Brandon Sanderson and Brotherwise Games have been hard at work producing Cosmere tabletop games since 2020. In addition to board games, the first core rulebooks for a full-on Cosmere RPG launched just last year after a very successful crowdfunding campaign. And now in 2026, the highly anticipated Mistborn expansion is up for preorder.

The Mistborn Handbook, Campaign Guide, and Welcome to Scadriel guide are available to buy at Amazon with a November 4 release date.

The Mistborn Handbook is the main thing you'll need if you want to build characters in either era of Mistborn. You'll also get some general guidance for GMs building out a campaign in the world of Scadriel. Since it is a Mistborn game, there's also a focus on the metallic arts of allomancy and ferochemy you wouldn't get from the Stormlight characters.

While the handbook is essential for the basics of the RPG, you'll still need the campaign guide to insert your characters into a realistic setting from the books. You can choose to play a campaign through two different Eras, with consequences that 'echo across the centuries'. Your campaign through Mistborn Era 1 is designed to be played through levels 3-6 while Era 2 is designed for levels 3-9.

In addition to these two core guides, you can also pick up the smaller 24-page welcome guide. This book is designed as a visual guide for beginners and new players to get up to speed on what to expect from the world of Scadriel before they start playing. This is ideal for introducing players who maybe haven't read any of Sanderson's Cosmere books yet.

This Isn't the First Mistborn Tabletop Game

This upcoming expansion to the Cosmere TTRPG isn't Sanderson's first attempt at a Mistborn game. In fact, it's not even the first attempt at a TTRPG for the series. Back in 2012 Crafty Games produced the Mistborn Adventure Game, which was a tabletop adventure set in Era 1 of Scadriel. There were additional expansions and books released for this game, but it's mostly been forgotten with the release of Brotherwise Games Cosmere RPG.

More recently, Brotherwise has also released a Mistborn Deckbuilding game that is actually quite good. We gave it an 8 out of 10 in our review, calling it a "refreshing offering among its deckbuilding peers" and an easy recommendation for fans of Mistborn.

Grand Theft Auto 6 fans believe its nudist resort was inspired by a real-life location, and its owners are already being bombarded with problematic reviews.

As if there was ever any doubt, GTA 6 fans are all over Rockstar Games' new video game. They've measured oxygen levels in hopes of predicting big reveals, showed up for Netflix announcements, and now, they've discovered what they believe was the inspiration for one of the many locations they'll visit in-game this November: Kissimmee, Florida's Cypress Cove Nudist Resort (via GamesRadar).

Fans tracking down the locations behind some of their favorite video game levels is nothing new; Arc Raiders fans did something similar in January. But where the sleuthing for some games has often resulted in real-world positivity, Cypress Cove Nudist Resort isn't enjoying the increased visibility brought by GTA 6.

"For anyone wondering about the suddenly recurring references to 'Jason Duval,' 'Lucia,' binoculars, a pool, firearms, and other suspiciously similar details — those are references to Grand Theft Auto VI," the site owner said in response to just one of the many reviews that have shown up on the Cypress Cove Nudist Resort Google page recently. "Yes. A video game."

The owner, which has already taken what action it can against the reviews, said the influx of reviews is a "coordinated series of fabricated posts using GTA VI references." They then allege that some posts were followed by requests that the rest "pay money to have the reviews changed or removed."

Their message continued, stating, "we will not pay" and "we will not negotiate," confirming it had "documented the reviews and the request for payment." It added, "This activity is being reported through the appropriate channels."

"For our actual guests and anyone researching Cypress Cove: please understand that these posts do not describe genuine guest experiences at our resort," the Cypress Cove Nudist Resort's Google representative said. "And to whoever is behind them: We appreciate the commitment to the GTA storyline, but Cypress Cove is located in Florida — not Leonida."

GTA 6 fans first caught wind of an in-game nudist resort not from Rockstar but from leaks that polluted the internet last month. Despite the lack of an official showing, early footage provided enough information for watchers to piece together how the developer might have pulled from the real world for its upgraded version of Vice City.

Whether this is the location Rockstar looked to or not, it seems that, for the most part, GTA 6-related reviews have been scrubbed from the Google page, but the site owner's message can still be found on a few of the more suspicious messages. These include references to leaks, such as a man who "pulled out his binoculars." One posted yesterday directly referenced GTA 6, saying, "Will be trying to book a reservation on Nov. 19th. I will be playing GTA 6 for three days straight while nude in my RV. Shout out to Rockstar for showing me this gem of a place!"

November 19 is, of course, the long-awaited release date for the new Grand Theft Auto game. The 13-year wait has led to lots of excitement, for better or worse, as players prepare to pick it up on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. GTA 6 fans were also able to track down the location they suspect inspired Jason and Lucia's apartment, although it is safe from any kind of review bombing.

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Earlier this year, Dell announced the "world's first 39" 5K monitor with RGB stripe tandem OLED technology." You can finally get your hands on one. The new Alienware AW3926QW has just been listed at Dell for $1,099.99 with free delivery (10% less if you have a verified student account). This monitor has potential to be an outstanding performer in both gaming and workstation use thanks to its unparalleled text clarity, and it comes with a 3 year warranty that covers OLED burn-in.

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SteelSeries just announced its new Aeon Pro wireless gaming controller for PC and Xbox and it's already available to purchase at the Steelseries online store for $259.99. At that price, we'd be asking a lot from our controller: top-tier build quality and a plethora of features, maybe even some unique to this controller. Fortunately, the Aeon Pro delivers.

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The Pokémon Company has been anything but shy about celebrating the franchise’s 30th anniversary. I, for better or worse, am a sucker for a good ol’ strategy book, so one drop I was excited enough to preorder was the new Deluxe Character Book. While the book does show some age-old favoritism for specific Pokémon, it also serves as a colorful and thoughtful celebration of the full franchise.

The book's construction definitely has a premium feel. The gold-lined pages make it stand out against any selection of guide or coffee books. The cover art features an array of Pokémon in gold and silver line art, offering some entertainment in finding each Pokémon hidden in the collage. Full color is reserved for Pikachu, who is also the star of the inner cover art, and unsurprisingly much of the book in general.

The guidebook initially greets you with a foreword from the CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara. He expresses his gratitude to Pokémon fans, who he hopes “can unearth for the first time or rediscover the magic of the Pokémon world.” A cute detail here is a full color picture of Exeggutor, who Ishihara has previously mentioned is his personal favorite Pokémon, underneath the President’s signature.

This gracious foreword is followed by an introduction that frankly had me feeling things. In just a few short paragraphs, this introduction outlines what Pokémon is and has been throughout its 30-year history. This is a very core part of the book: an attempt at encompassing information from each segment of the franchise, and embracing Trainers at any point in their Pokémon journey.

From there, you essentially get a full-on encyclopedia that includes every Pokémon in numerical Pokédex order, from Bulbasaur to Pecharunt. Chapters are generally organized by region, each of which starts with a general overview page that briefly describes the region's relevance to particular Pokémon games, arcs in the movies and TV series, and appearance in TCG form.

The exceptions to that structure are entire chapters dedicated to Pikachu, New Discoveries, and Legendary and Mythical Pokemon.

Each of these sections has a specific page color and little labels in the top corner, making it easy to flip through. An Index at the back also indicates the pages dedicated to individual Pokémon in alphabetical order.

Now, what exactly do you learn about each of the 1,025 Pokémon included in the book? In short, what you’d expect from a particularly elaborate Pokédex.

For every single Pokémon, you get a sprite image, the English and Japanese names, and a table containing the following information:

• Category
• Type
• Gender
• Related Pokemon
• Height and Weight
• Characteristics

Most of those sections are pretty self-explanatory. “Category” is just another word for the funky categories assigned to each Pokémon, like Tentacool being the Jellyfish Pokémon. “Related Pokémon” lists out special evolutions, like Mega and Gigantamax forms, as well as general evolutions that first appeared in separate regions and are thus out of Pokédex order. “Characteristics” offers a pretty similar description to what you’d find in a Pokédex entry, though these are entirely fresh descriptions that are each a couple of sentences long.

Like most things in the Pokémon world, don’t expect every Pokémon to be treated equally. While every single Pokémon gets that basic info chart, some of them get a bit of extra love.

For starters, as mentioned, we get a full five-page chapter dedicated to Pikachu. Every “First Partner Pokémon,” aka starters in each mainline game, has a full page spread dedicated to its evolution cycles. There are also some other non-starter evolutions that get full pages, like Gastly to Gengar and Ralts to Gardevoir.

I initially assumed these full-page spreads were reserved for three-stage evolutions, but there’s a couple of exceptions, like Wobuffet, who also gets the full-page treatment.

What’s included in these larger entries varies for each Pokémon, but in general, the book certainly tries to pack in and pay equal respect to information from the games, the anime series, and the TCG.

Using the Wobuffet page as an example, you get a section dedicated to Animation, showing screenshots and brief descriptions of the Patient Pokémon’s notable appearances across multiple seasons. The TCG section has images of multiple card iterations, offering a glimpse into a range of art styles and abilities.

And, of course, you have the Video Game section. One thing I’ll give this book tons of credit for is that this section is never as simple as “what the Pokémon looks like in-game,” and instead tries to showcase how the Pokémon may have appeared across the video game series in a particularly unique way. For example, the Wobuffet page features Quiz Wobuffet in the somewhat niche GameCube release, Pokémon Channel.

Those who’ve memorized every Pokédex entry are unlikely to find any surprises in here, but I’d describe the goal of this book as synthesis as opposed to invention. I, personally, have not kept up with animated Pokémon, so I always learn something in those sections. I imagine the same goes for anyone who isn’t entirely caught up on the TCG scene.

The particularly robust pages are, to me, nothing short of glorious. The question I’ve been sitting on is how much to criticize the book’s “favoritism” in only dedicating these to certain Pokémon.

TPC often gets flack for only highlighting particularly popular mascot Pokémon, especially when it comes to recent merch drops and collaborations. Yes, the book would be a massive tome were it to dedicate single pages to each individual Pokémon, but I’d still argue this was one of the better opportunities for Pokémon equity.

I’ll acknowledge that there’s truly an endless amount you can ask for when it comes to Pokémon. This particular character guidebook definitely succeeds as a holistic homage to the full franchise. Well, at least until we get our hands on Winds and Waves.

Polyarc Games, the developer behind the critically acclaimed Moss games, has announced it is shutting down.

The Seattle studio announced it is ceasing operations starting today, September 11, 2026, with a post on LinkedIn. It's a shock announcement that will see the company close its doors after 12 years.

"After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end," Polyarc said. "As we wind down active development, we are saying our farewells to each other.

"Working together over all of these years has been an honor. Bringing surprise and delight to those who played our games has been a privilege. Thank you to everyone at Polyarc, our work is now finished. Polyarc has been home to exceptional developers across all disciplines.

The post then signed off, encouraging game developers looking for talent to hire members of its team. The full list shared with the message totals 29 names, including artists, designers, animation experts, engineers, and more.

"Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey," Polyarc signed off.

Polyarc developed and published its first title, Moss VR, in 2018. An action-adventure puzzle game starring a small mouse named Quill, the game was well-received by critics and fans alike. IGN gave it an 8.5/10 upon its release, saying, "Quill and her fantastical world of Moss are instantly likable. This storybook action-adventure makes stellar use of VR."

We also found 2022's Moss: Book 2 to be found similarly enjoyable. In our 8/10 review, we said it "builds upon its predecessor nicely with a captivating world and entertaining platforming, let down primarily by the PSVR’s aging tech."

In 2023, Polyarc released Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss, a more tactical take on the series. A non-VR version of both Moss and its sequel, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, was released just two months ago in July 2026. It also received an 8/10 from IGN.

"Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an incredibly charming fairy tale, and aside from a couple of minor issues, this is a very smooth remake that doesn’t feel compromised by breaking free of its VR-exclusive origins," we said at the time.

Polyarc is, unfortunately, far from the first studio closure in 2026. PlayStation's Bluepoint Games and Dark Outlaw Games were both shut down earlier this year. Ubisoft announced it was closing some of its studios in June. The list goes on, with Netflix also shuttering Oxenfree developer Night School just last month. GreedFall developer Spiders shut down in April. Microsoft announced plans to cut 3,200 staff in July.

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AMC has given its Point Break TV show the green light.

A sequel series based on Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze's iconic action movie has officially received a series order from AMC and AMC+, according to Variety. AMC Studios and StudioCanal will co-produce the project, with production on an eight-episode Season 1 set to begin early 2027.

"More than three decades after the events of the original Point Break film, a new heist crew inspired by the Ex-Presidents has emerged and the FBI must rely on a mysterious ex-pro surfer with a checkered past to infiltrate them," an official logline shared by the site said.

Butterfly producer Dave Kalstein and Sugar producer Christopher C. Rogers will lead the new Point Break show as co-showrunners and executive producers. Alcon's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are executive producers, with Ben Roberts and Julia Cohen also in the mix.

Being set 30 years after the events of the original film, it's unclear if Reeves will play any part in the series. Additional plot information, including who will star in the project, has also not been revealed.

Point Break is a quintessential '90s movie. Originally released back in July 1991, the Kathryn Bigelow-directed film starred Reeves as FBI agent Johnny Utah and Swayze as a bank robber/surfer named Bodhi.

It's a Southern California-set story that has emerged as a cult classic in the decades since its release. Word of a TV adaptation first arrived late last year, with today's news confirming that the show will happen, but the AMC show won't be the first crack at someone else trying to ride its wave.

Alcon released a Point Break remake starring Luke Bracey as Utah and Edgar Ramirez as Bodhi in 2015. It failed to have the sea legs of the film it pulled from, earning lackluster reviews from critics, including a 5/10 from IGN. Our review of the first crack at the IP returned much more favorable results.

"It's fun, and it covers a lot of ground," we said in our 8/10 review. "You really get your money's worth."

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Magic: The Gathering’s next set is the world-bending Reality Fracture, which centers around an alternate universe with twisted mirror versions of many the game’s characters (available for preorder at Amazon). We’ve got an exclusive look at two new cards from the set, and while they are a little less twisted than others, they are both pivotal to the story that plays out (so here’s a spoiler warning if you were waiting to read that first).

The first card is a key object in Reality Fracture: The Echoverse Fulcrum. This Mythic Rare legendary artifact is meant to merge universes together, but its functional effect is a board wipe with a little bit of card selection attached.

Colorless cards have had plenty of conditional board wipes like this before, but to my eyes, the low initial mana cost and immediate benefit of drawing and then discarding a card could make this one more broadly useful in a format like Commander. Five mana to activate its ability and only at sorcery speed are both real drawbacks, but that’s easier to stomach when you’ve already gotten something (admittedly minor) out of it.

The other card we are revealing depicts the final moments of Reality Fracture’s hero-turned-villain, Jace. Vraska’s Final Mercy is a Rare sorcery that can either be a removal spell or effectively draw you two cards as it either strikes down or builds up Jace himself.

The first mode’s most immediate parallel is Infernal Grasp, which also destroys a creature at the cost of two life. There are some important differences, though: Vraska’s Final Mercy also hits planeswalkers, but it is severely hampered by being a sorcery instead of an instant, and the mana cost is much more demanding with two black pips.

The second mode’s easiest point of comparison is probably Night’s Whisper, though there are caveats here as well. In addition to the same mana cost difference, the Empower Jace mechanic means you are only able to draw one card the turn you play this and the other on your next turn. It also gives you the flexibility of giving a big boost of loyalty to your Jace token for other shenanigans, and the ability to Surveil if you want to that instead of draw, but not drawing two cards right away is quite rough.

So while it’s arguably worse versions of two similar cards stapled together, it’s not one to fully count out when it comes to stuff like Draft or Sealed, because having options is always powerful in Limited formats like that. My guess is that this card, like The Echoverse Fulcrum, won’t make a ton of waves outside them, but it is an interesting design all the same – and the story moment it depicts makes it quite a flavorful one.

Reality Fracture arrives on MTG Arena on September 29, followed by its tabletop release on October 2, with pre-release events kicking off on September 25. This is the capstone to a story that’s been building for multiple years now, and the last Magic-themed set before it goes back to Universes Beyond with a Star Trek expansion later this year.

This was very nearly a 10/10 week for trailers. On top of two Nintendo Directs that delivered, the first trailers for the slates of the early fall film festivals like Venice, Telluride, Toronto, and New York have started dropping with some really strong stuff in the mix. On top of that: M. Night Shyamalan’s first post-Trap movie (which some people are already theorizing to be a Sixth Sense sequel) and some early October TV thrillers. Read on for the trailers worth watching this week. (And check out last weeks’ batch too.)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake

Adventure through Hyrule and become the Hero of Time when The Legend of #Zelda: Ocarina of Time releases Nov 5 on Nintendo Switch 2. #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/rW3r7o2L9r

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 8, 2026

This week’s first Nintendo Direct focusing solely on the Ocarina of Time remake provides an extended gameplay look AND an official trailer. It’s lookin’ pretty one-for-one (mixed feelings, for me!), but we also found 40 differences that you can read all about. There are no bench-sitters on this matter: Do you like the updated art style or not?

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake releases on Switch 2 November 5. Read about everything that was announced at The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct.

Metroid Ravenous

It’s eat or be eaten when Metroid Ravenous, the latest game in the 2D Metroid series, arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 Jan 28! #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/3yOE6L5X1R

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 9, 2026

I was doing the Vince McMahon meme, falling back and out of my chair (OK, I didn’t), when this trailer aired in the second-day Nintendo Direct. Of everything shown off, the 2D Metroid Ravenous, the followup to 2018’s Metroid Dread, had me (and my colleagues live-reacting on NVC) most hyped on everything from the saturated art direction to the brief story tease. Pissed-off Samus, coming through! My girl is hungry!

Metroid Ravenous will release on Nintendo Switch 2 on January 28, 2027. Read about everything else announced during the Nintendo Direct.

Kirby and the World Beyond

Kirby and the World Beyond releases spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2!

Get ready to explore the World Beyond using Copy Abilities in Kirby's latest 3D adventure. #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/JLtr5271Aa

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 9, 2026

This was maybe not the thing most people were expecting to close out the Day 2 Nintendo Direct (it was NOT a Trojan horse for a new SmashBros.) , which is a bit unfair to Kirby because this does look kind of great! Kirby finally gets a 3D open-world game

Kirby and the World Beyond will release on Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2027.

Godzilla Minus Zero

The sequel to 2024’s excellent Godzilla Minus One is finally right around the corner. The first trailer doesn’t give too much away — two years have passed, Godzilla still lives (because of course he does) — but apparently the three-headed King Ghidorah will make an appearance. I’m looking forward to seeing what an Oscar-winning VFX team can do with a kaiju faceoff!

Godzilla Minus Zero releases in theaters November 6.

Carrie

If you think you know her story, you’re dead wrong. All episodes of Carrie, a new series from Mike Flanagan, premiere October 7 on Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/e21yA4nj4E

— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) September 9, 2026

2026 has already been Prime Video’s year of the hit high school and college age series (see: Off Campus, Sterling Point), but Carrie will, uhhhh, be a little different than those! It’s Mike Flanagan’s long-awaited Carrie adaptation, rejiggered for a very of-the-moment story about high school girls. TBD on the amount of fake blood used throughout, but I’m getting the sense that it’s a lot.

Carrie releases on Prime Video October 7.

You Can See Everything

The Telluride Film festival had been teasing a secret screening, and it ended up being You Can See Everything, Nathan Fielder’s first feature film project that he made alongside Lance Oppenheim, whose first fictional feature Primetime is also coming out this fall. For this, Fielder lived with Elizabeth Holmes for 34 days before she reported to her 11-year prison sentence for the Theranos fraud. Everything about this documentary seems nuts, including the borderline horror vibes the first trailer gives.

You Can See Everything releases in theaters October 16.

Artificial

Another controversial movie! This one’s Luca Guadigno's Sam Altman / OpenAI biopic, à la The Social Network, that Amazon shelves for being too mean. Luckily ?? picked it up and did not hesitate to release it. (?? timing with the news that AI might have a non-zero chance of wiping out humanity.) I gotta say, in just two minutes Artificial seems just as mean-spirited as promised. Yay!

Artificial releases in theaters on December 25.

Remain

Jake Gyllenhaal is in love with a ghost in this first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's new movie, written by Nicholas Sparks (yep, The Notebook guy). Or... maybe Phoebe Dynevor isn’t a ghost? Get cracking on your theories now, folks.

Remain releases in theaters February 5, 2027.

Below

There’s something in the water.

Josh Hartnett, Charlie Heaton and Mackenzie Davis star in BELOW. A suspenseful new thriller set on the rugged coast of Newfoundland. Premiering October 8. pic.twitter.com/WkqXp3CnG5

— Netflix (@netflix) September 10, 2026

There’s something in the water! And what’s a giant iceberg got to do with it? What does it want with Josh Hartnett and Charlie Heaton, both doing some pretty intense Newfoundland accents? Below seems like it’s following in the footsteps of Widow’s Bay, where a small seafaring town gets rocked by unseen forces, though this one plays like a straight thriller.

Below releases on Netflix October 8.

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Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to real-life Miami after a city meeting resulted in the approval of a "discreet" – and controversial – marketing campaign.

The City of Miami Beach gave the OK for the famed game developer to bring GTA 6 to the area September 10, 2026, following a 4-3 vote in favor of the decision. The meeting saw strong arguments on both sides, with the deal promising that Rockstar will pay at least $3 million to the city as related logos and branding populate the town from October 15 – December 31.

GTA 6's Vice City setting is, of course, based on the very real Miami, Florida, and Rockstar is looking to capitalize on that. Arguments against the move touched on the violence of the Grand Theft Auto series, which, as stated by Commissioner David Suarez, allows players to "steal cars, deal drugs, commit robberies, murder civilians, and assassinate police officers."

"That's their right. They can make it, they can sell it, and they can advertise it, but that doesn't mean that the city of Miami Beach has to help them do it," Suarez argued. "We ask our police officers every day to put themselves in harm's way, protecting this community. We spend enormous resources fighting drugs, violent crime, and disorder, and we've spent over a million dollars over the past three years on a spring break marketing campaign trying to move Miami Beach away from an image of chaos and lawlessness.

"Now, we're going to take our beaches, one of the most recognizable symbols of this city, and turn them into a space for Grand Theft Auto. What kind of message are we sending to the world?"

Later, Suarez added, "I don't think that this is worth what they're offering. I don't think it's worth really anything." Commissioner Matteo-Salinas fell on the other side of the fence. Her vote to approve Rockstar's GTA 6 marketing campaign came from her desire to represent gamers – herself included.

"I play GTA," Matteo-Salinas said. "I played it in 1997 when the first game, the Vice City version, came out, and I'm going to play it again when this one comes out, and I'm not going to play the game and then go on a crime spree. That's not what this is about."

Commissioner Joseph Magazine agreed, arguing that, although "Grand Theft Auto isn't for everyone" and "there are certainly aspects of the game we likely don't want associated with the values" of Miami Beach, "we also have to deal with reality." He added, "I can walk and chew gum at the same time."

"This will be the biggest and most anticipated video game launch in global history, and whether we embrace this partnership or we reject it, millions and millions of people around the world are already going to experience a fictionalized version of Miami Beach through this game. We have no control over that. That spotlight's coming."

How exactly GTA 6 will take over Miami Beach in October was not revealed. However, commissioner Laura Dominguez did tease some of what's on the table.

Rockstar will not plaster logos on city property, such as lifeguard stands or in "iconic public spaces." She said Grand Theft Auto will be advertised "discreetly" with the city's marketing partner, the Boucher Brothers. As mentioned by X/Twitter user @GTAVI_Countdown, the Boucher Brothers is a company Rockstar has parodied before, with its in-game spin instead called "Sol Sisters."

Dominguez added that, through the October – December marketing window, Miami citizens will spot things like "Vice City or 'VI'" on things like chairs and umbrellas. It suggests the words "Grand Theft Auto" won't be visible in any official capacity, with the commissioner also saying that Rockstar will not be permitted to advertise GTA 6 during the city's Art Basel, which is scheduled to take place the weekend of December 4.

"I think the city has done our part to make sure that our brand is protected but still keeping with the importance of the massive global reach that gaming has today, and the city is going to be receiving a couple million dollars," Dominguez said.

She added with a smile, "If there's wiggle room to negotiate more, let us know."

Dominguez mentioned that the deal with Rockstar will give the City of Miami Beach money that is "critical." How exactly the $3 million will be dispersed was not detailed, but Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt expects the total benefits to produce a number closer to $4 million. She said, "[GTA 6] is coming to Miami Beach with or without us, and to pretend that it isn't is a missed opportunity."

One item on Bhatt's mind when the money comes in is Florida's Flamingo Park. Rockstar's financial support could "in and of itself" pay for a Flamingo Park Memorial Football Field renovation project that is currently slated for next year but lacks proper funding.

"Our city manager and those of us who have engaged have been very clear that this is not to be an in-your-face marketing campaign," she added. "It is very discreet, understated, [and] mostly the Roman numeral six, which most people won't even understand. They'll go around calling it 'V' or 'VI,' probably."

GTA 6's release date falls directly in its Miami Beach marketing window with a November 19, 2026, launch. It will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. IGN recently got in touch with Rockstar to learn more about how its new take on the series will be worth the wait, resulting in an interview and preview following its big Netflix extended look reveal.

Some fans have recently argued that Rockstar's latest almost looks too realistic for its own good. Others are mostly just concerned with making sure they're able to grab one of the new limited edition PS5 controllers.

We’re back for another installment of our The Long Game series, where we focus on things you can invest in early in games that will pay off in the long run. Today we’re diving into Star Wars Zero Company, the turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor that drops you into the twilight of the Clone Wars.

Zero Company gives you lots of ways to customize your team, including a variety of specializations (aka character classes), different weapon types, weapon mods, and equippable items that can define each character’s playstyle. You can swap all of these things at the Den at any time, giving you flexibility and allowing you to experiment with different builds for characters and teams.

But regardless of what builds you use, there are some things you’ll need to get a handle on no matter what. Zero Company is a great introduction to the turn-based tactical genre, but it throws a lot at you during its tutorial missions. If you’re new to the genre, it can be tough to remember everything or realize how important some of the basics are.

That’s what we’re here to help with today. These are four things that you can utilize from the opening chapters all the way to the end of the game, and mastering them early can really help your missions run smoothly.

Overwatch Is Your Friend

Aggressively attacking on your turn is a big part of combat, but don’t forget about Overwatch. It’s available on every turn to almost every member of your team (notably not the Padawan or Astromech droids). It allows you to create a cone-shaped area on the battlefield, and that character will automatically shoot at an enemy that moves or takes an action in that area.

So when you’re in a situation where every enemy is hiding behind cover and you don’t have enough AP to flank them, Overwatch can come in clutch. It lets you attack enemies during their turn when they run out into the open. But pay attention to the colors of your Overwatch cone as you’re creating it. Blue sections are areas where you’ll shoot at enemies, but grayed out zones are blind spots where cover is blocking your line of sight, meaning you won’t fire a shot at an enemy in that zone.

Overwatch is capable of extending over a significant distance, but the longer you extend, the lower your accuracy will be. You can see your percentage chance to hit as you’re choosing where to place your cone, and it will continually drop by 5% the farther you reach. So you want to find a happy medium, where you’re covering enough space to be confident an enemy will run into that area, but not extending so far that your shots will probably miss.

Overwatch is particularly useful when enemy reinforcements are on the way. You’ll get on-screen prompts letting you know where they’re coming from, so you can set up firing squads and greet the arriving enemies with blaster bolts before they ever have a chance to attack. It’s also important to remember that putting a character into Overwatch will use all of their remaining AP, and the number of enemies they can fire at is equal to how much AP they spent. So you can attack up to three enemies with one character’s Overwatch if you position it well.

Bringing Backup Builds Bonds

The tutorial missions will introduce you to the Call for Backup system, but it might not convey just how pivotal this will be for the whole game. In every turn of combat, a member of your team will get the ability to request backup, where you can choose any teammate to pair up with and attack the same enemy back-to-back.

The character that can request backup is random on each turn, and they’re noted by an icon you can see on their portrait in the bottom left corner of the screen. You should make use of this on every turn, because it’s a free attack that costs no action points. And even better: the backup character’s attack is guaranteed to hit.

The only caveat is that both characters need to have line of sight on the same enemy in order to pull off a combo attack. Once you’ve chosen an ally to back you up, you can double check their status in the top right corner of the screen when you’re lining up the first attacker’s shot. If the backup character doesn’t have line of sight, it will say so. If they do, it will say “Assisting,” meaning they will successfully attack.

There are many strategic uses for these assisted shots. The assisting character will follow up on any attack, not just a regular blaster shot. There are multiple specializations that have extra powerful attacks, and assisted shots will fire after those too. You can use this to pile up a ton of damage at once on exposed enemies, which is especially useful against ones who can counter attack, since you want to finish them quickly. Or since the backup shot is guaranteed to hit, you can use it to finish off an enemy that’s low on health and is trying to hide far away behind cover.

The biggest long-term benefit of backup shots is that they gain bond points for the two characters who team up. In Zero Company, the progression of your characters is defined by their bonds. Bond levels will allow you to choose cross training to give the same benefit to both characters, which is how you’ll add to their stats. If you use backup on every turn, you’ll gain bond levels very quickly, and reaching max bond can unlock build-defining boosts, so you want to get there as early as possible.

Make Sure to Take Advantage

Advantage is a resource shared by the whole squad that powers some of your best abilities. Whenever you damage an enemy, whether it’s with a regular shot or a utility item, you gain Advantage. So that means if you hit three enemies with a grenade, you get three Advantage all at once. Your current Advantage is displayed in the bottom left corner of the screen, and it maxes out at 10.

There are upgrades you can purchase in the Den that let you start every battle with some Advantage already banked, which can help you start combat with some momentum, especially if you’re a fan of Cly the Mandalorian. And if you’re in a multi-part story mission, your Advantage points will carry over from one phase to the next.

If you plan things well, it’s very easy to build up Advantage quickly, so you don’t need to be shy about using it. And remember that characters can still use their Advantage abilities even after they’ve used up all their AP for that turn. Different ultimate abilities use a different amount of Advantage, so pay attention to how much each costs so you can use them effectively.

Some abilities that use Advantage, like the Soldier’s Rocket Strike or the Assault’s Sweeping Salvo, are for straightforward damage dealing. Others, like the Medic’s Morale Boost or the Heavy’s Bulwark, are for support or to manipulate the enemy. But they’re all useful in the right hands, and you should use them frequently.

Equip Your Utilities

Utilities are items you can equip on characters at the Den. Unlike Advantage, they’re specific to the character they’re equipped on and can’t be shared with teammates. When the game begins, characters will have one utility slot, but you’ll unlock more as you progress.

At the start, most of your utilities will be consumables you can use in combat, like grenades or medpacs. These have limited uses, so you’ll want to pick your spots wisely, but they can swing momentum in a fight when used at the right moment.

As the game goes on, the variety of utility items will increase, giving you access to items that can boost stats and help boost your build. There are items that give you extra defense, increase movement distance, improve your accuracy, increase crit chance, and make you immune to certain status effects. And there are even secondary weapons that unlock unique attacks, like flamethrowers, gas canisters, and scatter guns.

You’ll get utility items as rewards for operations and tactical missions, some of which will be randomized. You can also buy them from the Black Market, which you’ll unlock early in the game, and you can use Den upgrades to increase the odds of getting rare ones. Higher tiers of stat-boosting utility items can give you significant buffs, so don’t ignore them. And don’t forget to equip them either, they don’t do any good just sitting in your inventory.

And there you have it, four tactics that you’ll be able to make use of throughout the whole game. If you’ve been playing Star Wars Zero Company, what have been some of your favorite builds? Let us know in the comments. For more coverage of Zero Company, check out our review and what we wish we knew before starting. And for future entries in The Long Game series, stay tuned to IGN.

Article authored by IGN Global and presented by Charles Schwab. IGN Global and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. are separate, unaffiliated companies.

Resident Evil director Zach Cregger says he's cut most of movie's jokes, after test audiences apparently found the film "too funny."

Capcom loves including the occasional quip or witty one-liner in its Resident Evil game series — typically something cheesy from Leon S. Kennedy about going to bingo — so it's not surprising that Cregger also planned to include humor in his adaptation.

Cregger himself is known for mixing horror and dark humor to great effect, as seen in his previous projects Weapons and Barbarians. But you can also have too much of a good thing, the director has said.

"I learned that people really liked the movie, but they thought it was too funny," Cregger said of the film's test screenings, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "So over the course of my testing, I stripped out as much of the jokes as possible.

"I then found that not only did the audience enjoy the movie more, but I also liked the movie a lot more," he continued. "A little bit of humor goes a long way in a horror movie, and there's not a single joke I took out of this movie that I miss."

Ahead of Resident Evil's arrival in theaters next week, Cregger has been busy discussing his process making the film, and also dealing with fan expectations. The director has said that he feels like he's been on something of an "apology tour" after having to explain some of his decisions, particularly around his choice to focus on an original character and story. Indeed, Cregger has even suggested that this will now be the only franchise he ever tries to adapt — though after promising signs of how the film will perform, has not ruled out working on a sequel.

In the meantime, Resident Evil releases on September 18 — just don't expect too many jokes.

We now have our hands on the Nintendo Switch 2, a new console from one of the biggest names in gaming. Alas, a new console is only as valuable as the library of games you can build on it.

Thankfully, Nintendo hasn't been shy about planned releases over the next year. In the second half of 2026, we'll be getting our hands on a mix of Switch 2 exclusives, third-party releases, and the benefit of backward compatibility with any games still launching on the original Switch. Without further ado, here are all of the new Switch 2 games we can look forward to in 2026 and beyond.

All Upcoming Switch 2 Games With Release Dates

RuneScape: Dragonwilds (September 15, 2026)

RuneScape got a bit of a makeover with this new open world crafting and survival game that was initially released last year, and is finally coming to Switch 2 this fall.

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (September 17, 2026)*

We finally have a release date for the next game in the Fire Emblem series, which already happens to be available to preorder. Here’s a snippet of what to expect from the official Nintendo listing: “Worthy fighters from all over the land have come to Dagsion, the capital city of the Dagdan Empire, to compete in the Heroic Games for the chance to win one wish. Among the combatants are four heroes tied to the fate of the world.” You can learn more about how the game balances those four heroes in our hands-on preview.

This is an IGN opinion piece from Matt Purslow, who has been there from day one for every PlayStation generation since the PS2. He loves the style of narrative single-player adventures that Sony's studios have historically championed.

It’s impossible to know how PlayStation bosses felt after seeing many critics walk away from Insomniac’s Wolverine with an apathetic shrug. A sub-80 on Metacritic is infamously considered a disaster in the triple-A space, and so Sony certainly won’t be thrilled, but it would be easy for the company to brush this away as an uncharacteristic miss. Even Capcom, across its near decade-long hot streak, put out the middling Exoprimal, after all. However, that would require wilfully ignoring the sad reality that PlayStation Studios is currently far from fertile ground for single-player adventures.

What was once the miracle recipe behind Uncharted has now become the de facto template for almost every Sony project, resulting in an incredibly polished homogeneous mass. It’s a video game design rulebook later refined by the likes of The Last of Us and God of War: lavish cutscenes, approachable combat with a light sprinkling of RPG skills, sneaking through waist-high grass to perform simple stealth takedowns, and filling a rage meter to trigger an ultimate ability. Ten years ago, this was all incredibly exciting. Five years ago, it was comfortingly familiar. Today, it’s wearing thin. Never has it been clearer that PlayStation Studios needs to find the next evolutionary stage of the “traditional” video game. Never has it been clearer that it needs its next Metal Gear Solid, the revolutionary Hideo Kojima game that defined what we could expect from PlayStation back in 1998.

Now would be a very good time, then, for Sony to cancel Hideo Kojima’s PlayStation-exclusive spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid.

“In mid-June of this year, we unexpectedly received notice from PlayStation Studios that they would cancel the Physint project,” explained Kojima in a recent social media post. The project is now, in a bizarre twist of fate, being financed by PlayStation’s direct competitor, Xbox. That itself is a whole cursed kettle of fish – it’s no doubt a kick in the teeth for the recently disbanded stealth specialists at Arkane to see Microsoft invest untold millions in a Kojima espionage game – but when it comes to PlayStation, the brand has cut ties with a distinctive creative powerhouse at a time when it’s in desperate need of a distinctive creative direction.

First announced during a Sony State of Play in early 2024, Physint was described as “a completely new 'Action Espionage' for the next-generation.” That specific wording, of course, is intended to evoke Metal Gear Solid, which sports the tagline “Tactical Espionage Action” across each of the series’ logos. The intention was crystal clear: Sony and Kojima were working together on a successor to MGS, and PlayStation would be the place to play it.

There are several obvious reasons why a new Metal Gear Solid in all but name would be good for PlayStation (and now stands to be good for Xbox). The name “Kojima” is pretty much as important as the MGS brand itself, and so a new Kojima game is potentially good business. The team at Kojima Productions are talented creatives, and so Physint has a high chance of being a critical success. And, perhaps most important, culturally speaking, Kojima’s “walking simulator” Death Stranding series has proved divisive, and so PlayStation Xbox gets to be the stage for his glorious return to the genre he’s so beloved for.

But there was more to this union than cultural “victories” and brand recognition. PlayStation has never felt more stagnant. The PS5 has been something of a disaster generation for Sony, and while there are numerous terrible business decisions to talk of – from Concord to physical media to pay-extra-to-stand-your-console-vertically – I believe one of the most crucial problems is that the PlayStation identity has begun to crumble. Historically, PlayStation has been the place to play exceptional, elite-tier single-player games that were constantly on the cutting edge of the medium. It’s a near-30-year reputation that goes right back to 1998’s Metal Gear Solid. But since the PS5 arrived in 2020, it’s been near-impossible to find the brand’s historic innovation in cinematic adventures. Somewhat ironically, Kojima’s own Death Stranding 2 is the alarming outlier.

Four of this generation’s major first-party exclusives – Ghost of Yotei, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, and Horizon Forbidden West – are almost indistinguishable from their PS4 predecessors when it comes to how they play. Never mind the fact that there is significant overlap between each game’s design language; there’s a real sense that this generation has done little to advance the art form that so many buy a PlayStation for. The age of the glittering PlayStation exclusive – the “genre” that helped elevate the PS3 out of arrogant mediocrity and define the PS4 – feels well and truly over.

There was no guarantee, of course, that Physint could have been the miracle cure to reverse the rot. But if there was any project that could have reignited PlayStation’s spark, a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid directed by the man who started it all is the one I’d have put money on. Kojima is famously bold – his bizarre meta experiments in the early MGS games are the stuff of legend, and there’s no arguing against the fact that Death Stranding was an exercise in wild creativity, even if a big walk wasn’t your idea of a good time. If anyone was to be the spearhead for a new generation of PlayStation single-player, it was undoubtedly Kojima.

Just as important, though, is the nostalgia and trust in Metal Gear Solid. While Physint will surely (hopefully) build atop MGS’s achievements with creative new ideas, the fact that it’s an “Action Espionage” game provides it with just enough franchise energy that it’s not as risky as betting on a completely original idea. Physint is a much safer bet than Death Stranding ever was (even if connoisseurs know that the gulf between Death Stranding and MGS 5 is about as wide as a pencil).

In this way, Physint potentially could resemble the recently released The Blood of Dawnwalker, an RPG developed by The Witcher 3 developers which plays a lot like The Witcher 3, but features an innovative time pressure system that puts a new spin on choice and consequence. It sold over a million copies in just two days. In parallel, we saw Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword – a game that similarly blended a familiar base with fresh new ideas – also sell a million copies in 24 hours. It’s clear that people are hungry for something new, but that it’s easier to secure a sale if there’s some kind of connection to a prior experience. Physint could have been that for PlayStation. Now, it’s the project that could help define Xbox’s Project Helix generation.

Of course, a million copies in a day or two could well be considered small fry by PlayStation. It’s never been more apparent that money is the driving force behind Sony’s gaming division, and Kojima’s recent financial results could have poisoned the well. Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO of Japanese consultancy firm Kantan Games, recently said that Sony’s choice to pull out of its deal with Kojima Productions may well be due to the “steep” sales drop-off between Death Stranding and its 2025 sequel. Recent figures from Alinea Analytics suggest Death Stranding 2 has sold just 2.5 million copies – an understandable decline, considering a sequel to a divisive game about delivering packages across dangerous terrain was naturally going to be niche at best, but not the ideal outcome for a project that cost millions and took half a decade to make. Physint’s budget would likely eclipse Death Stranding 2’s, considering Kojima’s estimate in 2025 was that the game was still 5-6 years from completion, and its promised ambition no doubt demands increased investment. It’s the kind of situation that repels the spreadsheet suits at a corporation like Sony.

But the big picture question remains: if Kojima returning to the espionage genre that helped define PlayStation in the first place isn’t the correct move, then what is? If Sony doesn’t want to invest in arguably one of the most obvious solutions to push its signature single-player games forward and break its creative stalemate, then what will define the PlayStation 6? Sony’s own actions would suggest live-service – the company has continually attempted to break into the market and establish its own never-ending multiplayer game that can print money for a decade. And yet, despite millions invested, it has almost nothing to show for it. Concord is dead. The Last of Us Online cancelled. Destiny 2 wrapped up. Horizon Hunters Gathering sent back to the drawing board. No one’s playing Marathon, and even Sony’s one live-service victory, Helldivers 2, can’t command the attention it once did. It’s hard to see a good reason to buy a PlayStation 6, because it’s hard to see what PlayStation even means anymore.

Sony, of course, is about to bathe in what will surely be the biggest river of money in its lifetime thanks to Grand Theft Auto 6. Its exclusive marketing deal with Rockstar has done a phenomenal job of making it appear that GTA 6 is a PS5 exclusive to the casual eye, and so the biggest game of all time will no doubt bankroll PlayStation into the future. But GTA 6 only reinforces the question of PlayStation’s identity; right now, GTA's next online iteration is merely an assumption, and so the untold millions of copies sold on November 19 will have been bought to access a single-player video game. The constant survival of solo play despite decades of naysayers claiming multiplayer would wipe it out is something that can’t be ignored, and has there ever been a better home for single-player adventures than PlayStation? It’s an identity Sony would be foolish to squander.

Physint wasn’t necessarily the answer to PlayStation’s woes. Perhaps, if recent reports regarding Kojima’s approach to budget and deadlines are to be believed, it would only have caused more problems. But the question of PlayStation’s identity still needs an answer, and so, as Kojima departs for Xbox and Sony bosses continue to chase the live-service dragon, there’s never been more pressure on Naughty Dog. It feels like Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has to be an Uncharted-like revolution that propels PlayStation single-player into a brave new future. Because if it relies on lavish cutscenes, approachable combat with a light sprinkling of RPG skills, sneaking through waist-high grass to perform simple stealth takedowns, and a rage meter that triggers an ultimate ability, it’s game over.

While it's early days in its theatrical run, Coyote vs. Acme has been a huge critical and commercial success so far. And if you can't wait to add a physical copy of it to your movie library, we have good news: preorders are already live for its 4K steelbook, regular 4K, and Blu-ray.

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These are slowly trickling in from various retailers, but we've searched out the ones that currently have these versions available to preorder right now below. As time goes on, more retailers are sure to jump in, and we'll add them in when they do. Of course, given how early these are dropping, there's no set release date for them yet, and similarly no news on bonus features so far. However, once they're announced, we'll be sure to break them all down here.

The steelbook features a fun cover, with a Wile E. Coyote-shaped hole on the front, which you can get a closer look at in the image below. If you opt to buy this version, it comes with a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray copy of the film as well.

In general, we definitely think Coyote vs. Acme is worth watching. It's one of our top reviewed movies of 2026 so far, earning a 9/10 in our review, with IGN's Clint Gage calling it a, "savvy mix of absurd humor, a satirical, meta-subplot, and just enough emotional weight to make us care about these short-form animated punching bags for a full feature-length runtime."

If you adored it just as much as us, it's worth securing your preferred physical copy now, just in case it sells out. And if you're curious what other movies are available to preorder right now alongside Coyote vs. Acme, have a look at our rundown of upcoming 4Ks and Blu-rays. The months ahead are chock-full of exciting new releases, so it's a great time to stock up a physical media library.