domestic box office due to a majority of movie theaters being closed or operating at limited capacity. Hopefully, Mortal Kombat's cast and crew can use the additional time to iron out the kinks and perhaps deliver a faithful adaptation of the storied fighting franchise. For more Mortal Kombat action check out the history of its bizarre movie and TV adaptations and how the upcoming film will be grounded in realism. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, Reviews, and Wikis writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

Videos of the Xbox Series X spewing smoke have seemingly been debunked as nothing more than a prank utilizing a vape. As Xbox Series X consoles begin making their way into people’s homes, videos have begun appearing showing them fume with smoke. But those videos appear to be pranks that can be easily fabricated with nothing more than an Xbox Series X and a vaporizer. As demonstrated in this tweet from @XboxStudio (Not an official Xbox-affiliated account), the chimney-like design of the Xbox Series makes funneling smoke from the back vent through the top vent with vape smoke fairly easy.

CANSADO de las FAKE NEWS.

Os dejo un video MIO explicando porque es Fake lo de la consola "Quemada" y como han logrado este efecto incluso estando la consola "APAGADA" pic.twitter.com/LfXzIBSu6N — Xbox Studio (@XboxStudio) November 11, 2020

One of the biggest rumors leading up to the launch of the Xbox Series X was that the console had an issue with overheating. IGN’s review, and others, have debunked these rumors using heat tests, but the smoking video seemingly capitalized on those rumors. IGN has also reached out to Xbox for comment. There are some real, day one, issues with the Xbox Series X regarding firmware compatibility with certain TVs. And Xbox Live was temporarily down yesterday preventing some users from properly setting up their consoles. But those are unrelated to any kind of overheating. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/xbox-series-x-review"] For more, check out IGN’s review of the Xbox Series X and our Xbox Series X wiki for new owners. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.