Microsoft is promising a smoother experience for pre-ordering the Xbox Series X and Series S than the PS5, and today Microsoft laid-out exactly when and where one can pre-order the next-gen Xbox consoles. According to reports, pre-orders for the Xbox Series X and S will begin at 8 am PT/11 am ET on September 22 at various retailers. Online retailers like Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco, Sam's Club, Gamestop, Newegg, and the Army and Airforce Exchange Service will all carry digital pre-orders for both Xbox systems. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] Microsoft's time and date pre-order announcement is a stark contrast to the PS5 pre-order process when Sony announced pre-orders would go up today on September 17, but instead, pre-orders went live across different retailers at different times and chaos ensued. PS5 stock fluctuated at different retailers, and some sites crashed or were unable to meet demand. Meanwhile other customers discovered their PS5 pre-orders at specific retailers were canceled. Although Microsoft is laying out pre-order plans early, we'll have to wait until the actual pre-order date to see if everything goes as smoothly as planned. The Xbox Series X will retail for $499, while the digital-only Series S will retail at $299. Keep an eye on our Xbox Series X pre-order page for the latest, up-to-date pre-order info. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.  

V1 Interactive announced that it will remove the multiplayer component from its hybrid-FPS Disintegration on November 17. The decision comes three months after Disintegration’s launch. Disintegration is a first-person shooter with real-time strategy elements. The game is played in the first-person and you can navigate the map using a flying “gravcycle” and shoot at enemy players. At the same time, you’ll need to send orders to your ground troops to accomplish objectives or take down other enemies. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/the-first-23-minutes-of-disintegration"] It’s a twist on the FPS formula and V1 Interactive was founded by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto, but it doesn’t appear to have gained traction.

“From both the development team at V1 Interactive and publishing group at Private Division, we stand by the creative risks taken to launch such a unique, genre-bending game,” V1 said in a statement. “We believe the video game industry needs constant innovation, and we will continue to take risks, follow creative visions, and support new ideas,” V1 added.

IGN’s Disintegration review noted the uniqueness of the hybrid-FPS gameplay, but it falls “pretty flat after a while.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

V1 Interactive announced that it will remove the multiplayer component from its hybrid-FPS Disintegration on November 17. The decision comes three months after Disintegration’s launch. Disintegration is a first-person shooter with real-time strategy elements. The game is played in the first-person and you can navigate the map using a flying “gravcycle” and shoot at enemy players. At the same time, you’ll need to send orders to your ground troops to accomplish objectives or take down other enemies. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/the-first-23-minutes-of-disintegration"] It’s a twist on the FPS formula and V1 Interactive was founded by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto, but it doesn’t appear to have gained traction.

“From both the development team at V1 Interactive and publishing group at Private Division, we stand by the creative risks taken to launch such a unique, genre-bending game,” V1 said in a statement. “We believe the video game industry needs constant innovation, and we will continue to take risks, follow creative visions, and support new ideas,” V1 added.

IGN’s Disintegration review noted the uniqueness of the hybrid-FPS gameplay, but it falls “pretty flat after a while.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

The Batman has resumed filming following its star, Robert Pattinson, completing his quarantine after allegedly being diagnosed with COVID-19. As reported by THR, a WB spokesperson announced the news that "following a hiatus for COVID-19 quarantine precautions, filming has now resumed on The Batman in the U.K." The Batman shut down its production on September 3, with Warner Bros. confirming that a member of the production had contracted coronavirus. While it was never explicitly said, THR's sources had said Pattinson was the "specific individual who had tested positive." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] This was another shut down for the production of The Batman which suffered its first back in March when industry-wide shutdowns began due to the spread of the pandemic. Around that time, The Batman director Matt Reeves revealed that filming was about 25% complete at around the arrival of the first stoppage. The Batman received its first trailer at DC FanDome, and it showed a younger Batman working to take down a masked serial killer and a deal with vast conspiracy linking some of the most powerful families in Gotham. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-official-trailer-1-stills&captions=true"] While some believe this masked foe could be The Riddler, we've examined the evidence and try to determine if there is more than meets the eye to this story. The Batman is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 1, 2021. For more, be sure to check out everything we know about this new take on Batman, where the Joker could be in this reboot, and how the riddle in the first trailer may have already been solved. [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.

The Batman has resumed filming following its star, Robert Pattinson, completing his quarantine after allegedly being diagnosed with COVID-19. As reported by THR, a WB spokesperson announced the news that "following a hiatus for COVID-19 quarantine precautions, filming has now resumed on The Batman in the U.K." The Batman shut down its production on September 3, with Warner Bros. confirming that a member of the production had contracted coronavirus. While it was never explicitly said, THR's sources had said Pattinson was the "specific individual who had tested positive." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] This was another shut down for the production of The Batman which suffered its first back in March when industry-wide shutdowns began due to the spread of the pandemic. Around that time, The Batman director Matt Reeves revealed that filming was about 25% complete at around the arrival of the first stoppage. The Batman received its first trailer at DC FanDome, and it showed a younger Batman working to take down a masked serial killer and a deal with vast conspiracy linking some of the most powerful families in Gotham. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-official-trailer-1-stills&captions=true"] While some believe this masked foe could be The Riddler, we've examined the evidence and try to determine if there is more than meets the eye to this story. The Batman is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 1, 2021. For more, be sure to check out everything we know about this new take on Batman, where the Joker could be in this reboot, and how the riddle in the first trailer may have already been solved. [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.

AMC and Twitch have announced TWDUniverse, a new Twitch channel offering original content, watchalongs and interactive experiences set around The Walking Dead Universe. The new channel will premiere this Sunday, September 20 with a launch party stream, followed by a Walking Dead catch-up, where "hosts will lead fans through select episodes of The Walking Dead season 10 and Fear The Walking Dead season 5, with real-time reactions as they watch and interact with the community, leading up to the much-anticipated premiere of episode 1016 on October 4." Going forward, the channel will aim to air 12 hours of original content a week, including Watchalongs during episode premieres. Hosts include Clarke Wolfe, Ronnetta Renay and Dylan Gabriel Guerra. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/17/the-walking-dead-universe-official-trailer"] “As the storytelling and characters that span ’The Walking Dead’ Universe continue to grow, so do the innovative ways we reach and engage with fans – both old and new – across social media and popular new platforms like Twitch,” said David Beck, executive vice president and head of programming strategy and business operations, AMC Networks. “Sunday nights on Twitch are audience-first and fan-centric, and we are thrilled at this opportunity to build something new for passionate fans of ‘The Walking Dead’ Universe, giving them a new community to celebrate the Universe, channel their enthusiasm and express their fandom.” You can check out an initial show line-up below: Launch Party Launches Sunday, September 20 For its first stream, TWDUniverse will kick off with a Launch Party featuring hosts Clarke, Ronnetta and Dylan as they welcome fans into the TWDUniverse community to learn, play and discuss among the most authoritative voices on the franchise, as well as kick off a season 10 interactive marathon of The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead Catch Up Launches Sunday, September 20 The hosts will lead fans through select episodes of The Walking Dead season 10 and Fear The Walking Dead season 5, with real-time reactions as they watch and interact with the community, leading up to the much-anticipated premiere of episode 1016 on October 4. Re-Watching Dead Launches Thursday, September 24 A weekly deep dive discussion show focusing on spoiler-filled exploration into past episodes of The Walking Dead -- exploring both on-screen and behind-the-scenes stories. Fans will get to re-live the first time they saw the show through interactive discussion of the story and dig deeper behind the scenes via interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and interactive segments and games where they are part of the show. World Beyond Celebration (name pending) Launches Sunday, September 27 A variety show celebration of World Beyond composed of quick segments diving into cast interviews, BTS discussion, or fun and games with the audience. Framed around the idea of “youth,” many of the stitching comes from exploring what younger versions of Walking Dead characters would be like. Plus, it gives us a chance to get to know our hosts and guests better as they share stories from their high school years, as well. TWD Sundays Launches Sunday, October 4 with 4 hours of continuous streaming content each week: 7:30pm Eastern: Recapping Dead Pre-Show – Hosts dive into recaps of the previous week’s episode, explore theories and give their best predictions and speculations before the new episode premieres on television. 9:00pm Eastern: Live Watch Party – During the episode, TWDUniverse will keep streaming on Twitch to create a live second screen experience for new episodes in The Walking Dead Universe with behind-the-scenes info pop-ups, interactions from the community and live host reactions. 11:00pm Wastern: After Show – Following the premiere of Talking Dead, fans can continue the discussion in a more informal, interactive space on Twitch, taking a deeper dive into the new episodes. [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.

AMC and Twitch have announced TWDUniverse, a new Twitch channel offering original content, watchalongs and interactive experiences set around The Walking Dead Universe. The new channel will premiere this Sunday, September 20 with a launch party stream, followed by a Walking Dead catch-up, where "hosts will lead fans through select episodes of The Walking Dead season 10 and Fear The Walking Dead season 5, with real-time reactions as they watch and interact with the community, leading up to the much-anticipated premiere of episode 1016 on October 4." Going forward, the channel will aim to air 12 hours of original content a week, including Watchalongs during episode premieres. Hosts include Clarke Wolfe, Ronnetta Renay and Dylan Gabriel Guerra. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/17/the-walking-dead-universe-official-trailer"] “As the storytelling and characters that span ’The Walking Dead’ Universe continue to grow, so do the innovative ways we reach and engage with fans – both old and new – across social media and popular new platforms like Twitch,” said David Beck, executive vice president and head of programming strategy and business operations, AMC Networks. “Sunday nights on Twitch are audience-first and fan-centric, and we are thrilled at this opportunity to build something new for passionate fans of ‘The Walking Dead’ Universe, giving them a new community to celebrate the Universe, channel their enthusiasm and express their fandom.” You can check out an initial show line-up below: Launch Party Launches Sunday, September 20 For its first stream, TWDUniverse will kick off with a Launch Party featuring hosts Clarke, Ronnetta and Dylan as they welcome fans into the TWDUniverse community to learn, play and discuss among the most authoritative voices on the franchise, as well as kick off a season 10 interactive marathon of The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead Catch Up Launches Sunday, September 20 The hosts will lead fans through select episodes of The Walking Dead season 10 and Fear The Walking Dead season 5, with real-time reactions as they watch and interact with the community, leading up to the much-anticipated premiere of episode 1016 on October 4. Re-Watching Dead Launches Thursday, September 24 A weekly deep dive discussion show focusing on spoiler-filled exploration into past episodes of The Walking Dead -- exploring both on-screen and behind-the-scenes stories. Fans will get to re-live the first time they saw the show through interactive discussion of the story and dig deeper behind the scenes via interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and interactive segments and games where they are part of the show. World Beyond Celebration (name pending) Launches Sunday, September 27 A variety show celebration of World Beyond composed of quick segments diving into cast interviews, BTS discussion, or fun and games with the audience. Framed around the idea of “youth,” many of the stitching comes from exploring what younger versions of Walking Dead characters would be like. Plus, it gives us a chance to get to know our hosts and guests better as they share stories from their high school years, as well. TWD Sundays Launches Sunday, October 4 with 4 hours of continuous streaming content each week: 7:30pm Eastern: Recapping Dead Pre-Show – Hosts dive into recaps of the previous week’s episode, explore theories and give their best predictions and speculations before the new episode premieres on television. 9:00pm Eastern: Live Watch Party – During the episode, TWDUniverse will keep streaming on Twitch to create a live second screen experience for new episodes in The Walking Dead Universe with behind-the-scenes info pop-ups, interactions from the community and live host reactions. 11:00pm Wastern: After Show – Following the premiere of Talking Dead, fans can continue the discussion in a more informal, interactive space on Twitch, taking a deeper dive into the new episodes. [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.

This week in GTA Online, claim tons of bonus GTA$ and RP in certain game modes, a GTA$250k bonus for finding all 10 movie props, and much more.

This week in GTA Online, claim tons of bonus GTA$ and RP in certain game modes, a GTA$250k bonus for finding all 10 movie props, and much more.

Last week CD Projekt Red announced episode 3 of Night City Wire – a live show where the devs reveal updates about the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077, which was originally set to release on September 17, but was delayed back in June for a new release date of November 19. For the third episode, Cyberpunk 2077's official Twitter account said it will, "take you on a tour around Night City, check up on its gangs, and give you a sneak peek into the creation of #Cyberpunk2077 original score." They also shared a short video that teases the gangs in Night City, including, the Animals, Aldecaldos, Maelstrom, The Mox, 6th Street, Tyger Claws, Valentinos, Voodoo Boys, and Wraiths. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/25/cyberpunk-2077-hands-on-what-we-think-after-4-hours-in-night-city"]

Night City Wire Episode 3 Start Time

Night City Wire episode 3 will take place on Friday, September 18. It will start at 9 am PT, 12 pm ET, and 5 pm BST. If you’re watching from Australia, you can have a late night sesh and tune in on Saturday, September 19 at 2 am AEST. The episode length has not been revealed, but it is expected to be around 25 minutes – the same as the previous two episodes.

How to Watch Night City Wire Episode 3

We'll be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 livestream on our channels across a variety of platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Twitter. Here’s the full list of places you can watch Night City Wire Episode 3:

• IGN.com (homepage)
• IGN's Facebook Channel
• IGN’s Twitter
• IGN's Twitch Channel
• IGN’s Youtube Channel
• IGN's TikTok
• IGN's iOS App
• IGN's Android App
• IGN's PlayStation 4 App
• IGN's Xbox One App
• Roku
• IGN App for Android TV
• IGN for Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• IGN 1 on Samsung TV Plus
• Pluto TV
• Plex Live TV

What Kind of Cyberpunk 2077 Updates to Expect

As mentioned above, Night City Wire episode 3 will take viewers around Night City on a tour, along with meeting the gangs we've had yet to learn about. The gangs we can expect to find out details about include, the Animals, Aldecaldos, Maelstrom, The Mox, 6th Street, Tyger Claws, Valentinos, Voodoo Boys, and Wraiths. CD Projekt Red also said we will get a look into how the original score was created. Night City Wire episode 2 focused on the three starter paths players can choose from: Nomad, Street Kid and Corpo. Each path you choose gives your V a background identity that changes everything from dialogue to your starting mission and location. We also learned about music in the game, with a behind-the-scenes look at the rock band from Sweden, Refused, who portrays Johnny Silverhand's band. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-the-four-aesthetic-styles-of-night-city&captions=true"] CD Projekt Red also went into weapon details during episode 2, revealing there will be numerous types of weapons that will connect with different stats and rarity levels. Legendary weapons will be the rarest level, and unsurprisingly, the most challenging to obtain. To dive deeper into everything that is Cyberpunk 2077, check out what we thought of Night City after 4 hours of playing in the city. [poilib element="accentDivider"]