When it comes to LEGO Nintendo sets, the LEGO Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi set is one of our favorites. If you've had your eyes on this delightful retro build, but have been patiently waiting for its price to drop, now is the time to swoop in and grab it. Amazon has knocked its price down to $103.99.

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Last night's Sony State of Play broadcast ended with an announcement and shadow drop for God of War Sons of Sparta, a side-scrolling spin-off listed as having 1-2 player support via the PlayStation Store. The only problem? Fans can't find its two-player option.

Early reports from those who've paid the game's $29.99 asking price and revisited Kratos' origins say that his sibling Deimos only appears at certain points, there's no two-player option in the game's menus, and plugging in a second PS5 controller doesn't provide extra options.

It's an odd situation that's led some to suspect the PlayStation Store listing is simply incorrect — as it appears to be the only firm evidence a two-player mode exists — and seek help from others online also searching for its multiplayer.

Developer ZA/UM may have had a significant hit with 2019’s Disco Elysium, but it remains a reasonably small studio. And, at least as far as writer and VO director Jim Ashilevi is concerned, that’s how things should remain.

“I hope we'll never become a triple-A studio,” he said during a recent interview with IGN.

ZA/UM currently employs just under 100 members of staff, many of whom work remotely from different places across the world. Its has offices in Tallinn, Estonia; London, UK; and Porto, Portugal, and the company remains independently owned. While this is admittedly a bigger outfit than many indie developers enjoy, it’s still small-scale. And that’s how Ashilevi likes it.

“I think we're always deeply encouraged and inspired by the indie scene because that's where the fresh ideas come from,” he said. “The avant-garde stuff always happens on the fringes, and I hope we'll never become a triple-A studio. Honestly, even if Zero Parades sells four billion copies, I hope we are wise enough to stay true to our core sensibilities and values as artists and storytellers.”

As part of that conversation, Ashilevi offered his assessment of the gaming landscape. “I think it's grim out there,” he said. “I think the industry is in a really rough place. We all know that. But I don't think the industry is in a rough place creatively. I think, in a way, it's better than ever. It's better than ever before because anyone can make a game that touches the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.”

The comment came in reference to the success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which, while developed on a much higher budget than any of ZA/UM’s projects, was 2025’s demonstration that there’s an enormous appetite for single-player, story-led games produced outside of the mega-publishers’ circles.

“I think the industry has become less gatekeep-y in a way,” he said. “But that also presents another problem, which is how do you even begin to promote your game, or make sure that it actually finds its audience? I think really the only thing you can control is whether you're staying true to your own vision and your own voice.”

As we explored earlier this week, that vision has been ZA/UM’s “North Star” when it comes to Zero Parades. “For that reason, I'm already really proud and happy with what we've done,” says Ashilevi. “It's like the response coming from the players – which will hopefully be positive, mostly positive – is almost just a bonus at this point. The real value I got out of it as a storyteller was just getting to know my friends and colleagues a little better and getting to know more about what goes on in their hearts and minds and souls.”

For more from ZA/UM, check out the studio’s stance on using AI, and why its new RPG resembles Disco Elysium so closely.

Matt Purslow is IGN's Executive Editor of Features.

Riot’s latest venture into the trading card game space with League of Legends’ Riftbound continues to grow with its second set, Spiritforged. The young TCG is holding its own with the likes of Disney Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering, the Gundam Card Game, and many other TCGs competing for the attention of gamers. In the latest Riftbound set, players are introduced to new gameplay mechanics like equipment, which is featured heavily in one of the new champion decks releasing alongside the set. Although global release timings haven’t synced up yet with this expansion, there’s still room for the meta to see some interesting changes when more regions get to play around with the new cards and brew some decks.

So far in Riftbound, pre-constructed champion decks have been the easiest way for new players to jump into games right out of the box. Like starter decks in other TCGs, champion decks have everything you need to play a match. One of the League of Legends’ champions being highlighted in a big way in this set is Fiora. This deck, as well as Fiora’s cards, focus on the keyword Mighty. A unit is Mighty when it has 5+ might, whether that’s printed on the card or gained through a buff. Might in Riftbound represents both a unit’s health and damage output, so decks that tend to have the Mighty keyword are usually big tanky units or have spells to buff. The Fiora champion deck in particular consists of the orange and yellow colors or Body and Order domains, respectively. Orange (Body) cards have big units or have cards to buff units to Mighty status, where yellow (Order) tends to go wide with opportunities to play many token units. With the new Equipment type for gear, this means easily buffing smaller units such as tokens to become Mighty, and that’s where Fiora’s champion decks shine.

Alongside equipment, Riftbound is also introducing the keyword Weaponmaster, which allows the player to equip an available equipment for one less rune or mana to the Weaponmaster unit when played. Imagine a token Sand Soldier unit equipped with Doran’s Blade giving +2 might, and Lucian Merciless enters the field with Weaponmaster. Lucian with his ability can receive the blade from Sand Soldier, making his total might 5 and thus becoming Mighty. Equipment is just another classification of gear, so equipment will need to be played onto the field before paying the extra cost to equip to a unit. In addition to gear giving might, they can also have an ability like Sacred Shears that gives the equipped unit a card draw when they die. Since Equipment doesn’t leave the field when the carrier dies, other surviving units can potentially take up the arms and continue the aggro. The new equipment and Weaponmaster keyword really capitalizes on this color and domain combination in the Fiora deck. It was very easy to play out units and buff to hold locations throughout the game. I’d personally favor this deck since I enjoyed my time with Volibear early on, but the other champion deck led by the Rumble is quite fun as well.

Instead of focusing on new mechanics like equipment or Weaponmaster in the Fiora deck, the Rumble deck is just good ol’ unit synergy. The Rumble deck is a mech deck where it’s beneficial to have many mechs in play. For instance, the passive ability from the legend Rumble gives all your mechs Shield, which is +1 to might when defending a location. So a duo of 2 might mechs easily become 6 total might instead of 4. There’s also the champion unit, Rumble Hotheaded, that gives your mechs Assault or +1 might when attacking. So whether it’s attacking or defending a location, the mechs get harder and harder to defeat if they are left to multiply.

The Rumble deck showcases other new mechanics introduced in Sprirtforged, even though it’s not the highlight of the deck. The first one being Repeat, which allows a player to pay an additional cost to repeat an effect. For example, the Frigid Touch spell gives a unit -2 might. If I pay an additional 2 runes or mana to the 2 I paid already, I can give another -2 might to a unit. This mechanic tends to be in spells, which fits this deck’s color combination of red (Fury) and blue (Mind) that are typically associated with removal. Another mechanic in this deck is Quick Draw, which allows an equipment to be played any time like other cards that have the Reaction keyword. Like units, gear, or equipment is usually played on your turn. With Quick Draw, players can buff their units on their opponents’ turn to use defensively just like spells. It’s a nice way to buff at a climactic moment, and also keep a permanent equipment on the field for later use. Another new addition is the Gold token that acts as extra runes or mana. Although these mechanics are few and far between in the Rumble deck, the mech synergy makes up for it in many ways.

Since the global release timing is later than China’s, we’re starting to see what the meta looks like before it gets in the hands of players in other regions. This usually means that players will try to capitalize on what’s doing well overseas rather than trying to brew some spicy new decks. With that said, that’s not stopping folks from experimenting. Plus different regions tend to favor different playstyles or deck combinations anyway, so some players may also play based on their locals’ meta vs the popular meta. At the tailend of the Origins meta in one of the last big regionals last year, top cut players favored red (Fury) and purple (Chaos) decks like Annie Dark Child or orange (Body) and green (Calm) decks like Master Yi Wuju Bladesman. With the Spiritforged meta officially kicking off in December with the China release, it’s been a good chunk of weeks leading up to the next big regionals.

Red and purple continue to be popular in the top cut, which is usually because high-level players are still comfortable with those colors so soon after the last meta. Instead of Annie Dark Child, though, Draven Glorious Executioner from the new Spiritforged set is a good replacement that allows for more card draw if the player wins a combat. The new Spinning Axe card, which is a fairly low cost but powerful equipment, fits perfectly in this deck that tries to conquer battlefields quickly. There’s also the new Switcheroo spell card that swaps the might of two units in the same battlefield. These are easy ways to activate Draven’s card draw ability. Even though purple (Chaos) is still popular, new legends like Jax Grandmasters at Arms utilize equipment to its full potential. By paying the cost, the legend Jax can move equipment freely between all their units. For example, the new Guardian Angel equipment can be moved to protect a unit from dying from a game-changing point, especially if the player’s resources are maxed out to re-equip. In addition, the new Jax Unmatched card gives all your equipment in hand Quick Draw to be played at any time. Between that ability and his Deflect that makes it more difficult to target, Jax Unmatched is a sticky unit to deal with in a deck with green (Calm) cards. Even in this fresh meta, yellow (Order) cards seem to be the least used. Maybe over time, new yellow cards like Azir Sovereign will boost token decks with its ability to amass units on attack whether or not the tokens are ready or exhausted.

With any new set, the new cards will be fun to play around with as the meta shakes things out. The Fiora and Rumble champion decks are a good jumping-off point if folks missed out on the premiere set, Origins, and new players won’t have to overcome a high learning curve since the game is still young. We’re also getting a good chunk of new mechanics that’s not typical when a new set is introduced. And probably the most exciting news is the soon-to-be-synced-up global release later this year with Riot’s fourth set, Riftbound: Vendetta. League of Legends Riftbound’s player base is very active, and they’re getting all these meaty updates and news so early in the game. It’s not too late for both new and old fans of the MOBA, to try out League in tabletop form. For more on Riftbound, check out our hands-on impressions of the base set, Origins.

February 27 is a special day in the Pokémon calendar, commemorating the release of the very first Pokémon games in Japan. Known to fans around the world as ‘Pokémon Day’, 2026 will be a special 30th anniversary celebration!

To celebrate, The Pokémon Company has recently dropped a 30th Anniversary Pokémon Day TCG Collection, featuring a specially stamped foil Pikachu promo card, a metallic coin featuring the 30th anniversary logo, and three booster packs from Phantasmal Flames and Mega Evolution.

Mewgenics co-creator Edmund McMillen has discussed how he drew up the list of the personalities approached to provide the game's numerous cameos, saying that while he "understands we live in a time where a meow from someone who has different beliefs as you is scary and frustrating, confusing and controversial... it felt interesting, so I decided to explore it."

In an interview with RPS, following criticisms that the cameo cast included individuals perceived by some to have controversial views, McMillen said the game's meow roster represented people from across the ideological spectrum, including people — such as Ethan Klein — who had not publicly commented on his views of the Gaza conflicts at the time he was asked to contribute. "When we added most of the people on the list it was ages ago, like, Ethan was included a good four years back," McMillen explained.

"I wanted the game to feature a huge array of iconic voices I’ve been hearing echoing across the internet for most of my time making games. As some probably noticed, I was all over the place when it came to cameos and did my best to include and keep ones that clashed or kinda counterbalanced each other. The inclusion of Ethan and Hila [Klein] was counter balanced by iDubbbz and Anisa," he added, referring to two creators who have publicly supported Palestine.

"I made sure to contact both to make sure they were okay with the others' involvement so it didn’t feel like a weird gotcha on release," McMillen explained. "They were both very adult about it and said they had no issue with the other being added, and I really respected that, since I know they have been publicly feuding for a while now. It’s hard to explain without revealing aspects of the game people haven’t really experienced yet, but the inclusion of people with clashing ideologies felt appropriate."

McMillen concluded: "I understand we live in a time where a meow from someone who has different beliefs as you is scary and frustrating, confusing and controversial… but it felt interesting, so I decided to explore it. Also, I should probably point out that I don’t share the same opinions as, well, probably any of the people we included.

"If I only included people who share the same exact opinions as me, I’d be the only one meowing in the game. I included Chris, but also liquid Chris (those who know, know)... I didn’t [realize] Matan [Evan, an Israeli-American YouTuber] was controversial, I mean a lot of these people are characters doing bits."

Other notable inclusions on the list of vocal performers include Stranger Things star David Harbour and Supernatural's Felicia Day.

IGN thought Mewgenics was 'Amazing.' It returned 9/10 in our review, in which we wrote: "Mewgenics is a fantastic tactical RPG that's good for more than a hundred hours of roguelike runs. Just when you think you have it figured out it'll throw something completely unexpected and hilariously gross at you – and probably a catchy new original song, too."

And we're not the only ones having a good time with it; Mewgenics recouped all of its seven-year development costs within three hours of its launch on February 10. "So far this is beating expectations by quite a lot," co-creator Tyler Glaiel told IGN. "It's a bigger launch than any of the Isaac expansions already, and it's only been a few hours."

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

Amazon's buy 1, get 1 50% off deal on books, movies, board games, and more is still going strong. But, notably, as part of the promotion, you can now pick up some of DC's best comic runs in their "Compact Editions" printings, which are 5.5in by 8.5in. paperback reprints of stories.

This is a fantastic opportunity to pick up some of the best comics of all time, at even better prices. Most of these are already seeing small discounts, from 7% to 13% off, but they all have an extremely affordable MSRP of $9.99 anyway, making this bundle deal even sweeter. Even if you're picking up just two, you're still looking at a splendid deal at no more than $15 total, depending on your picks.

Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off on DC Compact Comics

You can also take advantage of it as many times as you like, so pack your basket with four comics, and get 50% off two of them, six, and 50% off three, and so forth. Nothing has changed for these fantastic comics besides the size, so if that's not something you care about and have been wanting to jump into some of DC's best, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Trust me, there's plenty to choose from here.

Everything from Superman and Batman to Watchmen and Harley Quinn is included, so there's something for everyone depending on your preferred flavor of DC comics. For the Batman fans, you can't go wrong with checking out Scott Snyder's and Greg Capullo's iconic Batman: The Court of Owls Saga, which collects the first 11 issues in one printing.

Then there's Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb with art by Jim Lee, a personal favorite of mine, which collects the initial Hush story arc with Batman #608 through Batman #619, with an interlude from Wizard #0. Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight is a very interesting take on the Joker I'd highly recommend, as well.

If you prefer a more superpowered hero, Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman is required reading for any comics fan. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King with art by Bilquis Evely is the inspiration for James Gunn's upcoming Supergirl film and is one of the best depictions of the character to date. From here, I'd check out Mark Waid's and Alex Ross' Kingdom Come, a seminal Justice League tale and one of Bats' and Supes' biggest spats.

For comics outside of the traditional DC Universe, Watchmen is always a no-brainer, and it this price is definitely worth considering. Another personal favorite of mine is Scott Snyder's American Vampire with art by Rafael Albuquerque. It even has an issue penned by horror master Stephen King, and it's amazing. And for you Brian K. Vaughan fans, Y: The Last Man: Unmanned is included in the sale and collects the first 10 issues.

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Myles Obenza is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Bluesky @mylesobenza.bsky.social.

Hasbro is betting big on Transformers: Cyberworld, the latest animated incarnation of the franchise. IGN can exclusively reveal that Cyberworld will be getting a second season this summer, as well as debut a new Bumblebee figure based on the series.

Check out the slideshow gallery below for a closer look at the Energon Surge Bumblebee Power Spark figure and art from Season 2 of Transformers: Cyberworld:

The Energon Surge Bumblebee Power Spark figure is an 11-inch figure that transforms from robot mode to car in 4 steps. It also features light-up and sound effects and comes with accessory pieces that combine to form a bee drone.

The figure is priced at $54.99 and will be available in Summer 2026 at participating retailers.

As for Transformers: Cyberworld, the series will make its return on YouTube in August 2026. Here's the official synopsis for Season 2:

The hunt is on for Energon and CYBERWORLD will never be the same.

After his adventures with Optimus Prime and Elita-1, Bumblebee discovers a new form of Energon that supercharges his powers and increases his size. But too much of this Energon can cause chaos and maybe even unlock Bumblebee’s inner rage. Along with this surge in power, new regions, upgrades, and missions are unlocked. New allies drop in, but new threats also emerge. Across every part of the map, battles will be fought for control and alliances will be made.

Because whoever controls the power of Energon, controls all of CYBERWORLD…

Previously, IGN revealed new Optimus Prime and Megatron figures inspired by 1986's The Transformers: The Movie. And in other toy news, Hasbro just showed off a new wave of retro-style Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars figures.

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on BlueSky.