HP is offering one of the best deals I've seen on a current generation gaming laptop. You can pick up an OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop for a mere $1,150.81 when you add this keyboard/mouse combo to the same order and then apply coupon code: "NEWYEAR26". This is a phenomenal price for an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop and beats the Black Friday deal for an identical configuration by almost $200. The RTX 5070 Ti is a powerful mobile GPU that should easily handle the newest and most demanding games.
OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop for $1,105.81
Final price should be $1,150.81 (plus taxes) with free shipping
* Note that I'd recommend upgrading to the 2560x1600 OLED display for +$130.
The OMEN MAX 16 is an upgrade to the OMEN both in terms of build quality and cooling potential. The OMEN MAX 16 is almost entirely constructed of aluminum, including both the top lid and chassis. The exception is the palm rest, which is still plastic so that it doesn't get too toasty for your hands. The OMEN MAX 16 also features a new Tempest Cooling Pro design that combines vapor chamber cooling, redesigned fan configuration, and an improved thermal interface material to maximize heat transfer. Not only does this keep the laptop cooler during gaming marathons, it also allows for the current-generation graphics cards to perform optimally without throttling.
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile GPU can handle the most demanding games
The RTX 5070 Ti mobile GPU is comparable in performance to the previous generation's RTX 4080 and pulls ahead of it in games that support DLSS 4. It should be able to handle even the newest and most demanding games like Ghost of Yotei, Battlefield 6, and Borderlands 4 on the native 1920x1200 resolution. It can also run the same games at 2560x1600 if you opt for the OLED upgrade, although you may have to minimally tweak some graphics settings to maintain 60fps.
HP has the best deal around on an RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop as reported earlier, but you can also make this deal work with an upgraded RTX 5080 GPU as well. Right now HP is offering the OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5080 gaming laptop for just $1,469.86 when you add this keyboard/mouse combo to the same order and then apply coupon code: "NEWYEAR26". This beats the Black Friday deal for an identical configuration by over $300. The RTX 5080 is an absolute monster of a mobile GPU that surpasses the previous generation's top performer, the RTX 4090.
Final price should be $1,169.86(plus taxes) with free shipping
* Note that I'd recommend upgrading to the 2560x1600 OLED display for +$130.
The OMEN MAX 16 is an upgrade to the OMEN both in terms of build quality and cooling potential. The OMEN MAX 16 is almost entirely constructed of aluminum, including both the top lid and chassis. The exception is the palm rest, which is still plastic so that it doesn't get too toasty for your hands. The OMEN MAX 16 also features a new Tempest Cooling Pro design that combines vapor chamber cooling, redesigned fan configuration, and an improved thermal interface material to maximize heat transfer. Not only does this keep the laptop cooler during gaming marathons, it also allows for the current-generation graphics cards to perform optimally without throttling.
The GeForce RTX 5080 mobile GPU is better than the RTX 4090 mobile
The OMEN MAX 16 offers a robust cooling design that allows it to accomodate a more powerful GPU like the RTX 5080 without throttling it. The RTX 5080 mobile GPU is roughly 15%-20% more powerful than the RTX 4080 mobile GPU that it replaces. In fact, it's slightly more powerful than the RTX 4090, which was the previous generation's flagship card. You should be able to run any game out there at consistent 60+ fps framerates even if you decide to upgrade to the higher resolution 2560x1600 OLED display.
This weekend, Everstone Studio released the highly anticipated Title Update 1.2 for Where Winds Meet and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what Patch 1.2 brings to the table. Title Update 1.2 adds the Nine Mortal Ways Base Map. To reach it, you’ll have to reach Lv. 5 and complete Qinghe Main Chapter: … Continue reading Where Winds Meet Update 1.2 Released – Full Patch Notes→
It’s finally happening: LEGO Pokémon sets are now available for preorder. Officially announced last year, the collaboration is becoming a reality in February in the form of three main sets. One is Pikachu and Poké Ball for $199.99. Another is Eevee for $59.99. The final one is a huge nearly 7,000 piece set of Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise that costs $649.99. All of the sets will release on February 27. Read on for details.
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Here's a look at all of the sets coming out on February 27. These include some of the most popular Pokémon around, at a wide range of price points, from $59.99 all the way up to $649.99.
Eevee - LEGO Pokémon
The most modestly priced set is this adorable Eevee. It costs a reasonable $59.99 and is comprised of 587 pieces. This is the one designed for most Pokémon fans.
Pikachu and Poké Ball - LEGO Pokémon
If you want a buildable verison of the most famous Pokémon of them all, this Pikachu set is the one to get. It depicts the Electric-type yellow iconoclast leaping from a Poké Ball, leaving with blue electricity in its wake. You can build this Pikachu with the male or female tail version. The base of the build is in the shape of a lightning bolt, with the number 25 etched into it, to signify Pikachu's Pokédex number.
Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise - LEGO Pokémon
The biggest (and most expensive) of the Pokémon LEGO sets is this beastly set that has you build Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, with a number of display options. These are the final evolutions of the beloved Grass-, Fire-, and Water-type Pokémon. All three figures have articulated parts so you can pose them how you want. They look great on the buildable stand that features their beach, jungle and volcano biomes. Alternatively, you can also take them off to display them individually.
If you buy this set before March 3 (while supplies last), you'll also get the Kanto Region Badge Collection set as a free Gift With Purchase. See below for details on that set.
Kanto Region Badge Collection - Free Gift With Purchase
This is a "Gift With Purchase" set, which means it's free when you buy the Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set. However, supply is limited, and when it's gone, it's gone. If it stays in stock, however, it will be available until March 3. As for the set itself, it's a buildable case that houses all 8 Pokémon Kanto region badges.
With the advent of PC gaming handhelds, the nearly limitless library of games on Steam and other PC clients are now at your fingertips anytime and anywhere. Gaming handhelds aren't exactly inexpensive, but luckily for us they frequently go on sale. For a limited time, both Amazon and Best Buy are offering the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld gaming PC for just $499.99 after a $100 instant discount. This is the lowest price ever and matches the same deal I saw during Black Friday.
Xbox Ally Handheld Gaming PC for $499.99
The Xbox Ally is a recently released model (October 2025) featuring the new AMD Ryzen Z2 A CPU, 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The Asus ROG Xbox Ally (non-X) model is equipped with a newer generation Ryzen Z2 A processor, which is comparable in performance to the Steam Deck's APU. Although not nearly as powerful as the Ryzen Z2 Extreme found in the Xbox Ally X or even the Z1 Extreme in the older ROG Ally X, it's also considerably less expensive.
The nomenclature might be confusing, but the Xbox Ally is really more of an evolution of the the Asus ROG Ally handheld than it is an actual Xbox console. Jacqueline Thomas sums it up quite well in her Xbox Ally X review:
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If you're seeking the absolute best of the best in PC gaming performance, look no further than Alienware's flagship Area-51 prebuilts. Following CES 2026, Dell has discounted an Alienware Area-51 AMD Ryzen X3D Edition RTX 5090 gaming PC to below $5,000 for the first time ever after an $800 discount. The Ryzen X3D Edition is essentially the second generation version of the Area-51 with a more powerful CPU replacement from AMD instead of Intel.
Alienware Area-51 Ryzen Edition RTX 5090 Gaming PC
The Alienware Area-51 is Dell's flagship gaming PC. Unveiled during last year's CES, the Area-51 is a super-sized upgrade to the mainstream Aurora R16 system. The significantly larger chassis features more premium build quality and a redesigned cooling system with greater net airflow. In fact, this is the only model that Dell feels comfortable enough to equip with the hot and power hungry GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. The first wave of Area-51 systems featured Intel CPUs exclusively, with AMD X3D options only available since late November.
This particular configuration is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, 32GB or DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Additional system details include a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooling system for the CPU and a massive 1,500W 80Plus Platinum power supply that allows plenty of headroom for future upgrades.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the best gaming CPU for most people
The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is considered to be the best gaming processor currently on the market and outperforms any Intel or AMD non-X3D chip in games thanks to AMD's 3D-V-Cache technology.
Although the 9800X3D is an absolute speed demon for gaming, it only has eight cores. If you regularly use your PC for non-gaming applications that benefit from as many cores as possible, then you can upgrade to an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-core processor, which doubles the core count while offering similar gaming performance, for an additional $300.
The RTX 5090 is the most powerful graphics card ever
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has emerged as the most powerful consumer GPU on the market. Although with this generation Nvidia has prioritized software updates, AI features, and DLSS 4 technology to improve gameplay performance, the 5090 still boasts an impressive 25%-30% uplift over the RTX 4090 in hardware-based raster performance. If you want the absolute best performance for your gaming PC, there is literally no other option from any other brand.
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Minecraft-style sandbox game Hytale looks set to be a significant hit even at the early access stage. Hot on the heels of predicting over 1 million players for tomorrow’s launch, its developer has said Hytale has already made enough money to cover the next two years of development.
In a social media post, Hypixel Studios founder Simon Collins-Laflamme said that the next two years of dev costs are now covered through Hytale pre-purchases. He added: “combined with my personal commitment of 10 years, we are looking very strong for the future.”
Three pre-purchase options are available: the Standard Edition costs $23.99; the Supporter Edition costs $41.99; and the Founder's Edition costs $83.99. Collins-Laflamme confirmed the Hytale development team is now “50+ or so.”
It all points to enormous early success for Hytale, which has endured a tumultuous development. Hytale was announced in December 2018 with a trailer that has an incredible 62 million views on YouTube. Here’s the official blurb, as it was back then:
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their adventures. Hytale supports everything from block-by-block construction to scripting and minigame creation, delivered using easy to use and powerful tools.
Excitement around Hytale was fueled by the experience of the developers themselves, who co-founded Hypixel, one of the most influential Minecraft servers in the world. Riot invested in the project and eventually bought the studio.
But in November, League of Legends developer Riot Games confirmed it had sold the rights to Hytale back to Collins-Laflamme after it had acquired the game back in 2020. Riot said that after considering "a range of options," it decided to sell the IP rights back to Collins-Laflamme as this "gives players the best chance to one day experience a revised version of the game they've been waiting for."
Development on the game had been stagnating despite its sale to Riot, but Collins-Laflamme set out to resurrect the dying IP, confirming he had rehired scores of developers who had worked on it.
In a statement published at the end of 2025, Collins-Laflamme expressed his "anger" at what had happened to Hytale over the years.
"The game has insane potential, but four years of engineering went into rebuilding the engine rather than gameplay features," he said. "That leaves us with a four-year gap and a lot of catching up to do, and that rebuilt engine is never gonna be used.
"When you don’t invest in gameplay, you don’t just lose time. You lose momentum, iteration, and player feedback. Now the focus has to be on gameplay first and rebuilding trust by actually shipping things at a rapid pace.
"It’s a damn miracle we were able to salvage Hytale. It was barely playable. All basics were broken. Camera, movement, combat, crafting, building, gameloop, sounds, rendering. Everything, everything was wrong.
"It should have taken years to fix, but within weeks, we got the game into a playable, fun state. And now, instead of slowing down or celebrating a release, we have to keep pushing for years to make up for the time that was lost.
"So yes, I feel anger. And I’m turning that into focus and execution. I’m committing more money, more time, and personal sacrifice to deliver the game this vision deserves."
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.
Stellar Blade studio Shift Up has once again given bonuses and gifts worth around $4,000 to its entire team.
According to the South Economic Daily, the South Korean studio gifted each of its 300-ish staff a pair of Apple AirPods Max, an Apple Watch, and a cash bonus of around $3,400.
The studio has previously said that it provides these bonuses to retain and encourage existing talent at the company (thanks, VGC).
This isn't the first time Shift Up has lavished gifts upon its staff, either. This time last year, the studio gifted all staff a PS5 Pro as well as a cash bonus of 5 million won, which is also around $3,400. Staff also secured a Nintendo Switch 2 each in June when Stellar Blade hit the 3 million copies sold milestone. In 2024, staff were given pre-paid credit cards worth around $6,800, and in 2023, staff were given iPhone 14s, among other bonuses.
"This Presidential Citation is thanks to the developers and fans who believed in and supported Shift Up," Kim said at the time. "We will continue to do our best to further promote the competitiveness of Korean games on the global stage."
Don't forget that a sequel, Stellar Blade 2, is also on the way. Shift Up is also working on Project Spirits, to be published by Level Infinite.
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.
Marvel's veteran X-Men writer Chris Claremont has said that Famke Janssen will be back as Jean Grey in Avengers: Doomsday — despite previous claims by the actress that she's not involved.
The trailer shows Patrick Stewart's Professor X, Ian McKellen's Magneto, and James Marsden's Cyclops
"The thing I find most wonderful about it is they're bringing back... the original cast, including Famke," Claremont commented.
This isn't the first time Claremont has made notable claims about the plots of Avengers: Doomsday and its upcoming sequel Avengers: Secret Wars. At the Huntsville Pop Culture Expo last year, Claremont appeared to reveal numerous other returning characters not yet (then) confirmed for the movies.
Speaking in April 2025, Claremont said that Chris Evans would return — something that Marvel has now officially confirmed. Elizabeth Olsen will also be back as Scarlet Witch, Claremont continued, and the movies would also include the character Psylocke.
At the time, Marvel fans speculated that Claremont could be privy to plot details after being drafted in as an X-Men consultant — a role that other Marvel comic book writers have performed for previous movies. Whether he'll continue to do this in future if he keeps discussing what he knows is another matter, however.
As for Janssen herself, the actress has previously denied being asked by Marvel to reprise her role, saying the question has "never" and "never ever" been put to her since the end of Fox’s X-Men movies. Janssen played Jean Grey from 2000’s X-Men right up to a cameo in 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Her character, as the Phoenix, died in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, with Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner taking over the role for subsequent X-Men movies.
Principal photography for Avengers: Doomsday wrapped late last year, though it's widely understood that Marvel plans additionaling filming for the movie this spring, with an eye to including more characters whose actors were unavailable last time around.
Fox X-Men veterans set for Doomsday include the aforementioned Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and James Marsden, as well as Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming, and Rebecca Romijn. Grammer famously played Beast in the Fox X-Men franchise before making his MCU debut via The Marvels' post-credits scene. Stewart played Charles Xavier/Professor X in the X-Men films before appearing briefly in the MCU via Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as a member of the Illuminati. McKellen, who played Magneto, has yet to appear in the MCU. Neither has Cumming, who played Nightcrawler, Romijn, who played Mystique, nor Marsden. It begs the question: is Avengers: Doomsday secretly an Avengers vs. X-Men movie?
Image credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images.
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Hypixel's once-canceled Minecraft-like Hytale is nearly here. Announced in December 2018 with a trailer so exciting it's clocked up an incredible 62 million views on YouTube, Hytale was acquired by Riot Games in 2020 and languished in development hell for a bit before being canceled completely in June 2025. In November, however, it was sold back to one of the original co-founders and revived, complete with an early access release date on PC: January 13.
Co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme expects the early access game to garner significant interest, predicting "over one million players on the early access release day" and advising players download the launcher and log in now to help "significantly reduce launch-day stress."
Remember, Hytale isn't available on Steam or the Epic Games store, so you'll need to pop over to the official website to download the launcher from there, click download, and select Download for Windows. You'll then have to install the launcher to play.
Hytale early access global release times:
Depending on where you are in the world, Hytale is set to go live on:
Tuesday, January 13, 2026:
PST (San Francisco):
7am
CST (Austin, Mexico City):
9am
EST (New York):
10pm
GMT (London):
3pm
CET (Paris):
4pm
JST (Tokyo):
11pm
CST (Beijing):
11pm
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
AEST (Sydney):
2am
NZST (Wellington):
4am
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.
The developer of Hytale has issued a warning to fans ahead of what is expected to be a hugely popular early access launch tomorrow.
Minecraft-esque sandbox game Hytale’s hotly anticipated PC early access release date is set for January 13, and Hypixel Studios said it expects over 1 million players to turn up.
Hytale founder Simon Collins-Laflamme took to X / Twitter to make the bold 1 million player prediction, and to call on fans to download the launcher today (January 12) and log in “to help us significantly reduce launch-day stress.”
1 million players on launch day may sound like wishful thinking, but Hytale is one of the most anticipated games around, and views to its various trailers are enormous. This one does feel like it’s going to be big.
In November, League of Legends developer Riot Games confirmed it had sold the rights to Hytale back to Collins-Laflamme after it had acquired the game back in 2020. Riot said that after considering "a range of options," it decided to sell the IP rights back to Collins-Laflamme as this "gives players the best chance to one day experience a revised version of the game they've been waiting for."
Development on the game had been stagnating despite its sale to Riot, but Collins-Laflamme set out to resurrect the dying IP, confirming he had rehired more than 30 developers who had worked on it.
Hytale was announced in December 2018 with a trailer that has an incredible 61 million views on YouTube. Here’s the official blurb, as it was back then:
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their adventures. Hytale supports everything from block-by-block construction to scripting and minigame creation, delivered using easy to use and powerful tools.
Excitement around Hytale was fueled by the experience of the developers themselves, who co-founded Hypixel, one of the most influential Minecraft servers in the world. Riot invested in the project and eventually bought the studio. Now, it's ready to go it alone.
"Hytale and Hypixel Studios are independent again, and we are returning to the original vision from the 2018 trailer," Collins-Laflamme said in a statement issued in November. "Because we went back to an older game build that was now meant for prototypes, some parts of the game will feel behind, but momentum is strong, and we’re working fast to make this into the game we all dreamed of.
"Modding and creative tools are in a decent state; however, they’re not where we want them long term. That being said, they’re ready for players who want to create content on day one. This is a good moment for modders, server owners, and creators to step in early! They will play a significant role in Hytale’s future.
"Since the cancellation, we’ve rehired more than 40 former and new team members, bringing the total to 50. Reacquiring a game from a AAA studio and preparing an early access launch within weeks is rare, and players will be able to watch the progress as it happens.
"If you don’t feel comfortable pre-ordering, please don’t. This is true early access, meaning it’s still very much unfinished and will be buggy for a while, but you have my and the team's commitment to make Hytale the game we’ve always wanted it to be.
"The first impression will be rough, but the path ahead matters more."
Then, in a statement published at the end of 2025, expressed his "anger" at what had happened to Hytale.
"The game has insane potential, but four years of engineering went into rebuilding the engine rather than gameplay features. That leaves us with a four-year gap and a lot of catching up to do, and that rebuilt engine is never gonna be used.
"When you don’t invest in gameplay, you don’t just lose time. You lose momentum, iteration, and player feedback. Now the focus has to be on gameplay first and rebuilding trust by actually shipping things at a rapid pace.
"It’s a damn miracle we were able to salvage Hytale. It was barely playable. All basics were broken. Camera, movement, combat, crafting, building, gameloop, sounds, rendering. Everything, everything was wrong.
"It should have taken years to fix, but within weeks, we got the game into a playable, fun state. And now, instead of slowing down or celebrating a release, we have to keep pushing for years to make up for the time that was lost.
"So yes, I feel anger. And I’m turning that into focus and execution. I’m committing more money, more time, and personal sacrifice to deliver the game this vision deserves."
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.
Fortnite now allows creator-made games to sell in-game items — and immediately, the platform's most popular experience Steal the Brainrot has added $45 premium item bundles and a chance-based roulette wheel.
Steal the Brainrot is Fortnite's biggest third-party game, and over the weekend saw a concurrent peak of more than 1 million users. These players were among the first to witness Steal the Brainrot's new paid-for in-game offerings — such as a 4,900 V-Buck "Present Rot" bundle of two randomized items.
Epic Games enabled third-party microtransactions last Friday, after previously announcing a U-turn on the policy that had set it apart from rival gaming platform Roblox — where Steal a Brainrot originated. Now, third-party games can offer premium in-game items and effects, with developers pocketing 37% of the proceeds — temporarily doubled to 74% for 12 months — while Epic Games itself takes the remaining cut.
Particular criticism for Steal the Brainrot has been levied against a new roulette-style wheel which lets you pay 100 V-Bucks (around a dollar) for random in-game effects or dollops of cash. The spinner's chance-based outcomes include a 2% chance at a Secret Lucky Rot, or a 0.5% chance at a a Secret Grande Rot.
"Fortnite killed the entire reason why they were better than Roblox with this one update," one fan wrote on social media in response. "Can't even implement custom weapons in two years but they can put in tools to create predatory practices with!!"
"We returned to loot boxes on Fortnite, [in] the most popular mode depending on the day, just years after Epic Games was fined for having them on the original Fortnite (Save the World)," wrote another.
I was optimistic about In-Island Translations, but after seeing this gambling style wheel In Steal The Brainrot I think I'm all set... pic.twitter.com/gMXjIOg1g4
Steal the Brainrot's 4,900 V-Buck "Present Rot" bundle has also come under fire — not only for its price, but for it being advertised as a limited-time discount on its usual 5,400 V-Buck cost. One of the constraints Epic Games has placed on third-party microtransactions is a 5,000 V-Buck upper limit for any individual item — meaning this item's saving is discounted from a price that couldn't actually be sold
"Super disappointed in the Brain Rot guys, not only very ethically questionable to do a 'discount' while the feature is not even 24h out but the real prize is not even possible according to the rules," Fortnite third-party developer Richytoons noted. "You make us all look bad with this kind of stuff."
Implementation by other developers seems less egregious, with the popular Murder Mystery game simply allowing players to buy cosmetic items that don't impact gameplay, while Tilted Zone Wars allows users to pay 50 V-Bucks (less than a dollar) to flood the game's map for all players.
Exactly how developers will implement Epic Games' rules on monetization in the long-term remains to be seen. Oddly, Steal the Brainrot suddenly disappeared offline overnight last night for several hours, leading to fan speculation that the game had been pulled by Epic Games over its monetization usage. But a developer update has said a now-fixed bug was the cause, and at the time of writing the game is now back available, reportedly with no discernible changes.
We finally have a release date for Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 — February 18, 2026. We've got a subtitle too, making the full, official name of the latest instalment: Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 — Broken Things. And going on the latest trailer, the name seems quite fitting. Yikes.
With just a month to go, developer Mod Entertainment also shared a new cinematic teaser that brings us ever closer to the terrifying — and terrifyingly huge — Experiment 1006, or The Prototype, as we've come to know it.
Although Poppy Playtime is available on a plethora of platforms, right now, the new episode is only coming to PC, with the team stating "a full console release will follow in the months ahead."
"Deep within the vacant halls of the Playtime Co. lab, The Prototype stalks its unfinished work… the tattered, lifeless remains of toys that once were," the developer teases. "Broken things."
The episodic game kicked off way back in 2021, and the latest instalment, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4, released at the end of January 2025, which means we've had a fair old wait to find out what happened after the events of Chapter 4. With the studio promising "stomach-churning terror" in this "chilling new layer," though, it should be worth the wait.
Chapter 5 will see us face off against the "deadly puppetmaster behind the horrifying events of Playtime Co’s dark past," solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and "traverse this new realm of shadows in a fight for survival (and the truth)." Oh, and the delightful Huggy Wuggy is back, of course.
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.
Pocketpair has made the surprise announcement of an official Palworld Trading Card Game, due out this summer.
Pocketpair has partnered with Japanese TCG specialist Bushiroad for Palworld Official Trading Card Game, which has a July 30, 2026 release date. The teaser trailer is below.
Here’s the official blurb:
This game is a 2-player competitive card game where you can enjoy strategic and tactical battles through deploying various unique Pals. Players fight alongside their Pal companions, gathering resources, and building bases as they aim for victory. These adorable and dependable Pals will utilize their own unique traits to lead you to victory. Team up with your trusty Pals and experience the thrill of overcoming formidable enemies through this exciting trading card game.
As you’d expect, the announcement has sparked further comparisons between Palworld and Pokémon, which has a hugely popular trading card game of its own. “They really are going the Pokémon route and merchandising everything,” said one fan. “Palworld anime when?” added another. “Nintendo: heavy breathing,” said one YouTube commenter. “NOW THEY JUST TROLLING!!!!” laughed one fan.
Pocketpair has certainly moved quickly to capitalize on Palworld’s explosive success. (In March 2024, Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe said the company couldn’t handle the massive profits the game had generated.) While working on its 1.0 release, the Japanese studio is developing Palfarm, working on this new Palworld TCG, running a publishing studio of its own, and it has its other game, Craftopia to update.
Pocketpair is of course embroiled in a high-profile patent battle with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company over Palworld, which is expected to progress this year. The Nintendo-Palworld lawsuit, which has been ongoing in Japan since its announcement in September 2024, involves three patents, two related to monster capture and release, and one related to riding characters. For more details, check out IGN’s coverage of the lawsuit, including why Nintendo re-wrote patents mid-case and Nintendo’s recent move to discount mods as "prior art." All the while, Nintendo has been busy obtaining patents — some of which IP lawyers said should never have been granted — as it develops its case against Pocketpair, which has vowed to defend itself in court.
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.
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 code for The Forge is FORGWEEKEND! This was added as part of the Forge Weekend update, which launched on January 10.
Working The Forge Codes (January 2026)
Want to know how to get rerolls for The Forge? Use these currently active codes:
FORGWEEKEND! - Free Rerolls x1 and 1x Miner Totem (NEW!)
MAZE - Free Rerolls x5 and Fungi's Potion x3 (NEW!)
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Nintendo has been forced to deny reports it used AI-generated imagery to advertise its new My Mario children's toy range.
Separately, IGN has spoken with one of the models used on the photoshoot, who has discussed the lengths she and others went through to get cast for the marketing campaign, only for doubt to be thrown on its origins.
Last week, reports began circulating online that Nintendo had used AI fakery to generate images of parents and babies holding Super Mario toys. Suspicion was raised by one particular image where a model's thumb was spotted at an unusual angle, quickly prompting numerous users on social media — as well as some news reports — to label the photo as likely AI-generated.
However, Nintendo did not use generative AI to create parents and babies, and instead cast actual human models to advertise its new product range. But doubt spread regardless, due to the growing assumption that AI tools can now create photorealistic imagery that's increasingly impossible to detect from the real thing.
"Everything is real," said Brittoni O'myah Sinclair, a model who worked on the photoshoot alongside her real-life family, in a statement to IGN. "All the models were casted, and most of us worked with our real families. We had to do auditions, and call backs to book this job."
While Sinclair is not the model whose thumb prompted the AI speculation online, she says she saw them in passing — and they were very much a real person, too. Separately, a Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed to IGN that no AI was used in any of the images.
"As a person born w/ double-jointed thumbs myself, it honestly baffles me how quick ppl are to assume an image is genAI just because a person bends their joints in a way they're not used to," wrote Nintendo fan BrunAmitie on social media, posting a photo of their thumb bending in a similar manner. "Y'all need to do your research before spreading stuff like that first."
The use of AI in entertainment is one of the hottest topics across video games, movies, and television. Last month, Epic Games came under fire for what fans believe to be AI generated art in Fortnite, though at least one example was proven to be hand-drawn by the original artist. Last week, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian said it no longer planned to use AI tools in the creation of concept art for its upcoming Divinity, following significant online pushback.
It's been almost 10 years since we first stepped foot in Ubisoft's extraction shooter, The Division — yeah, I know — and it looks like the developer will celebrate by giving fans a chance to replay the experience in "definitive edition" form.
While not confirmed by Ubisoft, advertising for an unannounced Definitive Edition has popped up in Japan, along with what looks to be hoodies, caps, and tees inspired by The Division's anniversary, although it appears those are just prizes for players jumping into the game at an esports event rather than simply being available to buy.
What does this mean for us? Well, we're not quite sure. What we can say is The Division — which was announced at E3 2013 with a trailer that became one of the most talked-about of the show — broke sales records for Ubisoft, and a 10-year anniversary sure does seem to be a good time to remind us it exists. With the anniversary coming up in March, hopefully we won't have to wait too long for confirmation.
And in case you were wondering, yes, two years on from its announcement, Ubisoft is indeed still working on The Division 3. And while it has yet to show off the game or provide us with a release date, its chief developer recently said he believes it will have as big an impact as The Division 1.
"So, The Division 3 is in production, right? This is not a secret. It's been announced. It's shaping up to be a monster," Gerighty said, speaking during the New Game+ Showcase 2026. “I can't really say anything more than that. But this is, within these walls in Massive, we are working extremely hard on something that I think will be as big an impact as Division 1 was.”
Meanwhile, support for The Division 2 continues with various updates, and a team in Paris is putting the final touches of a The Division mobile game. The Division Heartland, a free-to-play spin-off, entered development in 2020 but was canceled in 2024.
Two months ago, Massive Entertainment introduced what it called a 'voluntary career transition program,' (the studio asked its staff to volunteer to be laid off) as part of a move to focus on The Division franchise and its Snowdrop game engine. It came as part of significant restructuring at Ubisoft that has seen multiple studio closures and rounds of layoffs. Massive Entertainment's Star Wars Outlaws, released in 2024, was a big sales disappointment for Ubisoft, despite significant development and marketing costs.
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Jon Snow actor Kit Harington says he was “genuinely angered” by a fan-made petition that called for the final season of Game of Thrones to be remade with “competent writers.”
In 2019, following the release of Game of Thrones Season 8 and its subsequent backlash, the fan petition went viral, securing nearly 2 million signatures. “David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on,” the petition, still live on Change.org, reads. “This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!”
Now, seven years later, Harington has revealed how he felt about the petition at the time, having ridden Game of Thrones’ enormous success for a decade and worked hard on Season 8. In a profile in the New York Times, Harington was said to have been “shocked” by the negative response to the final season.
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“That genuinely angered me,” Harington said, because he knew how much effort the show’s writers, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, had put in. “Like, how dare you? Sorry, that’s just how I feel. I think it was a level of idiocy that can only come about through social media.”
According to the profile, Harington had become a “dry drunk” and spent time in rehab after wrapping up work on Game of Thrones. After he emerged, he “was also finding it hard to escape Jon Snow.” Harrington took a year out and prepared to act again, but the pandemic hit, tearing up his plans.
When work became possible again, Harington told his agent he wanted a “no swords” rule for vetting potential jobs, but he took on the role of Black Knight in high-profile Marvel flop The Eternals, which released in November 2021. After the movie's disastrous box office, Harrington apparently “toyed” with the idea of reprising his role as Jon Snow for a spinoff, but eventually decided against it.
Harington recently recorded the role of Gilderoy Lockhart for Audible's Harry Potter audio drama adaptation, prompting the question of whether he would ever reprise his role for a similar audio version of Game of Thrones.
Following Game of Thrones' dramatic conclusion in 2019 — which saw Jon Snow survive but head back north following his devastating decision to stop Daenerys — George R.R. Martin confirmed HBO was working on a Jon Snow spin-off with the working title "Snow." According to Martin, Harington was developing the series with his own team.
But despite lengthy conversations around the show's direction, Harington ultimately revealed that the project was no longer moving forward. "Currently, it's off the table, because we all couldn't find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough," Harington said in 2024. "So, we decided to lay down tools with it for the time being. There may be a time in the future where we return to it, but at the moment, no. It's firmly on the shelf."
During a Game of Thrones fan convention in 2022, Harington hinted that his spinoff would focus on his character's struggle to overcome past traumas following the Season 8 finale. "He's gotta go back up to the place with all this history and live out his life thinking about how he killed Dany, and live out his life thinking about Ygritte dying in his arms, and live out his life thinking about how he hung Olly, and live out his life thinking about all of this trauma, and that, that's interesting," Harington said.
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Magic: The Gathering had some great sets in 2025, but it also showed Wizards of the Coast perhaps straying a little too far from what makes the long-running card game special.
That’s not to say Universes Beyond was a total bust. Final Fantasy brought in record-breaking numbers of players, and Avatar: The Last Airbender was a return to some semblance of form after the disappointment of Spider-Man.
Still, cardboard waits for no Planeswalker, and there are more sets in 2026 - seven, in total. That’s before we even get into the myriad of Secret Lair drops, and perhaps most worryingly, four of those sets are Universes Beyond.
Will they end up being closer to Final Fantasy or Spider-Man? And will the in-universe sets live up to the high bar set by Tarkir: Dragonstorm or Edge of Eternities? Here’s everything coming to Magic: The Gathering in 2026.
Lorwyn Eclipsed - January 23, 2026
If you’ve been yearning for a return to Lorwyn, the first set of 2026 is here to get things started. The set is a Universes Within to kick off the year, and marks the debut of the Draft Night Box.
You can preorder it now, and it’ll see the return of Commander Decks for the first time since 2025’s Edge of Eternities with two options: A five-color, or a Jund option.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - March 6, 2026
Wizards of the Coast revealed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Comic-Con New York, with Universes Beyond going back to The Big Apple for the second time in a few months.
Still, expect colorful new art of the Heroes in a Half Shell, their assorted rogues gallery, and the debut of a Turtle Team Up co-op game mode.
We've got a full rundown of the product lineup, so be sure to check out the preorder guide, including a five-color Commander deck that stars all four Turtles.
Secrets of Strixhaven - April 2026
We still don’t know a great deal about our return to Strixhaven, but it is getting its own tie-in novel.
This Plane has been fertile ground for fun card designs and characters in the past, so here’s hoping for something good when it arrives in April.
We’ve already seen cards for Iron Man, Black Panther, Fantastic Four, and more, and the set will lean on comic book versions of the Marvel universe’s characters. Will it be better than the underwhelming Spider-Man set, though? We’re at least hoping the increased roster of heroes and (hopefully) villains will make this more exciting.
We’re expecting a Mentor/Sidekick theme, and for this one to be a popular entry point for new players. It might even be a good choice for a Beginner Box.
The Hobbit - August 2026
We’re going back to Middle-earth! Universes Beyond: Lord of the Rings was a colossal win for Magic: The Gathering, and the fact its fantasy theming fit so well with the card game means it feels a lot less jarring than other crossovers.
“Join Bilbo’s adventure of a lifetime with Dwarves to befriend, Trolls to trick, Elves to outwit, and songs to sing. There's gold or dragon’s fire at the end, so enjoy the journey!”
Give us some Five Armies Commander Decks, please, or at least a Smaug card that isn’t just a Token creature.
Reality Fracture - October 2026
The last in-universe set of 2026 is Reality Fracture, and it’ll feature callbacks to Tarkir: Dragonstorm and Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
The team has suggested it has a theme players have wanted for a long time, but that’s all we know so far.
Star Trek - November 2026
If you felt Wizards had got the sci-fi out of their system with the (excellent) Edge of Eternities, think again.
November 2026 will see the arrival of a Star Trek set to celebrate that franchise’s 60th Anniversary, and it’ll incorporate everything from the original series to Strange New Worlds. It even got a trailer.
Magic's 2025 Sets - At a Glance
It’s also good idea to take stock of 2025’s sets, because it was definitely a year that divided opinion.
Innistrad: Remastered - January 24
Aetherdrift - February 14
Tarkir: Dragonstorm - April 11
Final Fantasy - June 13
Edge of Eternities - August 1
Marvel’s Spider-Man - September 16
Avatar: The Last Airbender - November 21
That’s seven sets in total, with three of those being Universes Beyond collaborations with the likes of Square Enix, Marvel, and Nickelodeon. And, from looking at the 2026 schedule, it looks as though Wizards is looking to stick to that ratio.
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The Pokémon Trading Card Game had a defining year in 2025, with not only the return of Mega Evolutions, the bold visual direction of Black and White Rares, and jaw-dropping Special Illustration Rares from Prismatic Evolutions and Phantasmal Flames pushing artistic ambition to new heights.
Altogether, the market for singles in the Pokémon TCG has been skyrocketing, with the game’s continued short supply escalating the values of stunning chase cards even further
Altogether, there have been ten cards that have stood above the rest. The ten most valuable cards brought by the Pokémon TCG are not only more expensive due to their amazing potential for competitive play, but also because of rare and exclusive artwork that makes them worthy of a museum, rather than a deck box.
Using prices determined by the dedicated TCG marketplace TCGPlayer, ranked below from cheapest to most expensive, these ten cards represent the pinnacle of what Pokémon card collectors and players were chasing throughout 2025.
10. Mega Gardevoir ex – 187/132 (ME01: Mega Evolution)
Although only the tenth most valuable Pokémon card released in 2025, the golden Mega Hyper Rare of Mega Gardevoir has artwork that presents Ralt’s final evolution in an elegant, almost celestial pose, reinforcing its identity as a Pokémon of grace rather than brute force.
On the table, however, Mega Gardevoir ex is anything but gentle. Overflowing Wishes accelerates Psychic Energy across your bench, setting up devastating turns where Mega Symphonia scales damage based on total attached Energy. In slower, resource-heavy metas, Gardevoir decks flourished, making this card both well-sought after for its design and respected on a strategic level.
9. Mega Lucario ex – 188/132 (ME01: Mega Evolution)
Mega Lucario ex’s gold Mega Hyper Rare treatment instantly upped its value with some added prestige. With an almost ceremonial design that belongs in a chapel window, Lucario is framed as a focal icon, with metallic finishes that catch the light far more dramatically than standard illustration cards.
Competitively, all versions of Mega Lucario ex earn their place in decks through sheer efficiency. Aura Jab accelerates Fighting Energy across the board, enabling rapid board development, while Mega Brave offers an explosive 270-damage swing capable of ending games outright.
Though the attack’s drawback limits consecutive use, Lucario’s consistency kept it relevant in Fighting-based archetypes.
8. Sylveon ex – 156/131 (SV: Prismatic Evolutions)
Sylveon ex sits at number eight with its pastel-heavy Special Illustration Rare artwork that’s immediately striking, leaning fully into the Eeveelution’s fairy-like charm with crystalline motifs and soft colours that bring a nice brighter contrast with the darker chase cards of the year.
In gameplay terms, Sylveon ex carved out a niche as a control-leaning option. Magical Charm dampens opposing damage output, while Angelite provides rare bench disruption by shuffling opposing Pokémon back into the deck. In a 2025 meta increasingly defined by set-up reliant strategies, that kind of interference could carry some real value.
7. Mega Charizard X ex – 130/094 (ME02: Phantasmal Flames)
The golden ticket equivalent of the Phantasmal Flames expansion, the Mega Hyper Rare version of Charizard X ex is a pure spectacle that never gets old when staring at it in your binder. The gold silhouette treatment transforms Charizard into a mythic emblem rather than one of the best Pocket Monsters, but with even more mystique than Mega Lucario and Mega Gardevoir’s.
Despite the minimalist look, the card’s competitiveness is a joy to play with, too. Inferno X allows players to convert excess Fire Energy into overwhelming damage, making Mega Charizard X ex one of the most feared closers of the year.
6. Reshiram ex – 173/086 (SV: White Flare)
Reshiram ex’s Black White Rare treatment strips colour almost entirely, rendering the Legendary Pokémon in stark monochrome light that makes it look like a beautiful marble slab; it’s without a doubt one of the most unique prints we’ve seen recently in the TCG — all the more reason it’s a top contender among the most expensive Pokemon cards last year.
Functionally, Reshiram ex thrives as a comeback threat. Blaze Burst scales damage with the opponent’s Prize count, punishing aggressive decks that take early leads. Fire decks in 2025 often leaned on this mechanic to flip matches late, and combined with the card’s minimalist aesthetic, made Reshiram ex a standout collector piece.
5. Zekrom ex – 172/086 (SV: Black Bolt)
Following Reshiram’s lead, Zekrom ex’s own Black White Rare follows the same style design, but is stunning in its own way: using the Black White Rare format to emphasise raw power and silhouette. In fact, the sculpted look almost gives the Gen-5 Legendary a statue-like depiction, giving the card itself a sense of weight rarely seen in modern artwork in the TCG lately.
In gameplay, Voltage Burst rewards aggressive opponents by scaling damage as Prize cards are taken. While the self-damage drawback keeps it balanced, Lightning decks capable of managing recoil found Zekrom ex to be a reliable late-game finisher.
4. Victini – 171/086 & 172/086 (SV: Black Bolt / White Flare)
Victini earns its place here as a paired phenomenon among the Pokémon TCG’s most valuable 2025 cards. Both Black White Rare versions (#172 in White Flare, #171 in Black Bolt) share a vivid red presentation, creating an instantly recognisable aesthetic unlike anything else released.
When played with in decks, Victini is deceptively simple. V-Force delivers efficient damage under specific bench conditions, rewarding precise board management. While not a format-defining attacker, Victini’s consistency and iconic status have pushed collector interest sky-high in the last 12 months.
3. Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex – 231/182 (SV: Destined Rivals)
Few cards in 2025 carried as much narrative weight as Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex. The Special Illustration Rare artwork places Mewtwo front and centre, with Giovanni placed directly in front — almost like it’s a special edition print of Pokémon: The First Movie.
Mechanically, Mewtwo ex can be powerful, but it demands a lot of commitment. Power Saver restricts its use unless your board is fully aligned with Team Rocket Pokémon, but the payoff is substantial in terms of damage. Meanwhile, Erasure Ball scales aggressively with Energy discard, enabling devastating one-hit knockouts.
2. Mega Charizard X ex – 125/094 (ME02: Phantasmal Flames)
The Mega Hyper Rare was the golden ticket of Phantasmal Flames, but this Mega Charizard X ex is the crown jewel and the must-have expensive Pokémon card of late last year. This Special Illustration Rare treatment is breathtaking: with Mega Charizard X’s blue flames crashing above the cards, followed by masterfully added silhouettes of Charmander, Charmeleon, and base Charizard underneath.
On the battlefield, this version shares the same destructive Inferno X attack, but its scarcity and artwork elevate it far beyond its gold counterpart. For many players, this was the definitive Charizard of 2025
1. Umbreon ex – 161/131 (SV: Prismatic Evolutions)
At the summit stands the most valuable Pokémon card of them all: Prismatic Evolution’s Umbreon ex, the undisputed chase card of 2025. Its Special Illustration Rare artwork is dazzling and surreal, blending gemstone motifs with cosmic patterns that frame Umbreon as something almost otherworldly.
When Prismatic Evolutions launched in January 2025, packs were in short supply from the get-go (even compared to other expansions that were hard to buy already). SIR Umbreon was a rare card to begin with, but that double scarcity, and being arguably one of the most beautiful modern cards released, is the reason why this card is currently worth just under $1000.
Beyond those bank account-draining factors, Umbreon ex delivers meaningful utility in gameplay, if anyone is brave enough to put on in their deck. Moon Mirage disrupts opposing attackers with confusion, while Onyx introduces rare Prize-taking mechanics that can swing games unexpectedly.
That said, you can get a ‘lightly played’ Double Rare version for around $6, so we’d recommend that if you’re just looking to use one in tournaments. If you’re after a new family heirloom, though, SIR Umbreon’s for you.
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