WWE members of The New Day are coming to Gears 5 as playable DLC characters. Xavier Woods, along with tag partner Kofi Kingston and Big E will be coming to Gears 5 as DLC, Woods revealed today on Twitter. A promotional image shows the three members of The New Day decked out in Cog armor ready to take on Locust. “After playing @GearsOfWar for years (& reading the books) I’m happy to announce that myself, [Kofi Kingston], and [Big E] somehow convinced them [to] make us playable DLC characters in #Gears5,” Woods tweeted.

After playing @GearsOfWar for years (& reading the books ) I’m happy to announce that myself @TrueKofi & @WWEBigE somehow convinced them make us playable dlc characters in #Gears5 @Xbox

If you thought getting popped by gnashers got on your nerves, wait until its us doing it pic.twitter.com/nweuRLSzi7 — Austin #Creed4G4 - Future King of The Ring (@AustinCreedWins) November 17, 2020

There’s no release date for when the trio will be officially available to play, but their models are looking pretty darn complete based on these promotional images. The New Day aren’t strangers to video games. Woods is a friend of IGN and has made his love of video games known, while The New Day even brought a little Final Fantasy 14 collaboration to Wrestlemania 32. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] Gears 5 is playable now on Xbox, with enhancement on the Xbox Series X. Check out our Gears 5 review here, and check out our Xbox Series X review for more on the latest Microsoft system. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Quentin Tarantino will write a novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that will have new events taking place before and after the movie. The book will be released in paperback, ebook, and digital audio editions in summer 2021. A "deluxe hardcover edition" will be released in fall 2021. "In the seventies, movie novelizations were the first adult books I grew up reading,” Tarantino said in a statement. “And to this day I have a tremendous amount of affection for the genre. So as a movie-novelization aficionado, I’m proud to announce ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD as my contribution to this often marginalized, yet beloved sub-genre in literature. I’m also thrilled to further explore my characters and their world in a literary endeavor that can (hopefully) sit alongside its cinematic counterpart.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=quentin-tarantinos-most-notable-abandoned-or-delayed-projects&captions=true"] Tarantino will release the book through Harper Collins in North America where the filmmaker has signed a two-book deal. The other book, Cinema Speculation, is a nonfiction book that contains various essays and musings from Tarantino on the movies of the 1970s. There is no release window for Cinema Speculation at this time. Harper Collins Vice President and Executive Editor Noah Eaker praised the "master storyteller" in a press release. "Quentin Tarantino’s literary talents have been in plain sight since his first scripts, but to see how skillfully he endows his characters with life on the page and how he constantly takes a reader by surprise, even one who knows the movie by heart, is to see a master storyteller trying on a new form and making it his own,” Eaker said. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/17/quentin-tarantino-will-write-and-direct-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-spin-off-bounty-law"] Tarantino still has plans for more Once Upon a Time content. The filmmaker wrote five episodes of Bounty Law, the TV show that Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt's characters act in, while he was preparing to film the movie. Tarantino liked the scripts enough that he plans to actually film the five episodes. On top of that, Tarantino said a four-hour cut of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood exists and it will likely get a release. Hopefully, all of these projects will see the light of day, but Tarantino has been known to abandon or delay projects. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who would gladly sit through a four-hour cut of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Quentin Tarantino will write a novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that will have new events taking place before and after the movie. The book will be released in paperback, ebook, and digital audio editions in summer 2021. A "deluxe hardcover edition" will be released in fall 2021. "In the seventies, movie novelizations were the first adult books I grew up reading,” Tarantino said in a statement. “And to this day I have a tremendous amount of affection for the genre. So as a movie-novelization aficionado, I’m proud to announce ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD as my contribution to this often marginalized, yet beloved sub-genre in literature. I’m also thrilled to further explore my characters and their world in a literary endeavor that can (hopefully) sit alongside its cinematic counterpart.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=quentin-tarantinos-most-notable-abandoned-or-delayed-projects&captions=true"] Tarantino will release the book through Harper Collins in North America where the filmmaker has signed a two-book deal. The other book, Cinema Speculation, is a nonfiction book that contains various essays and musings from Tarantino on the movies of the 1970s. There is no release window for Cinema Speculation at this time. Harper Collins Vice President and Executive Editor Noah Eaker praised the "master storyteller" in a press release. "Quentin Tarantino’s literary talents have been in plain sight since his first scripts, but to see how skillfully he endows his characters with life on the page and how he constantly takes a reader by surprise, even one who knows the movie by heart, is to see a master storyteller trying on a new form and making it his own,” Eaker said. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/17/quentin-tarantino-will-write-and-direct-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-spin-off-bounty-law"] Tarantino still has plans for more Once Upon a Time content. The filmmaker wrote five episodes of Bounty Law, the TV show that Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt's characters act in, while he was preparing to film the movie. Tarantino liked the scripts enough that he plans to actually film the five episodes. On top of that, Tarantino said a four-hour cut of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood exists and it will likely get a release. Hopefully, all of these projects will see the light of day, but Tarantino has been known to abandon or delay projects. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who would gladly sit through a four-hour cut of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is now streaming on Disney+. [poilib element="accentDivider"] For those looking for a sweet, off-kilter addendum to the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy -- one that will most assuredly leave you with a bigger smile than The Rise of Skywalker did (if it left you with a smile at all) -- the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is a charming and calamitous cross-time caper that blends all three trilogies together like never before. Using the original (cult car-crash-you-can't-look-away-from) 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special for inspiration, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special takes place after the demise of the First Order, post-Rise of Skywalker, and reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, and Rose for a celebration of Life Day on Kashyyyk. Those familiar with the original special will delight (maybe?) at the return of Itchy, Malla, and Lumpy while those who've been to Galaxy's Edge at a Disney theme park might appreciate the multiple Fried Endorian Tip-Yip references. Yes, this special is designed to cater to all levels of Stars Wars fandom, and all eras of Star Wars cinema. For all of its flaws, The Rise of Skywalker did give fans the first adventure featuring Rey, Finn, and Poe as a crusading trio instead of keeping them mostly separate throughout the movie. It was odd to wait to do that until the very end of the saga, but it was still a great thing to have happen before it was all over. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special sort of revisits this and builds on it, giving us more time with these characters as true friends -- albeit a very silly time. Again, this is a comedic, winking, even self-deprecating take on the Skywalker Saga but it still, in a strange way, wraps things up better than you'd ever anticipate. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/lego-star-wars-holiday-special-official-trailer"] As Rey struggles to train Finn in the ways of the Force, Poe and company try to put together the perfect Life Day party. Rey's journey takes her to through time and space to search for secrets from past Jedi masters, bringing her through -- we'll just say -- the saga's greatest hits. From Hoth to Dagobah to Tatooine podracing to a young Obi-Wan complaining about trade disputes (and even a quick Mandalorian scene), Rey sort of "time heists" her way through all nine movies, creating a big, joyful swirl of Star Wars nuttiness full of meta-gags like Kylo Ren's shirtlessness, Jar Jar's senate speech, and an errant Greedo "Maclunkey!" And just like how the Avengers' time heist in Endgame unleashed a past Thanos, Rey inadvertently ropes Return of the Jedi's Emperor Palpatine into the journey and causes some fun friction between Kylo and his grandfather, Darth Vader. It's here that the special finds its true hilarity as the Dark Side, which is usually incredibly dour, is a great source for some laughs. We don't ever get to see someone like Palpatine cut loose outside of Robot Chicken. Here, voiced by Trevor Devall, the Emperor is quite the cut up. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=george-lucas-would-have-killed-luke-skywalker-and-other-weird-star-wars-facts&captions=true"] The majors stars of the Sequel Trilogy aren't around to provide voices in the way that, say, the original Star Wars Holiday Special had Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford on deck, but Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels are in it as well as Star Wars: The Clone Wars vets Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dee Bradley Baker. Look, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special isn't ground-breaking, and it can be fairly corny a lot of the time, but it'll surprise you with how much it puts a nice pretty bow on top of the entire franchise. Ultimately, it's a better send-off in many ways than Episode IX. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-spotlight-november-2020&captions=true"]

The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is now streaming on Disney+. [poilib element="accentDivider"] For those looking for a sweet, off-kilter addendum to the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy -- one that will most assuredly leave you with a bigger smile than The Rise of Skywalker did (if it left you with a smile at all) -- the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is a charming and calamitous cross-time caper that blends all three trilogies together like never before. Using the original (cult car-crash-you-can't-look-away-from) 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special for inspiration, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special takes place after the demise of the First Order, post-Rise of Skywalker, and reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, and Rose for a celebration of Life Day on Kashyyyk. Those familiar with the original special will delight (maybe?) at the return of Itchy, Malla, and Lumpy while those who've been to Galaxy's Edge at a Disney theme park might appreciate the multiple Fried Endorian Tip-Yip references. Yes, this special is designed to cater to all levels of Stars Wars fandom, and all eras of Star Wars cinema. For all of its flaws, The Rise of Skywalker did give fans the first adventure featuring Rey, Finn, and Poe as a crusading trio instead of keeping them mostly separate throughout the movie. It was odd to wait to do that until the very end of the saga, but it was still a great thing to have happen before it was all over. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special sort of revisits this and builds on it, giving us more time with these characters as true friends -- albeit a very silly time. Again, this is a comedic, winking, even self-deprecating take on the Skywalker Saga but it still, in a strange way, wraps things up better than you'd ever anticipate. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/05/lego-star-wars-holiday-special-official-trailer"] As Rey struggles to train Finn in the ways of the Force, Poe and company try to put together the perfect Life Day party. Rey's journey takes her to through time and space to search for secrets from past Jedi masters, bringing her through -- we'll just say -- the saga's greatest hits. From Hoth to Dagobah to Tatooine podracing to a young Obi-Wan complaining about trade disputes (and even a quick Mandalorian scene), Rey sort of "time heists" her way through all nine movies, creating a big, joyful swirl of Star Wars nuttiness full of meta-gags like Kylo Ren's shirtlessness, Jar Jar's senate speech, and an errant Greedo "Maclunkey!" And just like how the Avengers' time heist in Endgame unleashed a past Thanos, Rey inadvertently ropes Return of the Jedi's Emperor Palpatine into the journey and causes some fun friction between Kylo and his grandfather, Darth Vader. It's here that the special finds its true hilarity as the Dark Side, which is usually incredibly dour, is a great source for some laughs. We don't ever get to see someone like Palpatine cut loose outside of Robot Chicken. Here, voiced by Trevor Devall, the Emperor is quite the cut up. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=george-lucas-would-have-killed-luke-skywalker-and-other-weird-star-wars-facts&captions=true"] The majors stars of the Sequel Trilogy aren't around to provide voices in the way that, say, the original Star Wars Holiday Special had Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford on deck, but Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels are in it as well as Star Wars: The Clone Wars vets Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dee Bradley Baker. Look, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special isn't ground-breaking, and it can be fairly corny a lot of the time, but it'll surprise you with how much it puts a nice pretty bow on top of the entire franchise. Ultimately, it's a better send-off in many ways than Episode IX. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-spotlight-november-2020&captions=true"]

Assassin's Creed Valhalla had the biggest launch in series history, selling through more launch-week units than any other entry in the franchise before it. Ubisoft announced today, a week after the launch of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Xbox One and Xbox Series S and Series X, that not only was this launch the biggest yet but that it had the biggest PC launch of all Ubisoft titles. This news comes hot on the heels of favorable reviews for the game across the board — IGN gave it an 8 out of 10 — so it's safe to say that Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a hit for Ubisoft. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/09/assassins-creed-valhalla-review"] "We are truly delighted by the enthusiastic response from our players and want to thank the fans for their incredible support," Assassin's Creed Valhalla producer, Julien Laferrière, said in a press release. "Delivering this game amid a global pandemic was a true tour de force by our teams and it's fantastic to see players enjoying the game so much." Laferrière said the game's launch is just the beginning for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and that the development team has robust content plans for the game's future that "will keep players immersed in their epic Viking saga for a long time to come." Ubisoft released some fun statistics alongside the news of the game's big launch as well. Players have covered more than 4 million kilometers in the game and have built 55 million buildings in their settlements since launch. Over 3.5 million games of Orlog have been won and 1.8 million players have won at least one drinking game. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=assassins-creed-valhalla-song-of-glory-1-exclusive-preview&captions=true"] If you're one of those millions of players pillaging your way through England as Eivor, be sure to check out the official IGN Wiki Guide and Walkthrough for any questions you might have, including tips and tricks, wealth locations, a look at the game's massive skill tree, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. He's also one of the leads on IGN's guide for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and would love for you to check out the guide. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Assassin's Creed Valhalla had the biggest launch in series history, selling through more launch-week units than any other entry in the franchise before it. Ubisoft announced today, a week after the launch of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Xbox One and Xbox Series S and Series X, that not only was this launch the biggest yet but that it had the biggest PC launch of all Ubisoft titles. This news comes hot on the heels of favorable reviews for the game across the board — IGN gave it an 8 out of 10 — so it's safe to say that Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a hit for Ubisoft. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/09/assassins-creed-valhalla-review"] "We are truly delighted by the enthusiastic response from our players and want to thank the fans for their incredible support," Assassin's Creed Valhalla producer, Julien Laferrière, said in a press release. "Delivering this game amid a global pandemic was a true tour de force by our teams and it's fantastic to see players enjoying the game so much." Laferrière said the game's launch is just the beginning for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and that the development team has robust content plans for the game's future that "will keep players immersed in their epic Viking saga for a long time to come." Ubisoft released some fun statistics alongside the news of the game's big launch as well. Players have covered more than 4 million kilometers in the game and have built 55 million buildings in their settlements since launch. Over 3.5 million games of Orlog have been won and 1.8 million players have won at least one drinking game. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=assassins-creed-valhalla-song-of-glory-1-exclusive-preview&captions=true"] If you're one of those millions of players pillaging your way through England as Eivor, be sure to check out the official IGN Wiki Guide and Walkthrough for any questions you might have, including tips and tricks, wealth locations, a look at the game's massive skill tree, and more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. He's also one of the leads on IGN's guide for Assassin's Creed Valhalla and would love for you to check out the guide. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Ubisoft has announced that Immortals Fenyx Rising will have three DLC expansions that feature new heroes and one story set in Chinese Mythology. In addition to the three DLC expansions, Immortals Fenyx Rising will also have free in-game events, weekly dungeon challenges, and daily quests. The first narrative-based DLC expansion, which is included in Immortals Fenyx Rising's Season Pass, is titled A New God and sees Fenyx embarking on a new adventure set in Olympus Palace. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/immortals-fenyx-rising-post-launch-and-season-pass-trailer"] Fenyx will need to overcome the Trial of the Olympians, which takes place in "beautifully crafted and challenging the vaults built by the gods, in order to join the Inner Circle of the Pantheon." The second expansion is called Myths of the Eastern Realm and is set in Chinese Mythology. Furthermore, it will feature a new hero named Ku, who must save mortals in "a new mystical land at the frontier of the Sky and Earth." Ku will have a unique fighting style inspired by Chinese martial arts and different abilities from Fenyx. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=immortals-fenyx-rising-screenshots&captions=true"] The third and final expansion is called The Lost Gods and also features a new hero named Ash, who was chosen by Fenyx to bring back the lost gods. This new adventure will feature top-down gameplay and all-new brawler combat. It will also take place on "a new mysterious island where players will explore regions inspired by these lost gods, to restore balance on Earth." The Season Pass will also include a Bonus Quest called When the Road Gets Rocky that will have Fenyx teaming up with Hermes, and will be available at launch.l Immortals Fenyx Rising will be released on December 3, 2020 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/10/immortals-fenyx-rising-ps5-gameplay-4k"] For more on Immortals Fenyx Rising, check out all the new info and gameplay that we revealed in our IGN First coverage, including our exclusive hands-on preview. [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.

Ubisoft has announced that Immortals Fenyx Rising will have three DLC expansions that feature new heroes and one story set in Chinese Mythology. In addition to the three DLC expansions, Immortals Fenyx Rising will also have free in-game events, weekly dungeon challenges, and daily quests. The first narrative-based DLC expansion, which is included in Immortals Fenyx Rising's Season Pass, is titled A New God and sees Fenyx embarking on a new adventure set in Olympus Palace. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/immortals-fenyx-rising-post-launch-and-season-pass-trailer"] Fenyx will need to overcome the Trial of the Olympians, which takes place in "beautifully crafted and challenging the vaults built by the gods, in order to join the Inner Circle of the Pantheon." The second expansion is called Myths of the Eastern Realm and is set in Chinese Mythology. Furthermore, it will feature a new hero named Ku, who must save mortals in "a new mystical land at the frontier of the Sky and Earth." Ku will have a unique fighting style inspired by Chinese martial arts and different abilities from Fenyx. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=immortals-fenyx-rising-screenshots&captions=true"] The third and final expansion is called The Lost Gods and also features a new hero named Ash, who was chosen by Fenyx to bring back the lost gods. This new adventure will feature top-down gameplay and all-new brawler combat. It will also take place on "a new mysterious island where players will explore regions inspired by these lost gods, to restore balance on Earth." The Season Pass will also include a Bonus Quest called When the Road Gets Rocky that will have Fenyx teaming up with Hermes, and will be available at launch.l Immortals Fenyx Rising will be released on December 3, 2020 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/10/immortals-fenyx-rising-ps5-gameplay-4k"] For more on Immortals Fenyx Rising, check out all the new info and gameplay that we revealed in our IGN First coverage, including our exclusive hands-on preview. [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.

CD Projekt Red has shared 10 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay on both Xbox Series X and Xbox One X in a surprise Night City Wire Special. The Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video, which you can watch below, switches back and forth between Xbox Series X and Xbox One X and arrives just a couple days before the scheduled fifth episode of Night City Wire on November 19. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/cyberpunk-2077-gameplay-on-xbox-series-x-xbox-one-x"] Night City Wire Episode 5 will focus on Keanu Reeves' character, Johnny Silverhand, and will also reveal some of the music fans can expect to hear as they adventure through Night City itself. Speaking of music, there is a lyric in the new Run the Jewels song 'No Save Pont' that was created specifically for Cyberpunk 2077 that confirms that both Reeves and Silverhand are canon in the upcoming game. After a few delays, Cyberpunk 2077 is set to be released on December 10, 2020, three weeks past its last release date of November 19. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=100-new-cyberpunk-2077-screenshots-gangs-characters-and-playstyles-revealed&captions=true"] For more on Cyberpunk 2077, check out our hands-on preview after 4 hours, how Cyberpunk 2077 will seemingly be a minimum of 70GB on PS4, and how Xbox One and PS4 may be the cause of its latest delay. [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.