Raphael van Lierop, the director of the popular survival game The Long Dark has a bone to pick with Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming service. In a post shared on Sunday, Lierop said that the studio had asked Nvidia to take The Long Dark off of their service, saying the graphics card and technology company did not ask for permission to host the game. The matter calls into question what rights a game company may have when a service like Nvidia’s GeForce Now aims to sell access to their product.

“Sorry to those who are disappointed you can no longer play #thelongdark on GeForce Now,” Lierop tweeted. “Nvidia didn't ask for our permission to put the game on the platform so we asked them to remove it. Please take your complaints to them, not us. Devs should control where their games exist.”

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Lierop followed up his statement by saying that “[Nvidia] offered us a free graphics card as an apology, so maybe they'll offer you the same thing,” though it’s not entirely clear if he meant the comment in jest or was serious.

Nvidia GeForce Now is a game streaming service, much like Google Stadia or Microsoft’s Project xCloud, wherein customers stream games from a central cloud hub over wi-fi or a mobile connection. The trick with GeForce Now is that you can link your account to other services, such as Steam or the Epic Games Store, to prove that you already own a game. Depending on what level of membership you’re paying for (or not paying for), you may also have to wait a few minutes for an available PC rig to open up so you can play. Check our review of Nvidia GeForce Now for more details. There’s no one centralized page listing every game available on GeForce, but those interested in checking out the catalog (which Nvidia says includes “hundreds of games from more than 50 publishers) can use a search bar to see if a game they want pops up.

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When pushed on the subject of game ownership and why The Long Dark developers should have any say in the matter (since any GeForce user playing The Long Dark ostensibly already paid for the game), Lierop reiterated that Nvidia had never formally signed any deal with the developer Hinterland Studio.

“Because they sell this service based on access to a library of content,” Lierop said. “We have the choice whether to be in that library or not. Our distribution agreement is with Valve, not with Nvidia.”

After another Twitter user pushed Lierop on the same subject, he responded: “It's our content. We determine where it lives and where it does not.”

Funnily enough, this isn’t even the first time Nvidia has found itself being asked to remove a game from its service. Activision-Blizzard, the publisher of such massive properties as Overwatch, Diablo, Call of Duty, and Hearthstone, pulled its games from GeForce after the service exited its beta last month. Nvidia blamed the incident on a misunderstanding between the two companies, and says it hopes to work with Activision-Blizzard to bring the games back to its service.

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Regardless, the string of incidents raises the question of just what legal rights and ethical guidelines game developers and publishers have when streaming services such as Nvidia GeForce Now hope to bolster their libraries with popular titles.

Business lawyer Richard Hoeg (of Hoeg Law and Virtual Legality) generally agrees with The Long Dark developer's position, saying that Nvidia should have asked for the consent of the developer.

"I think Nvidia thought that they could convince developers/publishers of the value proposition of participating in “Now” and that just hasn’t coalesced, particularly with big publishers that may have their own streaming solutions in the works," Hoeg told IGN, adding he'd be "very surprised" if Hinterland Studio somehow gave up distribution rights to their own game.

"As you know, a developer owns the copyright to their game, and they don’t lose the rights associated with that copyright when they license their game to a 'buyer,'" Hoeg continued. "And games are, in general, licensed and not sold, with terms related to that license applied to the 'buyer.' Most of these are known or otherwise non-controversial ('you won’t reverse engineer this product,' 'you won’t use it to post speech we find hateful.' But some are probably less well known. Most licenses are going to say (some version of) 'you have the right to play a single copy of the game on a personal computer/system in your control' and you can’t use your copy for “commercial access, use your copy to run an arcade, etc.' So in this case, the Long Dark folks (and probably Steam, GoG, Epic above that too) have similar language in their EULAs, and Nvidia probably should have gotten permission."

IGN has reached out to both Nvidia and Lierop for comment, but did not immediately receive a reply. We'll update this story accordingly.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer with IGN.

Daniel Craig's final James Bond film, No Time to Die, doesn't even hit theaters until April, but Billie Eilish's song for the film, also titled "No Time to Die," is already a smash hit in the U.K. As reported by MI6 HQ, Eilish has topped the U.K. charts with the biggest opening week ever for a James Bond song. The track has sold 90,000 copies in its first seven days of release, and racked up 10.6 million streams. The only other Bond song to nab the number one spot was 2015's "Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith, selling close to 70k copies in its debut. Both Adele and Duran Duran got close to hitting the top, but just missed. Adele, however, holds the record for most weeks on the Top 100 chart for a Bond song. Here's a quick look at the highest positions each released Bond song got on the charts (ranked from highest to lowest)...

• 1 No Time To Die - Billie Eilish (2020)
• 1 Writing's On The Wall - Sam Smith (2015)
• 2 Skyfall - Adele (2012)
• 2 A View To A Kill - Duran Duran (1985)
• 3 Die Another Day - Madonna (2002)
• 3 We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong (1994)
• 5 The Living Daylights - a-ha (1987)
• 6 Licence To Kill - Gladys Knight (1989)
• 7 You Know My Name - Chris Cornell (2006)
• 7 Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon (1977)
• 8 The James Bond Theme Re-Version - Moby (1997)
• 8 For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (1981)
• 9 Another Way To Die - Jack White & Alicia Keys (2008)
• 9 Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings (1973)
• 10 GoldenEye - Tina Turner (1995)
• 11 The World Is Not Enough - Garbage (1999)
• 11 You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra (1967)
• 12 Tomorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crow (1997)
• 13 The James Bond Theme - The John Barry Orchestra (1963)
• 20 From Russia With Love - Matt Munro (1963)
• 21 Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (1964)
• 35 Thunderball - Tom Jones (1965)
• 38 Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (1971)
• 39 From Russia With Love - John Barry (1963)
• 49 If There Was A Man - The Pretenders (1987)
• 75 All Time High - Rita Coolidge (1983)

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/04/no-time-to-die-official-trailer"] Looking for more No Time to Die content? Read more about Rami Malek's supervillain and check out everything we know about Bond 25, including plot details, shooting locations and specifics on the cast and crew. [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.

Daniel Craig's final James Bond film, No Time to Die, doesn't even hit theaters until April, but Billie Eilish's song for the film, also titled "No Time to Die," is already a smash hit in the U.K. As reported by MI6 HQ, Eilish has topped the U.K. charts with the biggest opening week ever for a James Bond song. The track has sold 90,000 copies in its first seven days of release, and racked up 10.6 million streams. The only other Bond song to nab the number one spot was 2015's "Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith, selling close to 70k copies in its debut. Both Adele and Duran Duran got close to hitting the top, but just missed. Adele, however, holds the record for most weeks on the Top 100 chart for a Bond song. Here's a quick look at the highest positions each released Bond song got on the charts (ranked from highest to lowest)...

• 1 No Time To Die - Billie Eilish (2020)
• 1 Writing's On The Wall - Sam Smith (2015)
• 2 Skyfall - Adele (2012)
• 2 A View To A Kill - Duran Duran (1985)
• 3 Die Another Day - Madonna (2002)
• 3 We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong (1994)
• 5 The Living Daylights - a-ha (1987)
• 6 Licence To Kill - Gladys Knight (1989)
• 7 You Know My Name - Chris Cornell (2006)
• 7 Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon (1977)
• 8 The James Bond Theme Re-Version - Moby (1997)
• 8 For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (1981)
• 9 Another Way To Die - Jack White & Alicia Keys (2008)
• 9 Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings (1973)
• 10 GoldenEye - Tina Turner (1995)
• 11 The World Is Not Enough - Garbage (1999)
• 11 You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra (1967)
• 12 Tomorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crow (1997)
• 13 The James Bond Theme - The John Barry Orchestra (1963)
• 20 From Russia With Love - Matt Munro (1963)
• 21 Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (1964)
• 35 Thunderball - Tom Jones (1965)
• 38 Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (1971)
• 39 From Russia With Love - John Barry (1963)
• 49 If There Was A Man - The Pretenders (1987)
• 75 All Time High - Rita Coolidge (1983)

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/04/no-time-to-die-official-trailer"] Looking for more No Time to Die content? Read more about Rami Malek's supervillain and check out everything we know about Bond 25, including plot details, shooting locations and specifics on the cast and crew. [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.

Appearing at Chicago's C2E2 this weekend, MCU star Mark Ruffalo revealed that there have been preliminary discussions about him appearing on Marvel's She-Hulk series as Bruce Banner/Hulk. Created in 1980 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, She-Hulk -- real name: Jessica Walters -- is Bruce Banner's cousin. In the comics, it's a life-saving blood transfusion from Bruce that turns Jessica into her own (eventually smarter) version of Hulk. Check out The Laughing Place's tweets for what Ruffalo said about a possible Hulk appearance on the show...

Ruffalo says there is talk about his Hulk potentially showing up in the #SheHulk series... but talks are preliminary. #C2E2

— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) March 1, 2020

Previously announced, Jessica Gao, who wrote Rick and Morty's Emmy-winning "Pickle Rick" episode, will be the head writer on She-Hulk. Production on She-Hulk will wrap in 2020, though the Disney+ series will most likely air in 2021. Check out our full rundown of She-Hulk's origins and most famous storylines here. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=she-hulk-through-the-years&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.

Appearing at Chicago's C2E2 this weekend, MCU star Mark Ruffalo revealed that there have been preliminary discussions about him appearing on Marvel's She-Hulk series as Bruce Banner/Hulk. Created in 1980 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, She-Hulk -- real name: Jessica Walters -- is Bruce Banner's cousin. In the comics, it's a life-saving blood transfusion from Bruce that turns Jessica into her own (eventually smarter) version of Hulk. Check out The Laughing Place's tweets for what Ruffalo said about a possible Hulk appearance on the show...

Ruffalo says there is talk about his Hulk potentially showing up in the #SheHulk series... but talks are preliminary. #C2E2

— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) March 1, 2020

Previously announced, Jessica Gao, who wrote Rick and Morty's Emmy-winning "Pickle Rick" episode, will be the head writer on She-Hulk. Production on She-Hulk will wrap in 2020, though the Disney+ series will most likely air in 2021. Check out our full rundown of She-Hulk's origins and most famous storylines here. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=she-hulk-through-the-years&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.

It may not be part of the "Dark Universe," but Universal and Blumhouse's The Invisible Man scared up some serious box office loot, with an estimated $29 million opening. This is good news for horror/thrillers as the genre has been flailing a bit since It: Chapter Two, what with Doctor Sleep, The Turning, and Brahms: The Boy II pulling in less than ideal hauls in recently months. Overseas, as reported by Variety, The Invisible Man nabbed another $20.2 million, bringing it to $49.2 million worldwide. You can read our review of The invisible Man here, where we call it a "chillingly effective" reimagining of a classic. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Funimation’s My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising also did well for itself, in a much smaller release, generating $5.1 million, and a grand total of $8.4 million (since debuting on Wednesday). Check out our positive review of My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, which calls out the fun action and "excellent team-ups."

North American Box Office Estimates

Sonic the Hedgehog continued to race for gold, earning $16 million and landing in second place. With $128 million domestically, to date, Sonic is now has a global total of $265 million. Everything else in the Top 10 held on as expected. Call of the Wild has only brought in $79.3 worldwide so far, which doesn't bode well considering its massive budget. Parasite didn't crack the Top 10, but it's raked in $51.5 million in America to date, closing in on setting a record for a non-English language film here in the States. Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the (2-day) weekend (via Box Office Mojo)

• 1. The Invisible Man $29,000,000
• 2. Sonic the Hedgehog $16,000,000
• 3. Call of the Wild $13,205,000
• 4. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising $5,109,247
• 5. Bad Boys for Life $4,300,000
• 6. Birds of Prey $4,100,000
• 7. Impractical Jokers $3,545,000
• 8. 1917 $2,670,000
• 9. Brahms: The Boys II $2,622,381
• 10 Fantasy Island $2,330,000

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/28/my-hero-academia-heroes-rising-exclusive-official-clip"] [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.

It may not be part of the "Dark Universe," but Universal and Blumhouse's The Invisible Man scared up some serious box office loot, with an estimated $29 million opening. This is good news for horror/thrillers as the genre has been flailing a bit since It: Chapter Two, what with Doctor Sleep, The Turning, and Brahms: The Boy II pulling in less than ideal hauls in recently months. Overseas, as reported by Variety, The Invisible Man nabbed another $20.2 million, bringing it to $49.2 million worldwide. You can read our review of The invisible Man here, where we call it a "chillingly effective" reimagining of a classic. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Funimation’s My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising also did well for itself, in a much smaller release, generating $5.1 million, and a grand total of $8.4 million (since debuting on Wednesday). Check out our positive review of My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, which calls out the fun action and "excellent team-ups."

North American Box Office Estimates

Sonic the Hedgehog continued to race for gold, earning $16 million and landing in second place. With $128 million domestically, to date, Sonic is now has a global total of $265 million. Everything else in the Top 10 held on as expected. Call of the Wild has only brought in $79.3 worldwide so far, which doesn't bode well considering its massive budget. Parasite didn't crack the Top 10, but it's raked in $51.5 million in America to date, closing in on setting a record for a non-English language film here in the States. Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the (2-day) weekend (via Box Office Mojo)

• 1. The Invisible Man $29,000,000
• 2. Sonic the Hedgehog $16,000,000
• 3. Call of the Wild $13,205,000
• 4. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising $5,109,247
• 5. Bad Boys for Life $4,300,000
• 6. Birds of Prey $4,100,000
• 7. Impractical Jokers $3,545,000
• 8. 1917 $2,670,000
• 9. Brahms: The Boys II $2,622,381
• 10 Fantasy Island $2,330,000

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/28/my-hero-academia-heroes-rising-exclusive-official-clip"] [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.

Warning: This story contains details regarding death and attempted suicide. Read with caution.

Luis Alfonso Mendoza, the Spanish dub voice actor for iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Dragon Ball’s Gohan, has been killed, according to reports from Spanish media.

According to Cartoon Brew, who translated a report from Media Tiempo, Mendoza was allegedly killed during an altercation with a man who was renting living space from Mendoza and his family. The suspect also allegedly killed Mendoza’s wife and brother-in-law. Mendoza lived in the Portales Norte district of Mexico City.

The suspect later attempted suicide via shooting himself in the head, but survived and is currently in “serious condition.”

Mendoza’s castmates took to Twitter to share their condolences.

Mario Castañeda, who voices the Spanish dub of Goku, reflected on just how recently he had shared a laugh with Mendoza.

Rossy Aguirre, who voices the Spanish dub of Krillin, shared her condolences, along with an image of her and Mendoza.

Eduardo Garza, who voiced Krillin in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z’s Spanish dub, similarly shared a photo and condolences.

Mendoza voiced the Spanish dub of Gohan since 1996, but also provided the Spanish voice for numerous other recognizable roles, both live-action and animated. Besides Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Mendoza voiced Count Duckula, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Leonardo, Kon from Bleach, and more. As for live-action roles, Mendoza provided dubbing for Fresh Prince’s Carlton, Karate Kids’ Daniel LaRusso, Joey on Friends, and The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon.

He was 55 years old. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

Warning: This story contains details regarding death and attempted suicide. Read with caution.

Luis Alfonso Mendoza, the Spanish dub voice actor for iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Dragon Ball’s Gohan, has been killed, according to reports from Spanish media.

According to Cartoon Brew, who translated a report from Media Tiempo, Mendoza was allegedly killed during an altercation with a man who was renting living space from Mendoza and his family. The suspect also allegedly killed Mendoza’s wife and brother-in-law. Mendoza lived in the Portales Norte district of Mexico City.

The suspect later attempted suicide via shooting himself in the head, but survived and is currently in “serious condition.”

Mendoza’s castmates took to Twitter to share their condolences.

Mario Castañeda, who voices the Spanish dub of Goku, reflected on just how recently he had shared a laugh with Mendoza.

Rossy Aguirre, who voices the Spanish dub of Krillin, shared her condolences, along with an image of her and Mendoza.

Eduardo Garza, who voiced Krillin in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z’s Spanish dub, similarly shared a photo and condolences.

Mendoza voiced the Spanish dub of Gohan since 1996, but also provided the Spanish voice for numerous other recognizable roles, both live-action and animated. Besides Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Mendoza voiced Count Duckula, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Leonardo, Kon from Bleach, and more. As for live-action roles, Mendoza provided dubbing for Fresh Prince’s Carlton, Karate Kids’ Daniel LaRusso, Joey on Friends, and The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon.

He was 55 years old. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

A few weeks back, an excerpt from the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker novelization was released that expanded upon the opening scene of Episode IX, having Kylo Ren encounter a strange creature protecting the Sith Wayfinder. Not due out officially until March 17, some advance copies of the book were sold at C2E2 this weekend in Chicago, and a new passage is being passed around (h/t Screenrant) that answers a huge mystery regarding the return of Emperor Palpatine. This is what Kylo observed while visiting Exegol for the first time and seeing Palpatine still alive. Check it out... "All the vials were empty of liquid save one, which was nearly depleted. Kylo peered closer. He'd seen this apparatus before, too, when he'd studied the Clone Wars as a boy. The liquid flowing into the living nightmare before him was fighting a losing battle to sustain the Emperor's putrid flesh." "What could you give me?" Kylo asked. Emperor Palpatine lived, after a fashion, and Kylo could feel in his very bones that this clone body sheltered the Emperor's actual spirit. It was an imperfect vessel, though, unable to contain his immense power. It couldn't last much longer." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-every-new-planet-in-the-disney-movies&captions=true"] It would appear that Palpatine's spirit, his essence, was now housed in a clone body - one that wasn't strong enough to maintain the Emperor's power. It isn't clear, however, if the galaxy's most dominant Sith Lord had gone through many clone bodies over the decades, using them until they basically disintegrated completely, or if he'd just resided in this single one - and was just now losing control of it. This clone method of brining Palpatine back is similar to how 1991's Star Wars: Dark Empire comic series had him return. For more on the Skywalker Saga, check out how Rise of Skywalker's Visual Dictionary answers a ton of key plot questions, our explainer of the ending, and every Jedi that spoke to Rey in her final battle with the Emperor. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/21/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-kylo-rens-fate"] [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.