Remember Amy Hennig's big AAA, story-driven project with Skydance Media announced back in 2019? Good news: it's a Marvel game.

Skydance announced the collaboration with Marvel Entertainment today, though it's not ready to reveal further details about which Marvel characters might be involved in their endeavor. All we know is that it is being marketed as a "narrative-driven, blockbuster action-adventure game" and "a completely original story and take on the Marvel Universe."

“I can’t imagine a better partner than Marvel for our first game,” said Hennig. “The Marvel Universe epitomizes all the action, mystery and thrills of the pulp adventure genre that I adore and lends itself perfectly to an interactive experience. It’s an honor to be able to tell an original story with all the humanity, complexity, and humor that makes Marvel characters so enduring and to enable our players to embody these heroes that they love.”

Hennig's partnership with Skydance has been running for a few years now, working alongside EA veteran and executive producer Julian Beak to kick off a brand new interactive division for the company. Skydance has historically been a movie production company responsible for films such as the Mission: Impossible franchise, Star Trek, Top Gun: Maverick, and Terminator: Dark Fate. But it's also had one relatively successful video game launch with VR title The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

Skydance's new division is in experienced hands with Hennig, who is best known as writer and director of the Uncharted games at Naughty Dog and for her work on other franchises like Jak and Daxter, Legacy of Kain with Crystal Dynamics, and others. She departed Naughty Dog in 2014 to work on a Star Wars project at Visceral Games until the studio was closed in 2017.

Beak, meanwhile, brings their own impressive resume with credits at Disney Interactive, Radical Entertainment, United Front Games, and six years at EA working on franchises like Battlefield and Need for Speed. He worked alongside Hennig on Visceral's canceled Star Wars project.

Both Hennig and Beak are joined by a team that, per Skydance, includes developers with decades of AAA experience in action and adventure games, alongside a diverse team of consultants from across film, TV, and comics.

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The developers of Halo Infinite have discussed their “love-hate relationship” with the Brute that started the Craig meme. While the subject of ridicule, the character model ultimately granted the team at 343 Industries more time to bring Halo Infinite up to a better level of quality.

“While it was fun to see the community gravitate towards Craig, he unfortunately represented some content and systems that were not ready for prime time in that demo,” said Steve Dyck, Character & Combat Director on Halo Infinite, in a new Halo Insider post. “The positive outcome of Craig was that he was one of the factors in gaining some more time to finish work and get Brutes to a place where the team is happy with them. This is one of the many positive examples of 343 working with and aligning with the Halo community around expectations. Players who look hard enough will still be able to find some evidence of Craig in Halo Infinite, his spirit lives on!”

'Craig' is the name given by the community to a Brute that featured in Halo Infinite's first campaign reveal, which was the subject of ridicule and blowback due to the quality of the graphics, among other things.

While discussing the character designs of Halo Infinite, Dyck also noted that the team is looking back to the Bungie Halo games to influence its art direction. “In terms of which part of the legacy we looked to for inspiration, we settled most around the Halo 3 / Halo: Reach timeframe,” he explained.

“We wanted to get back to the legacy designs that made Halo characters iconic,” added Character Art Lead, Bryan Repka. “I will use the Elites as an example – in Halo 4 and Halo 5 the Elites were big and bulky. We ended up scaling them down a bit and giving them more of a sleek look.”

While Halo Infinite is looking to the past in the name of being a “spiritual reboot”, it also has several new enemy ideas of its own. One of those is the Skimmer, a new Covenant troop.

“One of the new enemies we just revealed in the Campaign Overview is the Skimmer,” said Dyck. “They are a mid-tier combatant, sort of on the level with the Jackals and higher tier Grunts. They aren’t full flying enemies but have hover packs to allow them to move around quickly and provide unique challenges and opportunities to the player while on foot or in a vehicle.”

The post also provided a little extra detail on the Spartan Killers, a group of Banished members who are equipped to hunt down Spartans. One can be seen in the Campaign Overview trailer – Jega 'Rdomnai – but they are just one of many.

“Each Spartan killer is unique and has its own story and battle trophies,” promised Repka.

For more on Halo Infinite, check out The Banished Rise trailer, Master Chief's new AI companion and outpost opportunities, and how Ray Tracing will be a priority for the PC version… after launch, at least.

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

Jon Hamm is set to voice the lead character in a new animated detective series from Fox called Grimsburg.

As reported by Deadline, the series is set to launch in 2023. The Mad Men and Baby Driver star will play Detective Marvin Flute in the show, which marks the first pilot pickup and series order from writers Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel.

Accompanying the announcement of his role in the show, Hamm spoke further in a press release about what the role means to him. “I am very excited to be involved in the Fox animation universe — a universe I have been actively watching since the early ’90s,” he said. “The opportunity to get to bring a project like Grimsburg to life that is so particular and unique, and to work with its incredibly imaginative and hilarious creators, is one I can’t wait to get started with.”

As well as starring as the show's lead, Hamm will also act as one of the show's executive producers alongside McClelland and Schlissel. Other executive producers on the show also include Chadd Gindin (The Cleveland Show), Connie Tavel (Judging Amy), Hend Baghdady, and the Jackal Group's Gail Berman.

While Grimsburg certainly presents a new opportunity for Hamm, the actor has plenty of experience to bring to the table when it comes to voicing characters in the past. Previously, Hamm has provided voice work in films such as Shrek Forever After (2010) and Minions (2015). The actor also worked as The Narrator on the FX series Legion (2018) and has made appearances in other similar animated series including Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons, and Bob's Burgers.

When the show does eventually air, it will follow the life of Detective Marvin Flute as he returns to the town of Grimsburg in the hopes of redeeming himself with his ex-wife. As part of a statement, President of Entertainment at Fox Michael Thorn described Hamm's character as "deeply troubled" with "very eclectic taste and opinions". Elsewhere in the statement, Thorne praised the show itself, saying that "Grimsburg's wildly funny, bizarre and inventive take on the crime genre makes it the perfect next-generation Fox comedy."

In other related news, Hamm recently played the role of Iron Man in Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. To find out more about the adult-animated show, make sure to check out our review.

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Attack the Block director Joe Cornish has said that he hopes the sequel will go into production in 2022.

Talking to comedian Richard Herring on episode 351 of his Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, Cornish said “We’re gonna make it – I hope – next year.”

The topic came up after an audience member asked about what was happening with Attack the Block. Cornish offered no further details.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Cornish and Boyega were reuniting for Attack the Block 2. Cornish will once again write and direct, and Boyega will also produce this time alongside reprising his role as Moses.

Attack the Block is a brilliantly fun B-movie treat, effortlessly combining sci-fi, horror, and British working class stories together. It was highly praised in our review back in 2011. Starring a young John Boyega in the leading role, it’s also a showcase of Jodie Whitaker and Nick Frost’s talents.

For more fun horror, check out the best 90s horror movies you can stream right now. And if it’s fun sci-fi that floats your boat, then the trailer for upcoming Pixar film Lightyear might get you hyped.

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

A new trailer for The Witcher Season 2 has shown off a taste of the monsters, battles, and storylines that we can expect when it arrives on Netflix on December 17.

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The trailer bounces between all of The Witcher's many storylines, including that of Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer, but also features a host of new characters that will presumably introduce new story arcs in season 2. Of note is the appearance of Ciri, who – clad in leathers and lacking her royal attire – is presumably taking training from Geralt at Kaer Morhen.

Witchers are, of course, employed chiefly as monster hunters, and we get a good glimpse of a few of the horrors Geralt will face on his travels this season. A man-sized bat can be seen approaching from behind; this could well be a Fleder, a type of vampire. Towards the end of the trailer we also see Geralt and Ciri facing off a tree-like woodland monster, which may be a Treant. A voice during the trailer states that there are "monsters roaming when they should be hibernating", suggesting the Continent has a monster problem. That's definitely easy(ish) coin for a Witcher.

We see Geralt fight more than monsters, though, and it looks like the human v human fight choreography is back on form as Geralt butchers his way through thugs and knights alike, once again using his magic signs to get the edge.

That same voice talks about "the north and south at war", referencing the march of the Nilfgaardian Empire, which began in season one. That march seems to be set to take us to many more locations this time around; the scope of this trailer seems beyond that of the original series, with many new cities shown off.

For more, check out the previous The Witcher Season 2 clips that Netflix has released, and our breakdown of new character Vesemir. If you want to read up on the books before starting the season, then you'll need to know that this next set of episodes begins with an adaptation of A Grain of Truth.

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