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Zack Snyder has implied that his version of Justice League will be released as a four-hour movie instead of the four-part miniseries announced previously.

What’s On HBO Max screenshotted an exchange between Snyder and a fan, which occurred during a Q&A session on Snyder’s Vero account, where the director appeared to confirm that his Justice League cut would be released as a “one-shot” movie when it premieres on HBO Max in March, as opposed to the limited multi-part series that was announced at DC FanDome last summer.

While many have interpreted this to mean that the four-part miniseries has been scrapped in favour of a four-hour movie, it’s possible Snyder is indicating that all four hour-long episodes will drop simultaneously, giving viewers the option to watch the Snyder Cut in one continuous block rather than splitting it up and releasing the “episodes” one-by-one as part of a schedule. We’ve contacted Warner Bros. for clarification.

Whether Snyder’s Justice League ends up being released as one movie or four installments that can be watched separately or as one continuous feature, it will include around two-and-a-half hours of never-before-seen footage, comprised of “four or five minutes of additional photography”, original footage from the theatrical release, and elements that ended up on the cutting room floor.

Snyder also previously confirmed that he hasn’t used a “single frame” from Joss Whedon’s Justice League reshoots for his version of the movie (which is being widely dubbed as the “director’s cut”). So there will be plenty of new footage to watch, including an additional photography scene with Jared Leto’s “road-weary” Joker, who will be sporting a different look compared to 2016’s Suicide Squad.

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Leto reprising his Joker role is just one of the many confirmed differences that the Snyder Cut will offer, check out our slideshow below for more or read our individual stories about the new design for Darkseid’s herald Steppenwolf, the cut dialogue from Superman and Batman’s confrontation, and Joe Manganiello’s role as Deathstroke in the Justice League reshoots, which reportedly cost $70 Million.

The movie will also include the official in-universe reveal that Harry Lennix’s Lt. General Calvin Swanwick is secretly Martian Manhunter.

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Ninja Theory’s upcoming psychological horror game, dubbed “Project Mara,” will take place entirely in a single upscale apartment, with some serious technology being utilized to create incredibly realistic textures, lighting, and more.

In a four-minute video, Ninja Theory chief creative director and co-founder Tameem Antoniades explained how the studio attempted to “capture reality obsessively.”

Ninja Theory’s art team utilized a real-world apartment (seen in the video), took numerous samples from walls, floors, and other objects, and photographed and scanned everything. With that reference, Ninja Theory then recreated the materials (such as a bit of leather) and generated procedural shaders and detail maps to make the materials as true to life as possible.

“A funny thing happens when you get that close to a material, when you get as close as a human eye can possibly see,” Antoniades said. “Things that seem flat from afar become 3D. You start to see details, you start to see edges, edgeware, you see lint, you see dirt. You see all kinds of stuff that is 3D geometry.”

To give you an idea of what Antoniades means, Ninja Theory shows off in-game renders of a carpet with countless individual bumps and curls in its threading, and hair and dust scattered along a wall. Side by side, the in-game renders certainly give the real world a run for their money.

Watch Ninja Theory’s previous teaser trailer, which shows off some minor story details.

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Ninja Theory also utilized the skills of Clear Angle, a 3D scanning specialist company, to scan the entirety of the apartment. This allowed Ninja Theory to have a working “point cloud” of the apartment, allowing the team to ensure everything has a proper sense of scale and shape.

Perhaps most impressively, Ninja Theory’s artists used procedural generation to create this level of detail across the apartment, a task that Antoniades says would have been impossible by hand. You can see their work in the images below.

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Project Mara was announced in early 2020 alongside Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Saga. Ninja Theory is now a part of Xbox Game Studios, so expect to see its titles release as first-party Xbox exclusives on consoles and PC. From what we’ve seen so far, Project Mara appears to follow a young woman plagued by “mental terror” based on real accounts and research.

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Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive director Tomonobu Itagaki has formed a new studio – Itagaki Games – and said “it would be an honor for me” to work with Microsoft again.

Itagaki shared the news on Facebook and revealed that this announcement was supposed to be part of a recent Bloomberg article, but was omitted “due to its character limit.”

He discussed how, for the past four years since leaving Devil’s Third’s Valhalla Game Studios, which he co-founded, he’s been teaching game development to a younger generation. However, he now feels that he wants to “make a game again and just established a company for that purpose.”

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He further explained that while Itagaki Games is not part of either Koei Tecmo or Valhalla Games Studios, he wouldn’t be against working with Microsoft again.

“I know Microsoft is still aggressive,” Itagaki said. “If they reach out to me, it will be an honor for me.”

Multiple Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive titles under Itagaki were Xbox exclusive, so the established relationship is already there.

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Itagaki resigned from Tecmo in 2008 following the release of Ninja Gaiden 2 and filed a lawsuit against the company and its president Yoshimi Yasuda over unpaid bonuses.

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Apex Legends season 8 starts on February 2, and will feature the battle royale’s 16th Legend: Fuse, developer Respawn Entertainment announced Monday.

With a theme of “Mayhem,” it appears Respawn is hoping to ramp up Apex’s action. On the official Apex Legends site, Respawn is teasing that Fuse’s arrival to the tournament has dramatically reshaped Kings Canyon. There’s no new screenshots to look at, though, but Respawn says it will show off more soon.

New Legend Fuse is a brash demolitions enthusiast and thief. You can watch his origin story trailer below. When Fuse and his friend discover a golden grenade in the hands of a dead soldier on their home planet, Salvo, it sparks a rivalry between the two that lasts throughout the years. With each friend continually stealing the golden grenade from the other, while Fuse builds up a career as a ring fighter, tensions eventually boil over as Salvo joins the Syndicate planets.

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Fuse ends up telling his friend that he’s leaving Salvo to join the Apex Games, and offers her a truce, giving her the grenade. Obviously not a fan of kind gestures, this sends her off the deep end. She grabs the grenade, pulls its pin out, and surprises Fuse by tossing it at him, blowing his entire arm off. Fuse can be seen in a picture on the Apex Legends site sporting a metal arm that’s bound to be jam-packed full of weaponry.

Data miners have already found out a few details about Fuse’s abilities. “Airburst Grenade” lets him launch, what else, a grenade from his arm. His ultimate ability is believed to be “The Motherlode,” which lets him launch a missile off his back and burn anything in its path.

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Apex players who still prefer other legends won’t be left in the cold. A new weapon named the 30-30 Repeater, a futurized lever-action rifle, will become available at the start of season 8.

Apex Legends season 8 will include all the other usual stuff you’d expect: a 100-tier battle pass offering skins and other cosmetics, a ranked competitive mode, and more.

Apex Legends is also coming to Nintedo Switch sometime in 2021 after a previous delay.

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Today you can save on several big titles for the PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch consoles. That includes the controversial Cyberpunk 2077 (although at this price, it’s much easier to recommend), and Hitman 3, which is out this Tuesday. Several AAA Nintendo Switch titles including Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (two “Masterpiece” rated games at IGN), and Mario Party are 33% off. These deals and more below.

Cyberpunk 2077 (PlayStation, Xbox) with SteelBook Case for $29.99

If you’ve read our review, you should already be aware that Cyberpunk 2077 for the PS4 and Xbox One consoles isn’t ready for prime time. Instead, you should get this deal if you have a PS5 or Xbox Series X. Sure there’s still a fair share of bugs, but in my opinion it’s still worth it at this price. Plus you get the Best Buy exclusive steelbook case. This price drop isn’t permanent so grab it while you can. If you can ignore the bugs, it’s still a pretty awesome game at heart.

• Get it at Best Buy for $29.99

Out Tuesday: Preorder Hitman 3 for $49.99

You can’t miss the first blockbuster release of 2021. Hitman 3 is going to be the conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy and IO Interactive is sure to end things with a bang. The PS5 edition is discounted at Walmart and the PS4 and Xbox One editions are on sale at Amazon.

• Preorder the PS5 edition at Walmart for $49.94
• Preorder the PS4 and Xbox One editions on Amazon for $49.99

Nintendo Switch V2 (Refurb) with Full 1 Year Warranty for $259.99

Direct from Nintendo

In my opinion, a refurbished product is usually only worth the discount if still carries some form of manufacturer’s warranty. The longer the warranty, the more confident that the manufacturer is with its refurbishing process. Nintendo offers the full 1 year warranty for their refurbished Switch consoles, same as getting a brand new Switch. They’re currently in stock at Nintendo with a sweet $40 discount. And don’t worry, these are the new generation Switch consoles with model number HAC-001(-01) and the extended battery life.

• Get it from Nintendo for $259.99

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Actor Tessa Thompson (Westworld, Avengers: Endgame) will be moving into production work with her new company, Viva Maude. According to Deadline, the production company has partnered with HBO and HBO Max on a two-year, first-look deal that will first be taking on adaptations of the books Who Fears Death and The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.

“I’m beyond thrilled to officially launch my production company, Viva Maude, which has been a real passion project and labor of love over the last few years,” said Thompson, via Deadline. “I’m elated to begin this partnership and to bring entertaining and impactful television projects to my friends and collaborators at HBO and HBO Max. Together we are committed to developing interesting and inclusive stories with inventive creators and to discover new voices and visionaries.”

Who Fears Death is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s 2010 book of the same name, and has reportedly been in the pipeline with HBO since 2017–with Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin as one of the executive producers. Aïda Mashaka Croal, a writer on Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. The book is set in post-apocalyptic Africa, where one of the few survivors, Onyesonwu, is made an outcast. According to the book’s jacket text, Onyesonwu comes to terms with her newfound magic abilities and fights against “someone powerful… trying to kill her.”

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STALKER 2 developer GSC Game World has announced that its long awaited sequel will come to Xbox Game Pass on the day of launch, and will feature both ray tracing technology and 4K resolution support.

In a new update on the Xbox Wire blog, GSC said “you can be confident the game will come to Xbox Game Pass on day one.”

Additionally, the studio detailed the current progress of the game. “We’re progressing smoothly, including Xbox Series X|S versions as well. The aim is to deliver the product of the highest quality possible on every platform it’s announced for. With fast SSD, RTX support (both Series X and S) and 4K-resolution (Series X), we’re pleased to see how S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is shaping up to be the ultimate experience we’ve initially promised.”

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Based on the in-engine trailer released in December last year, it seemed pretty much guaranteed that STALKER 2 would be pushing the graphical envelope. It’s nice to now have a guarantee that ray tracing will be available on all formats, and 4K on both Xbox Series X and PC.

Finally, the post also revealed that STALKER 2’s protagonist has the codename Skif. While nothing further has been revealed about Skif, GSC promises that “His actions will shape the new grand chapter in the history of the Zone.”

Little else is known about STALKER 2, but you can check out the first screenshot and the original Xbox announcement, as well as how the studio’s boss announced STALKER 2 without consulting anyone.

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Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.