Amazon has produced yet another brilliant Pokémon TCG deal ready for the weekend, and it's once again on the latest Mega Evolution set, Phantasmal Flames.

While we're looking forward to Ascended Heroes at the end of the month, it's a mighty bit of fresh air to finally get some reasonable prices on boosters for the popular Mega Charizard sporting set from last year.

Microsoft is kicking 2026 off with a new Xbox Developer Direct showcase, which will feature some of the biggest games it has coming out this year.

Confirmed to appear at the showcase is Playground’s Fable reboot, the UK studio’s other game, Forza Horizon 6, as well as Beast of Reincarnation, an action game from Pokemon developer Game Freak.

Could there be more to Xbox Developer Direct? Find out right here with IGN. The action starts at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK today, January 22.

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The start of a new year is a great time to settle in and boot up some new games. If Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has been on your list to jump into, but you missed out on the holiday sales price drops, we have good news: Amazon's currently offering its PS5 version for $39.98 (see it here). What a thrill, indeed.

When it was first released, Metal Gear Solid Delta was listed for $69.99, so this deal makes for 43% in savings overall. For a game we consider to be one of the best video game remakes of all time, that's a discount worth making a move on. Head to the link below to scoop it up for your PlayStation library while the deal is still available.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) for $40

Alongside the base game, this version also includes the Sneaking DLC Pack, which comes with an array of gear for Snake to wear in the game. Here's everything included:

• Uniform: Battle Dress (PW ver.)​
• Uniform: Sneaking Suit (PW ver.)​
• Uniform: Crocodile Suit​
• Uniform: Naked (Woodland)​
• Uniform: Naked (Ammunition Belt)
• Uniform: Gold
• Face: Glasses
• Face: Sunglasses
• Equipment: Kerotan Mask
• Equipment: GA-KO Mask

What is it that makes Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater stand out as one of the best video game remakes of all time, though? Well, it "collects together years of improvements and enhances them all with incredibly glossy modern graphics and an updated control system that finally turns Snake into the nimble operator he was always meant to be."

Our review from IGN's Michael Higham also highlighted that, "Between its old-school stealth-action gameplay and engaging spy-thriller story, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater largely succeeds as a faithful, visually impressive remake of the 2004 classic." If you've been on the hunt for a thrilling adventure to keep you occupied this winter, Snake Eater can provide. And what better time to grab it than when it's on sale, too?

Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.

Glorious' long-running Model O series expanded again in 2025 with the Model O Eternal, a cheaper, lighter version of the beloved original that ranked as one of the best gaming mice of its day. I had high hopes: it's a properly lightweight (55g) budget mouse with solid specs, bright customizable RGB and an excellent reputation, all for $40/£35 – or cheaper if you shop around.

It has, thankfully, lived up to those expectations, and is now my go-to recommendation for anyone on a budget looking for one of the best lightweight mice to use in a fingertip-style grip.

But it's not perfect and it won't suit everyone. Let me explain.

Design and Shape

The Model O Eternal's honeycomb holes on its top and bottom are divisive. I don't like them – I particularly dislike how those holes stretch and distort towards the base which, combined with the RGB lighting strips, make the mouse look messy to my eyes.

But the point of them is to cut weight. It's just 55g, and the haphazard looks are therefore worth it: this is one of the lightest mice on the market. Very few budget mice get below 60g, and it feels wonderfully nippy when I'm whipping it around my mousepad. The mouse feet are almost alarmingly tiny but that didn't affect the glide, and it slid as elegantly as the many high-end mice I've tested over the past year.

I was worried that its holes would irritate my palm, but I couldn't even feel them. I wouldn't recommend it in palm grip – I'll explain why in a second – but I could use this mouse for several hours at a time without it feeling uncomfortable. Its coating is less grippy than most mice, but it never slipped or shifted in my hand.

Despite the design and weight, this mouse is not flimsy. Over the years, some Glorious users have reported problems with build quality and sturdiness with other models, but the mouse I tested felt solid. I squeezed it and pushed it harder than you ever would while using it, and it didn't so much as creak. There is, of course, an inherent delicacy to having holes all over the mouse and you'll need to be careful not to spill anything inside, but the actual shell won't let you down (and a couple of blasts of compressed air will be enough to remove any dust).

I also love its main mouse clicks and scroll wheel. The buttons are responsive, easy to spam, and they sound satisfyingly crisp without being too loud. The scroll wheel feels genuinely luxurious – I usually prefer stiffer wheels but I loved how smooth this felt. Its large ridges make it more tactile than most wheels, and you get a definite bump between each increment. I'd be happy if this was on a mouse three times the price.

So far, so overwhelmingly good. But there are two things I don't like.

First, the side buttons. Their shiny coating has no grip, there's zero gap between them, and they are smaller than they have any business being – far smaller than, for example, the side buttons on the ultra-compact Logitech Pro X Superlight 2c I recently reviewed. I misclicked, or missed a click, far more often than I usually do.

Those buttons also put me off using palm grip entirely. The actual body of the mouse feels lovely in my palm, but hitting the back side button with your thumb becomes impossible. It feels like Glorious have shot themselves in the foot here. Fingertip and claw grip felt comfy, with fingertip slightly easier because of the way your index and pinky fingers sit on the right of the mouse.

And the other misstep is the cable. It's not the worst I've tried, but it kinks very easily and constantly concertinas together. It never affected me in game, but having it bunch up on my desk and mousemat in a seemingly unavoidable way was annoying.

Still, for me to have so few complaints about a mouse this inexpensive is an excellent sign.

Performance and Gaming

I tested the Model O Eternal in a wide variety of genres. I played Arc Raiders and Counter-Strike 2 to test its flicks, button spamming and aiming consistency, Hades 2 for its precision, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for something slower.

Its sensor lags behind medium and high-end mice when it comes to maximum DPI (12K), max tracking speed (300 inches per second), and max acceleration (35G), but, as I constantly find myself writing, those numbers are partly marketing material. The key questions are whether it feels good and whether it tracks your movements accurately and consistently.

In all the games I played, it's a resounding yes. I felt I could fully trust the Model O Eternal to do what I wanted. I noticed no skips, hitches, or other errors in its tracking, and no issues with any of its button clicks – save for the occasional side button fumble.

Its lightness made me enjoy careening back and forth across my mousepad in hectic shooters, and it's smooth enough for more placid games, too.

Its polling rate – the number of times it reports its position to your computer – caps at 1,000Hz. Many mid- and high-end mice will go beyond that to 2,000Hz, 4,000Hz, or 8,000Hz, which should give you a smoother, more responsive ride. I can feel a difference between 1,000Hz and 4,000Hz, but it's small, and going up to 8,000Hz does nothing for me.

All that's to say: 1,000Hz is absolutely fine for most people, including some pro FPS players. If you're used to higher polling rate, or you want to try higher, you'll have to spend more money. For the price 1,000Hz is what you can expect, and the Model O Eternal performs as well as any other mouse at this price.

Software and RGB

Glorious' Core lacks some of features I've come to expect, such as adjusting the lift-off distance and scroll wheel speed, but if all you want is to tweak the polling rate, sensitivity, and DPI increments, it will feel intuitive. It's neatly laid out and simple to use, with no distractions.

Glorious Core is also where you personalize the RGB of this mouse. Two strips down the side are bright and because of the holes in the design, the light seeps all through the body of the mouse, fully saturating it. The result is a satisfying wash of color beneath your hand.

You can pick between nine lightning presets, and I enjoyed the variety. There's the usual gentler options, such as breathing and an always-on single color, as well as whackier modes including a "rave" option that gives me a headache. If you like RGB, you're well catered for.

Samuel is a freelance reporter and editor specializing in longform journalism and hardware reviews. You can read his work at his website.

The Academy Awards have been the pinnacle of achievement in the film industry for nearly 100 years — 98, to be exact — and now, we know exactly who is being recognized for the most prestigious set of awards of the year. Nominations for the 98th annual Oscars have been announced and they definitely reflect the best of the best… with a fair share of snubs and broken records along the way.

Let’s start there: Ryan Coogler’s breakout vampire drama Sinners was far and away the big success story of these nominations, with the film securing an incredible 16 nominations overall. That does, in fact, break the record of 14 total nominations, which was previously held by three films: 1950’s All About Eve, 1997’s Titanic, and 2016’s La La Land.

The nominations the film received represent excellence both above and below the line. Michael B. Jordan was recognized for his leading performance, while Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku were recognized for their supporting roles. Coogler also snagged two nominations himself for direction and original screenplay. From there, the film is represented in every possible category: casting, cinematography, costume design, editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, production design, sound, and visual effects.

Naturally, Sinners was also nominated for Best Picture. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another also managed to snag a Best Picture nomination and take on second place with the most nominations at 13 — but fans were disappointed to see star Chase Infiniti snubbed for a nomination for her breakout performance in the film. One person who didn’t get snubbed, however, was Timothee Chalamet for his work as the title character in Marty Supreme, but it remains to be seen if he can beat out Leonardo DiCaprio like he did at the Golden Globes.

You can check out the full list of nominations for the 98th annual Academy Awards below.

2026 Oscar nominations list:

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle after Another)
• Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
• Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
• Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Benicio Del Toro (One Battle after Another)
• Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
• Delroy Lindo (Sinners)
• Sean Penn (One Battle after Another)
• Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
• Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
• Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
• Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
• Emma Stone (Bugonia)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
• Amy Madigan (Weapons)
• Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
• Teyana Taylor (One Battle after Another)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Animated Short Film

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls
• Retirement Plan
• The Three Sisters

Achievement in Casting

• Nina Gold (Hamnet)
• Jennifer Venditti (Marty Supreme)
• Cassandra Kulukundis (One Battle after Another)
• Gabriel Domingues (The Secret Agent)
• Francine Maisler (Sinners)

Achievement in Cinematography

• Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
• Darius Khondji (Marty Supreme)
• Michael Bauman (One Battle after Another)
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)
• Adolpho Veloso (Train Dreams)

Achievement in Costume Design

• Deborah L. Scott (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
• Kate Hawley (Frankenstein)
• Malgosia Turzanska (Hamnet)
• Miyako Bellizzi (Marty Supreme)
• Ruth E. Carter (Sinners)

Achievement in Directing

• Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
• Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
• Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another)
• Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
• Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Best Documentary Feature Film

• The Alabama Solution
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting through Rocks
• Mr. Nobody against Putin
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best Documentary Short Film

• All the Empty Rooms
• Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
• Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
• The Devil Is Busy
• Perfectly a Strangeness

Achievement in Film Editing

• Stephen Mirrione (F1)
• Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
• Andy Jurgensen (One Battle after Another)
• Olivier Bugge Coutté (Sentimental Value)
• Michael P. Shawver (Sinners)

Best International Feature Film of the Year

• The Secret Agent
• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value
• Sirāt
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Live Action Short Film

• Butcher's Stain
• A Friend of Dorothy
• Jane Austen's Period Drama
• The Singers
• Two People Exchanging Saliva

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

• Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey (Frankenstein)
• Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu (Kokuho)
• Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry (Sinners)
• Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein (The Smashing Machine)
• Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (The Ugly Stepsister)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

• Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia)
• Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
• Max Richter (Hamnet)
• Jonny Greenwood (One Battle after Another)
• Ludwig Goransson (Sinners)

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

• "Dear Me" (Diane Warren: Relentless)
• "Golden" (KPop Demon Hunters)
• "I Lied To You" (Sinners)
• "Sweet Dreams Of Joy" (Viva Verdi!)
• "Train Dreams" (Train Dreams)

Achievement in Production Design

• Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau (Frankenstein)
• Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton (Hamnet)
• Jack Fisk, Adam Willis (Marty Supreme)
• Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino (One Battle after Another)
• Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne (Sinners)

Achievement in Sound

• Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta (F1)
• Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern (Frankenstein)
• José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor (One Battle after Another)
• Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker (Sinners)
• Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas (Sirāt)

Achievement in Visual Effects

• Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett (Avatar: Fire and Ash)
• Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson (F1)
• David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould (Jurassic World Rebirth)
• Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin (The Lost Bus)
• Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean (Sinners)

Adapted Screenplay

• Will Tracy (Bugonia)
• Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
• Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet)
• Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle after Another)
• Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)

Original Screenplay

• Robert Kaplow (Blue Moon)
• Jafar Panahi, Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian (It Was Just an Accident)
• Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
• Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
• Ryan Coogler (Sinners)

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• Bugonia
• F1
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle after Another
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.