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Now Stranger Things Is Wrapped Up, We Have Our First Look at Millie Bobby Brown's Enola Holmes 3, Coming to Netflix This Year

Netflix has provided a first look at Enola Holmes 3, the murder mystery sequel starring Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister and Henry Cavill, who plays Sherlock Holmes himself.

Enola Holmes 3, due to hit Netflix this summer, sees detective Enola Holmes travel to Malta, where “personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.”

“You’ll have to wait and see what brings her there — but once she’s arrived, Enola is flung into a nest of vipers,” Netflix said. “As the private detective juggles a new case and the next stages of her relationship with Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), the game is truly afoot.”

The first-look photo, below, shows Tewkesbury down on one knee presenting Enola with a flower. The question is, will she say yes?

Enola Holmes 3 is directed by Philip Barantini, the filmmaker behind the hit one-take crime drama Adolescence. Enola Holmes and Enola Holmes 2 scribe Jack Thorne returns to write the script, based on The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer.

The cast of Enola Holmes 3 includes:

  • Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, The Electric State) as Enola Holmes
  • Louis Partridge (Disclaimer, Jay Kelly) as Tewkesbury
  • Himesh Patel (Yesterday, Tenet) as Dr. John Watson
  • Henry Cavill (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Man of Steel) as Sherlock Holmes
  • Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, the Harry Potter series) as Eudoria Holmes
  • Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune, Ballerina) as Moriarty

Warning! Spoilers for Enola Holmes 2 follow.

The post-credit scene in Enola Holmes 2 introduces Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes' famous companion, who is played by Himesh Patel. Enola, concerned about Sherlock's loneliness, arranges for Watson to visit him at 221b Baker Street, setting up their classic dynamic.

Netflix has previously stated that 76 million “households” watched Enola Holmes, which came out in 2020. The sequel hit Netflix in 2022.

Image credit: Netflix.

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

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Square Enix May Ban You For Posting Unmarked Spoilers of the 26-year-old JRPG, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

If you think it's okay to share spoilers of a 26-year-old game, you may want to think again after Square Enix made it clear that anyone willfully spoiling Dragon Quest VII Reimagined may be "temporarily or permanently banned."

According to the company's usage policy, and reported by Automaton, anyone sharing details of the plot — be it from the demo, the original story, or the new story elements in the remake, which releases next month — must use spoiler tags. This means players cannot share images, videos, or even livestreams of any gameplay past the Malign Shrine: Throne Room's boss battle before the February 5, 2026 release date.

"No spoilers please," the publisher stressed. "In order not to spoil other players' enjoyment, you must mark all content that includes details of major plot developments with a clear spoiler warning.

"Please refrain from livestreaming or posting videos/images of gameplay after the boss battle in the Malign Shrine: Throne Room until February 5 2026."

While that may sound fair enough, don't forget that the digital deluxe edition provides players with two days' early access, which players and streamers won't be able to share their experience from before the release date. Anyone sharing images or videos should also attribute copyright to Armor Project, Bird Studio and Square Enix, and failure to adhere to any of these rules may result in temporary or permanent suspension of your game access.

"You must immediately comply with any request from Square Enix to remove Materials from any shared content, regardless of whether Square Enix provides a reason for the request," the notice adds. "Square Enix reserves the right to require or seek removal of any content incorporating the Materials that it deems to be inappropriate in its sole discretion. If you do not adhere to these Guidelines, Square Enix may, in addition to objecting to your use of the Materials, temporarily or permanently suspend you from using the Game."

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is set to release on February 5 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Announced in September's Nintendo Direct, it lets you rediscover a tale of plucky companions brimming with joy and heartbreak as you discover the truth behind why your kingdom is the only remaining island in the world. The game features a new art style that blends diorama visuals with Akira Toriyama’s iconic character designs, as well as a streamlined main story.

"While many aspects of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined are still a mystery, all of those special little qualities and personalities that have kept this series going for almost 40 years are still on display," we wrote in IGN's Dragon Quest VII Reimagined preview, shared towards the end of last year.

"I am eager to see all that this new version has to offer and just how the removal of some story beats and addition of new ones impacts the overall campaign, along with what the new gameplay mechanics bring to the Dragon Quest DNA. 2026 may just be the year that the rest of the world really sees what has made Dragon Quest VII the best-selling entry over in Japan, giving it the stage to finally shine."

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.

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Fallout 3’s Iconic Power Armor Finally Arrives in the TV Show – Plus 23 More Video Game Easter Eggs From the Latest Episode

A major highlight of the Fallout TV show is seeing items from the video game being given live-action form, and the series' iconic power armour is certainly the highlight. But so far, we've only seen knights clad in the T-60 armour, first introduced in Fallout 4. That is, until this week. Fallout Season 2, Episode 4 finally gives physical form to what many would consider the iconic power armour: the T-45, which adorned the front cover of Fallout 3.

Of course, that's not the only cool video game detail to appear in this week's episode. We’ve been digging into each and every episode and picking out everything we’ve noticed that relates to the source material. You can check out everything we found in episodes one, two, and three, and read on to see every video game easter egg and detail we spotted in episode four of Fallout Season 2, from the T-45 armour to boxes of mac and cheese, classic casinos, and a nod to V.A.T.S.

Characters and Factions

1. During the episode’s cold opener, we’re introduced to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the military forces of China’s Communist Party. The force was America’s enemy during the Sino-American War, a conflict that raged for more than a decade, starting in 2066 and only concluding with the nuclear apocalypse in 2077.

2. The PLA squad is butchered by a deathclaw, one of Fallout’s most iconic monsters. Deathclaws were genetically engineered by the US government, designed to be deployed as part of high-risk, search-and-destroy missions. This particular beast is a male, identified thanks to its fully grown horns. We see another deathclaw in the episode’s final moments, which again is a male, and its dark colouring may potentially point to it being an alpha – a notably long-lived deathclaw.

3. Lucy and The Ghoul bump into the Kings at the entrance to the New Vegas strip. In the show, they have succumbed to becoming feral ghouls, but in the game, set 15 years earlier, the Kings are a human faction of Elvis Presley impersonators. None of the street gang members actually know who Elvis was – their only understanding of the man they call “The King” is gleaned from their HQ, the King's School of Impersonation, located in the Freeside area of New Vegas.

4. When Chet looks through Steph’s belongings, he discovers that she is from the United States Annexed Territory of Canada, rather than being a US citizen. During the Sino-American War, the US annexed Canada as part of its military operations and exploited the country’s resources. The US eventually dissolved Canada as a sovereign nation, a move that naturally provoked tension and riots among the Canadian population.

Locations

5. The episode’s opening takes place on The Alaskan Front, the territory that was the stage for the Battle of Anchorage. A major part of the Sino-American War, the Chinese invasion and occupation of Anchorage saw the US use Canada as a tactical corridor to mobilise its forces and defend the territory – eventually leading to the annexing of Canada. A simulation of this pivotal battle is the basis for Fallout 3’s Operation: Anchorage DLC.

6. This week, we see the exterior of the soda factory that Thaddeus had taken over in the previous episode, and its massive bottle statue confirms that it is indeed the Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters from New Vegas.

7. Lucy and The Ghoul’s interaction with the Kings takes place at The Strip North Gate, the northernmost entrance to the New Vegas strip. In the game, this is the main fast travel point for the strip itself. Entrance usually requires passing a credit check of 2,000 caps or having a passport, but that isn’t an issue for our duo in the show due to the distinct lack of security.

8. We don’t get to visit any major locations from New Vegas in this episode, but when Lucy and The Ghoul enter the strip, we can see the signs and facades of many iconic New Vegas buildings. There’s the Gomorrah Hotel and Casino, known for its prostitution and sleazy dealings, identified by the silhouettes of two women that flank its main logo sign.

9. The deathclaw emerges from Brimstone, the bar attached to the Gomorrah.

10. Then there’s The Tops Hotel and Casino, which is considered the most “classic” of New Vegas’ gambling offerings.

11. The Lucky 38 Resort and Casino, identified by its towering needle-like design that echoes the style of the real-life Strat building, was Mr. House’s headquarters on the New Vegas strip in the days before the nuclear apocalypse.

12. The Ultra-Luxe Las Vegas Resort is the strip’s most elite venue, home to a gourmet restaurant, and run, at least during the period of the New Vegas game, by the upper-class White Glove Society.

13. Vault 21 was, as its name suggests, a Vault-Tec subterranean nuclear shelter, and functioned akin to the other vaults we’ve seen for close to two centuries. After a deal with Mr. House, though, it was opened up to the public, converted into a hotel, and made part of the New Vegas strip.

Items and Iconography

14. In the opening flashback, Cooper Howard and Charlie Whiteknife are both wearing West Tek T-45 series power armor. This is the iconic power armor, featured on the front cover of Fallout 3 and available to wear across all of Bethesda’s games. As detailed in both Fallout lore and a conversation between Cooper and Bud Askins in season one, the T-45 featured numerous design flaws that made the otherwise powerful suit a liability.

15. Lucy is revived from her crucifixion ordeal via a drip of Buffout. This drug has been a mainstay of the video game series since the original Fallout, and is a steroid that increases strength, reflexes, and endurance. It’s typically dispensed in a bottle of 50 tablets, so this liquid drip version used in the show is a new format for the chemical.

16. You can spot a SPECIAL poster in the background of Reg’s inter-breeding social club. SPECIAL is the ruleset that governs player-made characters in the Fallout games (it is an acronym made up of the primary statistic: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck.) Variants of this poster can be seen in the games’ many vaults.

17. Norm’s gang of clueless Vault-Tec managers can be seen eating packets of Blamco Mac and Cheese, scavenged from an abandoned truck. Blamco’s cheesy packet pasta is a food source frequently found in the games.

18. As noted previously, when Lucy and The Ghoul arrive at the New Vegas strip’s North Gate, they encounter no security. In the game, the entrance is defended by five Securitron gatekeepers. By the events of the show, they have been destroyed – The Ghoul spots their shattered remains through his spyglass.

19. Lucy’s shootout with the ghoulified Kings ends with a stylish slow-motion shot, in which the camera follows a bullet on its journey to blasting a hole through a ghoul’s skull. This replicates the slo-mo cinematic kills of the games’ V.A.T.S mechanic.

20. Maximus can be seen using a laser pistol during his attempt to assassinate Quintus. It is the AER9 model, introduced in Fallout 4.

21. Quintus responds by pulling out a 10mm pistol, which is also based on the design featured in Fallout 4.

Music

22. The scene that depicts Reg’s snack-happy social club features “Rum and Coca-Cola” by the Andrews Sisters, recorded in 1944. The song has not featured in any Fallout game so far, although other Andrews Sisters songs have – namely “Civilization”, “Pistol Packin’ Mama”, and “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” If you do recognise this tune, it may be because you remember it from Mafia 2. Or your own house – maybe you’re into retro tunes beyond their use in video games.

23. Lucy’s shootout with the King ghouls is set to “Cocaine Blues” by Roy Hogsed, recorded in 1947. This has not been featured in the games, despite a Johnny Cash cover of the song being part of a (not very) “official” Fallout New Vegas playlist on Spotify.

24. The closing credits use the song “He’s a Demon, He’s a Devil, He’s a Doll” by Betty Hutton, released in 1950. You may recognise this one from Fallout 4, as its broadcast on Diamond City Radio.

And that’s everything we spotted in the fourth episode of season two of the Fallout TV show. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments. For more Fallout, check out our review of this episode, and stay tuned next week for all of episode five’s easter eggs.

Matt Purslow is IGN's Executive Editor of Features.

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David Harbour Drops Out of Upcoming Movie From the Creator of Andor, Allegedly to Rest After Feeling ‘Overwhelmed’ by Stranger Things Wrap Up

David Harbour has dropped out of an upcoming movie starring Pedro Pascal, Eva Victor, Olivia Wilde, and Matthew Lillard, allegedly to rest after feeling “overwhelmed” by the wrapping up of Netflix show Stranger Things.

Harbour, who plays Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, has exited Behemoth!, the drama from Rogue One writer and Andor creator Tony Gilroy, Variety confirmed.

Variety said “multiple insiders familiar with the project said Harbour was overwhelmed by the series wrap of Stranger Things — a monthslong episodic rollout and global water cooler moment with intense press scrutiny — and stepped away from the project to rest.”

It is not known who will now play David Harbour’s recast character.

Stranger Things came to an end on New Year’s Eve with a 2-hour finale that saw Hopper and the rest of the characters finally defeat Vecna. It closes the door on a show that began on Netflix nearly a decade ago, with the weight of expectation of a huge online fandom that has spent years digging through every detail.

In June last year, Harbour indicated that he was ready to be hanging up the badge. "You get to a certain point where you’re like, 'How much more story is there?' You’re having to play a lot of the same beat," Harbour told Scarlett Johansson during a conversation for Interview Magazine. "And there’s a feeling where you’re like, 'I want to take a risk. I want to do something that people haven’t seen me do before.' So yeah, after 10 years, it’s like, 'Okay.'"

Two years prior, Harbour said he didn’t want to be tied to the Netflix show forever, and even suggested he’d give up TV acting altogether once Stranger Things wrapped up.

He said: "It’s a funny position I’m in, which I never thought I would be in. The first year of Stranger Things, I remember having a discussion with a publicist and her saying: ‘maybe you don’t want to be associated with the show so much.'

"I was like, ‘Why? I love this show. I love the character.’ And I do love the show. And I do love the character. But I don’t want to be just that character. I don’t want to be just that guy."

Harbour compared himself to George Clooney during his time playing Doug Ross on medical drama series ER, saying the now incredibly successful and famous film star was once just "the guy from ER.”

"I'm trying to navigate some of that, and it’s tricky because you don’t want to s**t on the people that love you for this thing that you did that you also love," Harbour added.

"But at the same time, you kind of want to leave the nest. I got more in me. I got different stuff in me, and I want you guys to see that. I don’t want people yelling ‘Hopper’ on the street every five minutes the rest of my life."

In November, Harbour and Eleven actress Millie Bobby Brown appeared at a high-profile Stranger Things Season 5 red carpet premiere, posing together for a series of cosy photos but steering clear of media interviews.

At the same event, director Shawn Levy and Stranger Things co-creator Matt Duffer were both asked about the situation between the series' stars, following the publication just days earlier of a Daily Mail report that stated Brown had lodged "harassment and bullying" complaints against Harbour and had subsequently been accompanied by a personal assistant whenever on set.

Harbour plays Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and starred in last year’s Thunderbolts*. He is set to reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday, due out this December.

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images.

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

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Logan Paul Says He'll Hand Deliver the Most Expensive Pokémon Card if You Buy It From Him at Auction — and the Price Is Already More Than $2 Million

The most expensive Pokémon card in the world has been put up for sale by Logan Paul, the wrestler and influencer who previously paid $5.3 million for it.

Paul's mint condition, PSA 10-rated Pikachu Artist holds the Guinness World Record as the most expensive Pokémon trading card in existence — but it seems like the card could now be sold for an even higher amount.

If you have a few million dollars spare to make a bid, Paul has said he'll add to the card's value by throwing in a bejeweled chain (which he says is worth another $75,000) and hand deliver it to the auction's ultimate winner. Paul wore the card and chain during his WWE debut at WrestleMania 38, and again for his bout against Anthony Joshua in Miami last month.

Whether all of this does ultimately add to the card's value or not, the sale via auction site Goldin has already attracted interest — with early bids up to $2.1 million and 39 days still to go.

Why is this card so expensive? Only 40 copies of the Pikachu Illustrator card were ever manufactured, and given away to winners of a 1998 Japanese fan contest. Of these, only one has been given the unsurpassable PSA 10 quality rating — and it's this card that Paul bought back in 2021 in an exchange for a lower-grade Pikachu Illustrator (valued at $1.275 million) alongside $4 million in cash.

In the ranks of expensive collectible card game sales, Paul's $5.3 million card stands several million higher than anything else, including a Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus sold in 2024 for $3 million in bitcoin. The only question now is how high this new auction reaches.

Cannily, Paul has set the sale to end next month, in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, when excitement around the brand will be at its peak. Fans are expecting a major announcement by The Pokémon Company, with new video games and a 10th generation of the franchise's creatures anticipated, alongside more details of the promising-looking Pokémon life simulation spin-off Pokémon Pokopia. Paul, meanwhile, is likely anticipating a healthy payday.

Image credit: Goldin, Bradlee Rutledge/WWE via Getty Images

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

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The Duffer Brothers Rule Out Stranger Things Sequel That Checks in on the Characters Years Later, Say It Would Be ‘A Gross Cash Grab’

Now Stranger Things has come to an end, fans are wondering what’s next from the wider Stranger Things universe. Some have speculated that a sequel of sorts could be in the works, one that checks in on the main characters maybe a decade after the events of the Season 5 finale.

But the Duffer brothers, co-creators and showrunners of Stranger Things, have ruled a sequel out, saying making such a thing would come across as a “gross cash grab.”

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Duffer explained why the Season 5 finale works as the definitive end for the story.

“Mike’s closing the basement door,” he said. “We’re closing the door on the story. That’s one reason we had the closing credits the way we did, because it was a way of saying: ‘this is finite. This is the end of their story. It’s the end of the story of Mike and Eleven and Joyce and Hopper. So, no, there’s no plan or intention to tell the story because it’s a coming-of age story. Ultimately, that’s what it’s supposed to be. That’s what the show always was. When he closes the door to the basement, he’s closing the door on his childhood and he’s moving onto adulthood.”

Matt Duffer went on to wonder out loud about the prospect of a sequel that revisits the characters years later, but ultimately ruled it out.

“I mean, I guess a sequel could be about a midlife crisis,” he said. “That just sounds really uninteresting! (Laughs.) Grandpa Hopper? I don’t know how that would read as anything but a gross cash grab to me. I wish I could talk a little bit more about the [live-action] spinoff, but I’m not allowed to yet. But Ross and I are really excited about exploring new characters and a new mythology, but still very much are interested in telling a story in the spirit of Stranger Things. It feels like with this final season, we finished saying everything we wanted to say about these characters, this story and the Upside Down.”

While details on the live-action Stranger Things spinoff are thin on the ground, we do know one thing about it: it will answer what’s inside the briefcase we see in the Season 5 finale, as well as other loose threads.

“The spinoff is going to delve into that and explain that, and you’re going to understand it,” Matt Duffer said of the briefcase rock. “But it’s a completely different mythology. So it’s not a deep exploration of the Mind Flayer or anything like that. It’s very fresh and very new, but yes, it will answer some of the loose threads that are remaining.”

The Duffer brothers are working on the spinoff as we speak, and described it as a “clean slate.”

“Completely new characters, new town, new world, new mythology,” Matt Duffer said, adding: “No common characters.”

Netflix actually has two announced Stranger Things spinoffs in development, the first of which is Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, a new animated series due out at some point this year. This is set in the same universe between Seasons 2 and 3, and follows the original characters as they “fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town.” The second spinoff, which the Duffer brothers are referring to above, is an unnamed live-action series. And if you’re really desperate for more, there’s a making-of documentary due out on Netflix on January 12.

Image credit: Netflix.

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

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