House of the Dragon’s release approaches like a dragon in the sky, and a new trailer released focuses on the action, drama, and the difficult choice of choosing a heir to the Iron Throne. The Targaryens are in power, at least for now, and the trailer teases the beginning of the end.

The HBO series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and will follow House Targaryen before their spectacular fall and the subsequent Targaryen civil war, also known as the Dance of the Dragons.

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House of the Dragon, which is based on Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin, will not follow Game of Thrones’ more linear structure and will instead jump around in time. This non-linearity means the cast will be portrayed at various ages, which we get a glimpse at in the trailer with its female leads. The trailer, of course, also gives us a glimpse at its dragons, who really just need a good head scratch.

House of the Dragon will be at San Diego Comic-Con this Saturday at 11:30am in Hall H. The panel will feature much of the cast as well as co-creators George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal and co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik.

Be sure to check out everything you need to know about the prequel so you’re all caught up before it airs on August 20 on HBO. If you’re still pining for more Game of Thrones content, be sure to check out our list of the best Game of Thrones episodes.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

Former Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has opened up a new studio called Wildflower Interactive. The studio is made up of developers who’ve worked on games such as Call of Duty, Abzu, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and Astroneer.

“In 2017 I left the industry not sure if I wanted to make games anymore,” says Straley. But the longer I was away, I kept thinking about this medium, and everything yet to be done and everything I wanted to do still. And this idea kept following me. So I grabbed some friends and we started prototyping.”

OMG – it’s finally happened!! We’re doing a thing!!!

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— Bruce Straley (@bruce_straley) July 20, 2022

According to Wildflower Interactive’s website, the studio is aiming to create “small-ish”, creatively charged, and uniquely-stylized games. While the studio didn’t reveal any other information about any projects, it is currently embracing remote work. It looks like Wildfire Interactive is still in early development as they are hiring for roles such as COO, audio designer, character designer, and environmental artist.

Wildfire Interactive’s current employees include:

• Almudena Soria Sancho – Animation
• Wouter Gort, Eyton Zana – Art
• Doug Holder, Arno Azar, Nicholas Lance, Liz Fiacco – Design
• Cosmo Fumo, Ole Ciliox – Programming
• Vivian Alcala – Production
• Bruce Straley – Director | Studio

When Straley left Naughty Dog in 2017, he had no announcements about his next steps but wanted to “continue the journey into the creative process.”

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

We’re still in the multiverse, it seems. Everything Everywhere All At Once is coming back to theaters yet again on July 29 and will include eight minutes of bloopers and a new introduction from the directors, Deadline reports.

The film stars Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese American woman who finds herself in the middle of an interdimensional rupture that unravels reality, forcing her to become an unlikely hero. She must channel her newfound powers as the fate of the world, and her family, hangs in the balance.

Everything Everywhere All At Once first released in March of this year and took off to arguably become one of the best independent films of all time. It already returned to theatres once back in May after its initial run concluded. It is A24’s highest grossing film ever with a global haul approaching $94M. Other A24 films include horror flicks Hereditary and Midsommar.

We gave Everything Everywhere All At Once a glowing 10/10 review and said the film “encompasses a variety of subjects, but it does justice to each of them with a carefully written script, marvelous performances, and a healthy dose of bizarre humor to counter its bleak story.”

If you’re wanting a taste of what’s to come for the rerelease, last month, we got a look at some of the bloopers from the hit art house film. The film, already a completely bonkers and wild ride, features some incredible action and a number of memorable props – including an animatronic raccoon.

Casey is a freelance writer for IGN. You can usually find him talking about JRPGs on Twitter at @caseydavidmt.

Mortal Kombat is coming back with a new film sequel, and Simon McQuoid is reportedly slated to direct once again.

According to a report from Deadline, the recent Mortal Kombat reboot will be dusted off and sent back into the arena after a surprisingly successful box office run. A previous report suggested the sequel will be written by Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater.

Released last year, Mortal Kombat was McQuoid’s directorial debut and managed to dominate the box office when it was released in theaters and on HBO Max back in April 2021.

Surprisingly, the film debuted at #1 at the box office and is still one of HBO’s most-watched movies.

Mortal Kombat tells the story of Cole Young – a washed-up MMA fighter who is completely unaware of his lineage… and has no idea why he’s being hunted by the assassin known only as Sub-Zero. It’s a new take on a franchise that has seen numerous movies, and to be honest, it’s pretty good.

IGN’s own review called it “an origin story and an Avengers-esque superhero team-up all in one. As a result, the first half stalls out a bit as it backs up a dump truck of exposition, and even then some characters that really deserve more time in the spotlight end up being shallow and forgettable. Still, it finds its footing in the second half and delivers a gleefully cheesy and entertaining take on one of gaming’s most historic franchises and a solid starting point for future films.”

Whether or not any of the original film’s stars will return for Mortal Kombat 2 remains to be seen. But Mehcad Brooks as Jaxx was an inspired bit of casting. Let’s just hope we get an interesting roster for the upcoming sequel.

Mortal Kombat stars Lewis Tan as Cole Young alongside Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Max Huang, Tadanobu Asano, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada.

Simon McQuoid directed the film based on a script by Greg Russo and Dava Callaham.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

If you could use a new pair of headphones or earbuds, now's a good time to pick some up. Target is running a sale on Apple AirPods and Skullandy headphones. The deals are pretty good, but at least the Skullcandy ones are set to end Thursday. So grab a pair if you want them sooner rather than later.

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