Brian Dennehy, the burly character actor who was Rambo's adversary in the original First Blood and Chris Farley's doting dad in Tommy Boy, has died at the age of 81. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dennehy died at his home in Connecticut on April 15 of natural causes. His daughter Elizabeth paid tribute to him on Twitter: "It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and grandfather, he will be missed by his wife Jennifer, family  and many friends." [caption id="attachment_2338148" align="alignnone" width="720"] Brian Dennehy and Sylvester Stallone in First Blood.[/caption] With his large frame and tough guy bearing, Dennehy was a natural for authority figures, with his turn as the relentless Sheriff Teasle in the original Rambo film, First Blood, launching him to greater notoriety. But Dennehy, a former football player, also lent his characters a blue collar authenticity and could play sympathetic figures, such as the dad in Tommy Boy and Django, the leader of the rats, in Pixar's Ratatouille. The veteran actor appeared in a slew of films from the 1970s to the 2000s, including Cocoon, Presumed Innocent, Silverado, F/X, Best Seller, 10, and the remake of Assault on Precinct 13. [caption id="attachment_2338149" align="alignnone" width="720"] Brian Dennehy and Chris Farley in Tommy Boy.[/caption] Dennehy's television work saw him portray serial killer John Wayne Gacy in 1992's To Catch a Killer, Indiana Hoosiers coach Bobby Knight in 2002's A Season on the Brink, and detective Jack Reed in a number of TV movies. He also portrayed Dom Wilkinson on The Blacklist. Dennehy was also an acclaimed stage actor, winning Tonys for his portrayal of Wily Loman in a revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and for Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/11/the-rambo-saga-in-seven-minutes]

Microsoft is teasing something related to Cyberpunk 2077, but it’s most likely the Cyberpunk 2077-themed Xbox One controller that was leaked earlier this week on Amazon Canada. A new teaser appeared today on the official Xbox Twitter account with a familiar glitch-aesthetic and font design to CD Projekt Red’s upcoming cyberpunk RPG. If you go to the Xbox website, a cold animation takes over the screen telling visitors to come back in four days for a new reveal. Unfortunately, that reveal may have been spoiled a bit early by Amazon Canada which posted multiple pictures of a Cyberpunk 2077-themed Xbox One controller. The two-tone controller features Johnny Silverhand’s color scheme of chrome silver and matte black. There are also the words “No Future” scrawled onto one side of the controller, so that’s neat. For more on Cyberpunk 2077, check out IGN’s full coverage, including Cyberpunk 2077 preview and wiki. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Microsoft is teasing something related to Cyberpunk 2077, but it’s most likely the Cyberpunk 2077-themed Xbox One controller that was leaked earlier this week on Amazon Canada. A new teaser appeared today on the official Xbox Twitter account with a familiar glitch-aesthetic and font design to CD Projekt Red’s upcoming cyberpunk RPG. If you go to the Xbox website, a cold animation takes over the screen telling visitors to come back in four days for a new reveal. Unfortunately, that reveal may have been spoiled a bit early by Amazon Canada which posted multiple pictures of a Cyberpunk 2077-themed Xbox One controller. The two-tone controller features Johnny Silverhand’s color scheme of chrome silver and matte black. There are also the words “No Future” scrawled onto one side of the controller, so that’s neat. For more on Cyberpunk 2077, check out IGN’s full coverage, including Cyberpunk 2077 preview and wiki. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Jason Momoa has shared new details about his role in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel Dune, saying his character Duncan Idaho is "kind of the Han Solo-esque of the group." Appearing on a recent lockdown edition of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Momoa provided some background information about his character for those who might be unfamiliar with the original source material and the sprawling mythology. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/15/dune-photos-reveal-stillsuits-and-weapons-ign-now"] "I get to play this character Duncan Idaho, who's kind of a master swordsman who's made the right-hand man to Duke Leto, who is Oscar Isaac's [character]," he explained. "He's the first person to be sent out to land on Dune, and that's when I meet the character that Javier Bardem plays. I can't believe I had a scene with Javier Bardem! It's him and Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson and Stellan Skarsgård. It's a pretty massive film and I get to be this little—he's kind of the Han Solo-esque of the group. He's kind of the rogue warrior who protects Timothée Chalamet and he serves Oscar Isaac." Momoa is the latest in a long line of actors who have shown their skills as the renowned swordmaster, who was introduced in the first novel of Herbert's seminal series and has been brought to life on the screen many times since. Idaho was initially portrayed by Richard Jordan in David Lynch's cinematic version of Dune in 1984, and then by James Watson in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries. Edward Atterton later assumed the role, playing the character for a short run on the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries, which won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=dune-movie-every-actor-in-the-sci-fi-reboot&captions=true"] Villeneuve's reboot is the first of a planned duology adapting the original book, which chronicles the struggle between warring houses in a distant future where a psychotropic spice known as Melange is the most coveted resource in the universe. The film has an ensemble cast of Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem. For an official first look at the characters in their costumes, take a peek at the latest crop of photos from the upcoming Dune adaptation. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Gamescom's physical exhibition has been cancelled, but will be replaced by a digital-only event for 2020.

Director Joseph Kosinski has confirmed that Top Gun: Maverick will be completed on time for its original June release date, even though it has been rescheduled for December due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Kosinski shared an update on his highly anticipated Top Gun sequel, in which he explained that lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures have not hindered his progress on the project and that he is now on the "home stretch" in post-production. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/16/top-gun-maverick-official-trailer-2"] "We are sticking to our schedule and finishing the movie just as if it were coming out on its original release date," Kosinski said. "Luckily, I'm in the home stretch of post-production where, despite all the restrictions on how you can work now, I'm able to continue doing my job and finish the movie, which is pretty amazing. If I were in any other phase of the project, it would be hard to do that. But because I'm in the tail end of post, I'm able to do everything I need to, to finish it. "So we're sticking to it and sticking to our schedule and finishing the movie and then just holding it for six months. Which is such an interesting thing to do, but it's the right decision because this is a movie that people need to see on the big screen. And if there's no big screen, then you don't want to release this movie. We want this to be a shared experience on the biggest screen possible." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] With so many cinema chains closed around the world, film studios have been making the call on whether to postpone the release of their upcoming titles or shift some of their features to VOD (video on demand); Paramount Pictures opted to pushback the release of Top Gun: Maverick from June 24 to December 23. Fans have been waiting for Tom Cruise to return as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell for almost 35 years, so an extra six months should fly by in a flash. Plus, something tells us that it will be worth the wait, as we predict it could be quite a big hit at the box office, given the fan reaction to the first trailer that dropped at SDCC last year. For a list of recommendations on how best to help, and stay safe, during the Coronavirus pandemic, please read our resource guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Star Wars Episode I: Racer, originally released on Nintendo 64 in 1999, will be released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on May 12, 2020. Announced on StarWars.com, Star Wars Episode I: Racer features over 20 podracers and eight worlds and is focused solely on the dangerous racing sport featured in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Players can choose to play as young Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, Ben Quadrinaros, Clegg Holdfast, Cy Yunga, Dud Bolt, and many more aliens from that galaxy far, far away. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-episode-i-racer-screenshots&captions=true"] Developer Aspyr and Lucasfilm are bringing this game forward with modernized controls and believe this is the perfect time for this Star Wars classic to race once again. Producer James Vicari explained why this is so important;

"Honestly, because good games should never be forgotten and great games deserve to be revisited as much as possible," Vicari said. "I think Racer, like Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast before it, has two crucial qualities: it’s a great game and it has emotional resonance. Those are very important to us. We really believe in reuniting fans with something they cherished, or connecting a new audience with something they may have missed."

Vicari mentioned Jedi Academy, which was recently announced at the last Nintendo Direct Mini and re-released on Nintendo Switch alongside the reveal that Star Wars Episode I: Racer would also be on its way shortly. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/05/01/star-wars-episode-1-racer-pc-re-release-gameplay-1080p-60fps"] Star Wars Episode I: Racer was re-released on PC via GOG in 2018, and now more Star Wars fans will have a chance to relieve the racing game that we said "feels almost as good as the movie." [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 release date for Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated has been revealed, and it's coming on June 23. THQ Nordic announced the date in a "pre-hydrated" trailer, which features new gameplay footage of Spongebob, Patrick, and Sandy-based levels as well, as some of the boss fights in the game. It also features a quick look at the game's new multiplayer which seems to be wave-based arena-like battles featuring PvE elements. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/16/spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom-rehydrated-pre-hydrated-trailer"] This release date comes after an infographic released by Nintendo in January seemingly revealed a May release date for Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. That infographic, which featured the release dates of many upcoming Nintendo Switch titles, highlighted a May 22 release date for this Spongebob game. THQ Nordic told IGN at the time that a release date for the game was not known, confirming that the May 22 release date was not real. Oddly enough, May 22 was originally the release date for the upcoming The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run, which features a Keanu Reeves cameo. That movie's release was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic though and is now set for release on July 31, 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/16/spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom-rehydrated-fun-edition-trailer-2"] If you're interested in Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, check out the special editions of the game available for preorder. The game is currently only available for pre-order on PC and Xbox One, according to the description of the trailer released today. PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch pre-orders will go live at a later date. For more gameplay, here's 12 minutes of gameplay from Gamescom 2019. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/16/spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom-rehydrated-shiny-edition-trailer-2"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.  

In what would be the strangest news story of the week if it wasn't for Cooking Mama, McDonald's ran an advertising campaign in China teasing a new 5G smart device, which turned out to not be a cell phone but actually… chicken. As reported by Gizmochina, on April 13 McDonald's teased a new 5G product on its WeChat account, the Chinese social messaging service. The teasers look akin to many smartphone advertisements, with sleek designs hidden in shadow. Images in the advertisements suggested functions like facial recognition, cameras, and fast 5G capabilities. According to popular analyst Daniel Ahmad, speculation pointed to a new self checkout system. Whatever it was, it sure didn't suggest that you could eat it.

McDonalds is hosting a 5G conference in China to unveil its latest product.

It's teasing some type of smart product with slim bezels, the latest tech, facial recognition, high quality sound, camera and 5G. Speculation says it's some new self checkout product. pic.twitter.com/ETR4JJT5E4 — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 15, 2020

On April 15, McDonald's in China revealed what the new 5G device was: chicken. McCrispy Chicken, in fact. That’s crispy fried chicken with special spices and sauces. And while that all sounds really tasty, it definitely doesn’t seem to have anything to do with 5G. If you don’t speak Mandarin, then all of this makes very little sense. But if you do speak Mandarin, then you’ll know that the world Ji - pronounced like ‘G’ - is Mandarin for chicken. Yes, the entire campaign is a pun. As for the 5, well that’s the five chicken technologies, of course: taste, freshness, juiciness, crispy texture, and multiple sizes (leg, wing, and breast). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/22/5g-will-bring-google-stadia-virtually-anywhere-exec-says-ign-unfiltered"] For 5G tech that's actually real, check out of first look at TCL's upcoming smartphone that offers 5G for just $400. That may be more than a bucket of chicken, but you'll find it easier to browse Reddit on a phone instead of a crispy wing. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

The forthcoming TV series based on 1993 adventure game Myst has hired X-Men: First Class writer Ashley Edward Miller. Deadline reports that Miller, who also worked on 2011's Thor and 2003's Agent Cody Banks has joined the project, which is in production at Village Roadshow. According to the report, Village Roadshow will "rely on and expand the game's existing mythology to develop a multi-platform universe that includes film, scripted and unscripted television content." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/09/13/history-of-awesome-myst"] A Myst TV show has been in development for several years now, with the adaptation originally revealed back in 2014 by Legendary Entertainment. In 2015, it was revealed that the show was set to land on streaming service Hulu with a companion game, but neither project materialised. The rights have changed hands since and Village Roadshow picked up the rights to in 2019, with Myst co-creator Rand Miller and his brother Ryan Miller consulting and developing the show. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/05/08/myst-rand-miller-interview"] If you've never heard of Myst, it's a classic point-and-click adventure game franchise from the 90s. The player controls a character from the first-person perspective as they solve puzzles left by an ominous force known as The Stranger, travelling to several mysterious worlds in the process. It was the best selling game of all time from 1993 until 2002, when The Sims usurped its throne. In other Myst news, check out our interview with Rand Miller from last year for insight about the development of Myst and its 2016 spiritual successor, Obduction. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN who is excited about this not because he's played Myst (he hasn't) but because Agent Cody Banks is a perfect film. Follow him on Twitter.