Netflix has shared a teaser trailer for Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, a new CG-animated series slated to premiere on September 18. The YouTube trailer shows a group of six teenagers journeying through the gates of Camp Cretaceous for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will see them band together in order to survive, as they get up close and personal with the dinosaurs wreaking havoc across the island, which is located on the opposite side of Isla Nublar. [caption id="attachment_2385517" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Image credit: Netflix[/caption] Netflix also dropped a thrilling new poster for the highly anticipated series. The one-sheet highlights a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist, as it depicts two of the young campers zip-lining away from one of the most dangerous dinos at Camp Cretaceous. Alongside the latest promotional material, it has been revealed that the eight-episode action-adventure series will debut globally on Netflix on September 18. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/04/jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-season-1-trailer"] Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous is coming from executive producers Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow and Frank Marshall, together with Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley who are serving as both executive producers and showrunners on the new series, which was developed by Zack Stentz, who is credited as the show's consulting producer. The voice cast features Paul-Mikél Williams as resident dinosaur expert Darius; Jenna Ortega as social media sensation Brooklynn; Ryan Potter as self-appointed VIP Kenji; Raini Rodriguez as gregarious and enthusiastic Sammy; Sean Giambrone as sensitive and bookish Ben; and Kausar Mohammed as world-class athlete Yaz. Elsewhere, Jameela Jamil and Glen Powell recur as camp counsellors Roxie and Dave. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=jurassic-world-comes-alive-through-new-mattel-figures&captions=true"] Earlier this year, Mattel released a batch of new Jurassic World toys to tie-in with the upcoming Netflix series, along with a few other figures that recreate iconic moments from the original Jurassic Park and 2015's Jurassic World. Jurassic World: Dominion, the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy, is currently in production and scheduled to stomp into theaters on June 11, 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Halloween Ends director David Gordon Green is attempting to bring closure to the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. In an interview with Total Film, Green touched on a number of aspects of his next two Halloween movies, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. His 2018 film, Halloween, centered around the decades-long fight between famed killer Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. It was meant to serve as the beginning of the end, and Green has indicated that the end is where his trilogy is heading. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=18-things-we-learned-on-the-set-of-blumhouses-halloween&captions=true"] "It's a very different movie than Kills, and both Halloweens," Green said in reference to Ends. "The script feels very fun. For me, it was essential to say, 'here's a conclusive episode to my trilogy.' I'm trying to bring closure to my 'Laurie Strode versus Michael Myers' storytelling." Ends is the third film in the trilogy that began with 2018's Halloween. Before getting to Ends though, Kills will release. Kills was set to release this October but has since been delayed almost a full year to Oct. 15, 2021. When asked how Kills would differentiate itself from the Halloween movies that have come before it, Green said the sequel will be much angrier. "If the first film was somewhat retelling the origin of Myers and getting us up to speed with where Laurie has been all those years, then part two is about the outrage of Haddonfield," Green said. "'Mob Rules' was our working title for the film. It's about a community that is united by outrage, and divided in how to deal with evil." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/08/halloween-kills-official-trailer-1"] Green said Kills features less of the comedy present in Halloween and will bring back more characters from the original movie, released in 1978. Read about the announcement of Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends to find out what you can expect in the two sequels and then read our thoughts about the 2018 movie in our Halloween review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Summer Update - Wave 2 will arrive on July 30, 2020, and will bring with it a weekly fireworks show, that ability to visit other's islands while dreaming, and the long awaited Island Backup and Restoration Service. The Island Backup and Restoration Service was one that had been promised for a while and was of importance because, currently, if you were to lose or break your Switch, your island would be gone with it. With this new service, Nintendo Switch Online members can enable this new backup system that will automatically upload island and user save data to the internet at certain times. If you were to lose or break your switch, and this was enabled, Nintendo Customer Support would be able to get you back on your island as you last left it. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/28/animal-crossing-new-horizons-summer-update-wave-2-trailer"] Furthermore, Nintendo has reminded us that this is separate from the Save Data Cloud functionality offered for other games, so the option to move an island to another Switch that wasn't lost, stolen, or damaged is still not ready. However, later this year, Nintendo will release an update that will allow players to move users and save data to another system. As for the fireworks show, this will take place every Sunday at 7pm. Players can redeem Bells for raffle tickets in the plaza to "get various festive items." Players will even be able to upload custom firework designs to see their creations light up the night sky. Lastly, the dreaming feature will begin when players choose to take a nap in any bed placed in their home. Once asleep, Luna will greet you and give you a chance to visit other islands as a dream, or give you the chance to allow others to visit yours. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=animal-crossing-new-horizons-summer-update-wave-2-screenshots&captions=true"] This is different from visiting another island through multiplayer, as nothing you do is permanent or saved, so players are free to explore other's islands without consequence. All it takes to visit one of these dream islands is getting that person's "Dream Address." This will be the second summer update that follows Wave 1 that brought ocean swimming, new characters, sea creatures, and much more. [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 next Pokemon TCG: Sword and Shield expansion Darkness Ablaze is almost upon us (release date August 14) and when it arrives it’ll debut a powerful new Charizard card featuring the fan-favorite Pokemon’s fiery Gigantamax form. IGN is excited to offer your official first look at the English version of Charizard V, Charizard VMAX and a few other cards from the upcoming set such as Butterfree V, Houndoom V and Suicune. Take a look by clicking through the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=Charizard-and-more-from-darkness-ablaze-ign-exclusive&captions=true"]

A Surefire Investment

It goes without saying that these Charizard cards will immediately become collector’s items. Regardless of whether a Charizard card is considered competitively viable in the game or not, you can always count on it earning some value on the secondary market. Last year a shiny Charizard-GX sold for over $10,000 at auction. Charizard VMAX is notable for being the first-ever card featuring the mighty Gigantamax Charizard.

Playing With Fire

Sure, getting cash for your cards is cool, but can this Charizard VMAX melt your opponent's face in a Pokemon match? Let’s discuss how to use it in the game. Forget the days of Base Set Charizard doing a mere 100 damage. After you evolve Charizard V into Charizard VMAX, it hits for a staggering 300 damage with its G-Max Wildfire attack and stands tall with an above-average 330 HP. Those are some impressive stats, but just like Ash’s unruly Charizard in the anime, it’s incredible power will be a challenge to use effectively. The current Pokemon TCG metagame features gargantuan Pokemon VMAX that typically knock each other out in two hits, and they give up three Prize cards when they go down. Remember, a game of Pokemon ends when six Prizes cards are taken, so the strategy for Charizard VMAX should be to land a one-hit knockout two on Pokemon VMAX to win the game. Many opposing Pokemon VMAX have 320 HP -- and the new Eternatus VMAX also debuting in Darkness Ablaze has 340 HP! -- so even though Charizard hits like an erupting volcano, its 300 damage falls just short of scoring a one-hit knockout. That means we’re going to need a little help to hit those numbers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=charizard-vmax-support-cards&captions=true"] Luckily, there are a few cards that can help out Charizard, like Galarian Zigzagoon (a Pokemon that does 10 damage when played) and Vitality Band (a Tool that adds 10 damage to attacks when equipped to a Pokemon). Alternatively, you could first soften up a Pokemon VMAX by attacking it with a single-Prize Pokemon like Volcanion or spreading damage onto it with Salamence VMAX, then Charizard VMAX can swoop in on those flaming wings and finish it off. Now that we have an idea of how to make the G-Max Wildfire attack work, there’s the little matter of powering it up. Five energy is a pretty tall order, but there are a couple options available to help satisfy this expensive attack cost. If you go second, Volcanion’s Flare Starter attack allows you to attach three Fire energy from the deck, which is a simple and effective way to get off to a strong start. There’s also the always-popular Supporter card Welder, which allows you to attach two Fire energy from hand. Once you get three Fire energy on Charizard, you can then lean on Triple Acceleration Energy to get you the rest of the way there. So while Charizard VMAX is incredibly powerful, it will take some ingenuity to unlock its potential. Let us know how you would approach building a Charizard VMAX deck down in the comments. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/05/04/pokemons-real-metal-pokeballs-can-hold-anything"] Darkness Ablaze releases on August 14. Players can get their hands on some of the new cards early by purchasing a Build & Battle Box starting on August 1. With normal pre-release events being canceled for the time being, Build & Battle Boxes provide a selection of Pokemon, Trainers and Energy along with some Darkness Ablaze booster packs for you to build a deck to battle against a friend. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is Senior Editor and Producer of Features at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

A report has surfaced that claims Ubisoft was working on a King Arthur fantasy RPG directed by Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw, which was ultimately cancelled by Ubisoft's former Chief Creative Officer, Serge Hascoët. According to Bloomberg, Dragon Age's Mike Laidlaw was hired to direct the development of a new Ubisoft RPG known as Avalon, a "big-budget adventure involving stories of King Arthur and his Round Table in a sword-and-sorcery fantasy world full of knights and legends." Alas, according to Bloomberg sources familiar with the project, Avalon was cancelled by Ubisoft's then-Chief Creative Officer, Serge Hascoët. Hascoët was apparently suspicious of the fantasy genre, telling the team that, if it was to be a fantasy game, Avalon had to be "better than Tolkien," referring to the hallowed Lord of The Rings franchise. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/21/multiple-assassins-creed-games-reportedly-scrapped-or-minimised-female-lead-roles-before-release-ign-news"] The report's sources noted that Avalon was "progressing well" ahead of its cancellation and that it featured a "cooperative multiplayer world similar to Capcom Co.'s popular Monster Hunter series." In an effort to save the project, the setting was reshaped into science fiction and Greek mythology, but Hascoët was still unwilling to approve it, and it was cancelled in 2019, with Laidlaw leaving the company shortly after. This isn't not the first story we've heard about Hascoët's involvement in rejecting pitched projects - the executive was also allegedly at the centre of scrapping or minimising female roles in multiple Assassin's Creed games. Hascoët recently resigned from Ubisoft following sexual misconduct and toxic culture allegations at the company and was named as "playing a central role in the company's culture problems" in a report from the French newspaper Liberation. Ubisoft recently chose not to directly address the aforementioned abuse allegations during its Ubisoft Forward conference earlier this month, but has committed to "major changes" following multiple reports of abuse and harassment within the developers' studios. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

The horror manga legend's conversation with Kojima was more casual than initially suggested, and he's apologised for potentially offering 'false hope'.

Hearthstone’s next expansion launches on August 6 in NA (August 7 in ANZ), and it’s taking us back to an iconic World of Warcraft setting – Scholomance. This classic dungeon was a decrepit, evil place; a school for necromancers and home to one of WoW’s most infamous villains, Kel’Thuzad, but what was it like before it fell, when Kel’Thuzad was still a human Mage, and its halls were thrumming with students and teachers? That’s the premise for Hearthstone’s Scholomance Academy. It’s a fantastic twist on a famous location, and is also likely to be pretty appealing for anyone who’s a fan of schools of witchcraft and wizardry. More importantly, though, now that we’ve seen a decent chunk of the 135 cards coming in the set, Scholomance Academy is looking really powerful and distinct from a gameplay perspective too. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/28/hearthstone-scholomance-academy-cinematic-trailer"] The set’s new keyword is Spellburst, which is an effect that triggers the next time you play a spell, provided the minion or weapon with Spellburst is still around. The fact that it’s not a guaranteed effect - unless you can play a spell on the same turn as the Spellburst card - should make for some interesting decisions on both sides of the board. Scholomance Academy also introduces dual-class cards, and these lean into areas of overlap between different classes in really fun ways. Druids and Hunters both utilise beasts for instance, while Warlock and Priest both have hero powers that can impact the hero’s health. Dual-class cards even introduce new mechanics, such as Soul Fragments, which are utilised by both Warlocks and Demon Hunters. You can get a feel for these in the slideshow below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=scholomance-academy-spellburst-and-dual-class-cards&captions=true"] That's not why you clicked through to this article, of course. Nope, you're here to see a brand new cad from the set. Introducing Professor Slate, a new Hunter legendary: Yes, if you play Professor Slate then damage a minion with a spell, that minion dies. It’s a strong effect and because it’s attached to a low cost card, you can potentially activate Slate from pretty early on. On turn four you could pair him with Rapid Fire to kill an enemy minion, and on turn five you could use the Twinspell too, killing off two. Some of the other existing spells that you could pair this with in the Standard format include Arcane Shot, Corrosive Breath, Kill Command, Marked Shot, Multi-Shot and Scrap Shot. Slate will even work with Snipe and Explosive Trap… provided he’s on the board when they trigger. [caption id="attachment_2385416" align="aligncenter" width="858"] All these spells can be paired with Professor Slate.[/caption] All that said, because Slate is a one-of (and his effect isn’t a win condition), I don’t think you’d build your deck around him or include cards that aren’t also good without him. It feels like Professor Slate needs to slot into a deck that already has synergy for his effect, and right now none of the Hunter decks really do. Highlander Hunter only has Corrosive Breath in terms of damage-dealing spells, and its minions are very focused around synergy – beasts, dragons, rush - and Slate has none of those affixes. Dragon Hunter also only runs Corrosive Breath and Explosive Trap while Face Hunter has more ways to deal damage with spells, but sure as hell doesn't want to direct those spells at minions. Face Hunter goes face. As of this reveal, however, we’ve hardly seen any of the set's Hunter cards, so Professor Slate could be one piece of a whole new archetype, or part of a package that can slot into an existing archetype. The combination of Professor Slate and Headmaster Kel’Thuzad, for instance, could be pretty spicy. Wandmaker, also, could be an inclusion, as his battlecry can hit both Arcane Shot and Rapid Fire. It’s also worth mentioning that Slate has many more spells he can be paired with in the Wild format, such as On the Hunt, Bomb Toss, Grievous Bite, Quick Shot, Powershot, Flanking Strike, Wing Blast and so on, but Hunter as a whole isn’t doing too well in Wild overall, so it’s going to need something pretty big to bring its win rates more in line with the titans of the format, and whatever that may be, we haven't seen it yet. Even so, Professor Slate is undoubtedly a good card and will likely see play in some capacity while it's in the format. You can see all the cards that have been revealed so far here, and be sure to check out the pre-order bundles and other key details on Blizzard’s Scholomance Academy site. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/26/how-the-hearthstone-team-designed-demon-hunter-behind-the-scenes] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Cam Shea is Studio Lead in IGN's Sydney office and is occasionally on Twitter.

Star Trek Discovery Season 3's premiere date has been announced and it's coming in just a few months. CBS announced Monday that the third season of the CBS All Access-exclusive Star Trek show will premiere on Thursday, October 15. The season will consist of 13 episodes released weekly on the streaming service in the United States. As for what to expect, the Discovery crew is heading, "into an unknown future far from the home they once knew," as stated in a press release. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-trek-discoverys-redesigned-uss-enterprise-bridge&captions=true"] If you've seen the Season 2 finale, you likely know what is being alluded to there. The cast sees the return of show mainstays like Sonequa Martin-Green in the role of Commander Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as Commander Saru, Anthony App as Lt. Commander Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman as Ensign Sylvia Tilly, Wilson Cruz as Dr. Hugh Culber, David Ajala as Cleveland 'Book' Booker, and Michelle Yeoh as Phillipa Georgiou. With Season 3 not starting for a few months, there's plenty of time to catch up on Seasons 1 and 2. Both are available to stream in full on CBS All Access and it's also available on Netflix in nearly 200 countries. There's also Star Trek: Picard to check out on the service in the meantime as well. Read our thoughts on the first season's final episode in our Star Trek: Picard Episode 10 review. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/09/25/is-star-trek-discovery-worth-a-streaming-subscription"] If you're clamoring for more Star Trek Discovery, check out the official Comic-Con 2020 Star Trek Universe panel which features a look back at the first season of Picard as well as a virtual table read of Discovery's Season 2 finale. After watching that, check out everything to look forward to in the world of Star Trek including a new Enterprise-based show called Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, an animated series called Star Trek: Lower Decks premiering August 6, and the Nickelodeon animated show, Star Trek: Prodigy. Lower Decks will be more of a comedy than its fellow Star Trek series' and Prodigy will be a CG-animated show aimed at younger audiences. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.