The new technology in the PS5 DualSense controller was developed alongside Astro’s Playroom, with developer Japan Studio helping test and refine the controller through the design process. Talking to Famitsu, as detailed in an English-language report from VGC, Japan Studio boss Nicolas Doucet said that the systems they developed for Astro’s Playroom helped them provide critical feedback for the controller team. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/dualsense-controller-features-trailer-ps5-reveal-event"] “After considering the experience of the game, we thought about what parts should be further improved and what direction should be taken,” he said. “We continued to send that feedback with the development of the DualSense. It’s really quite fun, and I think it’s an uncommon development practice, but it may lead the way to the future of gameplay, so it’s really exciting to be able to do this kind of work.” “For example, as we tested haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, we compiled personal feedback, such as ‘this has too strong of a recoil.’ We shared such thoughts with the hardware team and then shared them with our international studios,” he explained. “The DualSense received a lot of feedback and was progressively getting more cohesive and better integrated. This was quite a long process – about a year-and-a-half to two years.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] Doucet explained that the design of the DualSense has “changed considerably” over the nearly two years of development, but it has always been designed with haptics and adaptive triggers. For more PS5 news, take a look at our story about Sony predicting that PS5 will sell more in its first fiscal year than PS4 did, and what you need to know about PS4 to PS5 save transfers. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Netflix has revealed the first official look at Freya Allan as Ciri in The Witcher Season 2. The two new photos were shared to The Witcher's official Twitter account on Tuesday in a post that teases Ciri's training at Kaer Morhen, as the accompanying tweet reads: "She gave tearful goodbyes on a most violent night. Now this child of surprise is preparing to fight." The photos were also posted on the show's official Instagram page, with a caption that suggests that Ciri has been "spending time with a witcher." In the first snap, Ciri has swapped out her usual hooded robes for a combat-ready outfit, as she clutches for a weapon by her side. The second image reveals that her weapon is a wooden practice sword, which further teases Ciri and Geralt's training sessions. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/09/netflixs-the-witcher-series-almost-had-ciri-as-the-star-ign-now"] The official synopsis for The Witcher Season 2 confirms that Ciri will be visiting the Witcher castle Kaer Morhen, which is presumably the snow-covered grounds that she is pictured in above. It reads: "Convinced Yennefer's life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent's kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-monster-in-season-1-of-netflixs-the-witcher&captions=true"] These two new images follow the release of the first-look photos of Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia yesterday, which show The White Wolf suited up in his new armour. In the photos, the actor is wearing an all-black studded leather outfit with large shoulder plates and extended wrist cuffs, together with some belt and buckle detailing to ensure that he's harnessed in for any dual-wielding this season. We'll find out more about Geralt and Ciri's adventures when The Witcher Season 2 premieres in 2021. Filming resumed on The Witcher's highly anticipated second season in August following a five-month production shutdown as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Netflix is currently also working on The Witcher: Blood Origin and The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Netflix has revealed the first official look at Freya Allan as Ciri in The Witcher Season 2. The two new photos were shared to The Witcher's official Twitter account on Tuesday in a post that teases Ciri's training at Kaer Morhen, as the accompanying tweet reads: "She gave tearful goodbyes on a most violent night. Now this child of surprise is preparing to fight." The photos were also posted on the show's official Instagram page, with a caption that suggests that Ciri has been "spending time with a witcher." In the first snap, Ciri has swapped out her usual hooded robes for a combat-ready outfit, as she clutches for a weapon by her side. The second image reveals that her weapon is a wooden practice sword, which further teases Ciri and Geralt's training sessions. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/09/netflixs-the-witcher-series-almost-had-ciri-as-the-star-ign-now"] The official synopsis for The Witcher Season 2 confirms that Ciri will be visiting the Witcher castle Kaer Morhen, which is presumably the snow-covered grounds that she is pictured in above. It reads: "Convinced Yennefer's life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent's kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-monster-in-season-1-of-netflixs-the-witcher&captions=true"] These two new images follow the release of the first-look photos of Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia yesterday, which show The White Wolf suited up in his new armour. In the photos, the actor is wearing an all-black studded leather outfit with large shoulder plates and extended wrist cuffs, together with some belt and buckle detailing to ensure that he's harnessed in for any dual-wielding this season. We'll find out more about Geralt and Ciri's adventures when The Witcher Season 2 premieres in 2021. Filming resumed on The Witcher's highly anticipated second season in August following a five-month production shutdown as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Netflix is also currently hard at work on The Witcher: Blood Origin and The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Daniel Craig has offered up some frank advice to the next actor who chooses to take on the iconic role of James Bond in the blockbuster film franchise. Speaking on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the actor, who is officially bowing out as 007 after his fifth outing in No Time To Die, had an important piece of advice to pass onto whoever suits up in the tuxedo next. "Don't f**k it up," Craig said in his short, but to the point, recommendation. "It's a beautiful, amazing thing. Leave it better than when you found it." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/03/no-time-to-die-official-trailer-2"] Craig also addressed his decision to move on from the franchise, as he said that he had already given everything that he could to the character, who he's portrayed on-screen since 2006's Casino Royale. He reprised the role in 2008's Quantum of Solace, 2012's Skyfall and 2015's Spectre, all of which have collectively grossed more than $3.1 billion at the worldwide box office. "I've given it everything I can," he said. "I'm so glad that I came back and did this last one. We had lots of loose threads we hadn't tied up. The story just didn't feel complete... I needed a break, I truly admit it. I just needed to get my head away from it for a while and once I had, we started talking about storylines and things that we could do, and where we could take it." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=james-bond-no-time-to-die-character-posters&captions=true"] On his next assignment, Bond's peaceful retirement from active service will be interrupted when his CIA friend Felix Leiter tracks him down in Jamaica, seeking help to rescue a kidnapped scientist. The mission will set Bond onto the "trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology." It has already been speculated that Rami Malek's supervillain is a rebooted version of Dr. No. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait a little while longer to find out, as the release date for the 25th Bond film has been pushed back for the second time due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. No Time To Die will now be released in April 2021, a year after it was originally set to hit the big screen, in order for it to be watched by a worldwide theatrical audience. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Daniel Craig has offered up some frank advice to the next actor who chooses to take on the iconic role of James Bond in the blockbuster film franchise. Speaking on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the actor, who is officially bowing out as 007 after his fifth outing in No Time To Die, had an important piece of advice to pass onto whoever suits up in the tuxedo next. "Don't f**k it up," Craig said in his short, but to the point, recommendation. "It's a beautiful, amazing thing. Leave it better than when you found it." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/03/no-time-to-die-official-trailer-2"] Craig also addressed his decision to move on from the franchise, as he said that he had already given everything that he could to the character, who he's portrayed on-screen since 2006's Casino Royale. He reprised the role in 2008's Quantum of Solace, 2012's Skyfall and 2015's Spectre, all of which have collectively grossed more than $3.1 billion at the worldwide box office. "I've given it everything I can," he said. "I'm so glad that I came back and did this last one. We had lots of loose threads we hadn't tied up. The story just didn't feel complete... I needed a break, I truly admit it. I just needed to get my head away from it for a while and once I had, we started talking about storylines and things that we could do, and where we could take it." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=james-bond-no-time-to-die-character-posters&captions=true"] On his next assignment, Bond's peaceful retirement from active service will be interrupted when his CIA friend Felix Leiter tracks him down in Jamaica, seeking help to rescue a kidnapped scientist. The mission will set Bond onto the "trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology." It has already been speculated that Rami Malek's supervillain is a rebooted version of Dr. No. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait a little while longer to find out, as the release date for the 25th Bond film has been pushed back for the second time due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. No Time To Die will now be released in April 2021, a year after it was originally set to hit the big screen, in order for it to be watched by a worldwide theatrical audience. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Next-gen collections of Bethesda's Wolfenstein, Dishonored and Prey games seem to be headed to the Xbox Series X and S, according to new ESRB ratings. You can check out the ESRB page for Dishonored & Prey The Arkane Collection here, as well as the Wolfenstein Alt History Collection. 'Xbox Series' is listed as the only platform for both ratings, suggesting they could be exclusive to Microsoft consoles following Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media - which owns both Arkane and Wolfenstein studio MachineGames. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/22/the-5-biggest-takeaways-from-xboxs-bethesda-acquisition"] The Dishonored & Prey The Arkane Collection rating mentions four games, which are most likely Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and Prey. The Wolfenstein Alt History Collection blurb also mentions four games, which are most likely Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Given that the Xbox Series hasn't announced any VR support just yet, it's reasonable to assume Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot has been skipped. The Wolfenstein collection mentions in-game purchases, but don't be alarmed, it's almost certainly referring to the existing microtransactions in the co-op game Wolfenstein: Youngblood, which allow players to purchase cosmetic skins. These next-gen collections would make a lot of sense in the wake of Microsoft's recent $7.5 Billion acquisition of Zenimax Media, bringing Bethesda Softworks and its studios under its wing – previously, Microsoft said Bethesda Games would be released on non-Microsoft platforms on a "case-by-case" basis. Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from Xbox's Bethesda acquisition. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Next-gen collections of Bethesda's Wolfenstein, Dishonored and Prey games seem to be headed to the Xbox Series X and S, according to new ESRB ratings. You can check out the ESRB page for Dishonored & Prey The Arkane Collection here, as well as the Wolfenstein Alt History Collection. 'Xbox Series' is listed as the only platform for both ratings, suggesting they could be exclusive to Microsoft consoles following Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media - which owns both Arkane and Wolfenstein studio MachineGames. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/22/the-5-biggest-takeaways-from-xboxs-bethesda-acquisition"] The Dishonored & Prey The Arkane Collection rating mentions four games, which are most likely Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and Prey. The Wolfenstein Alt History Collection blurb also mentions four games, which are most likely Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Given that the Xbox Series hasn't announced any VR support just yet, it's reasonable to assume Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot has been skipped. The Wolfenstein collection mentions in-game purchases, but don't be alarmed, it's almost certainly referring to the existing microtransactions in the co-op game Wolfenstein: Youngblood, which allow players to purchase cosmetic skins. These next-gen collections would make a lot of sense in the wake of Microsoft's recent $7.5 Billion acquisition of Zenimax Media, bringing Bethesda Softworks and its studios under its wing – previously, Microsoft said Bethesda Games would be released on non-Microsoft platforms on a "case-by-case" basis. Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from Xbox's Bethesda acquisition. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan, has said that he believes more PlayStation 5 consoles will be sold in its first fiscal year than the amount of PS4s sold in the same period. Talking to Korean site Naver (via Gamesindustry.biz), Ryan predicted that PS5 will “sell more in its first fiscal year than [we] sold in the first fiscal year at the time of [the] PS4 launch.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/playstation-5-breathtaking-immersion-trailer"] For reference, between its launch in November 2013 and the end of the fiscal year in April 2014, the PS4 sold more than seven million units. That means that Sony is forecasting more than seven million PS5 sales before next April, despite the current pandemic economy. Previously there had been rumours that the pandemic had disrupted supply to the point that only four million consoles would be able to be produced this fiscal year, but with Sony seemingly confident about selling over seven million, it appears that rumour holds no water. Another report had suggested that the high price point of the console would affect demand, but Sony appears to not be worried about that. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] In other PS5 news, this will be the first time the console uses X as the default button for select worldwide, meaning Japanese players will be forced away from the classic Circle-to-select mapping. A recent hands-on with press in Japan also revealed more images of the monolithic console in the wild. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan, has said that he believes more PlayStation 5 consoles will be sold in its first fiscal year than the amount of PS4s sold in the same period. Talking to Korean site Naver (via Gamesindustry.biz), Ryan predicted that PS5 will “sell more in its first fiscal year than [we] sold in the first fiscal year at the time of [the] PS4 launch.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/01/playstation-5-breathtaking-immersion-trailer"] For reference, between its launch in November 2013 and the end of the fiscal year in April 2014, the PS4 sold more than seven million units. That means that Sony is forecasting more than seven million PS5 sales before next April, despite the current pandemic economy. Previously there had been rumours that the pandemic had disrupted supply to the point that only four million consoles would be able to be produced this fiscal year, but with Sony seemingly confident about selling over seven million, it appears that rumour holds no water. Another report had suggested that the high price point of the console would affect demand, but Sony appears to not be worried about that. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] In other PS5 news, this will be the first time the console uses X as the default button for select worldwide, meaning Japanese players will be forced away from the classic Circle-to-select mapping. A recent hands-on with press in Japan also revealed more images of the monolithic console in the wild. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Activision has confirmed that five modes will be available to play in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Open Beta.

Those modes are Team Deathmatch, Domination, VIP Escort, Kill Confirmed, and Combined Arms. This is a similar mix to the modes seen in last month’s alpha, just with VIP Escort replacing Domination. Combined Arms, the mixed vehicular/infantry 12v12 mode, will likely be Domination though, should it use the same set up as the alpha.

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This beta is open to all PS4 players between Saturday, October 10 and Monday, October 12. Players who have pre-ordered on PS4 can get in a little earlier, though. If that’s you, then the gates open on Thursday, October 8.

If you’ve pre-ordered on a different format, then you’ll be able to get into the beta from Thursday, October 15. This opens up to all players, regardless of format, between Saturday, October 17 and Monday, October 19. The beta is crossplay enabled, so by this second weekend of the beta Xbox, PlayStation, and PC users can all play together.

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To get an idea of what’s in store, check out our impressions of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War alpha, which we felt worked as a throwback to the original days of Black Ops, for better and for worse.

Black Ops Cold War releases on November 13, on current and next-gen consoles as well as PC. Check out our Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War preorder guide to see what comes with each of the editions. As for what’s in the actual game, expect campaign, multiplayer, and the popular zombies mode, which was recently revealed.

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Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.