Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is making a return to Twitch with a new exclusive, multi-year deal. Blevins left Twitch back in August of 2019 to stream exclusively on Mixer but after the Microsoft-owned Mixer shut down earlier this year, the streamer's exclusivity contract was no more. This prompted him to stream elsewhere through YouTube and Twitch. But after flirting with being a free agent, Blevins announced today that he has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Twitch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ninja-career-highlights&captions=true"] "I am excited to get back to streaming full-time and connecting with my loyal fanbase," Blevins said. "I really took my time to decide which platform was best and Twitch has been very supportive throughout this process and understanding my overall career goals. In this next chapter, I'm going to make it a point to elevate and bring more eyes to underrepresented creators." Blevins said he looks forward to working with Twitch to demonstrate "how this amazing community of gamers can make a meaningful impact." Blevins will celebrate with his first post-deal stream today at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET. "We are thrilled Ninja is returning to Twitch," Twitch Senior Vice President of Content Michael Aragon said. "Tyler is an iconic force in the gaming community, and it's been amazing to see the impact he's made on the industry and broader culture. Gaming — and the people who love it — are being recognized by a broad mainstream audience now in part because of Tyler, and we know he's just getting started." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/08/ninja-starts-streaming-on-youtube-ign-news"] Blevins isn't the only Mixer-exclusive streamer that's returned to Twitch after Mixer shut down. Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek did the same just last month, and rapper Logic recently signed an exclusive deal with Twitch as well. [poilib element="accentDivider"] (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Ahead of the Ubisoft Forward livestream event, the company’s CEO Yves Guillemot appeared in a special video addressing the recent company scandals and promising more action to combat workplace toxicity and increase diversity within Ubisoft’s ranks. In a special video message released by Ubisoft before the Ubisoft Forward showcase, Guillemot addressed audiences directly with a message that broadly covers some of the scandals that have hit the company in recent months.

Ahead of #UbiForward, a message from our CEO Yves Guillemot: pic.twitter.com/NDfOj4tFk7

— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) September 10, 2020

On reports that Ubisoft’s human resources department failed to tackled workplace toxicity, Guillemot apologized to all the victims at the company. “This summer we learned that certain Ubisoft employees did not uphold our company’s values and that our system failed to protect the victims of their behavior. I am truly sorry to everyone who was hurt.” Guillemot says Ubisoft has taken “significant steps” to remove or sanctioned faulty parties. This was previously reported when a wave of top Ubisoft executives have stepped down or left, including Tommy François, Ashraf Ismail, Maxime Béland, Serge Hascoët, Tannis Mallat, and Cécile Cornet. Guillemot also announced a greater push for diversity in Ubisoft and the games industry. Guillemot says the company will invest an additional $1 million over the next five years into its graduate program which will create opportunities for women and people of color. An additional donation will be made to the NAACP. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/30/assassins-creed-valhalla-official-trailer"] He cited a recent controversy where the raised fist imagery was used as the symbol for a terrorist group called Umbra in the mobile game Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad. The raised fist has been historically associated with black liberation movements, most recently Black Lives Matter. Guillemot reaffirmed support for Black Lives Matter and to fighting against racism. Guillemot ends the video by saying he will personally lead the changes at Ubisoft, which shows he has no intention of stepping down or taking time away from the company during this time. You can see Guillemot’s full video embedded above, or in a VOD version of the Ubisoft Forward which will premiere at 12 pm PT today. Ubisoft said that due to constraints, Guillemot’s message will not air during the live version of the show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Atomic Wolf has announced 4 Minutes to the Apocalypse, a first-person action-RPG set aboard the Arizona-12 nuclear submarine in a catastrophic world situation. The game is set both after the apocalypse and before it. As the developers describe it, "For some unknown reason the vast majority of weapons that belong to the arsenal called "The Last Day Weapons" were not used. Created to deter, and now left without any control, they are powerful enough to end what remained of the life on our planet, when entrusted to the wrong hands. One of the most dangerous weapons of this arsenal is the Arizona-12. A secret submarine and military unit, that you’re serving on. So naturally quickly enough everybody who still had any sort of power left started to ask themselves who will take control over it and what will it be used for?" [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=4-minutes-to-the-apocalypse-screenshots&captions=true"] You will fight your way towards control over the submarine using whatever objects you can find, discover the mystery behind what happened on the Arizona-12 during the initial nuclear blast, hide when the odds are stacked against you to try and survive, and ultimately take control of the Arizona-12 to try and stop the apocalypse. Take a look at the reveal trailer at the top of this page. 4 Minutes to the Apocalypse will be released for PC in 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

This week in GTA Online, get a chance to win a Diamond cache by completing the Diamond Casino Heist, claim Double Rewards in Gunrunning Sell Missions, and much more.

Nintendo has revealed a new Fortnite Nintendo Switch bundle - with brand new yellow and blue Joy-Con color variants. Nintendo has released Fortnite bundles for the Nintendo Switch before but they've never been as intricate as this new bundle. Whereas previous bundles have included just a standard switch with Fortnite and some V-Bucks, this new special edition console includes a Fortnite-themed dock and Switch, and Fortnite-themed Joy-Con. It also includes 2000 V-Bucks and the Wildcat Bundle, as reported by NintendoLife. You can check out the limited edition console in the slideshow below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=limited-edition-fortnite-nintendo-switch-bundle&captions=true"] The console has so far only been announced for release in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. There's no word if this console will make its way to the United States or other regions. It will release in Europe on Oct. 30 and in Australia and New Zealand on Nov. 6. As far as pricing goes, it will cost AU$469.95 in Australia. A price for the bundle in New Zealand or Europe has not yet been revealed. As you can see in the slideshow above, it includes the Switch console, dock, and Joy-Con, each Fortnite-themed, as well as a Wildcat bundle code which includes the Wildcat outfit and two other skins, the Sleek Strike backpack and two other back blings, and 2000 V-Bucks. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/11/02/fortnite-the-worst-trickshot-in-the-history-of-fortnite"] The left Joy-Con wears a deep yellow while the right Joy-Con features a blue color – both different from current yellow and blue Joy-Con shades – as well as the battle bus hanging down from the home button. For more Fortnite, be sure to read about how the game was downloaded on nearly half of all Nintendo Switch systems worldwide. Then, if you aren't already playing the game on Switch, check out our guide on how to download Fortnite on Nintendo Switch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Annapurna Interactive is celebrating the first five years of the company publishing games with two physical collector’s sets on PS4. Annapurna has announced two bundles, one made in collaboration with iam8bit, to bring together the following games: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=annapurna-interactive-ps4-collectors-editions&captions=true"]

• Donut County
• Gorogoa
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Outer Wilds
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Telling Lies
• Wattam
• What Remains of Edith Finch

This includes the first physical versions of Telling Lies and Gorogoa on PS4. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/21/telling-lies-review"] The Annapurna Interactive Deluxe PS4 Limited Edition, available exclusively on iam8bit, costs $199.99 and features a custom folio package, a foreword from Annapurna Interactive founder Nathan Gary, and exclusive statements from each game’s creators. Only 2,000 copies will be produced. The Ultimate PS4 Collection, meanwhile, costs $179.99, also features all eight games, and is bundled in physical form with exclusive cover sheets/box art for each game. This collection will only be available for a limited time. For more on the bundle, be sure to check out our reviews for some of the included games, including IGN’s Donut County review, Gorogoa review, Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition review, Outer Wilds review, Sayonara Wild Hearts review, Telling Lies review, Wattam review, and our What Remains of Edith Finch review. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Activision has revealed how the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Open Beta will work, following the game's multiplayer reveal. According to an Activision blog post, the open beta will take place across two "weekends," October 8-12 and October 15-19, and each beta will begin at 10 AM on Thursday morning (precise global timings are yet to be revealed.) Weekend 1 starts with the PS4 early access beta, which will run from October 8-9. The PS4 open beta will follow, starting on October 10 and ending on October 12. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/09/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-hands-on-preview"] Weekend 2 of the beta includes crossplay and kicks off with the Xbox and PC early access beta, and another PS4 open beta, both of which will run from October 15-16. To round things off we have an "Open All Platforms" beta which everyone can access, which starts on October 17 and ends on October 19. The rest of the blog posts details a series of "Deniable Operations" maps, taking players around the world, from Angola to Uzbekistan, Moscow and Miami. We caught a glimpse of a VIP Escort match that takes place on the Miami map recently after the Multiplayer Alpha was leaked on Twitch. You can read more about what to expect from the Open Beta here, based on what we found in the footage. Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War launches on November 13 for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-campaign-screenshots&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

The third episode of CD Projekt Red's Night City Wire livestream showcase for Cyberpunk 2077 will take place on Friday, September 18 at 9am PT/12pm ET/6pm CEST and will "take you on a tour around Night City, check up on its gangs, and give you a sneak peek into the creation of #Cyberpunk2077 original score." Cyberpunk 2077's official Twitter announced the news alongside a brief video that gives another glimpse at some of Night City's gangs, including the Animals, Aldecaldos, Maelstrom, The Mox, 6th Street, Tyger Claws, Valentinos, Voodoo Boys, and Wraiths.

Join us on Friday, September 18 at 6PM CEST, at https://t.co/y8iUIM0gBv for the 3rd episode of Night City Wire! We'll take you on a tour around Night City, check up on its gangs, and give you a sneak peek into the creation of #Cyberpunk2077 original score. pic.twitter.com/FoplKXn7Ic

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) September 10, 2020

Cyberpunk 2077's last Night City Wire focused on the game's music, weapons, and the three branching paths that players will be tasked with choosing at the start. These three starter paths - Nomad, Street Kid, and Corpo - were featured in our extensive hands-on preview of Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 19, 2020, and will have free DLC alongside paid expansions, just like The Witcher 3. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/25/cyberpunk-2077-hands-on-what-we-think-after-4-hours-in-night-city"] While this much-anticipated game has seen delays, CD Projekt Red does not expect any further major ones in the future as Cyberpunk 2077 is now in its "final stretch of development." For those looking to jump into next-gen with the PlayStation 5 and/or Xbox Series X/S, Cyberpunk 2077 will also have a free "more robust" next-gen upgrade in 2021. However, it will also be playable on these new consoles on day one with backward compatibility. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=100-new-cyberpunk-2077-screenshots-gangs-characters-and-playstyles-revealed&captions=true"] [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.

Dame Diana Rigg, who played Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones and Tracy Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service among many other roles, has died aged 82. As announced by her agent today, Rigg "died peacefully early this morning. She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time." Rigg rose to fame in the UK during the 1960s, playing Emma Peel in spy series The Avengers. She rose to world prominence later that decade, as she played the ill-fated Tracy Bond - the only Bond girl to marry James Bond - in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In recent years, she became best-known for playing Lady Olenna Tyrell, the 'Queen of Thorns', in the latter seasons of Game of Thrones. Lady Olenna became a fan-favourite, not least because of her barbed one-liners (of which you can see a selection in the gallery below). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=game-of-thrones-lady-olennas-best-lines&captions=true"] Rigg also played herself in an episode of Ricky Gervais' Extras, Lady Neville in Andy Serkis' directorial debut, Breathe, and Mrs. Winifred Gillyflower in Doctor Who episode, 'The Crimson Horror'. In 1994, Rigg was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama in the Queen's Birthday Honours. 'Crimson Horror' and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss wrote on Twitter that Rigg was "Flinty, fearless, fabulous. There will never be another. RIP". Fellow Game of Thrones actor Tony Way (Ser Dontos Hollard) wrote, "A true icon. I met her a couple of times on Game of Thrones. I played Backgammon with her once. She called me a c**t for beating her. She was fantastic." Bond movie producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli provided a joint statement: "We are very sad to hear of the passing of Dame Diana Rigg, the legendary stage and screen actress who was much beloved by Bond fans for her memorable performance as Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the only woman to have married James Bond. Our love and thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Amazon Prime Video has finally premiered the much-anticipated Season 2 of The Boys, and it's every bit as diabolical as Season 1. However, some people are confused why Amazon only released the first three episodes of The Boys Season 2's eight episodes: "The Big Ride," "Proper Preparation and Planning," and "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men," leading some viewers to wonder whether there are only three episodes in The Boys Season 2 in total. Luckily, there are still plenty more superhero shenanigans to look forward to. Check out our Season 2 premiere review in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/24/amazons-the-boys-season-2-review"]

When Do Episodes of The Boys Season 2 Come Out?

Amazon Prime Video is releasing new episodes of The Boys Season 2 on a weekly basis every Friday until the Season 2 finale, which will air on October 9. This is different from The Boys' Season 1 release schedule, when every episode dropped at once. IGN recently spoke to showrunner Eric Kripke, who explained why they decided to make the change from Season 1's binge model approach. "I'm aware that people seem to be unhappy that we moved to a staggered rollout," Kripke told IGN. "I get it. I think a lot of people were surprised even though we advertised a lot that we were moving to a weekly format, but clearly we needed to advertise it more and really put a bright neon sign on it. So I think people were disappointed, which was a bummer to see." Kripke went on to say that the decision to release The Boys Season 2 episodes on a weekly basis is "not a cash grab from Amazon. This was a creative choice from the producers. [Fans] may not like it, but they at least have to respect that the people making the show made this choice on their own. And creatively too, we felt that the best way to absorb the show was to have a little bit of time in between [each episode] to discuss a lot of difficult issues and tricky storylines that are in the show before they immediately burn on to the next one." Find out how much Homelander actor Antony Starr knows about his character from the comic books in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/02/the-boys-how-much-does-homelander-know-about-homelander"]

The Boys Season 2 Release Schedule

• Episodes 1-3: Friday, September 4
• Episode 4: Friday, September 12
• Episode 5: Friday, September 19
• Episode 6: Friday, September 26
• Episode 7: Friday, October 2
• Episode 8 (Finale): Friday, October 9

What Time Does The Boys Season 2 Come Out?

It's unclear exactly what time The Boys Season 2 drops a new episode. However, it is likely (at least in Pacific time) that each new adventure will be available to stream at midnight every Friday. For more on The Boys Season 2, learn more about The Seven's newest member in our Stormfront explainer, find out which former X-Men star is playing Lamplighter in Season 2, and read about how Twitch is rolling out Amazon Prime Video watch parties. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-boys-season-2-gallery&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.