Genki’s Force Field 2 might just be the the ideal grip case for the Switch 2. While its handles don’t add a ton of extra grip, the overall package confers a phenomenal level of convenience and portability, while still protecting my as-of-yet unscathed Switch 2. And with small perks like game cartridge storage and a MagSafe ring, this could well be my new go-to Switch 2 accessory for solo travel.

Keeping with Genki’s sleek, understated-but-stylish branding, the Force Field 2 encloses the Switch 2 with a pair of semi-transparent, dark-grey pieces. The back covers the Joy-Cons and the console itself, with small, rounded handles adding a pair of small grips to the console in handheld mode. And instead of attaching each grip to the Joy-Cons, this case attaches its Joy-Con covers to the back panel itself, with hinges that snap on and off of the controllers while they are attached to the tablet.

This setup makes disconnecting a Joy-Con 2 from the console easier and more convenient compared to detaching a grip that’s attached to each controller individually, which comes in handy for for tabletop and mouse mode play. Folding open each grip reveals yet another efficient design idea, with a game cartridge storage slot that cleverly utilizes each handle.

The back panel that anchors these folding grips to the console itself snaps on tightly to the tablet, hugging it tightly enough to slide into the official Switch 2 dock. It’s kind of a tight fit, but it shouldn’t scratch your screen or anything. It also leaves space for the Switch 2’s improved kickstand. But my favorite feature for the entire case – aside from the protection it offers, of course – is right above that kickstand slot.

KPop Demon Hunters voice actor Kevin Woo has exclusively revealed a new Dead By Daylight Survivor to IGN — for which he'll be providing the voice, if not his singing talents.

If you've watched or sung along to the animated Netflix phenomenon, you'll have heard Woo as the singing voice of Mystery (the boyband member with purple hair over his eyes).

"I personally think as a Killer, Mystery Saja would thrive on psychological manipulation rather than brute aggression," Woo said Woo, who's set to star in a brand new chapter for the horror game, All-Kill:Comeback.

Here, he plays Kwon Tae-young, a tech designer Survivor hired to work on a virtual idol. Players will be able to check him out in a Public Test Build that will go live on Steam tomorrow, on February 24.

Woo previously worked on Dead By Daylight as a consultant on its previous K-pop storyline, which introduced the sociopathic idol the Trickster.

"Transitioning from consultant to fully embodying a character through voice was both surreal and deeply fulfilling," Woo said. "As a consultant on the original chapter, I was involved in shaping the Trickster’s emotional identity — his ego, his obsession with artistry, and the narcissistic rage simmering beneath his polished idol exterior.

"Stepping into Kwon Tae-young’s perspective in this new release allowed me to approach the world of Dead by Daylight from the other side of that mythology. Because I understood the Trickster’s lore so intimately, his betrayal, his fixation on control, and his warped perception of performance. I was able to layer that history into Kwon Tae-young’s fear and internal conflict."

The time-travel romantic historical drama Outlander returns for its eighth and final season on March 6th on STARZ.

Season Eight sees Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitríona Balfe) return home to Fraser’s Ridge after years away where they must confront both outside intruders and family secrets.

I recently chatted with lead actress Caitríona Balfe about playing Claire Fraser for the last time and what she hopes the legacy of the series will be. (This interview has been edited for clarity.)

IGN: This show has been such a comforting thing for people for so long. And I think at a certain point you just take for granted, it'll always be there. And for it to be ending, but for fans, it must be a little bit of stages of grief. I know there's a prequel and everything, but it's like it's been around so long and it just always felt like it would be there.

Caitriona Balfe: We were young when we started it. It has been the most incredible journey and the most significant part of that journey has been the fandom because they have kept us on air and they have kept us employed and supported us and just been the greatest thing that we could have been a part of for over a decade.

And it does feel very strange to finish this. It was the longest job I've ever had. But look, I think more than 10 years playing the one character, and doing this one show, I think it was time for everybody. But hopefully what we have done is given them something to be proud of, and hopefully they'll enjoy this last season, and then they'll have these eight seasons to re-watch over and over if they ever need.

IGN: What do you want the lasting message or legacy of your Outlander series to be? What do you want people to take away from it in the end and how it'll be remembered?

Caitriona Balfe: If there's anything about Claire and Jamie, they led with love, but they were always seeking justice and fairness. And I think they were inclusive of people. I just think that they gave such a positive influence to the people around them. And I think in terms of the broader picture of their journey as immigrants to a country with a dream and an ideal about how to make that a better place is something that can resonate at this moment in our time, just maybe that there's a resonance there.

IGN: I grew up in Boston steeped in colonial history, it's everywhere. But I think people don't realize just how violent the American Revolution was and how disruptive it was. It was a civil war, and so I appreciate that about Outlander is that they do show in the first episode, you're not in the scene, but there are two loyalists that are strung up.

Caitriona Balfe: And I think people forget how young this country is and where their ancestors maybe came from, and what the reasons were. There was such a tentative... All of these social contracts are so fragile, and a Revolutionary War was trying to rid the people of this country of one oppressive system in the hopes of creating something that was about fairness and equality.

And I think that is maybe things that are, again, in a fragile state at this point. And it's like it's not that long ago, and I think you have to keep engaging with democracy, and keep engaging with these social contracts so that they benefit everybody.

We've all come from somewhere. I'm obviously Irish, but I lived here for a very long time, too. And I think we can't forget that there were people here first, and that many people came here, and it's a continuous cycle, and it doesn't get to just stop. Well, I'm not American, so maybe I don't have a point to say in that part.

IGN: I know we’ve got to dance around spoilers regarding Faith and Fanny, but what can fans expect to see from these revelations that we learned late in the game last season? What is the thing that fans can expect from that particular subplot this season?

Caitriona Balfe: Well, when we open up the season, I think we find out a lot more about potentially what happened, and we see that there's quite a shocking scene in which Claire does something that I think is very, very shocking. And in that there's old wounds reopened and there's grief that is compounded as well as being reawakened.

But to that point, I think Fanny is this lifeline for both Claire and Jamie, where maybe they'll never get to have met their daughter, but at least they might get to have a second chance with their granddaughter. And she's played by such a wonderful actress, Florrie May Wilkinson, who's so wonderful, and there's such gorgeous scenes with her.

But she's a young woman, a young girl who's really endured an awful lot of pain. And so for Claire and Jamie it's about trying to help her heal and give her security and love, and in that way, the entire family unit heals a little, I think.

Cult classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting a brand new series, with Nier director Yoko Taro responsible for the series' composition and screenplay. It is currently being co-produced by original Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara.

The news was announced earlier today, at the end of the Evangelion:30+ 30th Anniversary of Evangelion event, a three-day long festival held in Yokohama, Japan to celebrate three decades of the franchise that featured exhibitions, talk show sessions, an Evangelion kabuki adaptation, and a brand new 15-minute short featuring Asuka Langley. The event was a culmination of various anniversary projects held throughout the past year.

Joining Yoko Taro on the new Neon Genesis Evangelion series will be two directors: Kazuya Tsurumaki (who previously helmed the Rebuild of Evangelion movies) and Toko Yatabe (who was a key animator on Rebuild, amongst others).

Prolific composer Keiichi Okabe, who has worked on the Nier, Drakengard and Tekken games, will be providing the music. The new show will be produced by original series’ director Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara and CloverWorks.

Although plot details have yet to be revealed, the official announcement emphasizes that it will be a completely new series. Over on X, Yoko Taro retweeted Studio Khara’s post, commenting: "It's been announced! I’ll do my best!"

The original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime TV series ran from 1995 to 1996, becoming a big hit not only in Japan but also overseas. The 1997 movie The End of Evangelion served up an alternative ending to the series. Between 2007 and 2021, the Rebuild of Evangelion series of four movies were released. This retelling of the original TV series was highly popular, with the last film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time surpassing 10 billion yen in Japanese box office revenue.

Studio Gainax, the studio behind the original anime was liquidated in December last year, after a series of scandals, plus legal battles with Studio Khara — something that Anno himself termed a "truly disappointing end."

Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance writer who previously served as editor, contributor and translator for the game news site Automaton West. She has also written about Japanese culture and movies for various publications.

Nintendo will hold a special livestream tomorrow, Tuesday February 24, detailing more information on its upcoming Mario and Pokémon games for Switch 2.

Tune in at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 10pm UK time for an in-depth look at Super Mario Bros. Wonder — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, plus Pokémon Pokopia.

Both games are set to debut in the coming months exclusively for Switch 2, and interestingly Nintendo has decided to promote them both in a dedicated Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation that's set to last around 80 minutes.

Originally released for the original Switch back in 2023, Super Mario Bros. Wonder sees Nintendo's usual sidescrolling formula mixed with some psychedelic additions. This new Switch 2 version gives the base game a graphical polish, and adds the multiplayer-focused Bellabel Park to the mix, with a range of cooperative and competitive minigames to be played with others via local wireless and online.

Oh, and Rosalina gets invited in as another playable character — just in time for her big screen debut in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Super Mario Bros. Wonder — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is currently slated to arrive on March 26.

Pokémon Pokopia, meanwhile, is the promising life simulation spin-off that looks to mix Animal Crossing gameplay with a surprising amount of familiar Pokémon. You play as a Ditto, disguised as a human avatar, which allows you to learn and copy Pokémon abilities to tame a wild and rundown landscape and turn it into a cosy home for you and your fellow creatures.

Our recent impressions of the game were positive, and we're keen to find out more — including what the deal is with those intriguing new unique Pokémon, such as Mosslax. Pokémon Pokopia is currently set to launch on March 5.

For more on both games, tune in to Nintendo Treehouse: Live tomorrow — and keep an eye on IGN where we'll have all of the new details for you.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

PlayStation just launched a brand new sale on everything PS5, and it's genuinely got some excellent offerings to consider. Of which, a clear standout is Sucker Punch's Ghost of Yotei, which was released to high critical acclaim in October last year.

The game is down to $49.99 in the sale, which is a $20 saving, and its first major discount since release.

If you’re looking for a cheap Xbox controller that goes a bit beyond the basics, the Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave might be tempting. Its $49 price tag is on the low side, yet it tacks on RGB lighting, remappable extra buttons and Hall Effect technology, like some of the best Xbox controllers on the market. But behind that initial interest, there's unfortunately little that distinguishes the Afterglow Wave. And though $49 is less than a first-party Xbox controller at MSRP, there are plenty of deals on Microsoft’s controller, and even more third-party alternatives that do more to set themselves apart.

Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave – Design and Features

The Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave is, by all accounts, a fairly standard wired Xbox controller at first glance. It has the same control layout, roughly the same size face buttons, and the Xbox button is prominently placed at the center of the controller in a style that stands out from the bold colors elsewhere. It doesn’t have the bulging shoulders of the Xbox controller though, instead sporting a flat profile along its front edge like the PowerA Enhanced controller.

The Afterglow Wave also has a few extras to stand apart from that well-known first-party option. On its back, it includes trigger locks to shorten the analog trigger travel distance, providing three different levels. It also has two large paddle buttons for your middle or ring fingers that can be remapped to different inputs, giving you access to controls with fingers that would otherwise be doing nothing while gaming. There’s also a microphone mute switch on the face of the controller, while the d-pad has audio volume and chat mix settings baked in as secondary controls.

Then there’s the eight-zone RGB lighting. The controller has three wavy lines running up each side and translucent rings around the joysticks. Both joysticks have a lighting zone and there are three more zones per side. Counterintuitively, the three lines on each side aren’t separate zones. Rather, the lines have a bottom, middle, and top lighting zone. How distinct each zone appears depends heavily on color, too. For instance, yellow gets washed out by blue quite easily. The side stripes look decent, but the joystick rings are lit from one corner, so whatever color you choose will only show partially, and some color from the sides zones will blend in.

Beyond all this, the controller is rather mundane. There’s little about the physical design of the controller that stands out. The handgrips have a wavy grid texture, but aren’t rubberized in any way. The joysticks have little texture either, aside from a raised rubber circle nestled inside the top of each.

Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave – Software

The Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave supports customization through one of Turtle Beach’s many software packages. In this case, it’s the PDP Control Hub, available in the Microsoft Store on PC or on Xbox. This provides plenty of customization for different elements of the controllers, though it’s not laid out sensibly or even explained all that well.

You can remap each control on the controller, for instance, but you do so by selecting each control from a drop-down menu and then choosing the new control from a second drop-down menu. This is horribly tedious compared to clicking on the control on the picture of the controller and then pressing the control you want on the plugged-in controller. The screen where you do the remapping also is separate from the screen that shows you all the remapping you’ve done.

You do get some surprising options, though. You can swap the roles of the joysticks and triggers. You can also introduce mic monitoring for a connected headset through the app.

There are a handful of RGB customization, with color selections and effects. The software also lets you save four separate lighting profiles. But on the note of profiles, the controller doesn’t let you create multiple profiles for all the other customizations, which is a huge letdown if you plan on playing lots of different types of games and like to tweak things for each.

Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave – Gaming and Performance

While it might have panache thanks to its RGB lighting, the Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave is otherwise fairly unremarkable when it comes to performance. Hall Effect triggers may be nice over the long haul, as they ought to remain accurate, but I’ve had little issue with normal analog triggers in the past. Joystick drift tends to be a more common issue that Hall Effect tech helps sort out, but Turtle Beach didn’t opt for Hall Effect thumbsticks.

There are a couple nods to performance with the two custom buttons on the underside of the controller and the adjustable trigger locks. A few years ago, that would have been a slightly exciting inclusion - but these features are now almost table stakes for all but the most basic third-party controllers. Turtle Beach is at least providing them rather cheaply, but that cost-cutting is unfortunately quite evident.

There's no other way to say it - the Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave just feels kind of cheap. Most of the buttons are quite basic, with no special switches underneath. I can mash away at them, and they do the job, but they feel just like stiff plastic, far from an upgrade over a stock Xbox controller. The d-pad lacks texture and also doesn’t have a very pronounced actuation, making it feel just that little bit more nebulous than I’d like from an input device. The texture of the thumbsticks is incredibly unsatisfying, lacking grip while simultaneously roughing up my fingertips.

The rumble motors at least feel decent. Two provide heavy rumbles, while two more “impulse” motors provide more subtle high-frequency vibration. The rumble is strong enough that it’ll bounce the controller around on a table if you set it down during a game cutscene.

The shoulder buttons are perhaps the best feeling, next to the triggers, with a more clicky feel, but even they are a little off. They actually move like a little lever, so to hit them, you need to tap the outside edge. This makes for an inconsistent response depending on where you put your finger. And if you go up too far on the button, pressing will simply do nothing – not what you want.

And all of this functionality is coming over a wired connection. For $29, you can get a similarly competent 8BitDo Ultimate 2C controller with many of the same capabilities, plus wireless connectivity, Hall Effect joysticks and triggers, and cute colors – you just won’t get RGB lighting or official Xbox support.

Mark Knapp is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything electronics and gaming hardware. He has over 10 years of experience in the tech industry with bylines at PCMag, Reviewed, CNET, and more. Find Mark on Twitter @Techn0Mark or BlueSky at @Techn0Mark.

The launch of BioShock's beleaguered movie adaptation may now be accompanied by other BioShock projects — including the long-awaited next BioShock game.

Talking to Collider, BioShock movie producer Roy Lee confirmed that while the project's director Francis Lawrence is still tied up in post-production on The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, the adaptation of 2K's blockbuster BioShock remains "next on the docket."

"We would have gotten it made a few years back, but then other movies got in the way, with one being The Long Walk and the other being The Hunger Games prequel, which comes out this December," Lee explained, before hinting that the film's eventual release may prove to be part of a wider BioShock push.

"We're just waiting for [Lawrence] to finish post-production, because he's going to be working on it through at least September, and then jump back into it," Lee continued. "I know that Netflix and Take-Two are very anxious to see the movie come out because they want to have the release coincide with some of the potential new incarnations of the game."

That latter sentence is particularly exciting, as it teases that publisher Take-Two is keen to see the film debut around the same time as a new BioShock game (or two). Exactly what is meant by "incarnations" remains to be seen, though.

When pressed for timescales, Lee cautiously said: "It's steadily on the path, but you know how it goes. It's... so many things could get in the way, but I know that the intent is to hopefully get in production next year."

Netflix announced plans for a BioShock adaptation back in 2022, though the project has stalled due to budget cuts impacting the scope of the movie and its script. Prior to that, Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was working on his own adaptation, though that ultimately came to nothing.

In September 2025, producer Roy Lee confirmed the project is still in active development, with director Francis Lawrence on board to direct.

"It's a tricky adaptation, so there's lots of things to figure out and to get right," Lawrence told IGN at the time. "There's regime changes at Netflix, and so things stall out and get re-energized and stall out and get re-energized, and I think we're in a pretty good place, honestly."

As for the long-awaited BioShock 4? After layoffs and a further delay to the project's release, former Gears of War head and Diablo franchise lead Rod Fergusson will now oversee Cloud Chamber and the project itself, which has been in development for the last decade.

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.

PlayStation’s Direct store is holding a huge sale on PS5 games, accessories, and more, helping you fill out the gaps in your collection, and one of the big beneficiaries of this is Kratos himself.

God of War’s latest mainline entry, God of War Ragnarok, has been discounted by a whopping 71% at PlayStation Direct, dropping to just $19.99, while Best Buy is matching the price as well.

A familiar but unannounced name has popped up in a theater chain's description of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

UK-based luxury cinema chain Everyman has posted a new description of the movie leaves no room for ambiguity: "After defeating Bowser and saving Brooklyn, Mario faces Wario and Bowser Jr.'s evil alliance. Now, alongside his friends and Yoshi, he must stop their plans for world domination." Yes, Wario.

Previously, Jack Black had called for The Last of Us and Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal to star as Mario's nemesis, but it remains to be seen if Black's (or mine, if I'm honest) wish have been granted.

Nintendo and Illumination are teaming up again for a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. With directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic back at the helm, the highly anticipated sequel is set to debut on April 1, meaning there's now just over a month left to go.

Along with Mario and Luigi, the upcoming animated sequel will also see Bowser Jr, Yoshi, Birdo, a T-Rex, and Rosalina joining the chaos, the latter of which is voiced by Marvel star and Nintendo fan Brie Larson. All of the same major cast members are back from the first movie, too, including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek.

In the meantime, you can see how a recently revealed toy set may have leaked the inclusion of another classic Nintendo character. You can also see why some fans believe the movie will revolve around time travel, and find out why some Nintendo fans believe a new trailer may be teasing a cameo from none other than Star Fox leader Fox McCloud.

The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment happens at the two-second mark and can be seen on the far-left side of the screen. If you pause, you’ll see what is believed to be a body wearing a green shirt, a white vest, and a very familiar blaster, leaving fans hoping that this unidentified figure is our first look at Fox in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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.

Leonardo DiCaprio movie One Battle After Another was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, while Timothée Chalamet's Marty Supreme was left empty handed.

One Battle After Another walked away with Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, and the night's biggest award for Best Film.

Marty Supreme, meanwhile, now holds the unfortunate record for the most losses in BAFTA history, with a surprise miss in the Leading Actor category for Timothée Chalamet. That gong ultimately went to I Swear's Robert Aramayo, who also won the Rising Star award — the night's sole prize voted for by the public.

Sinners won three accolades, for Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Original Screenplay, and Original Score. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein also won three, for Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi), Costume Design and Production Design. The full list of winners lies below.

Best film

• Winner: One Battle After Another
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Outstanding British film

• Winner: Hamnet
• 28 Years Later
• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy
• Die My Love
• H Is For Hawk
• I Swear
• Mr Burton
• Pillion
• Steve

Leading actress

• Winner: Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
• Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
• Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
• Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone - Bugonia

Leading actor

• Winner: Robert Aramayo - I Swear
• Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
• Michael B Jordan -Sinners
• Jesse Plemons - Bugonia

Supporting actress

• Winner: Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
• Odessa A'zion - Marty Supreme
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
• Carey Mulligan - The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
• Emily Watson - Hamnet

Supporting actor

• Winner: Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
• Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
• Paul Mescal - Hamnet
• Peter Mullan - I Swear
• Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

Director

• Winner: One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
• Bugonia - Yorgos Lanthimos
• Hamnet - Chloé Zhao
• Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie
• Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier
• Sinners - Ryan Coogler

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

• Winner: My Father's Shadow
• The Ceremony
• Pillion
• A Want In Her
• Wasteman

Film not in the English language

• Winner: Sentimental Value
• It Was Just An Accident
• The Secret Agent
• Sirât
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Outstanding British contribution to cinema

Winner: Clare Binns, creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment

Documentary

• Winner: Mr Nobody Against Putin
• 2000 Meters to Andriivka
• Apocalypse in the Tropics
• Cover-Up
• The Perfect Neighbor

Animated film

• Winner: Zootropolis 2
• Elio
• Little Amélie

Children's and family film

• Winner: Boong
• Arco
• Lilo & Stitch
• Zootropolis 2

Original screenplay

• Winner: Sinners
• I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value

Adapted screenplay

• Winner: One Battle After Another
• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• Bugonia
• Hamnet
• Pillion

EE Bafta rising star award (voted for by the public)

• Winner: Robert Aramayo
• Miles Caton
• Chase Infiniti
• Archie Madekwe
• Posy Sterling

Original score

• Winner: Sinners - Ludwig Göransson
• Bugonia - Jerskin Fendrix
• Frankenstein - Alexandre Desplat
• Hamnet - Max Richter
• One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood

Casting

• Winner: I Swear
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Cinematography

• Winner: One Battle After Another
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Costume design

• Winner: Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

Editing

• Winner: One Battle After Another
• F1
• A House of Dynamite
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Production design

• Winner: Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Make-up and hair

• Winner: Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners
• Wicked: For Good

Sound

• Winner: F1
• Frankenstein
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Warfare

Special visual effects

• Winner: Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Frankenstein
• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Lost Bus

British short film

• Winner: This Is Endometriosis
• Magid / Zafar
• Nostalgie
• Terence
• Welcome Home Freckles

British short animation

• Winner: Two Black Boys in Paradise
• Cardboard
• Solstice

Image credit: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

Last week, Avatar director James Cameron slammed Netflix's plans to purchase Warner Bros., branding the deal as "disastrous" for theaters and the movie industry at large. Now, Avengers actor Mark Ruffalo has responded to ask if Cameron believed the alternative was any better — that Warner Bros. is instead gobbled up by Paramount.

Cameron aired his thoughts in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, who chairs the Senate's antitrust subcommittee, that was subsequently published online by CNBC. The Titanic maker's criticsm was blunt, stating that Netflix's acquisition would mean: "Theaters will close. Fewer films will be made. The job losses will spiral."

Now, Ruffalo has responded, and publicly suggested that Cameron should answer the question of whether the alternative option for Warner Bros. — that it is bought by Paramount — was any better.

Resident Evil 2's director and famed developer, Hideki Kamiya, has opened up on his thoughts about leaks and spoilers, suggesting those who revel in ruining surprises for others "deserve a thousand deaths" and "be cursed to never be able to play games again."

His thoughts come as Resident Evil Requiem spoilers flood the internet, even though Capcom has promised "firm action" against those responsible. The developer said it believed the "large number of gameplay videos" now floating around the internet — some of which contain huge spoilers and clips of the game's finale, which IGN verified as legitimate — originated from copies obtained "through illegal means."

Now, in a message posted to Twitter/X and translated by machine (which means there may be some inaccuracies or missing nuance), Kamiya reflected on how spoilers also impacted the release of Resident Evil 2.

"I'm sure the final developments of [Resident Evil 2] were also exposed in a weekly photo magazine…" he wrote. "For your own selfish satisfaction, you trample on the feelings of the users who were looking forward to the game, as well as the feelings of the creators who put all their effort into making it.

"It's a despicable act that destroys the happiness of everyone, and deserves a thousand deaths... May you be cursed to never be able to play games again..."

Capcom stressed the posting of these videos constitutes copyright infringement, as well as generally being "an act that offends other customers." However, the publisher seems somewhat limited in what it can actually do in response, suggesting it will simply delete the videos or issue "warnings."

Thankfully, we don't have long to wait now, as Resident Evil Requiem's February 27 release date is but a few short days away. "After getting hands-on with a total of about four hours of Resident Evil 9 Requiem at this point, and sharing that experience with colleagues, I’m more excited for the series than I have been in recent memory," IGN wrote after going hands-on with Resident Evil Requiem recently. "It’s the old mixed with the new, but all in a modern package with two protagonists I already like a lot."

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.

PlayStation just launched a brand new sale on its online store in the US, and it includes some of the best deals and discounts we've seen for PS5 since Black Friday. The sale runs until March 9, and includes a wide variety of offers to check out across games, accessories, and more.

Standout inclusions are $20 off physical copies of Ghost of Yotei, its first major discount since release, alongside the limited edition Death Stranding 2 DualSense Controller, which has also secured a $20 discount.

Some other highlights include the complete edition of Horizon Forbidden West for $20 (physical copy), which is an amazing deal, especially since this includes all the add-on content, such as the Burning Shores story expansion that picks up where the main game left off.

That expansion costs $20 alone, so if you've been playing via PS Plus, it's massively beneficial for you to now own the full game and DLC as a single purchase.

That's not the only fantastic game down to $20 either, as you can also score God of War Ragnarok with an almighty $50 discount. Both of these are down to their Black Friday pricing from last year, and well worth considering.

I'd also recommend Spider-Man 2, down to just $30, and $40 off, alongside Death Stranding 2 for $50 and Stellar Blade for $40. Astro Bot is also down to its lowest price ever at $32.99 via Amazon right now. Note, these are all physical copies that have been discounted, so ensure you've got the PS5 disc drive to take advantage of the discounts (I'm looking at you, PS5 Pro owners).

Besides games, my next best pick is up to 50% off select PS5 console covers, with the Midnight Black slim covers and other standard colorways down to $39, and the Colbalt Blue slim covers down to just $44. That's a significant drop from the usual $54-59. You can also save $100 on PlayStation VR2, Death Stranding 2 and Ghost of Yotei Collector's Editions.

Just to top things off, there's also $100 off PS5 consoles in the form of the ongoing Fortnite Flowering Chaos Bundle (which first featured over Black Friday/Holiday sales last year), and up to $150 saving on Certified Refurbished PlayStation consoles, controllers, and more. My favorite from this offering is definitely on the DualSense Edge Controller, which you can score for $169.

That's Black Friday level pricing, even if it is a refurbished deal, I guarantee you won't be able to tell the difference, and it just makes things all the more affordable in a difficult and expensive time to be a gamer. But, it's worth noting that the certified refurbished deals are an ongoing offer at PS Direct, so they won't expire once the official promo period ends on March 9. PlayStation, and myself, are simply highlighting them during the sale.

Moreover, as mentioned, $100 off PS5 consoles is another great deal, but it is also another ongoing promotion that has been going since the end of last year. It's still a limited edition console, and a great deal at that, but not something that is specific to this particular sale. Still, I wanted to include it, as it's still a tidy offering, and worth considering if you're in the market for a new console, perhaps to even play GTA 6 later this year.

PlayStation's new sale is fairly extensive, and the best deals we've seen on physical games since November last year, and in some cases the deals are even better. There's plenty more offers to check out in the sale right now, with several other games discounted that I haven't mentioned, so be sure to check out the full sale in case I've missed anything important to you.

Robert Anderson is IGN's Senior Commerce Editor and resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Bluesky.

Tencent has shut down TiMi Montréal, the studio employing former Assassin's Creed creative director, Ashraf Ismail.

Ismail joined the studio after his high-profile exit from Ubisoft following an internal investigation into misconduct in 2020. Previously, he served as creative director on Assassin's Creed's most recent blockbusters made out of its Montreal hub, including Black Flag, Origins and Valhalla.

The five-year-old TiMi Montréal — which is part of the bigger multinational TiMi Studio Group — has not released any games in that time, but had been planning to create "AAA open-world, multi-platform games."

The wider TiMi group publishes a number of mobile games, including Call of Duty: Mobile (not to be confused with Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, which shuts down in April), as well as shooter Delta Force.

Game File says sources had warned that a "shutdown was imminent," but the news was confirmed when a senior gameplay programmer wrote in a now-deleted/privated LinkedIn message that though the team "had been aware this was coming for some time, it doesn't make the reality any easier".

Responding to that message, a designer also affected by the closure wrote: "This team was exceptional not just in talent, but also in camaraderie. It’s one of those experiences that sticks with you for a very long time, and I feel privileged to have been part of it".

Microsoft's new gaming boss Asha Sharma has begun chatting on social media with Xbox fans — and responding to comments regarding her perceived lack of gaming knowledge and background in AI.

Sharma began posting on Twitter/X last Friday, just hours after IGN exclusively broke the news that Sharma had been picked by Microsoft boss Satya Nadella to replace veteran Xbox chief Phil Spencer. The seismic reshuffle also resulted in Sarah Bond's resignation, while studios chief Matt Booty got a promotion.

Amid a discussion of the best games ever, Sharma acknowledged she was "no XboxP3 [Phil Spencer]" when it came to gaming knowledge, but shared her own personal top three: "Halo, Valheim, Goldeneye." Responding to one fan who listed Chrono Trigger as their all-time favorite, Sharma noted it had been "a long time" since she'd played the classic RPG. Responding to another user who told her "I don't believe you. In fact, I think your account is an AI," Sharma simply replied: "Beep Boop Beep Boop."

Sharma also shared her Xbox gamertag — AMRAHSAHSA — allowing users to go browse her recent gaming history. It appears the account unlocked its first achievement on January 15 of this year (the fittingly-named 'Your Journey Begins' from Halo: The Master Chief Collection), and has since been used to play 30 titles — most recently including Forza Horizon 5 over the weekend.

Amid a fair bit of dabbling on Minecraft and Vampire Survivors, the account has collected the majority of the achievements in narrative-led games such as Firewatch, Gone Home and What Remains of Edith Finch, as well as indie adventure A Short Hike and brick-breaking roguelite BALL x PIT.

Back on social media, Sharma responded to Xbox's official acknowledgement of her announce with the teasing: "Should bring the blade dashboard?" and had time to react to one fan's autotuned "song" bemoaning Spencer's departure and replacement with Sharma "who nobody knows."

😂

— Asha (@asha_shar) February 21, 2026

IGN has much more on Sharma's arrival and the departure of Phil Spencer including the many farewells to him from veteran developers, Spencer's personal words to the Xbox community following his departure, and Sharma's own responses to initial concerns around her recent AI work and lack of gaming industry job experience.

Image credit: Microsoft

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

Codes for The Forge will grant you additional rerolls if RNG isn't on your side and you don't get one of the best classes on your initial rerolls. In this RPG Roblox experience, you'll be able to play as a human, goblin, dragonborn, and more. Each race has its unique perks, influencing stats such as health, damage, attack power, and more.

It's no surprise that The Forge focuses heavily on mining. The core gameplay centers around mining for ores, in the hopes of finding rare ores to forge powerful weapons and armor. You'll then throw those ores into a forge, where the blend of resources you use allows you to make items with special traits and designs.

What is the Latest Code for The Forge?

The latest active code for The Forge is DELAYCOMPENSATION which gives 20 Race Rerolls and 1 XP Totem. It was added on Thursday, February 12.

Working The Forge Codes (February 2026)

Want to know how to get rerolls for The Forge? Use these currently active codes:

• DELAYCOMPENSATION - 20x Race Rerolls, 1x XP Totem (NEW)

Expired The Forge Codes (February 2026)

These codes have now expired and can no longer be used:

• DELAYCOMPENSATION
• FORGEWEEKEND5!
• FORGEWEEKEND4!
• FORGEWEEKEND3!
• FORGEWEEKEND2!
• QOL!
• MAZE
• FORGWEEKEND!
• RAVEN
• HAPPYNEWYEAR
• FORGE2M
• SORRYFORBUGS
• XMAS!
• SORRYFORDELAY
• HEART
• FORG!
• FREESPINS
• PEAK!
• 400K!
• SORRYFORSHUTDOWN
• 100KLIKES
• 300K!
• 200K!
• 100K!
• 40KLIKES
• 20KLIKES
• 15KLIKES
• 10KLIKES
• 5KLIKES
• BETARELEASE!
• POSTRELEASEQNA
• RELEASE

How to Use The Forge Codes

Ready to redeem the codes above? Here's what you need to do:

1. Load up The Forge on Roblox
2. Open the Settings menu in the top left corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of Settings to find the Codes bar
4. Copy the code from this article
5. Enter the code into the "Type Here" bar
6. Press claim

FAQs for The Forge

Have a particular question about The Forge and codes? See our answers to frequently asked questions below.

Why Isn't My Code for The Forge Working?

When a code doesn't work for The Forge, it's usually because of two reasons:

• The code for The Forge has expired
• There's a spelling mistake or an additional space in the code

Codes for Roblox experiences are typically case-sensitive, so the best way to ensure you've got a working code is to directly copy it from this article. We check all codes before we upload them, so you can guarantee they're working. Just double-check that you haven't copied over an extra space!

How Do I Get More Codes for The Forge?

We regularly check and test new codes for popular Roblox experiences, so the best way to get more codes for The Forge is to visit this article. But if you want to mine for codes yourself, then the Discord server for The Forge is the best place to go.

How Often Do Codes Release for The Forge?

Since the Beta release, we've found that the creators of The Forge frequently release codes, giving you Totems that can only be used once or rerolls for new races. There is no set schedule for code releases, but they tend to come out when a new like milestone has been reached (e.g. 100K likes) or an update takes place. Keep an eye out for weekend luck boost events that also usually come with a code.

When Is the Next Update or Event for The Forge?

The next update for The Forge is planned for Sunday, February 22. It's the Crimson Sakura Expansion, which will add a fourth island, new boss, balancing, and more. Otherwise, the developers do run a mini-event each weekend where they give global boosts. These can increase your mining damage or luck.

Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.

Full spoilers ahead for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has concluded its first season, but that’s not the end of the journey for Dunk and Egg. The towering hedge knight and his young squire will return for a second season — and likely a third — on HBO, but there’s precious little on-the-record information at this point about what’s in store for viewers. Fortunately, showrunner Ira Parker recently chatted with IGN to help shed light on what fans can expect from the next season. Read on for what we learned about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 2.

What Is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 About?

Like the first season, Season 2 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will consist of six half-hour episodes. It will adapt “The Sworn Sword,” the second novella in George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg series. Set a few years after the events depicted in Season 1, Season 2 brings in a new cast of characters for Dunk and Egg to encounter, most notably Lady Rohanne Webber, aka the Red Widow, and Ser Eustace Osgrey, two rivals locked in a bitter land dispute as a drought devastates the Reach. Lady Rohanne is believed to be an old witch responsible for the deaths of her first four husbands, but she is in fact an attractive young woman with political savvy and ambiguous intentions. Ser Eustace is a proud old knight and veteran of the First Blackfyre Rebellion to whom Dunk swears his sword.

If “Season 1 really is about fathers and sons and what's passed on to the next generation,” then Season 2, as showrunner Ira Parker recently told IGN, will explore the theme of “loyalty and maybe against blind loyalty.”

Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell will reprise their roles as Dunk and Egg, respectively, although the casting of Lady Rohanne and Ser Eustace has not yet been revealed.

Given how short “The Sworn Sword” is – it runs a little over 100 pages, depending on the layout of the edition you have – should fans expect additional material to be added to the show?

“We're pretty faithful to the book, again," Parker said. "I would say little flourishes here and there, but we did a lot of that in Season 1 as well. It should all feel inherent to the world and to Dunk's POV.”

When Will Season 2 Premiere?

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was renewed for a second season in November 2025, and Season 2 is expected to premiere sometime in 2027. They're currently filming interiors for these new episodes at Belfast’s Titanic Studios, where the original Game of Thrones was shot, with exteriors in Spain...although there’s been an unforeseen twist.

“We are going to drier pastures in Spain for [the drought scenes],” Parker said. “Except that the location that was meant to be our dry riverbed is now a fully flowing river after getting rain for the first time in ten years at this location, and so now has sent us scrambling and searching for changes at this late date.”

How Many Seasons Will There Be of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?

Although Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has outlines for 12 additional Dunk and Egg novellas that would follow the duo through the rest of their lives – outlines which he’s since shared with Parker – as of right now, HBO has only expressed interest in three seasons of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms based on the three existing published novellas.

“We're working, I'd say, pretty quickly," Parker said. "I think the plan would be to do one [season] a year, and so then we'll see if the fans keep responding. But this is a very fun world to write in, there's a lot of possibilities.” Parker added that seeing Egg grow up and Dunk evolve is important to the saga. “As you go through someone's whole life, theoretically it allows us to change the location and the tone and nature of the show, just as people's lives change from childhood to young adulthood, to marriage and children and later in life.”

Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was largely fantasy-free, since it takes place after the demise of dragons, but it still managed to work in a dark prophecy about Dunk and Egg’s distant future; it doesn’t sound like Season 2 will expand on all that, however.

“Those moments to me, especially in [Season 1], are so small and minor and unconfirmed as well,” Parker said. “I mean, [I] find a lot of people who have read the books and who think that they know the canon of where these lives go will say, ‘Oh, the fortune teller told a prophecy.’ And I'm just like, ‘Or it's what Dunk thinks it is and it's just a person there who gives one good and one bad, and that's how they make their money, because it's fun and you're at a tournament.’ So maybe, there's a lot that went into the thinking of that moment, and none of it ends up on screen, but it's there in our head. So maybe we revisit at some point, but who knows?”

Will the Targaryens Return for Season 2?

It doesn’t sound like it. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 ends with Egg explaining to Dunk that there are actually nine kingdoms and not seven, with the final title card of “A Knight of the Nine Kingdoms” popping up at the end. Showrunner Ira Parker clarified that they were just having a bit of fun with that and the series is not actually being renamed.

There’s also an end credits scene in the Season 1 finale that reveals Egg did not, in fact, get his father’s permission to become a hedge knight’s squire, as we see Prince Maekar screaming about his missing son’s whereabouts while the Targaryens ride out of Ashford.

This review contains full spoilers for this week’s episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

In “The Morrow”, a very battered Dunk wrestles with survivor’s guilt following Baelor’s death, wondering aloud why the gods spared him but took a prince’s life. Dunk’s low self-esteem, being smallfolk from Flea Bottom, makes him view himself as worth less than the highborn, even though if he’s learned anything this season it should be that knights and noble lords are full of crap.

Dunk’s guilt also stems from Baelor, like Ser Arlan of Pennytree before him, having shown him kindness and fighting for him. But Ser Lyonel Baratheon gives Dunk a reality check early on, pointing out that as a Targaryen prince, Baelor was supposed to be safe and it was himself and the other members of Dunk’s seven knights who were actually risking their lives for him. “And the gods don’t favor a fraud,” he adds.

While Ser Lyonel’s scenes – and a later scene with Raymun Fossoway and his honey trap new wife, Red – reintroduce some humor back into A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the season finale remains largely a dramatic tale as Dunk struggles with finding meaning in what transpired at Ashford and where to go next. Egg still wants to be Dunk’s squire, something even Egg’s dad Prince Maekar is willing to allow and have Dunk swear his sword to him. Dunk declines, saying he’s done with princes. Egg is disappointed in Dunk, doubting that he’s the knight he thought he was. Sometimes a kid knows just what to say to a grown-up to hit them where it hurts most.

It’s not until Prince Daeron essentially broaches the subject of nature vs. nurture with Dunk, revealing that Aerion was a good kid once before he became a monster, that Dunk realizes he could perhaps have an influence on Egg to make sure he doesn’t end up being yet another Targaryen tyrant. If he’s to do this, though, he’ll do it on his terms, telling Maekar that Egg will learn as he did by living the life of the squire to a hedge knight. Maekar ain’t having it; royal pride and traditions demand that the Blood of the Dragon not live as a peasant. Or at least that’s his pretense.

Maekar actor Sam Spruell has his best moments of the season in this finale, revealing a wounded humanity within this father exasperated by his family. When Maekar sees Egg standing at Aerion’s bedside holding a dagger – what a great moment that was of Egg looking at his white hair growing back and not wanting to look like his cruel brother – he doesn’t respond with anger or punishment, but comfort and compassion, gently placing his hands on his youngest son’s shoulders.

He understands why Egg is doing what he’s doing at that moment and knows exactly who Aerion is. It’s an incredibly human scene and it’s all done without anyone saying a word, but it speaks volumes. As Maekar tells Dunk when he rejects his offer of taking Egg on the road, Egg is his last son. He can’t stomach anything bad happening to him.

Egg has other ideas. In the end, the impetuous scamp cons Dunk once again, running off to be Dunk’s squire by saying Maekar had given him his blessing (which we learn in the humorous end credits scene is not the case at all). Dunk and Egg are now free to wander the, ahem, Nine Kingdoms seeking adventure. And as symbolized by that bittersweet final image of the specter of Ser Arlan riding away from them, Dunk is now his own man and his own knight.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 can’t arrive soon enough for me.

I have played most of what is sitting below, and a few of these still live rent free in my head. This week's spread is less about filler and more about games that either defined a genre or quietly perfected it. If your backlog is already judging you, add two more and call it character building.

Contents

• Retro
• Nintendo
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• PC

This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 13th birthday of the PlayStation Vita. Though its life cycle wasn't one of roaring success, I still have a soft spot in my heart for its gorgeous OLED screen, impressive tech specs and games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, and Hotline Miami.

The weekend is finally here, and new deals have popped up as a result! There are quite a few solid discounts across the board, including savings on God of War Ragnarok, Donkey Kong Bananza, Death Stranding 2, and even a Zojirushi rice cooker. Check out our top picks for Sunday, February 22, below.

Save $50 on God of War Ragnarok for PS5

It recently occurred to us that IGN’s only been around for 30 years. Movies, on the other hand, have been around for a lot longer than that, and so many of them have never been reviewed by IGN. So in the interest of remedying that, frankly, horrific oversight, here comes our first Flashback Review.

We’re starting with director Wes Craven’s genre-revitalizing, franchise-spawning, meta teen-slasher, Scream.

Scream was released in 1996, making it 30 years old today, the age over which we’re supposed to stop trusting people. As one of the most influential horror films of all time, with more ink spilled online about it than blood spilled on screen, it’s a strange thing for the movie to not have an official score here at IGN. As an exercise, it’s just as strange to go back and review a film with the kind of legacy Scream enjoys today. So, for at least this first part, I’m just going to pretend that it’s 1996.

Bill Clinton just won the election for his second term in office, Toni Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart” is at the top of the charts and Wes Craven kind of needs a win. He’s coming off of Vampire in Brooklyn which was and, frankly always will be, considered a big ol’ flop. New Nightmare was just before that, and showed Craven’s willingness to break the fourth wall, or at minimum it showed an understanding that it needed to be broken. It’s telling that contemporary reviews of that film largely considered it a self-reflective breath of fresh air in a tired franchise. By and large in the mid ’90s, the bloom was to some degree off the horror movie rose.

So here comes Scream, a meta-commentary on the entire genre. It’s doing all the things we loved about slasher movies in the ’70s and ’80s and also making fun of them, but also it’s made by the guy that made most of those tropes famous in the first place with films like Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes and, most iconically, A Nightmare on Elm Street. All this adds up to Scream having its cake and eating it too. And it all starts with 13 of the best opening minutes a horror fan could ask for.

There’s an argument to be made that puts the opening sequence of Scream up there with the best in film history, not just horror. It would have been a legendary short film if there hadn’t been a whole movie attached to the back of it. It all at once played the hits (preying on youthful fears of being home alone and getting a call from a stranger) and modernized the discourse (quizzing Drew Barrymore’s panicked Casey Becker with a gotcha question about Jason Voorhees’ mom).

The camera work is brilliant as well, floating around the house, subtly tilted and stalking Casey with a slow, controlled steadicam. It pushes into a close-up to punctuate the more frightened beats of her performance instead of always cutting to those close-ups. The edit is just as deliberate, patiently waiting for the right moment to attack, exactly like the actual killer is doing outside. Barrymore plays her fear with a bit of disbelief, her panic with a little anger, while Roger L. Jackson, as the voice on the phone, shifts gears from playful and sexy to deranged and dangerous as he toys with her.

And then she dies.

After being front and center in the marketing, that Drew Barrymore doesn’t make it out of the first scene is wild, but it’s just part of Craven and writer Kevin Williamson’s scheme. This opening creates a world that both loves the same movies we do, while deftly crafting a thrilling environment where anybody could be killed next.

Being denied one of the most recognizable faces from the poster for the subsequent runtime, the rest of the film is carried by an ensemble. TV stars Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox head up a group of young actors with plenty to prove on the big screen, but David Arquette’s Deputy Dewey might be the key to the whole thing. While most of the cast capably play their roles as “best friend” or “red herring” or “geeky off-to-the-side guy,” Dewey is a meek older brother, in over his head as a police officer trying desperately to be taken seriously (you could even say he’s trying to play against type). In a movie where subversion of expectations is the whole point, Arquette’s fledgling lawman embodies that theme better than anybody else on screen.

He also speaks to the true and lasting brilliance of this movie, if I can flash-forward back to the present day. The balance of comedy, horror and self-awareness created by Craven and Williamson is Scream’s real gift to cinema. It gave us a film that’s a blast to watch, yes, but that formula hides all manner of sins in a way that keeps the movie from feeling dated. Cordless landline phones and Blockbuster videos are quintessentially ’90s, but they don’t make the movie any less relevant 30 years later. Now, had the filmmakers not doused Scream with a self-referential bucket of meta corn syrup, the movie would have fallen into the same traps that had the genre gasping for its last breaths in the mid-’90s, and been more dated than any number of VHS tapes or Tori Spelling references could manage.

There are dangling logic threads to pull on, like how did one of the two killers sneak into the principal’s office to murder Henry Winkler? Ditto for Ghostface suddenly appearing in a garage that we’ve seen every corner of. And how is at least one of them not covered in beer for the rest of the night after being hit in the face and crotch with full bottles at glass-shattering force? Why is that garage door opener so damn powerful, anyway!?

Most of these questions only arise in repeat viewings. It isn’t until you know the ending and watch it again that you might even ask things like that, nor would you even bother with those questions if you’re charmed by the rest of the film. Ghostface is behind that door because that’s an effective jumpscare for us, the audience, not because it makes any sort of logistical sense in the space and time of Woodsboro. But thanks to the simple fact that these tropes are spelled out and on the nose, Scream gets away with it because that’s precisely the thing it’s making fun of.

Perhaps the most obvious beneficiary of this is Skeet Ulrich’s Billy. As one half of the movie’s central romantic pair, we meet him as he sneaks into Sidney’s room to guilt her into having sex. He holds it against her throughout the film, gaslighting her in moments of real distress and ultimately manipulating her into sleeping with him by the end. The guy is a dirtbag and, with 30 years and who knows how many repeat viewings later, it’s a damn good thing he turned out to be the killer.

The weekend is finally here, and new deals have popped up as a result! There are quite a few solid discounts across the board, including savings on Donkey Kong Bananza, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and even a Zojirushi rice cooker. Check out our top picks for Saturday, February 21, below.

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If you're looking for DTI codes, IGN's got you covered! In this article, you'll find a list of all the active and working Dress to Impress codes in February 2026 that you can redeem for free rewards and bonuses in DTI, including outfits and accessories like hats, bags, and jewelry.

Active Dress to Impress Codes (February 2026)

Here are all the active Dress to Impress codes in February 2026 and the free rewards you get for redeeming them:

• LIONDANCER - Lion Dancer set (NEW!)
• LNY - Lunar New Year clothing (NEW!)
• BHM26 - Dress and jacket
• CA11MEHHALEY - Bear dress, bear ears, bear onesie
• CH00P1E_B4CK_AGA1N - Choopie set rework
• 2YEARS - Dress
• 2GETHER - Classic DTI Doll
• RDC2025 - Lanyard and belt accessory
• VANILLAMACE - Headscarf
• PIXIIUWU - Dress
• ANGELT4NKED - Helmet
• 3NCHANTEDD1ZZY - Wand
• ELLA - Skirt
• 1CON1CF4TMA - Sweater dress
• MEGANPLAYSBOOTS - Boots
• CH00P1E_1S_B4CK: Streetwear outfit set
• S3M_0W3N_Y4Y: Axe
• KREEK: Bear hat
• LANA: White shorts, shirt, and legwarmers
• LANABOW: White bow
• BELALASLAY: Black jacket with pink halter top
• LANATUTU: White dress
• IBELLASLAY: Red, green, and blonde hairstyle
• M3RM4ID: Orange mermaid set
• TEKKYOOZ: White handbag
• LABOOTS: Black boots
• ITSJUSTNICHOLAS: Black jacket
• ASHLEYBUNNI: Bunny slippers
• LEAHASHE: Sweatshirt and sweatpants
• KITTYUUHH: Black cat
• C4LLMEHH4LEY: Puffy dress and bear headband
• SUBM15CY: Necklace and eyelashes
• D1ORST4R: Bag and bow

All Expired Dress to Impress Codes

Below, you'll find a list of expired DTI codes that no longer work and can't be redeemed as of February 2026:

• CUPIDSCLOUD
• GLINDA
• ELPHABA
• B3APL4YS_D0L1E
• Your unique Twitch Cyberpunk Wings code
• LNY2025
• HAPPYNEWYEAR
• Your unique Easter 2025 Easter Bunny Set code
• UMOYAE
• FASHION
• BADDIE4LIFE
• Your unique April Fools' Day 2025 Flamethrower code
• M0T0PRINCESSWAV
• SWEETHEART (was only redeemable between February 15 and February 16, 2025 at 8AM PT)
• YEAROFTHESNAKE
• NY2025
• WINTERUPDATE (was only redeemable between 8 AM - 11 AM PT on Saturday, 14 December!)
• 4BILLION
• CHOOPIE10K
• THEGAMES
• EYELASHES
• REWARD4CLASS1C

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How to Redeem Dress to Impress Codes

Follow the steps below to redeem Dress to Impress codes and claim free rewards in DTI:

1. Open the Dress to Impress Roblox Experience.
2. Click on the handbag icon on the left-hand side to open the DTI Codes menu.
3. Enter your code in the "Type here..." field.
4. Check for any spelling mistakes or errors.
5. Click the checkmark icon to redeem the code.

Why Isn't My Dress to Impress Code Working?

If the code you're trying to redeem in DTI isn't working, it's likely because of one of two reasons:

• The Dress to Impress code is expired
• There's a spelling mistake in the code

When inputting a DTI code in Roblox, make sure it's spelled correctly (for example, a capital I isn't a lowercase l, 0 and not O, and vice versa) and that there are no spaces before or after the code. We'd recommend copying and pasting codes straight from our article to ensure they're correct as we've tested and verified that the codes on this page are working ourselves.

If your DTI code still isn't working after checking for typos, it's more than likely expired and can no longer be redeemed in Dress to Impress.

How to Get More DTI Codes

To get more Dress to Impress codes, the best way is to join the official DTI Discord server. While we check for new codes daily, the quickest way to know about new Dress to Impress codes is to follow the Roblox experience's official Discord server where updates are posted in real time.

You can also check the Dress to Impress X account and the official DTI Roblox Group page.

Are There Any Upcoming DTI Codes?

We currently don't know of any upcoming DTI codes now that the two-year anniversary codes have been released. We'll update this article once we find out more information on new Dress to Impress codes.

What is Dress to Impress in Roblox?

Dress to Impress is a popular dress-up Roblox Experience available on PC, console, and iOS and Android mobile devices. In it, you put on your best outfit to complete a specific theme and walk the runway in a bid to earn votes from other players and become a top model. As you gain votes, you gain ranks and can access more clothing and accessories, so make sure you're truly dressed to impress! Also, for toy lovers and collectors, you can now pre-order a mystery pack of 2 Dress to Impress minifigures right now for $30 at Walmart.