The Crown Tundra expansion for Pokemon Sword & Shield will be released on October 22. The Crown Tundra is a snowy new open area being added to the world of Sword & Shield, adding new characters, Pokemon and quests. You'll be able to explore Pokemon Dens, and meet every legendary Pokemon in the series so far – as well as a brand new mythical Pokemon, and new forms of the original legendary birds, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/29/pokemon-sword-and-shield-crown-tundra-expansion-pass-trailer"] Dynamax Adventures will let you join 3 other trainers to explore caves and take on battles against Dynamax Pokemon. The brief clips we've seen point to choices of route that take you past different Pokemon types. The Galarian Star Tournament will also be added to the game, an endgame event allowing you to battle alongside and against trainers from throughout Sword and Shield. The tournament should offer new story and character elements that weren't available in the main game. On November 6, you'll also be able to buy bundled versions of Pokemon Sword and Shield, alongside their respective expansion passes. No price was given for the bundled version. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/pokemon-sword-and-shield-expansion-pass-updates-full-show"] To celebrate the Crown Tundra announcement, you'll also be able to catch eight versions of Ash's Pikachu, wearing a variety of different caps – each unlocked by Mystery Gift passwords that are entered in-game. Passwords will be available in "various places", but the first – for Pikachu wearing Ash Ketchum's original cap – is P1KACHUGET. You can find instructions for how to redeem the password on the Pokemon website. As far as we know right now, the Crown Tundra expansion will be the final piece of new content for Pokemon Sword & Shield. We awarded the first DLC epxansion, Isle of Armor, a 7/10, calling it "a solid first attempt at DLC in a Pokémon game, even if it’s too short-lived to offer anything that feels like a truly substantial addition beyond the location itself." [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.

Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has arrived, bringing with it a new fast-travel system for Warzone as well as new operators, cosmetics, multiplayer maps and modes and so much more. You can check out the full Season 6 patch notes over on the Call of Duty blog, but we've also pinned down all of the key changes below. The update is 19.3 GB on PS4, 22.66 GB on Xbox One and 57 GB / 25.5 GB on PC depending on whether you own Modern Warfare or just Warzone. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-warzone-season-6-images&captions=true"]

Warzone Season 6 - Map Changes

• Subway Fast Travel: A metro has been added to Verdansk, described as a "dynamic fast travel system" that allows players to jump between existing points of interest. A number of Metro stations have been placed in the map which squads can investigate to find items and catch trains to move around the map. Safety standards dictate that the cars will not transport players to stations outside of the safe zone, and they also won't move if there is conflict on board. Activision notes that these new underground areas are "prime spots for ambushes."

Warzone Season 6 - New Mode, Weapons and War Tracks

• Armored Royale Mode: This new Warzone game mode outfits every team with a turret-toting armoured cargo truck. If the truck is destroyed, the team cannot respawn, and the last team standing wins, truck or no truck.
• New Weapon Pickups: The supply crate weapon rotation has once again been changed. This time around players will see "a combination of familiar armaments and new blueprints," including six Common, 10 Uncommon, 13 Rare, 18 Epic and 24 Legendary variants to discover.
• Licensed War Tracks: New licensed War Tracks can be picked up as free tiers in the new battle pass, including Jack Harlow's "WHATS POPPIN" and "Grindin" by Clipse.

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Multiplayer Season 6 - New Maps

• Station (Gunfight Map): Abandoned military cargo trains litter this "rural Kastovia train station" which players can clamber on top of and hide between, bringing new verticality to Gunfight.
• Broadcast (6v6 Map): Based on the TV station in the 'Charlie Don't Surf' mission from 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, this new map caters to CQB play with its many tight corridors.
• Tank Factory (6v6 and 10v10 Map): This new map will change depending on the size of the lobby, with two large buildings, a tank factory and a warehouse, available for players to battle through.
• Verdansk Riverside (Ground War Map): This suburb near the frozen Gora River has been brought to Modern Warfare multiplayer for the first time.

Multiplayer Season 6 - New Modes and Challenges

• Killstreak Confirmed Mode: This spin on the popular Kill Confirmed mode makes it so that you can earn killstreaks by collecting dog tags.
• Gun Game TDM Mode: This new mode is a Team Deathmatch spin on Gun Game, where your weapon cycles after every kill, as two teams battle to reach the target score.
• Headquarters Firefight Mode: This spin on Headquarters makes it so enemy respawns are disabled when Headquarters are captured, doling out points for holding the objective.
• Hardpoint Hills and Kills Mode: Similarly, this spin on Hardpoint provides team score to players who hold objectives, as well as wiping out enemies.
• Trials and Officer Challenge Ribbons: Nine trials have been added with Season Six, including a Juggernaut Trial, Quad/ Helicopter Races and Free Roam side missions. New Officer Challenge ribbons have also been brought to the game to help players rank up.

Season 6 Battle Pass

• Instant Unlocks: Upon purchase of the new Battle Pass you'll get access to the Farah Operator, a character from Modern Warfare's campaign. You'll also get an XP Boost, the "Poloski" skin for Minotaur and the "Gilded Arm" assault rifle blueprint.
• New Weapons: Players will unlock the bolt-action SP-R208 marksman rifle at Tier 15, and the 9x39 suppressed AS-VAL assault rifle at Tier 31.
• New Unlocks: Other unlocks in the Battle Pass include skins for Gaz, Domino and Bale, a screwdrivers Combat Knife blueprint and numerous vehicle skins. There's also Edward, a pet bat finishing move that explodes the enemy's head.
• Tier 100 Unlocks: At Tier 100 you'll unlock the Nikolai Operator, a VSS rifle blueprint, a Halloween-themed vehicle skin and a Season 6 emblem.

Season 6 Zombie Bundle

• Undead Forces: A new store bundle has also been brought to the game, including a Hellhound finishing move, a Syd skin and a mini zombie charm.

You can see a roadmap for further Season 6 updates below: [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has arrived, bringing with it a new fast-travel system for Warzone as well as new operators, cosmetics, multiplayer maps and modes and so much more. You can check out the full Season 6 patch notes over on the Call of Duty blog, but we've also pinned down all of the key changes below. The update is 19.3 GB on PS4, 22.66 GB on Xbox One and 57 GB / 25.5 GB on PC depending on whether you own Modern Warfare or just Warzone. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-warzone-season-6-images&captions=true"]

Warzone Season 6 - Map Changes

• Subway Fast Travel: A metro has been added to Verdansk, described as a "dynamic fast travel system" that allows players to jump between existing points of interest. A number of Metro stations have been placed in the map which squads can investigate to find items and catch trains to move around the map. Safety standards dictate that the cars will not transport players to stations outside of the safe zone, and they also won't move if there is conflict on board. Activision notes that these new underground areas are "prime spots for ambushes."

Warzone Season 6 - New Mode, Weapons and War Tracks

• Armored Royale Mode: This new Warzone game mode outfits every team with a turret-toting armoured cargo truck. If the truck is destroyed, the team cannot respawn, and the last team standing wins, truck or no truck.
• New Weapon Pickups: The supply crate weapon rotation has once again been changed. This time around players will see "a combination of familiar armaments and new blueprints," including six Common, 10 Uncommon, 13 Rare, 18 Epic and 24 Legendary variants to discover.
• Licensed War Tracks: New licensed War Tracks can be picked up as free tiers in the new battle pass, including Jack Harlow's "WHATS POPPIN" and "Grindin" by Clipse.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/23/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-warzone-season-six-cinematic-trailer"]

Multiplayer Season 6 - New Maps

• Station (Gunfight Map): Abandoned military cargo trains litter this "rural Kastovia train station" which players can clamber on top of and hide between, bringing new verticality to Gunfight.
• Broadcast (6v6 Map): Based on the TV station in the 'Charlie Don't Surf' mission from 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, this new map caters to CQB play with its many tight corridors.
• Tank Factory (6v6 and 10v10 Map): This new map will change depending on the size of the lobby, with two large buildings, a tank factory and a warehouse, available for players to battle through.
• Verdansk Riverside (Ground War Map): This suburb near the frozen Gora River has been brought to Modern Warfare multiplayer for the first time.

Multiplayer Season 6 - New Modes and Challenges

• Killstreak Confirmed Mode: This spin on the popular Kill Confirmed mode makes it so that you can earn killstreaks by collecting dog tags.
• Gun Game TDM Mode: This new mode is a Team Deathmatch spin on Gun Game, where your weapon cycles after every kill, as two teams battle to reach the target score.
• Headquarters Firefight Mode: This spin on Headquarters makes it so enemy respawns are disabled when Headquarters are captured, doling out points for holding the objective.
• Hardpoint Hills and Kills Mode: Similarly, this spin on Hardpoint provides team score to players who hold objectives, as well as wiping out enemies.
• Trials and Officer Challenge Ribbons: Nine trials have been added with Season Six, including a Juggernaut Trial, Quad/ Helicopter Races and Free Roam side missions. New Officer Challenge ribbons have also been brought to the game to help players rank up.

Season 6 Battle Pass

• Instant Unlocks: Upon purchase of the new Battle Pass you'll get access to the Farah Operator, a character from Modern Warfare's campaign. You'll also get an XP Boost, the "Poloski" skin for Minotaur and the "Gilded Arm" assault rifle blueprint.
• New Weapons: Players will unlock the bolt-action SP-R208 marksman rifle at Tier 15, and the 9x39 suppressed AS-VAL assault rifle at Tier 31.
• New Unlocks: Other unlocks in the Battle Pass include skins for Gaz, Domino and Bale, a screwdrivers Combat Knife blueprint and numerous vehicle skins. There's also Edward, a pet bat finishing move that explodes the enemy's head.
• Tier 100 Unlocks: At Tier 100 you'll unlock the Nikolai Operator, a VSS rifle blueprint, a Halloween-themed vehicle skin and a Season 6 emblem.

Season 6 Zombie Bundle

• Undead Forces: A new store bundle has also been brought to the game, including a Hellhound finishing move, a Syd skin and a mini zombie charm.

You can see a roadmap for further Season 6 updates below: [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Xbox Series X has 802GB of usable storage space in its in-built 1TB SSD, reserving almost 200GB for the operating system and essential system files. In IGN's hands-on preview of Xbox Series X, we showed off the storage space of a base Xbox Series X unit with no apps or games installed, showing the 802GB limit. This is actually an improvement on Xbox One X, which allowed for 780.9GB from its 1TB hard drive. You can check out the storage management screen in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/28/xbox-series-x-hands-on-load-times-quick-resume-and-compatibility"] Game sizes are likely to be a major talking point in the coming generation, with storage costs creeping upwards throughout the lifespan of Xbox One and PS4, particularly with the advent of 4K resolutions. AAA games now require tens, and occasionally hundreds, of gigabytes of storage space – and with the increased quality of Series X games, it's a trend likely to continue. Perhaps the most notable large game right now is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. After today's Season 6 update, the full game install takes up around 192 GB on Xbox One. Assuming a similar size on Series X, you're looking at almost a quarter of the available SSD space taken up by a single game. That said, we can't fully account for how that will change on Series X, with Xbox Velocity Architecture apparently set to reduce game sizes. Xbox Series S games will also apparently come in around 30% smaller than on Xbox Series X, although the lower powered console only has a 512GB SSD. Using the (expensive) Seagate 1TB expansion drive adds 920GB of usable space to the Series X, and USB 3.1 external hard drives can also be used to store games – but the latter option means stored games won't receive the benefits of the Xbox Velocity Architecture, which should improve load times and performance. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] Xbox Series X retails at $499 USD / £449 / $749 AUD, while Xbox Series S comes in at $299 USD / £249.99 / $499 AUD. Both Xbox Series consoles will be released on November 10. Despite Xbox preorders selling out amid widespread retailer issues, Microsoft says more Xbox Series X and S units will be available when the console launches on November 10, following "record-breaking demand". [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.

Xbox Series X has 802GB of usable storage space in its in-built 1TB SSD, reserving almost 200GB for the operating system and essential system files. In IGN's hands-on preview of Xbox Series X, we showed off the storage space of a base Xbox Series X unit with no apps or games installed, showing the 802GB limit. This is actually an improvement on Xbox One X, which allowed for 780.9GB from its 1TB hard drive. You can check out the storage management screen in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/28/xbox-series-x-hands-on-load-times-quick-resume-and-compatibility"] Game sizes are likely to be a major talking point in the coming generation, with storage costs creeping upwards throughout the lifespan of Xbox One and PS4, particularly with the advent of 4K resolutions. AAA games now require tens, and occasionally hundreds, of gigabytes of storage space – and with the increased quality of Series X games, it's a trend likely to continue. Perhaps the most notable large game right now is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. After today's Season 6 update, the full game install takes up around 192 GB on Xbox One. Assuming a similar size on Series X, you're looking at almost a quarter of the available SSD space taken up by a single game. That said, we can't fully account for how that will change on Series X, with Xbox Velocity Architecture apparently set to reduce game sizes. Xbox Series S games will also apparently come in around 30% smaller than on Xbox Series X, although the lower powered console only has a 512GB SSD. Using the (expensive) Seagate 1TB expansion drive adds 920GB of usable space to the Series X, and USB 3.1 external hard drives can also be used to store games – but the latter option means stored games won't receive the benefits of the Xbox Velocity Architecture, which should improve load times and performance. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] Xbox Series X retails at $499 USD / £449 / $749 AUD, while Xbox Series S comes in at $299 USD / £249.99 / $499 AUD. Both Xbox Series consoles will be released on November 10. Despite Xbox preorders selling out amid widespread retailer issues, Microsoft says more Xbox Series X and S units will be available when the console launches on November 10, following "record-breaking demand". [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.

Disney has announced that the next D23 Expo will move from its planned 2021 calendar slot to September 2022. The company shared the update via a tweet on the official D23 Twitter account. The statement confirms that the rescheduled event will now take place on Sept. 9-11, 2022, at the Anaheim Convention Center. Disney also promises that the "D23 Expo 2022 will be a celebration unlike any other" as fans will be given a first look at its "incredible plans for the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company." [caption id="attachment_2413660" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Image credit: Twitter/DisneyD23[/caption] Since 2009, the bi-annual D23 Expo has invited fans to celebrate all of the magic, wonder, and adventure of Disney at a three-day convention packed full of "inside-the-magic" experiences, including exclusive sneak peeks at upcoming films, celebrity appearances, unforgettable presentations, as well as a look at what’s coming from Disney Parks and Resorts and Walt Disney Imagineering. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/23/d23-expo-show-floor-in-90-seconds"] Last year's D23 Expo showcased a suite of up-and-coming films from Disney's various theatrical divisions, with fans being presented with first-look previews and exciting new details about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Black Panther 2, Eternals, Black Widow, Jungle Cruise, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Mulan, Cruella, Soul, Onward, Frozen 2, and Raya and the Last Dragon, an all-new animated film. D23 Expo 2022 will now take place shortly after Star Wars Celebration, another major Disney convention. Lucasfilm cancelled this year's event due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Star Wars Celebration will now return to the Anaheim Convention Center on August 18-21, 2022. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Edmund McMillen has revealed The Binding of Isaac: Repentance, a "mega expansion" for The Binding of Isaac, described by McMillen as "basically a sequel" In a blog post on Steam, McMillen provided an overview of the new DLC, noting that the expansion is "bigger than rebirth was to the OG flash game." The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth was a 2014 remake of 2011's The Binding of Isaac, which brought a huge amount of new content to the game, and saw it ported to current-gen systems. This comparison speaks to how much of a sizable update Repentance will bring to the game.

And of course for those wondering we still don’t have a release date yet but we think end of year is still doable ;) https://t.co/uc3TpvWpv1

— Edmund McMillen (@edmundmcmillen) September 29, 2020

McMillen added that the game is "currently over 90% done" and tweeted that a release date for Repentance hasn't been pinned down, but that the team think that "end of year is still doable," which suggests Repentance may arrive before the end of 2020 if everything goes well. More updates about Repentance will arrive in late October, with news about how Repentance will work with the console versions of the game coming soon. You can check out the Steam store page for Repentance here, which adds that there will be "130+ new items, 25+ new bosses, 2 new playable characters" and a "full alternate path with brand new chapters and a new final boss and ending." Here's our review of 2017's The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+, which we scored a 9, noting that it "adds more to what we loved about the original." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

The first slate of Xbox Series X previews have hit the wild, meaning reviewers are finally able to hands-on test the performance capabilities of Microsoft's next-gen console (you can read our own impressions here). There aren't any next-gen games to test just yet, but the tech experts over at Digital Foundry have put the new console to the test seeing how it runs current-gen games as compared to the Xbox One X. The results are pretty impressive: while the Xbox One X often struggled to output games at more than 30 FPS, the Series X was capable of a smooth 60 FPS – or whatever the game's framerate cap is – in almost all of the games tested. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-series-s-and-series-x-comparison-photos&captions=true"] Most of the games tested, such as Hitman in the 4K Quality Mode, Dead or Alive 6 in the 4K Graphics Mode, and Monster Hunter World in Resolution Mode ran in the 30 to 40 FPS range on Xbox One X, whereas on Series X they either maintain the 60 FPS cap, or dip very slightly below that number in the most demanding of settings. Even Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, which was notorious for its rough performance on the current-gen consoles (and that's even using an 1800p rendering resolution) saw a huge uplift over the One X, hitting that 60 FPS frame cap in many places, only dropping to the low 50s during especially demanding situations, such as when there was a lot of foliage on screen. The takeaway here is that the Series X, as should be expected, offers a major uplift for in-game performance over current-gen hardware. Visually, things don't really look that much better than they did on the One X, but keep in mind these games haven't received any special optimizations for the new console yet either. Once those optimizations start to roll out, and we get a chance to actually test some next-gen games, things are sure to look even more impressive. You can check out Digital Foundry's full FPS analysis here, or check out IGN's deep dive into the Series X in the link above. Also check out IGN's Xbox Series X preorder guide for the latest up-to-date retail links. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Bo Moore is the executive editor of tech at IGN.

The world is still mourning the loss of Chadwick Boseman, who died in late August after a years-long battle with cancer. Now, his 21 Bridges co-star Sienna Miller reflects on his unconditional generosity while they worked together. In an interview with Empire, Miller explained that Boseman fought for her to receive an increased salary for her work on the film, even going so far as to giving up a portion of his own salary to help out. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/29/21-bridges-final-trailer] Miller was hesitant to join the project at first as she was exhausted at the time from working non-stop, but Boseman convinced her to take the role of Frankie Burns as he was a big fan of her work. “This was a pretty big budget film, and I know that everybody understands about the pay disparity in Hollywood, but I asked for a number that the studio wouldn't get to," Miller said. "Chadwick ended up donating some of his salary to get me to the number that I had asked for. He said that that was what I deserved to be paid.” “It was about the most astounding thing that I've experienced,” she said. “That kind of thing just doesn't happen." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-milestones-for-black-superheroes-on-screen&captions=true"] Boseman's impact was felt both on and off-screen, with many of his entertainment industry peers recounting their fond memories of the late actor. Best known for portraying Black Panther in the MCU, Boseman's legacy is honored on the latest cover of Empire magazine. A 40-minute special detailing his life and career is also available to stream on Disney Plus. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

The rules of time-travel have been debated by scientists and sci-fi fans alike for years, but now a student physicist has been able to "square the numbers" to show how paradox-free time travel is theoretically possible. This means that should someone be able to time travel, the dreaded butterfly effect might not be as inevitable as has been feared -- but that doesn't mean a time-traveler might not still face unintended consequences. In a peer-reviewed paper published in Classical and Quantum Gravity, University of Queensland student, Germain Tobar, collaborating with the university's physics professor Fabio Costa, mathematically discovered how, "time travel with free will is logically possible in our universe without any paradox.” The math involved in all this is enough to make Will Hunting scratch his head but Tobar, like a different Matt Damon character, has been able to "science the shit" out of theorizing how one could travel through time without causing those pesky logical paradoxes that bedevil many a science-fiction protagonist. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/27/explaining-the-most-complicated-part-of-avengers-endgame"] One such example is the so-called grandfather paradox wherein, as their paper puts it, "a time traveller could kill her own grandfather and thus prevent her own birth, leading to a logical inconsistency." Or, someone going back in time to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from happening would then nix the very reason why they ever traveled through time. Yes, it's like those arguments about time travel in Avengers: Endgame all over again! “This is a paradox – an inconsistency that often leads people to think that time travel cannot occur in our universe," Costa said. "Some physicists say it is possible, but logically it’s hard to accept because that would affect our freedom to make any arbitrary action. It would mean you can time travel, but you cannot do anything that would cause a paradox to occur.” Tobar basically said, hold my beer and went about proving that, theoretically, one can travel through time, exert free will, and not create any such logical paradoxes. Because classical dynamics and Einstein's Theory of Relativity are at odds with each other on the matter, Tobar's paper calculated how closed time-like curves (CTCs) "are not only compatible with determinism and with the local 'free choice' of operations, but also with a rich and diverse range of scenarios and dynamical processes." Or, as Popular Mechanics succinctly puts it, "as long as just two pieces of an entire scenario within a CTC are still in 'causal order' when you leave, the rest is subject to local free will." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] Tobar's calculations show how theoretically one could time-travel and exert free will in a way that wouldn't prevent the reason why they went back in time. But it could make them wish they had never time-traveled to begin with:

"In the coronavirus patient zero example, you might try and stop patient zero from becoming infected, but in doing so you would catch the virus and become patient zero, or someone else would. No matter what you did, the salient events would just recalibrate around you. Try as you might to create a paradox, the events will always adjust themselves, to avoid any inconsistency."

In the words of those venerable time travel experts Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan: bogus! For more science coverage, learn about the possibility of life on Venus, evidence of a parallel universe where time runs backward, why the moon is rusting, and the discovery of underground lakes on Mars.