Dreams, Media Molecule’s newest game-slash-creation tool, has been a hit with creatives looking to flex their game design prowess. But some say the discovery tool that’s meant to highlight up-and-coming projects tend to favor viral content over original creations, something Media Molecule says it’s looking to address. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/14/dreams-launch-trailer"] Dreams is a tool that lets creators work within the Dreams game engine and create all kinds of games, animations, and visual content. We’ve already seen wildly imaginative creations come out of Dreams already, and there’s even a Trending Dreams tab that’s meant to highlight some of the most popular Dreams creations. But one critique of the Trending system is how it places more weight on games based purely on plays and not necessarily likes. In practice, this floats remakes and “memes” up to the top over original creations that may not have gone viral. [poilib element="quoteBox" parameters="excerpt=The%20trending%20algorithm%20right%20now%20is%20rewarding%20clickbait%20and%20it%20is%20suffocating%20high-quality%20content"]In one thread on the r/PS4Dreams subreddit with over 1.2 thousand upvotes, players are discussing ways this system can be improved. “I understand that trending games are the most played games of the day but... what happens is that meme and superhero games that have 3k plays but only 100 likes are absolutely overshadowing great creations that have like 200 likes but only have, for example, 400 plays.” “Feedback is a vital part of helping us shape and grow the Dreams community,” a Media Molecule spokesperson tells IGN when we reached out regarding these concerns. “We started making the first changes to our recommendation & discovery algorithms in Early Access and plan on continuing that work to improve them as we go.” Media Molecule specifically mentions the Reddit thread saying, “The Reddit thread currently contains some good ideas, such as the ‘likes vs plays’ ratio currently and we are certainly giving them some careful consideration as part of this process.” The studio didn’t mention specifically how it’s looking to change the Trending algorithm, but the developers are looking at the discussion in the Reddit thread. And there’s plenty of lively discussion from the community on some potential changes. “The trending algorithm right now is rewarding clickbait and it is suffocating high-quality content,” writes one commenter. “There are two things that we need trending to do: 1. Direct users to content they are likely to enjoy 2. Ensure that high-quality creations get the attention they deserve. Right now it is doing neither.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/29/kaiju-simulator-in-ps4-dreams"] Dreams boast several remakes of existing games. Games like Fallout 4, Persona 5, Ghost of Tsushima, Spyro, and more have all been remade in Dreams. And while original games like a project that lets players control a giant Kaiju have broken through, many argue that they're still overwhelmingly buried underneath recognizable remakes. Especially since there are professional developers who believe Dreams can be a powerful tool for creating original games. “I get what you’re saying but memes and remakes and random superhero free roam games won’t stop because that’s what younger audiences love and hey, I am not against those,” writes another commenter. “I think those projects are as welcomed as any other in Dreams. The problem is that the trending button is putting only the most played games at the top. It doesn’t matter if, in 300 plays, you get 300 likes. If a meme game gets 10 likes from 3k plays, it will overshadow your flawless game. That’s definitely an issue that won’t ease over time if [Media Molecule] doesn’t work on the matter [in my opinion].” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=14-community-creations-made-in-dreams&captions=true"] Other commenters have said that the algorithm did change following the end of the early access period. And considering the studio wants to improve the system as well, Media Molecule says it will implement changes to the Trending tab with consideration to the community. At less than a month out from Dreams’ official release, Media Molecule has already gathered a committed community excited about the game and its potential. Check out IGN’s Dreams review and wiki for starter tips, guides, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.

Steven Spielberg will reportedly not direct Indiana Jones 5, with Logan director, James Mangold, in talks to take his place. As reported by Variety, Spielberg will remain on as a producer and this is entirely his decision – it is said he wants to hand the franchise to a new generation. George Lucas is also reportedly not involved in this film. Harrison Ford is still on board, saying two weeks ago that filming begins in two months. The film is currently set for a July 9, 2021 release. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/14/harrison-ford-indiana-jones-5-will-see-part-of-his-history-resolved"] Spielberg is currently wrapping up his adaptation of West Side Story, which is due out in theaters this year. He's directed the past four Indiana Jones movies, with Lucas credited on the story for each film. Writing duties were originally handled by Kingdom of the Crystal Skull writer David Koepp, but reportedly were given to Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer Jonathan Kasdan in 2018. Mangold recently released Ford v. Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. Deadline said as recently as January that Mangold was reuniting with Damon for an adaptation of the novel The Force for Disney's 20th Century Studios. This comes less than a month after producer Kathleen Kennedy said some final touches on the script were all that's left before production. "We’re working away, getting the script where we want it to be and then we’ll be ready to go,” Kennedy said. “Harrison Ford will be involved, yeah. It’s not a reboot; it’s a continuation. He can’t wait.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=20-actors-who-revived-iconic-roles&captions=true"] Little is known about Indiana Jones 5 other than Spielberg had no intention of killing Indy, and Ford likely wouldn't return for a sixth time. Shia Labeouf's character was also not in Koepp's script as of 2017 and Koepp had no contact with Lucas. Ford has since spoken about the film but offered very few details a couple of weeks ago. “Well, I’m not going to share the story with you because that doesn’t seem like a good idea,” Ford said in February 2020. “But we’ll see new developments in his life, his relationship. We’ll see part of his history resolved.” Disney has plans to go further with Indiana Jones beyond a fifth film with now ex-CEO Bob Iger saying in 2016, "Right now, we're focused on a reboot, or a continuum and then a reboot of some sort." Spielberg similarly said in 2018 that, “This will be Harrison Ford’s last Indiana Jones movie, I am pretty sure, but it will certainly continue after that." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who is all in for Indiana Jones 5 because James Mangold is awesome.

Steven Spielberg will reportedly not direct Indiana Jones 5, with Logan director, James Mangold, in talks to take his place. As reported by Variety, Spielberg will remain on as a producer and this is entirely his decision – it is said he wants to hand the franchise to a new generation. George Lucas is also reportedly not involved in this film. Harrison Ford is still on board, saying two weeks ago that filming begins in two months. The film is currently set for a July 9, 2021 release. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/14/harrison-ford-indiana-jones-5-will-see-part-of-his-history-resolved"] Spielberg is currently wrapping up his adaptation of West Side Story, which is due out in theaters this year. He's directed the past four Indiana Jones movies, with Lucas credited on the story for each film. Writing duties were originally handled by Kingdom of the Crystal Skull writer David Koepp, but reportedly were given to Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer Jonathan Kasdan in 2018. Mangold recently released Ford v. Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. Deadline said as recently as January that Mangold was reuniting with Damon for an adaptation of the novel The Force for Disney's 20th Century Studios. This comes less than a month after producer Kathleen Kennedy said some final touches on the script were all that's left before production. "We’re working away, getting the script where we want it to be and then we’ll be ready to go,” Kennedy said. “Harrison Ford will be involved, yeah. It’s not a reboot; it’s a continuation. He can’t wait.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=20-actors-who-revived-iconic-roles&captions=true"] Little is known about Indiana Jones 5 other than Spielberg had no intention of killing Indy, and Ford likely wouldn't return for a sixth time. Shia Labeouf's character was also not in Koepp's script as of 2017 and Koepp had no contact with Lucas. Ford has since spoken about the film but offered very few details a couple of weeks ago. “Well, I’m not going to share the story with you because that doesn’t seem like a good idea,” Ford said in February 2020. “But we’ll see new developments in his life, his relationship. We’ll see part of his history resolved.” Disney has plans to go further with Indiana Jones beyond a fifth film with now ex-CEO Bob Iger saying in 2016, "Right now, we're focused on a reboot, or a continuum and then a reboot of some sort." Spielberg similarly said in 2018 that, “This will be Harrison Ford’s last Indiana Jones movie, I am pretty sure, but it will certainly continue after that." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who is all in for Indiana Jones 5 because James Mangold is awesome.

Yacht Club Games has announced a new Shovel Knight spin-off, titled Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. Revealed during a Yacht Club Games livestream, Pocket Dungeon is a puzzle-adventure crossover that combines elements from traditional falling block puzzle games and dungeon crawlers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=shovel-knight-pocket-dungeon-screenshots&captions=true"] In addition to blocks, enemies and bosses will also fall into the puzzle. Yacht Club Games said that old bosses from the Shovel Knight franchise will appear, as well as new foes. To play, you'll simply move in four directions around the puzzle, trading damage with any enemies you bump into. Yacht Club Games is bringing a Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon demo to PAX East this weekend. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/28/shovel-knight-dig-trailer"] Pocket Dungeon also adds the appropriately named Puzzle Knight into the mix, who will show you the ropes so you can make your way through the game's story mode or two player versus mode. No release window was mentioned, and Yacht Club Games has not said what platforms Pocket Dungeon will release on. Yacht Club Games recently completed Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove after the release of King of Cards and Showdown, but the studio is still using the character for new projects. Besides Pocket Dungeon, Shovel Knight Dig is deep in development, and Yacht Club Games said it is planned for release next year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/09/shovel-knight-king-of-cards-review"] Alongside the announcement of Pocket Dungeon, Yacht Club Games also said that it's working on other projects, adding, "wouldn't it be interesting to see a brand new IP from Yacht Club Games?" For more on Shovel Knight, check out our review of Shovel Knight: King of Cards. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Yacht Club Games has announced a new Shovel Knight spin-off, titled Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. Revealed during a Yacht Club Games livestream, Pocket Dungeon is a puzzle-adventure crossover that combines elements from traditional falling block puzzle games and dungeon crawlers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=shovel-knight-pocket-dungeon-screenshots&captions=true"] In addition to blocks, enemies and bosses will also fall into the puzzle. Yacht Club Games said that old bosses from the Shovel Knight franchise will appear, as well as new foes. To play, you'll simply move in four directions around the puzzle, trading damage with any enemies you bump into. Yacht Club Games is bringing a Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon demo to PAX East this weekend. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/28/shovel-knight-dig-trailer"] Pocket Dungeon also adds the appropriately named Puzzle Knight into the mix, who will show you the ropes so you can make your way through the game's story mode or two player versus mode. No release window was mentioned, and Yacht Club Games has not said what platforms Pocket Dungeon will release on. Yacht Club Games recently completed Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove after the release of King of Cards and Showdown, but the studio is still using the character for new projects. Besides Pocket Dungeon, Shovel Knight Dig is deep in development, and Yacht Club Games said it is planned for release next year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/09/shovel-knight-king-of-cards-review"] Alongside the announcement of Pocket Dungeon, Yacht Club Games also said that it's working on other projects, adding, "wouldn't it be interesting to see a brand new IP from Yacht Club Games?" For more on Shovel Knight, check out our review of Shovel Knight: King of Cards. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Sony has announced that Shadow of the Colossus and Sonic Forces are the PlayStation Plus games for the month of March. Revealed through the PlayStation Blog, both titles will be available to download from Tuesday, March 3 until Monday, April 6. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/01/30/shadow-of-the-colossus-for-ps4-review"] The Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake, which launched in 2018, was a faithful retelling of the original PS2 classic. In our Shadow of the Colossus for PS4 review, we called the game amazing, saying, "this emotional monster-slayer remains one of the best PlayStation games ever made." The remake made its way onto our list of the best PlayStation 4 games, as well as the top 25 games that deserve a sequel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=igns-top-25-playstation-4-games&captions=true"] 2017's Sonic Forces is the latest 3D Sonic platformer from Sonic Team. It features a playable custom character alongside Modern Sonic and Classic Sonic. In our Sonic Forces review, we said, "Forces shows a few glimpses of Sonic greatness, but balances that out with short stages and limited use of its good ideas." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/11/sonic-forces-review"] February's PS Plus titles include Bioshock: The Collection, The Sims 4, and Firewall Zero Hour, which are still available until Monday, March 2. Sony also recently revealed that PS Plus members will have access to a trial weekend for Predator: Hunting Grounds, which will run from March 27 through March 29. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Sony has announced that Shadow of the Colossus and Sonic Forces are the PlayStation Plus games for the month of March. Revealed through the PlayStation Blog, both titles will be available to download from Tuesday, March 3 until Monday, April 6. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/01/30/shadow-of-the-colossus-for-ps4-review"] The Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake, which launched in 2018, was a faithful retelling of the original PS2 classic. In our Shadow of the Colossus for PS4 review, we called the game amazing, saying, "this emotional monster-slayer remains one of the best PlayStation games ever made." The remake made its way onto our list of the best PlayStation 4 games, as well as the top 25 games that deserve a sequel. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=igns-top-25-playstation-4-games&captions=true"] 2017's Sonic Forces is the latest 3D Sonic platformer from Sonic Team. It features a playable custom character alongside Modern Sonic and Classic Sonic. In our Sonic Forces review, we said, "Forces shows a few glimpses of Sonic greatness, but balances that out with short stages and limited use of its good ideas." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/11/sonic-forces-review"] February's PS Plus titles include Bioshock: The Collection, The Sims 4, and Firewall Zero Hour, which are still available until Monday, March 2. Sony also recently revealed that PS Plus members will have access to a trial weekend for Predator: Hunting Grounds, which will run from March 27 through March 29. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Macaulay Culkin has been unveiled as one of the many stars filling out the American Horror Story cast for Season 10. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, series showrunner and co-creator Ryan Murphy shared a video to announce the full cast for the tenth chapter of the horror anthology series, set to the song Dead of Night by Orville Peck. Culkin's name appeared in the video alongside franchise favourites, Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, who are returning this season after sitting out Season 9. Culkin, who is best known for creating a fun-house of horrors as Kevin McCallister in the first two Home Alone movies, joins Season 10 as a regular. Up until now, his TV work has largely consisted of guest appearances, with his most recent acting credit being a one-time role on Hulu's Dollface. Other season 10 cast members include Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Angelica Ross and Finn Wittrock. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years&captions=true"] FX has yet to reveal a title, theme or plot for AHS: Season 10, though it is expected to premiere later this year. The most recent incarnation of the series was 2019's American Horror Story: 1984, which drew inspiration from '80s horror movies like Friday the 13th. You can check out our review of the first episode here. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Macaulay Culkin has been unveiled as one of the many stars filling out the American Horror Story cast for Season 10. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, series showrunner and co-creator Ryan Murphy shared a video to announce the full cast for the tenth chapter of the horror anthology series, set to the song Dead of Night by Orville Peck. Culkin's name appeared in the video alongside franchise favourites, Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, who are returning this season after sitting out Season 9. Culkin, who is best known for creating a fun-house of horrors as Kevin McCallister in the first two Home Alone movies, joins Season 10 as a regular. Up until now, his TV work has largely consisted of guest appearances, with his most recent acting credit being a one-time role on Hulu's Dollface. Other season 10 cast members include Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Angelica Ross and Finn Wittrock. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years&captions=true"] FX has yet to reveal a title, theme or plot for AHS: Season 10, though it is expected to premiere later this year. The most recent incarnation of the series was 2019's American Horror Story: 1984, which drew inspiration from '80s horror movies like Friday the 13th. You can check out our review of the first episode here. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Predator: Hunting Grounds is going to have a trial weekend next month so you can give it a go yourself. It starts on March 27 at 4pm in the UK, 5pm in Europe, while North America players can join in at 5pm PST. You'll be able to play all the way through to March 29, 2020.

The trial will be available to those PlayStation Plus on PS4 as well as PC players, and they'll be able to play together with cross-play support. You can choose to play solo as the Predator, or you can team up against the alien menace as a human fireteam with three other players.

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This is an asymmetrical multiplayer game like developer Illfonic's previous game, Friday the 13th. That means the Predator will have an advantage when it comes to one-on-one fights due to its arsenal and mobility, able to ambush its prey from all directions. However, the fireteam can come out on top if the squad is able to work together and cover each other's backs.

IGN got to preview Predator: Hunting Grounds last year and found it to be "a blast." Especially when playing as the Predator, using the plasmacaster, arm blades, cloaking ability, infrared vision, and more of the iconic tools from the films. Illfonic says that it's built upon the feedback that demo got after taking it to events last year and so the trial version should be further refined.

The Predator: Hunting Grounds cover art has also been revealed with this announcement. Stare at it as much as you want right now - you might notice a familiar face in the trees - but bear in mind that you'll be able to get an even closer look if you pick up the game when it's expected to launch on April 24, 2020.

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