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Comme chaque année au cœur de l’hiver, la capitale belge s’apprête à devenir l’épicentre mondial des technologies ouvertes. Le FOSDEM 2026 se tiendra le samedi 31 janvier et le dimanche 1er février sur le campus du Solbosch de l’ULB à […]
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Comme chaque année au cœur de l’hiver, la capitale belge s’apprête à devenir l’épicentre mondial des technologies ouvertes. Le FOSDEM 2026 se tiendra le samedi 31 janvier et le dimanche 1er février sur le campus du Solbosch de l’ULB à […]
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Portugal has become the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration, beating out another European country to be the 60th to join.
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Author of Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid, has announced a 7th book in the Game Changers book series, titled Unrivaled, set to release on September 29, 2026.
Unrivaled will be a sequel to The Long Game, which followed after Heated Rivalry in the ever popular duo of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, digging further into their relationship. Unrivaled will now let readers and fans find out what happens following the end of The Long Game, which ended with some massive changes in the lives of the two star hockey players and their relationship.
Rumors of the new book circulated over the weekend after Barnes & Noble posted listings available for preorder for the upcoming book – despite having no cover reveal at the time, the listings were detailed enough and considered legitimate because of it being Barnes & Noble.
Reid shared the news officially today on her Instagram, saying "It's really, really surreal to be sitting here writing the next Ilya and Shane book while watching jokes about Ilya and Shane happen live on my television from Hollywood at the Golden Globes."
Heated Rivalry has not slowed down since it's episode 1 and 2 release on November 28, 2025, with stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie having just presented at the 83rd Golden Globes last night, with a fun bit they shared on stage.
Dozens of videos circulated on social media sharing Storrie and Williams with well known actors coming up to them giving them praise for their roles in the gay hockey drama, including The Bear's Ayo Edebiri. (Because the show was produced by Bell Media, a Canadian company, Heated Rivalry was not eligible to be nominated for any Golden Globe Awards categories.)
Williams and Storrie previously shared they had signed contracts for three seasons of the series, with Season 2 already being greenlit. Heated Rivalry was originally produced by Crave in Canada, while premiering on HBO Max in the US, and the show is still getting more international streaming releases, having just premiered in the UK over the weekend through Sky.
With Williams and Storrie making other welcomed career movies, like their romantic fantasy audio for Quinn, called Ember & Ice, we only see the hype for both of them and the series to continue building – especially now with Reid having announced Unrivaled!
Jessie Wade is Associate Director of Editorial Programming at IGN. You can find her playing cozy games on her Switch or watching the latest fantasy and drama shows, as well as getting lost in way too many fantasy romance books.

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As any younger sibling who grew up on Mario platformers knows, Luigi is gaming's ultimate Player 2. Nintendo's green-capped member of the Mario Bros. has lived a lifetime in the shadow of his older twin Mario, only stepping out for a taste of solo stardom in his ghostbusting Luigi's Mansion series.
Now that we've entered the Switch 2 generation, we’re celebrating Player 2s everywhere with a complete list of every Luigi game on Switch consoles.
There are 19 games on Switch that let you play as Luigi. He’s the main character in only two games (Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Luigi’s Mansion 3) and the co-lead in one (Mario & Luigi: Brothership).
Luigi’s first starring role on Switch was in Luigi’s Mansion 3, the third entry in the character’s only solo series to date. Luigi’s Mansion 3 sees our timid hero and his green gooey clone team up with Professor E. Gadd to battle ghosts and save his friends from King Boo’s haunted hotel.
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is a remake of the 2013 Nintendo 3DS game Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. This second game in the spooky series sees Luigi ghostbusting his way through the mansions of Evershade Valley to once again capture King Boo and save his brother.
Sure, it's not exclusively a 'Luigi game,' but Mario & Luigi: Brothership certainly puts the brothers on even footing. Brothership is the first release in the Mario & Luigi series since Paper Jam in 2014. Players take on the role of both brothers, who must traverse puzzles and platforming challenges to restore the kingdom of Concordia.
The first Switch game to feature Luigi as a playable character was Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Luigi appears as a middleweight racer with a well-balanced stat distribution that slightly favors speed and handling. His appearance in an ad for the original Wii U version of Mario Kart 8 spawned the Luigi Death Stare meme.
Luigi next appeared in the Nintendo-Ubisoft collaboration Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. The tactical RPG features both Luigi and Rabbid Luigi, a Rabbid who dresses (and often behaves) like his human counterpart, as possible party members.
Luigi hit the court as one of 16 playable launch characters in 2018’s Mario Tennis Aces. As is often true for Luigi in Mario sports games, he’s a balanced, “all-around” character in Aces. His specialty shot, Pipe Cannon, blasts him into the air to set him up for a powerful spike.
Luigi is one of 20 playable characters in Super Mario Party. The younger of the Mario Bros. has appeared alongside his brother in every Mario Party game to date, including the two others further down this list. This is the first Mario Party game released for Switch and Nintendo’s ninth best-selling game on the platform, according to the company.
Luigi appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an unlockable character. He is one of 12 characters to be playable in all five Smash games. According to LumiRank’s tier list, which compiled the opinions of 93 ranked Smash players, Luigi is an A+-tier fighter and the 18th best overall.
Luigi is a playable character in the 2019 platformer New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. This is an expanded version of NSMBU for Wii U that includes the expansion New Super Luigi U. Luigi stars as the main character in this expansion, which incorporates his higher jump, remixes levels from the base game, and adds a 100-second timer to each level.
Alongside Mario, Toad, and Toadette, Luigi is one of four playable characters in Super Mario Maker 2. The level-building platformer allows players to create their own Mario levels using assets from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Super Mario 3D World.
Like the original Wii U release, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury can be played entirely as Luigi. Here, he controls similarly to Mario, albeit with a slightly higher jump and slightly less traction, making him play a bit more ‘floaty’ and ‘slippery’ than his red-capped counterpart.
Luigi hit the links with Mario and friends in Mario Golf: Super Rush. One of 22 playable characters, he boasts decent control and excellent speed stats, making him a great option for Super Rush’s new Speed Golf mode. His special shot, Ice Flower Freeze, freezes the ground upon the ball’s impact, creating a hazardous area for opponents.
Luigi returns for the second iteration of Mario Party on Switch: Mario Party Superstars. Unlike Super Mario Party before it, Superstars is not an original game but rather a modern collection of minigames, boards, and mechanics from the series’ past.
Mario Strikers: Battle League Football, the latest Mario soccer/football game, features Luigi as one of 16 playable characters. Luigi is a well-balanced footballer who excels in technique, a skill that determines a character’s ability to dribble, curve their shot, and shoot accurately.
Luigi (and Rabbid Luigi) returned for Ubisoft and Nintendo’s tactical sequel, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Luigi is labeled a Sneak Attacker due to his ranged weaponry and low health.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the latest 2D Mario platformer, features Luigi as a playable alternative to Mario. The difference between the two characters here is purely aesthetic, as the Mario Bros. play identically to one another.
Unsurprisingly, Luigi is playable in Super Mario Party Jamboree, the biggest and arguably best game in Nintendo’s flagship party series. In addition to being a playable character, Luigi appears as part of Jamboree’s new Buddy mechanic, where he has the chance to change a player’s dice rolls from their initial numbers to 10s.
The latest game to let you play as Luigi is also the latest Mario Kart game. Mario Kart World is a Switch 2-exclusive that features double the usual amount of racers. Yes, that means 24 racers on each track. Logan Plant's review for IGN goes so far as to claim the game features "unbeatable local multiplayer racing on well-designed tracks that more than live up to the series’ legacy."
The Switch 2 has officially arrived, but there's no word yet on future games in the Luigi series. I'm sure Mario will bring Luigi along for whatever his next adventure is, and we're hoping that's a new 3D Mario game.
Jordan covers games, shows, and movies as a freelance writer for IGN.