Update: Insomniac creative director Bryan Intihar has issued a statement regarding the decision to recast the face model for Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered. Intihar shared how the decision to recast the model for Peter Parker's face in the upcoming PS5 remaster was not a decision the studio made lightly. However, Intihar says that "finding a better facial match for actor Yuri Lowenthal" was "a necessity." You can read the full statement below.

A few words from me on today’s news... pic.twitter.com/PpdWVuw4Mm

— Bryan Intihar (@bryanintihar) September 30, 2020

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Original Story: As part of the Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales Ultimate edition, Insomniac will pack in a code for a PS5 remaster of its 2018 Marvel’s Spider-Man game. Today, the developers shared what players can expect from a next-gen remaster of Spider-Man including new visuals, features, and even a new face for Peter Parker. In a new PlayStation Blog post, Insomniac revealed that the next-gen, PS5 remaster for Spider-Man will look better than ever thanks to technology like ray-tracing. The environments will be more detailed, and Spider-Man will even have ray-traced reflections and ambient shadows. Insomniac says character models will also get a boost with higher fidelity skin, eye, and teeth shaders. But one really big change coming to the Spider-Man PS5 remaster is that Insomniac recast the facial capture model for Peter Parker. You can check out a clip of the new Peter Parker face model in the video below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/marvels-spider-man-remastered-ps5-new-peter-parker"] “We loved working with John Bubniak on the original game; however, to get a better match to Peter Parker/Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal’s facial capture, we have cast Ben Jordan to be the face model for Peter Parker on the PS5 console,” Insomniac says in its blog post. Some online have said the new face actor appears younger and shares a certain likeness to another Peter Parker in a more cinematic universe. But on Twitter, Insomniac’s James Stevenson confirmed that the new actor is older than Peter Parker’s in-game age (Jordan is 26 in real life) and that the original PS4 version will not be patched to incorporate the new actor. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/30/marvels-spider-man-remastered-60fps-performance-mode"] Other features confirmed for Spider-Man Remastered are a new performance mode that targets 60fps on PS5, near-instant loading with the option to turn on the funny fast-travel animations if desired, Spatial 3D audio, and haptic feedback on the DualSense controller. The new photo mode in Miles Morales will also be available in Spider-Man Remastered. Finally, Insomniac revealed a new Spidey suit and it’s the one Andrew Garfield wore in The Amazing Spider-Man film series. [caption id="attachment_2414549" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games[/caption] Check out IGN’s Spider-Man Miles Morales preorder guide to check out how to get the Ultimate Edition, which comes with Spider-Man Remastered. Also, check out our original Spider-Man review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Newcomer Iman Vellani has been cast in the title role of Ms. Marvel. According to Deadline, Vellani, 18, won the role after a long search. The Disney+ series follows Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teenager in New Jersey who will be the MCU's first Muslim superhero on screen. In a 2019 interview with the CBC, Vellani referred to herself as a Pakistani-American-Muslim teenager with immigrant parents. Ms. Marvel is expected to eventually segue into the big screen MCU. Vellani was part of this year's Toronto International Film Festival's Next Wave Committee, wherein she was asked who would play her in a movie to which she responded, "Iron Man... duh." [caption id="attachment_2414748" align="alignnone" width="720"] Iman Vellani (via TIFF 2020).[/caption] According to the CBC, Vellani has dreams of becoming a cinematographer. A Vimeo account listed for an Iman Vellani includes a short film, Push, that she directed. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah -- the directing duo behind the blockbuster Bad Boys for Life -- will direct some episodes of the series. Joining them in the directors' bullpen is Meera Menon, a comic book TV series veteran who has directed episodes of Marvel's The Punisher, The Walking Dead, and Titans. The multiple Oscar and Emmy-winning Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who hails from primarily a documentary background, has also been tapped to direct episodes of the Disney+ series. Other behind the scenes talent on Ms. Marvel includes head writer Bisha K. Ali and producer and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Find out everything you need to know about Ms. Marvel here. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phase-4-official-lineup&captions=true"]

Newcomer Iman Vellani has been cast in the title role of Ms. Marvel. According to Deadline, Vellani, 18, won the role after a long search. The Disney+ series follows Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teenager in New Jersey who will be the MCU's first Muslim superhero on screen. In a 2019 interview with the CBC, Vellani referred to herself as a Pakistani-American-Muslim teenager with immigrant parents. Ms. Marvel is expected to eventually segue into the big screen MCU. Vellani was part of this year's Toronto International Film Festival's Next Wave Committee, wherein she was asked who would play her in a movie to which she responded, "Iron Man... duh." [caption id="attachment_2414748" align="alignnone" width="720"] Iman Vellani (via TIFF 2020).[/caption] According to the CBC, Vellani has dreams of becoming a cinematographer. A Vimeo account listed for an Iman Vellani includes a short film, Push, that she directed. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah -- the directing duo behind the blockbuster Bad Boys for Life -- will direct some episodes of the series. Joining them in the directors' bullpen is Meera Menon, a comic book TV series veteran who has directed episodes of Marvel's The Punisher, The Walking Dead, and Titans. The multiple Oscar and Emmy-winning Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who hails from primarily a documentary background, has also been tapped to direct episodes of the Disney+ series. Other behind the scenes talent on Ms. Marvel includes head writer Bisha K. Ali and producer and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Find out everything you need to know about Ms. Marvel here. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phase-4-official-lineup&captions=true"]

EA has pulled an advertisement that marketed FIFA 21's FIFA Points microtransactions to children from the magazine the ad originally appeared in. A picture going around Twitter earlier this week showed a FIFA 21 advertisement in a children's toy magazine. Sounds innocent enough but that advertisement was specifically marketing the game's FIFA Points, which are in-game points purchased with real money to buy FUT packs that give players random virtual players to add to their dream team.

Put your two eyes on step two.#ThisIsntOK pic.twitter.com/IA6HRv2Elf

— FIFA21Mistakes (@AllFifaMistakes) September 26, 2020

In other words, you're spending real money on the chance to get a random virtual player in-game. That ad will be pulled from the magazine, according to EA in a report from Eurogamer. "We take vey seriously the responsibilities we have when marketing EA games and experiences in channels seen by children," EA told Eurogamer. "In spite of this, we're aware that advertising for FIFA Points has appeared in environments it shouldn't have. We have been working diligently with Smyths (toy magazine) to ensure this advertisement is not distributed in any remaining copies of their 2020 catalogue." EA said it has undertaken an immediate review of all future media placements to ensure each of its future marketing efforts better reflects the "responsibility we take for the experience of our younger players." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fifa-21-official-gameplay-trailer"] It's unclear if the now-pulled advertisement was placed in the Smyths toy magazine on purpose or if it was a mixup of some kind. Regardless, it's expected to be removed from the rest of the 2020 catalog for the magazine. This isn't the first time EA has found itself in hot water over microtransactions. Microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2, which was an EA game, caused enough controversy that then-Disney CEO Bob Iger got involved and the company even found itself defending loot boxes, which are a form of microtransactions, to the UK's parliament. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

EA has pulled an advertisement that marketed FIFA 21's FIFA Points microtransactions to children from the magazine the ad originally appeared in. A picture going around Twitter earlier this week showed a FIFA 21 advertisement in a children's toy magazine. Sounds innocent enough but that advertisement was specifically marketing the game's FIFA Points, which are in-game points purchased with real money to buy FUT packs that give players random virtual players to add to their dream team.

Put your two eyes on step two.#ThisIsntOK pic.twitter.com/IA6HRv2Elf

— FIFA21Mistakes (@AllFifaMistakes) September 26, 2020

In other words, you're spending real money on the chance to get a random virtual player in-game. That ad will be pulled from the magazine, according to EA in a report from Eurogamer. "We take vey seriously the responsibilities we have when marketing EA games and experiences in channels seen by children," EA told Eurogamer. "In spite of this, we're aware that advertising for FIFA Points has appeared in environments it shouldn't have. We have been working diligently with Smyths (toy magazine) to ensure this advertisement is not distributed in any remaining copies of their 2020 catalogue." EA said it has undertaken an immediate review of all future media placements to ensure each of its future marketing efforts better reflects the "responsibility we take for the experience of our younger players." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fifa-21-official-gameplay-trailer"] It's unclear if the now-pulled advertisement was placed in the Smyths toy magazine on purpose or if it was a mixup of some kind. Regardless, it's expected to be removed from the rest of the 2020 catalog for the magazine. This isn't the first time EA has found itself in hot water over microtransactions. Microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2, which was an EA game, caused enough controversy that then-Disney CEO Bob Iger got involved and the company even found itself defending loot boxes, which are a form of microtransactions, to the UK's parliament. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Godfall, the next-gen looter-shooter from Counterplay Games and Gearbox Publishing, will be $10 cheaper for players who buy the game on PC. Both digital and physical preorders are now available for Godfall, and the pricing varies depending on your platform. The game is a console exclusive for the PlayStation 5, where the standard edition will cost $69.99. Meanwhile, preorders for the PC version on the Epic Games Store are listed at $59.99. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/godfall-combat-trailer"] Subsequently, the two special editions for Godfall are also $10 less on the Epic Games Store. The Deluxe Edition is $89.99 on PS5 and $79.99 on PC, and the more expensive Ascended Edition is $99.99 on PS5 and $89.99 on PC. The Deluxe Edition comes with day one access to Godfall's planned 2021 expansion, while the Ascended Edition adds onto that with Gold-themed digital items. Many next-gen games are receiving $69.99 price tags, but the pricing of PS5's launch lineup varies greatly. Games only coming to next-gen consoles, like Godfall, Destruction AllStars, and the Demon's Souls remake, are being listed for $69.99. First-party cross-gen games also coming to PS4, like Sackboy: A Big Adventure, will retail for $59.99. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/08/are-70-next-gen-games-justified"] Third-party cross-gen games aren't as consistent. Ubisoft's launch window games, including Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Immortals Fenyx Rising, are being listed at $59.99 across the board, but Ubisoft isn't ruling out a price increase in the future. However, games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and NBA 2K21 are seeing $10 price hikes for their next-gen versions. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a special case, as the standard edition will cost $49.99. That's likely because the game is smaller in scope compared to a full retail release, similar to Naughty Dog's Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] Godfall will launch on PC on November 12th, or alongside the PlayStation 5 on either November 12th or November 19th, depending on your region. All PS5 preorders come with an early equipment starter pack, cosmetic skins, and Zer0's sword from Borderlands. Sony recently revealed preorder details for its PS5 launch lineup, including Digital Deluxe Editions for Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Demon's Souls. If you're still trying to secure a PlayStation 5, keep an eye on IGN's PS5 preorder guide. We'll update the retail links when more stock becomes available. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Godfall, the next-gen looter-shooter from Counterplay Games and Gearbox Publishing, will be $10 cheaper for players who buy the game on PC. Both digital and physical preorders are now available for Godfall, and the pricing varies depending on your platform. The game is a console exclusive for the PlayStation 5, where the standard edition will cost $69.99. Meanwhile, preorders for the PC version on the Epic Games Store are listed at $59.99. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/godfall-combat-trailer"] Subsequently, the two special editions for Godfall are also $10 less on the Epic Games Store. The Deluxe Edition is $89.99 on PS5 and $79.99 on PC, and the more expensive Ascended Edition is $99.99 on PS5 and $89.99 on PC. The Deluxe Edition comes with day one access to Godfall's planned 2021 expansion, while the Ascended Edition adds onto that with Gold-themed digital items. Many next-gen games are receiving $69.99 price tags, but the pricing of PS5's launch lineup varies greatly. Games only coming to next-gen consoles, like Godfall, Destruction AllStars, and the Demon's Souls remake, are being listed for $69.99. First-party cross-gen games also coming to PS4, like Sackboy: A Big Adventure, will retail for $59.99. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/08/are-70-next-gen-games-justified"] Third-party cross-gen games aren't as consistent. Ubisoft's launch window games, including Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Immortals Fenyx Rising, are being listed at $59.99 across the board, but Ubisoft isn't ruling out a price increase in the future. However, games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and NBA 2K21 are seeing $10 price hikes for their next-gen versions. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a special case, as the standard edition will cost $49.99. That's likely because the game is smaller in scope compared to a full retail release, similar to Naughty Dog's Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] Godfall will launch on PC on November 12th, or alongside the PlayStation 5 on either November 12th or November 19th, depending on your region. All PS5 preorders come with an early equipment starter pack, cosmetic skins, and Zer0's sword from Borderlands. Sony recently revealed preorder details for its PS5 launch lineup, including Digital Deluxe Editions for Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Demon's Souls. If you're still trying to secure a PlayStation 5, keep an eye on IGN's PS5 preorder guide. We'll update the retail links when more stock becomes available. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Rolling off the back of the extremely successful Pixel 4a, Google has announced a slightly more capable version of its budget smartphone in the form of the Google Pixel 4a 5G, and it starts at $499 USD. As it's name might suggest, this is a fully 5G compatible smartphone and it brings some other improvements including an Ultrawide lens, an edge-to-edge OLED display, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an improved Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It will be released in Japan on October 15, 2020, and will "roll out to 8 other countries starting in November."

Introducing #Pixel4a5G!

6.2” OLED display. Ultrawide lens. A more powerful battery. And even a headphone jack. https://t.co/OH3Q4IKmFq #LaunchNightIn pic.twitter.com/RS02Et4nIR — It's showtime (@madebygoogle) September 30, 2020

It also features a 6.2-inch screen with a resolution of 2340x1080, a jump-up from the Pixel 4A's 5.8-inch screen. Furthermore, it boasts a battery that can get you up to 48 hours of life with Extreme Battery Saver turned on. It does have a $150 price increase from the standard Pixel 4a, but it does feature a better battery (3140mAh vs. 3885 mAh), a bigger display (5.8" vs. 6.2"), and a better processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 vs. Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G). For those who love video calling, the Pixel 4a 5G lets owners user Duo screen share, which lets you read articles, watch videos, and more while video chatting with friends and loved ones. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-launch-night-in-event&captions=true"] The Pixel 4a 5G's camera also has Night Sight, Live HDR+, Cinematic Pan, Ultrawide lens, and Portrait Light. Since this is a less expensive phone, the Pixel 4a with 5G is not water resistant and does not support wireless charging. Google also announced the Pixel 5 today, and it has 8GB of RAM, a 6" Full HD+ OLED Smooth Display, and much more. The new Google Chromecast with Google TV was also revealed, and it is available today for $49.99 USD. [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.

Rolling off the back of the extremely successful Pixel 4a, Google has announced a slightly more capable version of its budget smartphone in the form of the Google Pixel 4a 5G, and it starts at $499 USD. As it's name might suggest, this is a fully 5G compatible smartphone and it brings some other improvements including an Ultrawide lens, an edge-to-edge OLED display, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

Introducing #Pixel4a5G! 6.2” OLED display. Ultrawide lens. A more powerful battery. And even a headphone jack. https://t.co/OH3Q4IKmFq #LaunchNightIn pic.twitter.com/RS02Et4nIR

— It's showtime (@madebygoogle) September 30, 2020

It also features a 6.2-inch screen with a resolution of 2340x1080, a jump-up from the Pixel 4A's 5.8-inch screen. Furthermore, it boasts a battery that can get you up to 48 hours of life with Extreme Battery Saver turned on. For those who love video calling, the Pixel 4a 5G lets owners user Duo screen share, which lets you read articles, watch videos, and more while video chatting with friends and loved ones. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-launch-night-in-event&captions=true"] ...more to develop

Google just unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Google Pixel 5, during its online Launch Night In event. Unlike the four previous Pixel phones that have been chasing the iPhone as a high-end device, the Pixel 5 marks a fundamental shift towards being a more mid-range smartphone with its $699 price. This is most evident in its use of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, rather than the Snapdragon 865 found in other Android phone flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S20 and OnePlus 8. Although it's not the quickest on the market, the Snapdragon 765G should keep the Pixel 5 running at a peppy clip, and it has seen a memory boost with 8GB of RAM. The Qualcomm system on a chip also grants this handset 5G connectivity. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-launch-night-in-event&captions=true"] Alongside the more modest CPU, the Pixel 5 sports a 6-inch OLED display with a Full HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. That's not quite as impressive as the QHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate we've seen on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and other premium smartphones, but Google isn't targeting this market. On the camera's front, Google has mercifully dropped the telephoto camera from the Pixel 4 and replaced it with a 16MP Ultrawide camera. Meanwhile, the main camera is only 12.2MP, but you get a slightly more wide-open f1.7 aperture, which will allow more light in and should help with night time and low-light photography. What's more, Google has a few new software-based camera features including a new HDR Plus shooting mode that involves actual bracketed exposures – meaning the camera will take multiple shots at different exposure levels. Users will also be able to take portrait photos with Night Sight enabled at the same time. Lastly, a new AI-based Portrait Light feature will allow you to turn your old photos into portrait shots, complete with blurred backgrounds. For videos, users have access to new stabilization modes and cinematic pan to make their home movies a little more interesting. Google has also made a major improvement on the battery front, boosting the mainline Pixel phone's battery from 2,800mAh to 4,080mAh. With a new Extreme battery saver, Google claims the Pixel 5 will be able to extend its battery life up to 48 hours. Additionally, the Pixel 5 supports reverse wireless charging so you can place your Pixel Buds or another smartphone on the back of this device to recharge them. The Google Pixel 5 will be available for $699 and it will release on October 15. Google's flagship phone will also come bundled with three months of Stadia Pro, YouTube Premium, 100GB of Google One storage. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam