With the original X-Men movie now officially 20 years old, Hasbro is celebrating the occasion by revealing a new wave of Marvel Legends figures inspired by the Fox movie series. The first four Marvel Legends X-Men 20th Anniversary Figures feature arguably the four most important characters in the movies - Wolverine, Mystique, Magneto and Professor X. See how these iconic movie characters have been translated into action-figure form in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-x-men-movie-figures-youve-been-waiting-for-have-arrived&captions=true"] Interestingly, these four figures are pulled from various corners of the X-Men cinematic universe. The Wolverine figure depicts his civilian, leather jacket-clad look from 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, while the Mystique figure is based on her appearance in the first movie and features the likeness of actress Rebecca Romijn rather than Jennifer Lawrence. Meanwhile, Professor X and Magneto are being sold together as a deluxe set and will include alternate heads, giving collectors options whether they prefer the Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen versions, or the James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender versions. The Wolverine and Mystique figures are priced at $24.99, while the Professor X/Magneto set is priced at $49.99. All three are slated for release in Fall 2020 and are available to pre-order on Hasbro Pulse. This will actually be the first time since 2003's X2: X-Men United toy line that the movie X-Men has received a dedicated toy line. In general, there have been very few movie-based X-Men collectibles over the past decade, a result of Marvel's conflict with Fox over the X-Men and Fantastic Four film rights. But with Disney having completed its acquisition of 21st Century Fox last year, the doors now seem to have opened for new X-Men movie toys. Case in point, Funko will have its own line of movie-inspired X-Men Funko Pops this year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/14/lego-nintendo-entertainment-system-official-trailer"] This isn't the only way Hasbro is catering to X-Men collectors. The company also recently kicked off a crowdfunding drive for an enormous Marvel Legends Sentinel figure. The figure is already fully funded with more than a month left. Hasbro also recently unveiled two incredible Transformers movie mash-up toys - the Back to the Future-inspired Gigawatt and the Top Gun-inspired Maverick. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

With the original X-Men movie now officially 20 years old, Hasbro is celebrating the occasion by revealing a new wave of Marvel Legends figures inspired by the Fox movie series. The first four Marvel Legends X-Men 20th Anniversary Figures feature arguably the four most important characters in the movies - Wolverine, Mystique, Magneto and Professor X. See how these iconic movie characters have been translated into action-figure form in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-x-men-movie-figures-youve-been-waiting-for-have-arrived&captions=true"] Interestingly, these four figures are pulled from various corners of the X-Men cinematic universe. The Wolverine figure depicts his civilian, leather jacket-clad look from 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, while the Mystique figure is based on her appearance in the first movie and features the likeness of actress Rebecca Romijn rather than Jennifer Lawrence. Meanwhile, Professor X and Magneto are being sold together as a deluxe set and will include alternate heads, giving collectors options whether they prefer the Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen versions, or the James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender versions. The Wolverine and Mystique figures are priced at $24.99, while the Professor X/Magneto set is priced at $49.99. All three are slated for release in Fall 2020 and are available to pre-order on Hasbro Pulse. This will actually be the first time since 2003's X2: X-Men United toy line that the movie X-Men has received a dedicated toy line. In general, there have been very few movie-based X-Men collectibles over the past decade, a result of Marvel's conflict with Fox over the X-Men and Fantastic Four film rights. But with Disney having completed its acquisition of 21st Century Fox last year, the doors now seem to have opened for new X-Men movie toys. Case in point, Funko will have its own line of movie-inspired X-Men Funko Pops this year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/14/lego-nintendo-entertainment-system-official-trailer"] This isn't the only way Hasbro is catering to X-Men collectors. The company also recently kicked off a crowdfunding drive for an enormous Marvel Legends Sentinel figure. The figure is already fully funded with more than a month left. Hasbro also recently unveiled two incredible Transformers movie mash-up toys - the Back to the Future-inspired Gigawatt and the Top Gun-inspired Maverick. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Blizzard Entertainment has just unveiled Hearthstone’s next expansion, Scholomance Academy, and it’s already one of my favourite concepts in terms of flavour to date. After all, what could be a better fit for the whimsical and magical world of Hearthstone than a Hogwarts-style college of magic? And what could be a more Hearthstone-esque twist on World of Warcraft lore than to take a school of necromancy, intimately linked to the Scourge and the Lich King, and founded by Kel’Thuzad, and make it a (mostly) fun-filled place? It checks all the boxes, and Kel’Thuzad as headmaster is the icing on the cake. So far we’ve seen 14 of the 135 new cards, and there are a heap of genuinely exciting designs in the mix. Here are some of the new mechanics and concepts coming in the set.

Dual-Class Cards

Scholomance Academy introduces 40 dual-class cards, and each of these have two specific classes that are able to use them. There are ten class combinations in all, and what makes these exciting is that we get to see what happens when classes are able to build decks that integrate a key mechanic from another class. We find out what happens if Mage can devolve enemy minions, what Shaman can do with ramp, and what it’s like for Mages to pull off Combos and for Rogues to utilise Mage spells. Each class pairing also receives a Legendary professor minion, such as Shan’do Wildclaw (below), which takes advantage of the fact that both Hunter and Druid have beast synergies. [caption id="attachment_2379529" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Crossing the streams.[/caption]

Spellburst

This new keyword is a little like money in the bank. Any minion or spell with Spellburst triggers its effect the next time you cast a spell. Goody Two-Shields’ Divine Shield, for instance, can be re-activated, or you could bide your time waiting to set off Wretched Tutor’s ability. [caption id="attachment_2379532" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Diligent Notetaker has some intriguing combo potential.[/caption] What I love about this mechanic, however, is the counter-play. Unless you trigger the Spellburst on the same turn as you play its associated minion or spell, your opponent knows what’s coming, so can attempt to play around it. We’ve seen a number of other interesting cards, including one from the new “Studies” cycle (below), which are spells that let you Discover a card but then reduce the mana cost of the next card of that type that you play. [caption id="attachment_2379530" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Discover never gets old.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2379531" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Rattlegore offers incredible value, while Troublemaker is a solid anti-aggro tool.[/caption] Scholomance Academy will be out in early August, and there are a couple of pre-order bundles available now. The Scholomance Academy Mega Bundle is USD $79.99 (AUD $109.95) and includes 80 Scholomance Academy card packs, five additional Scholomance Academy Golden Card Packs, one random Golden Legendary card from the set, the Kel’Thuzad Mage Hero and card back, and a Tavern Pass, which includes four Arena tickets. There’s also the Scholomance Academy Pre-Purchase Bundle, which is USD $49.99 (AUD $66.95), and includes 55 Scholomance Academy card packs, one random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary Card, and the Kel'Thuzad card back. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/14/hearthstone-the-ultimate-value-of-rattlegore"] Anyone who logs into Hearthstone from today (until October 20) will receive two free copies of the epic neutral minion, Transfer Student, which is a two mana 2/2, but “has different effects based on which game board you’re.” Should be fun! [caption id="attachment_2379556" align="aligncenter" width="1266"] On one board this card will be "Reborn," on another “Discover a Dragon.”[/caption] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Cam Shea heads up IGN's Sydney studio and would attend Scholomance Academy in a heartbeat. Check out his behind the scenes look at how Team 5 designed Demon Hunter here, and why not say g'day on Twitter.

Blizzard Entertainment has just unveiled Hearthstone’s next expansion, Scholomance Academy, and it’s already one of my favourite concepts in terms of flavour to date. After all, what could be a better fit for the whimsical and magical world of Hearthstone than a Hogwarts-style college of magic? And what could be a more Hearthstone-esque twist on World of Warcraft lore than to take a school of necromancy, intimately linked to the Scourge and the Lich King, and founded by Kel’Thuzad, and make it a (mostly) fun-filled place? It checks all the boxes, and Kel’Thuzad as headmaster is the icing on the cake. So far we’ve seen 14 of the 135 new cards, and there are a heap of genuinely exciting designs in the mix. Here are some of the new mechanics and concepts coming in the set.

Dual-Class Cards

Scholomance Academy introduces 40 dual-class cards, and each of these have two specific classes that are able to use them. There are ten class combinations in all, and what makes these exciting is that we get to see what happens when classes are able to build decks that integrate a key mechanic from another class. We find out what happens if Mage can devolve enemy minions, what Shaman can do with ramp, and what it’s like for Mages to pull off Combos and for Rogues to utilise Mage spells. Each class pairing also receives a Legendary professor minion, such as Shan’do Wildclaw (below), which takes advantage of the fact that both Hunter and Druid have beast synergies. [caption id="attachment_2379529" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Crossing the streams.[/caption]

Spellburst

This new keyword is a little like money in the bank. Any minion or spell with Spellburst triggers its effect the next time you cast a spell. Goody Two-Shields’ Divine Shield, for instance, can be re-activated, or you could bide your time waiting to set off Wretched Tutor’s ability. [caption id="attachment_2379532" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Diligent Notetaker has some intriguing combo potential.[/caption] What I love about this mechanic, however, is the counter-play. Unless you trigger the Spellburst on the same turn as you play its associated minion or spell, your opponent knows what’s coming, so can attempt to play around it. We’ve seen a number of other interesting cards, including one from the new “Studies” cycle (below), which are spells that let you Discover a card but then reduce the mana cost of the next card of that type that you play. [caption id="attachment_2379530" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Discover never gets old.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2379531" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Rattlegore offers incredible value, while Troublemaker is a solid anti-aggro tool.[/caption] Scholomance Academy will be out in early August, and there are a couple of pre-order bundles available now. The Scholomance Academy Mega Bundle is USD $79.99 (AUD $109.95) and includes 80 Scholomance Academy card packs, five additional Scholomance Academy Golden Card Packs, one random Golden Legendary card from the set, the Kel’Thuzad Mage Hero and card back, and a Tavern Pass, which includes four Arena tickets. There’s also the Scholomance Academy Pre-Purchase Bundle, which is USD $49.99 (AUD $66.95), and includes 55 Scholomance Academy card packs, one random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary Card, and the Kel'Thuzad card back. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/14/hearthstone-the-ultimate-value-of-rattlegore"] Anyone who logs into Hearthstone from today (until October 20) will receive two free copies of the epic neutral minion, Transfer Student, which is a two mana 2/2, but “has different effects based on which game board you’re.” Should be fun! [caption id="attachment_2379556" align="aligncenter" width="1266"] On one board this card will be "Reborn," on another “Discover a Dragon.”[/caption] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Cam Shea heads up IGN's Sydney studio and would attend Scholomance Academy in a heartbeat. Check out his behind the scenes look at how Team 5 designed Demon Hunter here, and why not say g'day on Twitter.

Google hosted a brand-new Stadia Connect today and revealed 15 new games coming to the digital streaming platform, including five exclusives. You can check below for a full list of announcements including day one releases like Orcs Must Die! 3. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Newly Announced Games

Outcasters (Only on Stadia) - Developers Splash Damage returns with a competitive online multiplayer game set in a vinyl world. Orcs Must Die! 3 (Only on Stadia; Playable in Stadia Pro today) - One of the first exclusive announcements for Stadia, Orcs Must Die! 3 is a playable today for Stadia Pro users for free. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=orcs-must-die-3-screenshots&captions=true"] Super Bomberman R Online (First on Stadia; Fall 2020) - A new online Bomberman games coming first to STadia. Designed for multiplayer Bomberman gameplay including a new Battle Royale mode for up to 64-players. One Hand Clapping (Early Access on Stadia today) - A 2D puzzle platformer where you sing into your headset to solve musical puzzles. NBA 2K21 (Fall 2020) - The next NBA 2K game is also coming to Stadia. Expect a triple-A basketball sim but on a new platform. Dead by Daylight (Cross-play with all platforms, cross-progression with Switch and PC) - The asymmetrical horror PvP game where one player takes the role of a killer hunting down the other four survivors. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/26/dead-by-daylight-silent-hill-reveal-trailer"] PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Season 8 - The next season of PUBG is coming to Stadia on July 30. New areas, new tools, and a new Survivor Pass will be available at launch. Hitman 1, Hitman 2 (September 1) and Hitman 3 (January 2021) - The Hitman trilogy is coming to Stadia with the first two games coming in September, and the newly announced Hitman 3 arriving next year. Become Agent 47 as he becomes other people and fulfill your assassination contracts. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/hitman-iii-announcement-trailer"] Serious Sam 4 (Stadia and PC only at launch; August 2020) - The newly announced Serious Sam 4 is coming first to Stadia and PC at launch this August. Outriders (Google Stadia in 2021) - Not to be confused with Outcasters, Outriders is a new co-op RPG shooter from Square Enix set in a dark, sci-fi world. WWE 2K Battlegrounds (September 18) - There's no WWE 2K game this year, instead 2K is releasing Battlegrounds, a more arcade-y take on the WWE. PGA Tour 2K21 (August 21) - The realistic golf sim supports a new PGA Tour Career mode and online multiplayer. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Fall 2020) - From Software's dark-fantasy samurai game. Expect high levels of difficulty and uncompromising game design. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/07/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-story-trailer"] Hello Neighbor (September 20) and Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek (Holiday 2020) - The viral hit about committing a little breaking and entering. The prequel, Hide and Seek will be playable in Stadia Pro at launch. Google also announced that developers Harmonix, Uppercut Games, and Supermassive Games are working on projects for the platform. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.  

Google hosted a brand-new Stadia Connect today and revealed 15 new games coming to the digital streaming platform, including five exclusives. You can check below for a full list of announcements including day one releases like Orcs Must Die! 3. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Newly Announced Games

Outcasters (Only on Stadia) - Developers Splash Damage returns with a competitive online multiplayer game set in a vinyl world. Orcs Must Die! 3 (Only on Stadia; Playable in Stadia Pro today) - One of the first exclusive announcements for Stadia, Orcs Must Die! 3 is a playable today for Stadia Pro users for free. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=orcs-must-die-3-screenshots&captions=true"] Super Bomberman R Online (First on Stadia; Fall 2020) - A new online Bomberman games coming first to STadia. Designed for multiplayer Bomberman gameplay including a new Battle Royale mode for up to 64-players. One Hand Clapping (Early Access on Stadia today) - A 2D puzzle platformer where you sing into your headset to solve musical puzzles. NBA 2K21 (Fall 2020) - The next NBA 2K game is also coming to Stadia. Expect a triple-A basketball sim but on a new platform. Dead by Daylight (Cross-play with all platforms, cross-progression with Switch and PC) - The asymmetrical horror PvP game where one player takes the role of a killer hunting down the other four survivors. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/26/dead-by-daylight-silent-hill-reveal-trailer"] PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Season 8 - The next season of PUBG is coming to Stadia on July 30. New areas, new tools, and a new Survivor Pass will be available at launch. Hitman 1, Hitman 2 (September 1) and Hitman 3 (January 2021) - The Hitman trilogy is coming to Stadia with the first two games coming in September, and the newly announced Hitman 3 arriving next year. Become Agent 47 as he becomes other people and fulfill your assassination contracts. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/hitman-iii-announcement-trailer"] Serious Sam 4 (Stadia and PC only at launch; August 2020) - The newly announced Serious Sam 4 is coming first to Stadia and PC at launch this August. Outriders (Holiday 2020) - Not to be confused with Outcasters, Outriders is a new co-op RPG shooter from Square Enix set in a dark, sci-fi world. WWE 2K Battlegrounds (September 18) - There's no WWE 2K game this year, instead 2K is releasing Battlegrounds, a more arcade-y take on the WWE. PGA Tour 2K21 (August 21) - The realistic golf sim supports a new PGA Tour Career mode and online multiplayer. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Fall 2020) - From Software's dark-fantasy samurai game. Expect high levels of difficulty and uncompromising game design. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/07/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-story-trailer"] Hello Neighbor (September 20) and Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek (Holiday 2020) - The viral hit about committing a little breaking and entering. The prequel, Hide and Seek will be playable in Stadia Pro at launch. Google also announced that developers Harmonix, Uppercut Games, and Supermassive Games are working on projects for the platform. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.  

This week, players can claim special rewards for participating in Legendary Bounty Missions, and much more.

This week, players can claim special rewards for participating in Legendary Bounty Missions, and much more.

Twitch says campaign rally videos violated the site's code of conduct, and have been removed.

Twitch says campaign rally videos violated the site's code of conduct, and have been removed.