A grieving mother was recently given the chance be reunited with a recreation of her deceased daughter in virtual reality. Jang Ji-sung's daughter Nayeon died in 2016 from an incurable disease at the age of seven. The video (uploaded by MBC Documentary) of Ji-sun interacting with her deceased daughter was aired as part of a South Korean documentary on February 6. The team behind the documentary spent eight months creating the VR recreation of Nayeon, reports PC Gamer. [caption id="attachment_2300166" align="alignnone" width="1280"] [Image Credit: MBCDocumentary][/caption]With a headset and pair of haptic gloves, Ji-sung was able to virtually play with a rendering of her daughter, and could even hear an approximation of her actual voice. In the documentary clip linked above, viewer's were able to witness the emotional moment when Ji-sung was reunited with her virtually rendered daughter. The clip is around ten-minutes long, with the majority of it showing Ji-sung having a picnic in the park with Nayeon. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/30/9-unforgettable-ps-vr-experiences"] An emotional family watched on as the grieving mother spoke and played with Nayeon's VR recreation. Due to the nature of the topic, the video is difficult to watch — so please take that into consideration before viewing. Interacting with deceased loved ones is something that has yet to be fully explored yet by VR technology. Despite some concerns that it could negatively affect the grieving process, there are a handful of companies that are currently exploring VR capabilities in this area. VR technology has come a long way over the past few years, with developers being able to use it to offer experience's that other forms of media cannot. However, VR is still struggling to take off, indicated by Sony's recent closure of its first-party VR studio, which never released a game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith. 

Dead Cells developer Motion Twin has revealed a new animated trailer for its upcoming DLC update, The Bad Seed, ahead of its February 11 release on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC.

As illustrated in the bittersweet trailer above, Dead Cells’ The Bad Seed DLC introduces a rogue’s gallery of brand-new, gooey monsters that inhabit two new, optional biomes.

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The Arboretum is a “lush paradise to deceivingly adorable creatures,” and The Swamp, an “overgrown arboreal settlement inhabited by ambushing blow gunners and spear wielders” is the lesser of two evils compared to the “gargantuan purple ticks that reign uncontested on the ground.” Sounds great. Good stuff.

The new Bad Seed biomes add an alternate path to reach the final encounter without changing the existing routes, but the additional new weapons included in the DLC – including the first double-slot weapon – will be useful in any of the nightmarish hellscapes in which you ply your trade.

Lastly, and obviously, most importantly, there’s an adorably loyal mushroom companion – again, check the trailer above for proof of adorableness / Stockholm syndrome.

Priced at $5 USD, The Bad Seed DLC is the seventeenth Dead Cells update to date and the first that will come with a cost since its May 2017 release.

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Dead Cells has enjoyed enormous and well-deserved success since it was released to critical acclaim, becoming one of the top 10 best-selling indie games on Nintendo Switch, and firmly planted itself in IGN’s Top 25 Games of Xbox, PS4, Switch, and PC. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Brandin Tyrrel is a Senior Editor at IGN. You can find him on Unlocked, or chat over on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel.

Dead Cells developer Motion Twin has revealed a new animated trailer for its upcoming DLC update, The Bad Seed, ahead of its February 11 release on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC.

As illustrated in the bittersweet trailer above, Dead Cells’ The Bad Seed DLC introduces a rogue’s gallery of brand-new, gooey monsters that inhabit two new, optional biomes.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/04/speedrunner-finishes-dead-cells-in-just-over-6-minutes"]

The Arboretum is a “lush paradise to deceivingly adorable creatures,” and The Swamp, an “overgrown arboreal settlement inhabited by ambushing blow gunners and spear wielders” is the lesser of two evils compared to the “gargantuan purple ticks that reign uncontested on the ground.” Sounds great. Good stuff.

The new Bad Seed biomes add to an alternate path to reach the final encounter without changing the existing routes, but the additional new weapons included in the DLC – including the first double-slot weapon – will be useful in any of the nightmarish hellscapes in which you ply your trade.

Lastly, and obviously, most importantly, there’s an adorably loyal mushroom companion – again, check the trailer above for proof of adorableness / Stockholm syndrome.

Priced at $5 USD, The Bad Seed DLC is the seventeenth Dead Cells update to date and the first that will come with a cost since its May 2017 release.

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Dead Cells has enjoyed enormous and well-deserved success since it was released to critical acclaim, becoming one of the top 10 best-selling indie games on Nintendo Switch, and firmly planted itself in IGN’s Top 25 Games of Xbox, PS4, Switch, and PC. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Brandin Tyrrel is a Senior Editor at IGN. You can find him on Unlocked, or chat over on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel.

Champion, makers of sports apparel and casual clothes like sweatshirts, slides and joggers, recently dropped its new collab line with Bandai-Namco: Champion x Pac-Man. Check out the gallery below to see the full collection. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=champion-x-pac-man&captions=true"] Crossover events, once the domain of comic books, are fairly common occurrences in the world of fashion. For example, last year the Adidas x AriZona line mashed together Adidas shoes with the iconic imagery of everyone's favorite 99-cent flavored tea beverages, and in 2015 Moschino teamed up with Nintendo for the Super Moschino line. The Champion x Pac-Man line follows the crossover template extremely well, combining the two disparate properties into one awesome apparel line. The apparel is available to purchase right now on Champion's website. The joggers had briefly gone out of stock over the weekend, but returned and can be picked up now, at least for the time being. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.  

Champion, makers of sports apparel and casual clothes like sweatshirts, slides and joggers, recently dropped its new collab line with Bandai-Namco: Champion x Pac-Man. Check out the gallery below to see the full collection. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=champion-x-pac-man&captions=true"] Crossover events, once the domain of comic books, are fairly common occurrences in the world of fashion. For example, last year the Adidas x AriZona line mashed together Adidas shoes with the iconic imagery of everyone's favorite 99-cent flavored tea beverages, and in 2015 Moschino teamed up with Nintendo for the Super Moschino line. The Champion x Pac-Man line follows the crossover template extremely well, combining the two disparate properties into one awesome apparel line. The apparel is available to purchase right now on Champion's website. The joggers had briefly gone out of stock over the weekend, but returned and can be picked up now, at least for the time being. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.  

Bloodroots, the bloody action game where anything from spears to wheels to carrots can be a deadly weapon, will be released on February 28 for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC on the Epic Games Store. Developer Paper Cult announced the late February release date for Bloodroots, which first impressed us back at PAX Prime 2018, alongside a $19.99/ €15.99 / £15.99 price point. It's currently available for a 10% discount on the Epic Game Store in preorder. Paper Cult also revealed a brand new release date trailer to coincide with the news. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/10/bloodroots-release-date-trailer"] Bloodroots follows Mr. Wolf, a man left to die, who goes on a brutal revenge quest against those who betrayed him. For more on Bloodroots, check out the first eight minutes of Bloodroots gameplay, achieving an S-rank, and hear from Bloodroots' developers about the game's weapons. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20088913&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, Podcast Beyond! host, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Bloodroots, the bloody action game where anything from spears to wheels to carrots can be a deadly weapon, will be released on February 28 for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC on the Epic Games Store. Developer Paper Cult announced the late February release date for Bloodroots, which first impressed us back at PAX Prime 2018, alongside a $19.99/ €15.99 / £15.99 price point. It's currently available for a 10% discount on the Epic Game Store in preorder. Paper Cult also revealed a brand new release date trailer to coincide with the news. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/10/bloodroots-release-date-trailer"] Bloodroots follows Mr. Wolf, a man left to die, who goes on a brutal revenge quest against those who betrayed him. For more on Bloodroots, check out the first eight minutes of Bloodroots gameplay, achieving an S-rank, and hear from Bloodroots' developers about the game's weapons. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20088913&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, Podcast Beyond! host, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Some Red Dead Online players are being mysteriously attacked by two-headed skeletons. Why? It seems to be the work of hackers.

Reports of two-headed skeletons running up to players and engaging in a fistfight started coming in around February 7, 2020, and carried on throughout the rest of the weekend. Among the first reports was one on the Steam forums, where a player claimed they were attacked by a bony aggressor in Grizzlies West.

"I was using my metal detector and it just punched me from behind and ran off when I switched to guns and started shooting," the player said. "Also a grizzly bear appeared out of nowhere and killed me as I was shooting."

It's certainly bizarre, but does have foundations in the game. The two-headed skeleton model can actually be found inside the single-player story mode. Near Beecher's Hope, there's an overturned circus wagon with a two-headed skeleton inside that belonged to conjoined sisters.

By February 9, players were posting video proof of two-headed skeletons running around inside the game's online world. One player posted a video to Reddit of a twin-head skeleton attacking them while another posted a YouTube video in which they hogtie one and ride around with it on their horse.

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Replying to these videos, other players have claimed that the two-headed skeletons are one of the latest stunts being pulled off by Red Dead Online hackers. Previously, hackers have spawned loads of angry bears inside towns, and even sent horrifying piles of carcasses after people.

One player who says they also got attacked by a two-headed skeleton, reckons you might be able to see the hacker above you in a hot air balloon, which means you can try to report them.

"Just happened to me. Next time it does, look straight up in the sky. The mod cheater is going to be up in the balloon. I just tagged mine and reported him.," they say.

That same person also shared a screenshot of what they say is from a hacker's profile who has now been banned from Red Dead Online. It shows them in a hot air balloon with a mod menu equipped.

Mod menus make it easy for Red Dead Online hackers to make themselves invincible, super jump, have infinite stamina, and spawn any character models into the game they want. Some hackers are even able to drain money from players. Grand Theft Auto Online hackers have used mod menus for similar purposes for years. Rockstar has been trying to ban hackers so they can't ruin Red Dead Online for everyone else.

If you're looking to liven up Rockstar's world without getting in trouble, consider installing some Red Dead Redemption 2 mods, such as a playable robot or becoming a giant. Haven't played it yet? Our Red Dead Redemption 2 review gave it a 10, saying that it's "one of the greatest games of the modern age."

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Some Red Dead Online players are being mysteriously attacked by two-headed skeletons. Why? It seems to be the work of hackers.

Reports of two-headed skeletons running up to players and engaging in a fistfight started coming in around February 7, 2020, and carried on throughout the rest of the weekend. Among the first reports was one on the Steam forums, where a player claimed they were attacked by a bony aggressor in Grizzlies West.

"I was using my metal detector and it just punched me from behind and ran off when I switched to guns and started shooting," the player said. "Also a grizzly bear appeared out of nowhere and killed me as I was shooting."

It's certainly bizarre, but does have foundations in the game. The two-headed skeleton model can actually be found inside the single-player story mode. Near Beecher's Hope, there's an overturned circus wagon with a two-headed skeleton inside that belonged to conjoined sisters.

By February 9, players were posting video proof of two-headed skeletons running around inside the game's online world. One player posted a video to Reddit of a twin-head skeleton attacking them while another posted a YouTube video in which they hogtie one and ride around with it on their horse.

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Replying to these videos, other players have claimed that the two-headed skeletons are one of the latest stunts being pulled off by Red Dead Online hackers. Previously, hackers have spawned loads of angry bears inside towns, and even sent horrifying piles of carcasses after people.

One player who says they also got attacked by a two-headed skeleton, reckons you might be able to see the hacker above you in a hot air balloon, which means you can try to report them.

"Just happened to me. Next time it does, look straight up in the sky. The mod cheater is going to be up in the balloon. I just tagged mine and reported him.," they say.

That same person also shared a screenshot of what they say is from a hacker's profile who has now been banned from Red Dead Online. It shows them in a hot air balloon with a mod menu equipped.

Mod menus make it easy for Red Dead Online hackers to make themselves invincible, super jump, have infinite stamina, and spawn any character models into the game they want. Some hackers are even able to drain money from players. Grand Theft Auto Online hackers have used mod menus for similar purposes for years. Rockstar has been trying to ban hackers so they can't ruin Red Dead Online for everyone else.

If you're looking to liven up Rockstar's world without getting in trouble, consider installing some Red Dead Redemption 2 mods, such as a playable robot or becoming a giant. Haven't played it yet? Our Red Dead Redemption 2 review gave it a 10, saying that it's "one of the greatest games of the modern age."

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Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Director Rian Johnson has teased the first details about Knives Out 2, suggesting the sequel will present a whole new cast, mystery, and location. Speaking with SiriusXM, Johnson gave a hint about what might be in store for the recently-announced Knives Out sequel, as he revealed his plans to create "another Benoit Blanc mystery" akin to Agatha Christie's classics. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/20/knives-out-rian-johnson-on-why-daniel-craig-is-his-perfect-detective"] "In my mind, I don't even think of it in terms of a sequel," the filmmaker explained. "Ever since we started working on this… look, if we can keep this going, the same way Agatha Christie wrote a bunch of Poirot novels, and then do that with Blanc and keep making new mysteries. Whole new cast, whole new locations. It's just another Benoit Blanc mystery and it seems like there's just so many different things you can do with it, you know?" Johnson also shared some insight into the writing process, as he noted that, even when following a specific genre formula, there can be different ways to infiltrate a narrative and change its core components to "attack something totally new" thematically. "What's actually satisfying at the end is not who did it and how and why," he said. "What's actually satisfying is the same thing as any other movie, which is there's a character you've been following that you care about, and you're worried about them, and then at the end in a way that's really satisfying, you come to a conclusion of their arc." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-movies-of-the-decade-2010-2019&captions=true"] Knives Out was a huge success for Lionsgate, earning close to $300 million at the worldwide box office. In our review of the modern murder-mystery, we commended Johnson for crafting a whodunit that is "a genuine crowd-pleaser", exploiting "clever plotting and smart sleight of hand" to leave "audiences guessing until the final few reels." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.