In some major (and pretty surprising) news for Halo fans, Halo: Infinite is finally getting a third-person mode this November.

343 Industries announced the news on Friday during a Forge panel at the 2024 Halo World Championship. For those who aren't at the event, the announcement was also posted on X/Twitter, including a bit of work-in-progress footage of third-person mode in action:

Experience a new way to play!

3rd Person Mode is coming to Halo Infinite this November 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WkDkGLx8fF

— Halo (@Halo) October 4, 2024

As fans will know, this marks the first time a third-person mode has ever been officially offered in a Halo game. Senior community manager John "Unyshek" Junyszek and Skybox Labs senior software engineer Colin Cove offered a bit more information at the Halo World Championship panel, saying they'll be starting with third-person Firefight mode in a future update, "but we also have the ability to do in PvP and control it in Forge," per Cove.

They clarified that third-person will be supported at the mode level and that, with Forge controls, modes can switch individual players (or all players) between first- and third-person perspective whenever desired. It's currently unclear if it will be available in campaign mode or restricted to multiplayer.

While this is the first time third-person mode has been available on an official level, a number of mods have added it to the game over the years and have been largely well-received by the community.

Halo Infinite first launched in 2021, receiving a number of new maps, modes, quality-of-life improvements, and other additions over the years. Some fans, however, had started to note a general lack of developer-made additional content for this year. With the Halo World Championship well underway, we wouldn't be surprised if more Halo-related announcements were made through the weekend.

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We can guess that there are plenty of Hollywood stars who want to appear in the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, and Haley Joel Osment is one of them.

Osment stopped by our IGN Arcade series to look back at movies like The Sixth Sense as well as talk about his most recent film, Blink Twice. But, as part of the show, he also played a little bit of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, which is when he asked, "Are they ever gonna make a movie out of [The Legend of Zelda]?"

When we told him that yes, there is a live-action film on the way and asked him if he'd want to throw his hat in the ring, Osment didn't hesitate.

Haley Joel Osment has been the voice of Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora for more than 20 years now, but it might almost be time to say goodbye.

Osment sat down with us recently for an episode of IGN Arcade where he reflected on his career, discussed his gaming habits, and more. But he also looked forward to Kingdom Hearts 4, which he admitted he has little information on as of yet.

"I hope that we hear something about [Kingdom Hearts 4] sometime soon, I guess it's rumored that there's going to be another one," he said. "I'm always the last to know, because I'm the last step in the process. So hopefully, sometime soon, I'll be back in the studio finding out what happened to everybody."

Five Nights at Freddy's star Josh Hutcherson is dropping some hints about the upcoming sequel, teasing that it will be both "bigger" and "scarier" than its predecessor when it hits theaters sometime next year.

Hutcherson, who's headed to New Orleans to start the three-month shoot in just a few weeks, spoke about the film in a new interview with Esquire, calling it "much bigger; the stakes are higher."

“There’s more animatronics being brought in, different animatronics being brought in, and the world just opens up in a big way," he continued. "We’re finding the balance right now of building this world and expanding it in a really cool way but also making sure the characters stay really grounded."

Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting its first AAA game, IGN can exclusively reveal.

Paramount Game Studios and Saber Interactive announced today a new action-RPG based in what's called in the Avatar Legends universe, the label based on the world first introduced by Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's in collaboration with Avatar Studios, the division launched by original show creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko in 2021 with the goal of expanding the Avatar universe.

It's still in early development, so details are a little slim at the moment, but the companies call it "the biggest video game in franchise history." It will be made for both PC and consoles and tell a new story in the universe that's being developed in "close collaboration" with Avatar Studios, the announcement notes.

It'll put players in the role of an "all-new, never-before-seen Avatar" and take place thousands of years in the past. According to Paramount and Saber, players "can expect to be immersed in a vibrant world, master all four elements, engage in dynamic combat alongside companions, and experience the challenges and decisions that come with being the keeper of balance in the world." It adds that, story-wise, it'll feature elements both new and familiar to fans of the franchise.

Big news for cord-cutting fans of All Elite Wrestling (AEW): you'll soon be able to stream AEW programming on Max, and even get pay-per-view events through the platform.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and AEW announced in a press release on Wednesday that they've signed a multi-year renewal of their existing five-year relationship. But this new agreement expands upon their previous partnership, adding streaming rights to the mix.

As the press release explains, AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision will continue to air on Wednesdays on TBS and Saturdays on TNT, respectively. But for the first time, starting in January 2025, all AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision programming will simulcast on Max.

It just got a bit harder to watch some of Cartoon Network's older shows.

As spotted by Gizmodo and various X/Twitter accounts this week, a number of beloved Cartoon Network series have been removed from Max as of October without warning. They include Steven Universe, Ben 10, Chowder, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, We Bare Bears, and the 2016 Powerpuff Girls revival.

Cartoon Network shows that has been removed from Max today:

- Chowder
- Regular Show
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- We Bare Bears
- Steven Universe pic.twitter.com/WUR63HtDgv

— ToonHive (@ToonHive) October 1, 2024

What's worse, the news comes not long after Warner Bros. Discovery shut down Cartoon Network's website, which contained clips and full episodes of the shows removed from Max this month, among many others. The Cartoon Network website now redirects to a sign-up page for Max, an irony that was not lost on some on social media this week. Warner Bros. Discovery also shuttered Boomerang, a streaming service dedicated to its throwback cartoons, just a couple of days ago.

Fans were quick to bemoan the sudden disappearances and some even wondered if the shows might've been removed in error, especially given the popularity of some of them. IGN has reached out to Max for comment, but a source with knowledge of the situation tells us this was part of a standard content update for the streaming platform.

It's also worth noting that the image for the Kids and Family hub on Max seems to have changed in the wake of the news. What used to be an image of Bugs Bunny flanked by Steven Universe and Gumball sees the latter two replaced by a Carebear and Fred Flintstone.

Ben 10 (2016) got removed too.

Max has notably updated its artwork for the Kids & Family hub to replace Gumball and Steven with a Care Bear and Fred Flintstone. (Jesus are they actually doing this?) pic.twitter.com/x5ZcHF3yWx

— CN News/Schedules (@CNschedules) October 1, 2024

Luckily, it doesn't appear to be a sweep of all archival Cartoon Network content; Max like includes other popular shows from the network like Adventure Time, Batwheels, Craig of the Creek, and Teen Titans Go!, and many of the removed series are available on other streaming platforms like Hulu. Still, for many, it's just another damning sign of how WBD has treated Cartoon Network and its animated library at large.

"Happy 32nd anniversary I guess," wrote one fan. "Seriously I’ve never seen a whole brand be mistreated as badly as Cartoon Network is right now. It’s disgusting."

Cartoon Network's linear TV channel is still active, but fans have long been worried about the channel and its archives, causing #RIPCartoonNetwork to trend earlier this year. Cartoon Network moved out of its famous Burbank, California, studio last year, with staff relocating to a building shared with Warner Bros. Animation workers.

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Rugrats is getting revived once again, and this time, it's in live-action (kind of, anyway).

Paramount Pictures is officially developing a live-action Rugrats movie, Deadline first reported on Wednesday. But, as Variety added in a report shortly after, it'll be a CGI/live-action hybrid, with the actual babies (Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, and Phil and Lil DeVille) in CGI. Variety compares the approach to being similar to that of Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog movies, which has the video game characters animated within a real-world setting, surrounded by live-action actors.

Jason Moore, whose credits include comedies like Pitch Perfect, Sisters, and Shotgun Wedding, is on board to direct. Saturday Night Live star Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidell wrote the script.

John Amos, the veteran actor best known for his roles as the family patriarch in Good Times and as the adult Kunta Kinte in the miniseries Roots, has passed away. He was 84.

His son, K.C. Amos, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died of natural causes on August 21 in Los Angeles.

“He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold … and he was loved the world over," K.C. Amos said in a statement. "Many fans consider him their TV father. He lived a good life. His legacy will live on in his outstanding works in television and film as an actor.”

Before turning to acting full-time, Amos had a brief professional football career, playing in a number of minor leagues. He signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967, but was cut after three weeks, with coach Hank Stram telling him, “You are not a football player, you are a young man who happens to be playing football.”

DC Studios is leaning more into animation, announcing a new project today that'll tell the origin story of two Robins.

The news broke in Deadline today, with the new film, titled Dynamic Duo, being greenlit as the first joint project between DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. It'll follow the early days of Dick Grayson and Jason Todd.

"The duo call themselves the Dynamic Duo," the synopsis in Deadline reads. "They’re orphan thieves, best friends who share dreams of a better life, but their friendship will be tested by competing visions of a future out of which will come a new Dynamic Duo…."

Gunn also confirmed the news on his social media accounts.

Over the moon excited to announce the newest DC Studios/Warner Bros Pictures Animation greenlit film for theaters, DYNAMIC DUO, the story of Robin… or should I say, Robins, as in Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. The first feature film from the visionary Swaybox, a mix of animation,… pic.twitter.com/IBBMgP1riP

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 1, 2024

Dynamic Duo will be directed by Arthur Mintz, who's making the film with his new animation studio Swaybox, created by himself and his wife Theresa Andersson. Interestingly, per the report, Swaybox will use a mix of animation, puppetry, CGI, and live-action performance.

DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran will produce Dynamic Duo, as will The Batman director Matt Reeves. The Deadline report notes, however, that Dynamic Duo will not be connected to Reeves' Batman and The Penguin canon.

While Dynamic Duo is the first animated film officially announced from the newly revamped DC Studios, it won't be the first animated project overall. Animated series Creature Commandos will kick off Gunn's rebooted DC Universe in earnest when it premieres on Max on December 5.

Once that show premieres, the ball will officially be rolling on Gunn's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, the first phase of his revamped DCU. The first big-screen entry will be the highly anticipated Superman, which is set for July 11, 2025.

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After seven years away, Daniel Day-Lewis is officially returning to acting.

Focus Features and Plan B Entertaiment announced on Tuesday that Day-Lewis will be starring in Anemone, which will also see his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, making his feature directorial debut. The father/son duo also co-wrote the script, which "explores the intricate relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, and the dynamics of familial bonds," per Focus' official logline.

Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, and Safia Oakley-Green will also star.

It looks like popular Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx is no more.

One of its developers, riperiperi, announced the news on its Discord server today, saying that lead developer gdkchan "was contacted by Nintendo and offered an agreement to stop working on the project, remove the organization and all related assets he's in control of."

"While awaiting confirmation on whether he would take this agreement, the organization has been removed, so I think it's safe to say what the outcome is," riperiperi continues. The message, which you can read below, was also posted on Ryujinx's X/Twitter account.

pic.twitter.com/2Ggt9SWoDI

— Ryujinx (@RyujinxEmu) October 1, 2024

It also came just hours after some users raised concerns, noticing that Ryujinx's Github page currently leads to a 404 message. Others pointed out Ryujinx's download page also wasn't loading, sparking more concern for the emulation project. Amid the speculation, one of the Discord's mods assured fans that an announcement was coming, asking them to not spread misinformation in the meantime.

As it says on its website, Ryujinx is an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator written in C# for Windows, Linux and macOS. It began as a single-developer project in 2017, collecting a small team of developers along the way.

Today's news is only the latest in Nintendo's ongoing crackdown on emulators following its lawsuit against Tropic Haze, creators of the popular Switch emulator Yuzu. Tropic Haze paid $2.4 million in damages in the settlement, and Yuzu was shut down entirely. Nintendo claimed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was pirated 1 million times before its release in the lawsuit, and issued a takedown notice for more than 8,500 copies of code of Yuzu in May.

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Following a ton of behind-the-scenes drama and overhauls, Scream 7 finally has a release date: February 27, 2026.

Neve Campbell, who's reprising her role as Sidney Prescott in the sequel, and director Kevin Williamson announced the news on Tuesday, which was subsequently confirmed with press releases from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media. It's currently the only movie set for that date, although the weekend before sees the premiere of a new Cat in the Hat movie starring Bill Hader, and Disney has planted a flag on the February 13 date for an untitled Marvel movie.

It's big news for a movie that, at one point, seemed like it might no longer be on the way after a tumultuous cycle of development. Star Melissa Barrera was fired from the movie back in November 2023 after a series of social media posts about the conflict in Gaza. Just a day after that news dropped, it was also revealed that star Jenna Ortega would not be returning for Scream 7, meaning both of the Carpenter sisters who have been at the center of the series since 2022's Scream were no longer attached.

Last December, director Christopher Landon also exited Scream 7, saying in a somber statement that "it was a dream job that turned into a nightmare." Since then, Williamson, who wrote the first Scream movie as well as Scream 2 and Scream 4, has taken over as director.

Scream and Scream 6 directing duo Radio Silence announced in August 2023 that they wouldn't be returning to direct Scream 7, but they are still attached as executive producers. Guy Busick, who co-wrote the previous two films in the series, is returning to write the screenplay.

Console-playing Baldur's Gate 3 fans no longer have to look at PC players in envy — Patch 7 is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Mac today.

Highlights of the patch include 13 new endings for players doing evil runs, including unique new endings for each Origin character, as well as revamped split-screen. But the real highlight is the new Mod Manager, allowing console players to take advantage of the bevy of mods players have made for the hit RPG.

Patch 7 hit PC a little less than a month ago, bringing with it the official mod toolkit. Since then, Larian says on its Steam page, players have uploaded 1,000 mods and racked up more than 15 million downloads.

Patch 7 is starting to roll out to Mac & console players!

Get ready to begin a modded run with Community Update #29, which covers:

❔ Mod troubleshooting
👥 How to synchronise mods for Multiplayer
🎮 Mod recommendations to get you started!

Read now: https://t.co/KBkT1c61Ml pic.twitter.com/p48ERo3JLj

— Baldur's Gate 3 (@baldursgate3) October 1, 2024

While console players can't use the official toolkit to create mods, they can now use those that have been made with the toolkit, and that have passed internal testing. There are currently 69 mods that have passed internal testing, and Larian says more will become available on console and Mac as they continue to test them.

Larian also released a couple of videos to celebrate the news: a fresh animated short in collaboration with Mashed and Spud Gun Studios (nice bowl cut, Astarion) and one highlighting five mods that console and Mac users can now get their hands on.

The absolutely massive Patch 7 includes even more than mods and new evil endings, also adding Honour Mode improvements, new Legendary Actions, and various gameplay improvements and bug fixes. Larian also notes that Hotfixes #26 and #27 are available on all platforms today as well.

Patch 7 was long rumored to be Larian's last update to Baldur's Gate 3, although the studio clarified last month that it's not the final patch after all — but declined to offer specifics on what's to come. For more in the meantime, check out our recent interview with the developer looking back on the year since release.

Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.