Pixar’s first openly gay main character has debuted in a new short film titled “Out.”

The nine-minute short film, which released on Disney Plus on Friday, tells the story of a man named Greg, who struggles with coming out as gay to his parents, frustrating his partner Manuel. Through some magical mishaps, Greg accidentally switches bodies with his excitable dog Jim and attempts to hide a picture of him and Manuel from his mom and dad, who surprise him with a sudden visit. Check out the trailer in this tweet:

The latest heartwarming tale from @Pixar’s #SparkShorts. Start streaming Out tomorrow on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/gRvBEdK1Iw

— Disney+ (@disneyplus) May 21, 2020

 

Out debuted as part of Pixar’s SparkShorts series, which lets independent creators showcase animation projects.

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Technically, this isn’t the first gay character in a Pixar film, although it is certainly the first gay main character. When Pixar’s Onward released last March, actress Lena Waithe voiced a gay cyclops who worked as a police officer. That cyclops ultimately only served as a side character, and evidence of her sexual orientation was relegated to a throwaway line referencing her girlfriend.

In older films, like Toy Story 4 and Finding Dory, Pixar has added very minor evidence of gay characters, including a brief shot of two women who fans suspected were a lesbian couple. Oddly enough, in an ET Canada interview, Finding Dory star Ellen Degeneres (herself one of the first openly gay actors in contemporary Hollywood) said that there was no lesbian couple in the film simply because one had short hair.

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Disney has been somewhat slow to include greater LGBT representation in some of its biggest properties. Avengers: Endgame featured co-director Joe Russo making a cameo as a gay man in Captain America’s therapy group who briefly mentions he is going on a date with another man. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker briefly showed two women kissing, and while fans criticized Disney for making the moment so missable, IGN editor Joshua Yehl had much more positive thoughts overall.

As for future properties, Marvel’s The Eternals is set to feature an openly gay superhero.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

PlayStation has announced that a State of Play focused solely on The Last of Us Part 2 will take place on Wednesday, May 27 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/9pm BST. PlayStation.Blog has revealed that Naughty Dog vice president and The Last of Us Part 2 director Neil Druckmann will "walk you through details of the gameplay experience and story." Also, it is said to run for a little more than 20 minutes and will end with an "extended sequence showing off about eight minutes of never-before-seen gameplay." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/06/the-last-of-us-part-2-official-story-trailer"] PlayStation specifically stated that there won't be any PlayStation 5 news or updates, so don't expect any reveals on the level of a next-gen port. This State of Play follows Ghost of Tsushima's that revealed much more about the world and gameplay in Sucker Punch's latest title that arrives on July 17, 2020. The much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's The Last of Us is less than a month away, and recently has gone gold, meaning the game is in a finished enough state that it can be sent to be put on discs and prepare for a digital release. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-last-of-us-part-2-special-edition-hardware-and-peripherals&captions=true"] The Last of Us Part 2 will be released on PlayStation 4 on June 19, 2020, and it was recently announced that a special edition PlayStation 4 Pro will be released alongside it that is themed after Ellie's new tattoo sleeve. [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.

PlayStation has announced that a State of Play focused solely on The Last of Us Part 2 will take place on Wednesday, May 27 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/9pm BST. PlayStation.Blog has revealed that Naughty Dog vice president and The Last of Us Part 2 director Neil Druckmann will "walk you through details of the gameplay experience and story." Also, it is said to run for a little more than 20 minutes and will end with an "extended sequence showing off about eight minutes of never-before-seen gameplay." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/06/the-last-of-us-part-2-official-story-trailer"] PlayStation specifically stated that there won't be any PlayStation 5 news or updates, so don't expect any reveals on the level of a next-gen port. This State of Play follows Ghost of Tsushima's that revealed much more about the world and gameplay in Sucker Punch's latest title that arrives on July 17, 2020. The much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's The Last of Us is less than a month away, and recently has gone gold, meaning the game is in a finished enough state that it can be sent to be put on discs and prepare for a digital release. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-last-of-us-part-2-special-edition-hardware-and-peripherals&captions=true"] The Last of Us Part 2 will be released on PlayStation 4 on June 19, 2020, and it was recently announced that a special edition PlayStation 4 Pro will be released alongside it that is themed after Ellie's new tattoo sleeve. [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.

One of PlayStation Plus’ free games for the month of June has been announced. Call of Duty: WWII, the 2017 installment of the long-running first-person shooter franchise, will be made available for free on May 26.

PlayStation added that they’ll share additional details about June’s free games lineup later this week. Typically, PlayStation Plus free game lineups include about two PS4 games, two PS3, and possibly two other titles. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/08/call-of-duty-ww2-review"]

IGN gave Call of Duty: WWII an 8 out of 10 in our review, calling it a “fast-paced and fun World War II experience,” particularly praising the Nazi Zombies mode and an above-average campaign.

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Last month saw Cities: Skylines and Farming Simulator 19 being offered as free games for PlayStation Plus members. You've still got until June 1 to pick those up.

What do you hope PlayStation Plus’ other free games are for June? Let us know in the comments. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/trench digger for IGN.

One of PlayStation Plus’ free games for the month of June has been announced. Call of Duty: WWII, the 2017 installment of the long-running first-person shooter franchise, will be made available for free on May 26.

PlayStation added that they’ll share additional details about June’s free games lineup later this week. Typically, PlayStation Plus free game lineups include about two PS4 games, two PS3, and possibly two other titles. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/08/call-of-duty-ww2-review"]

IGN gave Call of Duty: WWII an 8 out of 10 in our review, calling it a “fast-paced and fun World War II experience,” particularly praising the Nazi Zombies mode and an above-average campaign.

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Last month saw Cities: Skylines and Farming Simulator 19 being offered as free games for PlayStation Plus members. You've still got until June 1 to pick those up.

What do you hope PlayStation Plus’ other free games are for June? Let us know in the comments. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/trench digger for IGN.

Formula E racer Daniel Abt has been disqualified and ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($10,900) to charity for illegally hiring a professional esports player to falsely compete as him in an official virtual race, the BBC reports.

[caption id="attachment_235606" align="alignnone" width="720"] 24 May 2019, Berlin: Motorsport: Preview Formula E Championship, E-Prix 2019, race at Tempelhof Airport. Daniel Abt from Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler speaks at the press conference the day before the Formula E Championship. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images)[/caption] For those not in the know, virtual racing has taken on a new life in various leagues across the globe, due to the complications of hosting real-world racing events during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies like iRacing, a subscription-based PC gaming platform that contracts with multiple real-world racing leagues, have been working with NASCAR to host digital races, with pro drivers getting behind controllers rather than actual cars. Like any sport, professional racing has its drama between players, but the change to digital racing has added a new layer. According to AP News, five-time NASCAR champion Kyle Larson was fired for using a racial slur during one digital race. [caption id="attachment_2356069" align="alignnone" width="720"] 66 German driver Daniel Abt of Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler Formula E Team drive her single-seater during the 3rd edition of Monaco E-Prix, in port neighborhood in Monaco, France (Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images)[/caption] Abt, a 27-year-old German racer sponsored by Audi, has since apologized for hiring another player to pose as him, and was also stripped of all points he’s earned over the course of the “Race at Home Challenge,” which features drivers competing from their home setups. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1344"] A NASCAR race as seen in iRacing.[/caption]

"I did not take it as seriously as I should have,” Abt said. "I am especially sorry about this because I know how much work has gone into this project on the part of the Formula E organisation. I am aware that my offence has a bitter aftertaste but it was never meant with any bad intention."

Abt’s imposter? A pro gamer by the name of Lorenz Hoerzing, who was similarly disqualified from all future rounds of another racing series called the Challenge Grid.

Mercedes driver Stoffel Vandoorne, who placed second during the race in question, stated on his Twitch stream that he suspected Abt of using another player to race in his name. Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne supported Vandoorne’s accusation.

"Please ask Daniel Abt to put his Zoom next time he's driving, because like Stoffel said I'm pretty sure he wasn't in," Vergne said.

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According to ESPN, the Formula E organization has not made any official statement on how the determination that Abt was cheating was made, but the-race.com site, which runs its own series of virtual races, says it understood that event organizers had cross-referenced Abt’s IP address with that of the actual player at his wheel.

Racers are typically visible on a Zoom camera, but the-race.com states that the face of the person who was supposed to be Abt was blocked from view by equipment.

It’s unclear if Abt will be subjected to any additional penalties or loss of sponsorship as a result of his actions.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/pit crew for IGN.

Formula E racer Daniel Abt has been disqualified and ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($10,900) to charity for illegally hiring a professional esports player to falsely compete as him in an official virtual race, the BBC reports.

[caption id="attachment_235606" align="alignnone" width="720"] 24 May 2019, Berlin: Motorsport: Preview Formula E Championship, E-Prix 2019, race at Tempelhof Airport. Daniel Abt from Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler speaks at the press conference the day before the Formula E Championship. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images)[/caption] For those not in the know, virtual racing has taken on a new life in various leagues across the globe, due to the complications of hosting real-world racing events during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies like iRacing, a subscription-based PC gaming platform that contracts with multiple real-world racing leagues, have been working with NASCAR to host digital races, with pro drivers getting behind controllers rather than actual cars. Like any sport, professional racing has its drama between players, but the change to digital racing has added a new layer. According to AP News, five-time NASCAR champion Kyle Larson was fired for using a racial slur during one digital race. [caption id="attachment_2356069" align="alignnone" width="720"] 66 German driver Daniel Abt of Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler Formula E Team drive her single-seater during the 3rd edition of Monaco E-Prix, in port neighborhood in Monaco, France (Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images)[/caption] Abt, a 27-year-old German racer sponsored by Audi, has since apologized for hiring another player to pose as him, and was also stripped of all points he’s earned over the course of the “Race at Home Challenge,” which features drivers competing from their home setups. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1344"] A NASCAR race as seen in iRacing.[/caption]

"I did not take it as seriously as I should have,” Abt said. "I am especially sorry about this because I know how much work has gone into this project on the part of the Formula E organisation. I am aware that my offence has a bitter aftertaste but it was never meant with any bad intention."

Abt’s imposter? A pro gamer by the name of Lorenz Hoerzing, who was similarly disqualified from all future rounds of another racing series called the Challenge Grid.

Mercedes driver Stoffel Vandoorne, who placed second during the race in question, stated on his Twitch stream that he suspected Abt of using another player to race in his name. Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne supported Vandoorne’s accusation.

"Please ask Daniel Abt to put his Zoom next time he's driving, because like Stoffel said I'm pretty sure he wasn't in," Vergne said.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/15/f1-2020-announce-trailer"]

According to ESPN, the Formula E organization has not made any official statement on how the determination that Abt was cheating was made, but the-race.com site, which runs its own series of virtual races, says it understood that event organizers had cross-referenced Abt’s IP address with that of the actual player at his wheel.

Racers are typically visible on a Zoom camera, but the-race.com states that the face of the person who was supposed to be Abt was blocked from view by equipment.

It’s unclear if Abt will be subjected to any additional penalties or loss of sponsorship as a result of his actions.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/pit crew for IGN.

Overwatch’s new Workshop mode is giving fans plenty of wiggle room to mod the game. Typically, that just means altering game or physics rules, like making the ground cause damage - a "the floor is lava" mode, if you will. One fan by the username of Therister has taken things a little far, though, giving the French assassin Widowmaker actual functioning robot spider legs that can vault her into the air and stick to walls.

Check out this monstrous creation in the video below.

Overwatch Widowmaker + Spider Girl

CODE: 5D4FX Creator: Therister pic.twitter.com/Qvy1jR5Q76 — Naeri X 나에리 (@OverwatchNaeri) May 24, 2020

 

Therister’s creation basically replaces Widow’s normal bipedal legs with four elongated limbs, each with a sort of purple foot that can stick onto surfaces. Normally, Widow can only shoot a grappling hook to sort of leap into the air, which helps her reach high areas, but she’s still effectively rooted onto flat horizontal surfaces like most other characters.

[caption id="attachment_235604" align="alignnone" width="720"] Source: Therister.[/caption]

Not so with these new robot spider legs. The video shows off Widow reaching previously unreachable locations on the map’s architecture, climbing onto the roofs of the buildings outside the attacking team’s spawn point and others, which even flight-based characters like Pharah or Echo would have difficulty reaching. Not only that, Widowmaker can use the spider legs to make some pretty distant leaps from wall to wall and stick to the surface, allowing her a sniping position that any Overwatch League pro would probably envy. It doesn’t seem to stop her from entering the King’s Row subway station either. Nowhere is safe.

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If you want to give Therister’s creation a try, the Overwatch Workshop code is 5D4FX.

 Don’t forget to check out our updated review of Overwatch to see what we think of the game after four years of moving the payload. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/Mercy main for IGN. Kill it with fire with him on Twitter.

Overwatch’s new Workshop mode is giving fans plenty of wiggle room to mod the game. Typically, that just means altering game or physics rules, like making the ground cause damage - a "the floor is lava" mode, if you will. One fan by the username of Therister has taken things a little far, though, giving the French assassin Widowmaker actual functioning robot spider legs that can vault her into the air and stick to walls.

Check out this monstrous creation in the video below.

Overwatch Widowmaker + Spider Girl

CODE: 5D4FX Creator: Therister pic.twitter.com/Qvy1jR5Q76 — Naeri X 나에리 (@OverwatchNaeri) May 24, 2020

 

Therister’s creation basically replaces Widow’s normal bipedal legs with four elongated limbs, each with a sort of purple foot that can stick onto surfaces. Normally, Widow can only shoot a grappling hook to sort of leap into the air, which helps her reach high areas, but she’s still effectively rooted onto flat horizontal surfaces like most other characters.

[caption id="attachment_235604" align="alignnone" width="720"] Source: Therister.[/caption]

Not so with these new robot spider legs. The video shows off Widow reaching previously unreachable locations on the map’s architecture, climbing onto the roofs of the buildings outside the attacking team’s spawn point and others, which even flight-based characters like Pharah or Echo would have difficulty reaching. Not only that, Widowmaker can use the spider legs to make some pretty distant leaps from wall to wall and stick to the surface, allowing her a sniping position that any Overwatch League pro would probably envy. It doesn’t seem to stop her from entering the King’s Row subway station either. Nowhere is safe.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/19/overwatch-review-2020-update"]

If you want to give Therister’s creation a try, the Overwatch Workshop code is 5D4FX.

 Don’t forget to check out our updated review of Overwatch to see what we think of the game after four years of moving the payload. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/Mercy main for IGN. Kill it with fire with him on Twitter.

It's Always Sunny's Rob McElhenney, who recently unleashed a new "quarantine" episode of his Apple TV series Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, has assured fans that - yes - once Sunny returns, we're going to see an episode that takes on the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent chat with NME, McElhenney recalled Season 9 of Always Sunny, which had ‘The Gang Gets Quarantined." "Well, we actually do have an episode...where we quarantine ourselves in the bar," he said. "I think there’s a big flu going around Philadelphia or something like that. “When we come back, don’t worry, we will address all this in the way only Sunny can!” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/15/mythic-quest-ravens-banquet-official-quarantine-teaser-trailer-rob-mcelhenney-danny-pudi"] Though there's no official word yet from FX regarding new seasons, McElhenney insists that "Sunny very much still exists." "We’re still in active negotiations for season 15 and 16 and we’re hoping that as soon as we get out of Mythic Quest season, we jump right into something new with Sunny.' With Sunny now prominently in its second decade, how much more gas is in the tank? “How many years do I have on this planet? I’ll do it forever,” McElhenney said. "If people keep watching it and we keep having fun, why would we ever stop? It’s my dream job.” In other TV news, check out everything we know about Netflix's Umbrella Academy ahead of Season 2, Steve Carell talking about his new Netfix comedy Space Force, and more on Ruby Rose's exit from The CW's Batwoman. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=rick-and-morty-the-10-biggest-wtf-moments&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.