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Naughty Dog has wrapped the 'very ambitious' motion-capture shoot for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, its next big PS5 exclusive after The Last of Us.

A new Marvel's Wolverine trailer breaks down the combat systems: Rage, Adaptations, a skill tree and Nightmare doors, two weeks ahead of its PS5 launch.

PS5 Pro consoles sold out at major US retailers after Rockstar's GTA 6 Extended Look, with resellers now asking up to $1,300 for a $899 console.

Star Wars: Zero Company is scoring 85-90% across major outlets, with critics calling the XCOM-style tactics game a genuine, if niche, game-of-the-year contender.

Apple launched the Mac mini and Mac Studio weeks early because companies are buying them to run AI models locally, and the configurations are sold out.

September 2026 in games: Onimusha returns after twenty years, Wolverine finally lands on PS5, Dune hits consoles, and two sequels close the month.

OpenClaw 2.0 just shipped with team collaboration and a new browser UI - but sandboxing is disabled by default, and that matters if you're running it at home.

PlayStation is running two State of Play broadcasts back-to-back on September 3, closing with an extended look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation.

Week 35, 2026: our spy-thriller shelf opens with Slow Horses and five author hubs, LEGO reveals the 6,130-piece Executor, GTA 6's Extended Look goes live, and Apple refreshes the Mac mini and Mac Studio.

Crystal Dynamics showed 20 minutes of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis at gamescom: Peru, gear puzzles, raptors and that T-Rex.

Microsoft revealed the Xbox Series X25: a translucent green, individually numbered 25th-anniversary console for $899.99, plus a $79.99 matching controller.

LEGO revealed the Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457): 6,130 pieces, 136cm long, seven minifigures including all six bounty hunters, $799.99, out October 1.

LEGO revealed 8 minifigure-scale Super Mario sets at gamescom, from a $9.99 Pipe Jump to a 850-piece Bowser's Castle, out January 1, 2027.

Our picks for September 2026 streaming: The Mandalorian and Grogu, both Spider-Man sequels, Slow Horses season 6, Neagley, LEGO ONE PIECE, and the whole Rocky and Creed run landing on Paramount+.

Apple quietly refreshed the Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips on August 25, 2026 — and the entry price jumped to $899, the highest in the Mac mini's history.

Apple's new Mac Studio starts at $2,499 for M5 Max and $5,499 for M5 Ultra, scaling to 512GB of RAM for AI and video workloads far beyond what most families need.

Rockstar's 26-minute GTA 6 gameplay showcase is live: six-star wanted levels, a real cover system, and a reveal that quietly vindicates the leaks.

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 packed in dozens of reveals. We picked the four that actually matter to us: LEGO Skylines, a Heroes of Might and Magic III remake, Rayman Legends Retold and Turok: Origins.

LEGO unveils the Batman Returns Batmobile (76355) — 2,269 pieces, $229.99, the Tim Burton-era car that transforms into the Batmissile, out September 1.

LEGO launches a brand-new 18+ subtheme, Midnight Valley, with Mayor Manor (11383) — 1,420 pieces, $119.99, a crooked haunted house and three zombie minifigures.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has passed Avengers: Endgame's all-time domestic total — $858.4M and still climbing, on a $225M budget. We didn't see this coming.

Netflix confirmed a third and final season of Blue Eye Samurai at Anime NYC. Season 2 lands January 2027, the ending follows in 2028.

HBO Max has ordered an eight-part Jimmy Olsen mockumentary from the American Vandal creators, set inside James Gunn's DC Universe.

Week 34, 2026: our full Gladiator marathon (both films, watch order, kids guide), the Switch 2's price jump to $499.99, Dave Bautista's Kratos recast, and LEGO's September wave revealed.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 teaser confirms a November 20 Disney+ premiere, adapting The Titan's Curse with a darker tone.

Pixar's D23 slate: Gatto (new film, March 2027), Incredibles 3 (June 2028), Lilo & Stitch 2 (May 2028), and Coco 2 (November 2029) — everything revealed.

Frozen 3 got its first look at D23: Anna and Kristoff's wedding, a new villain, and a girlfriend for Olaf named Samantha. In theaters November 24, 2027.

Lucasfilm showed the first Star Wars: Starfighter footage at D23 — Ryan Gosling as pilot Kade Auberon, five years after The Rise of Skywalker. May 28, 2027.

Marvel debuted the first VisionQuest trailer at D23: Paul Bettany's Vision on the run, James Spader's Ultron returning, and an October 14 Disney+ premiere.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day quietly answered a question Marvel dodged for years — are there X-Men in the actual MCU? Here's what Jean Grey's arrival means for Avengers: Doomsday.

Ahsoka Season 2 finally has a date: January 20, 2027 on Disney+. The teaser reunites Ahsoka with Anakin's Force ghost and confirms Thrawn is back.

LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian gets its official trailer at D23 — a brick-built retelling of all three seasons, premiering September 2 on Disney+.

Kingdom Hearts IV's D23 showcase trailer reveals a full Coco-based world, a late 2027 release, and a Kingdom Hearts anime for Disney+.

Week 33, 2026: we reviewed all eleven remaining X-Men and Wolverine films ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, D23 drops a new trailer, three Halo novels get reviewed, two LEGO sets from Patrick's own 1980s-90s collection return, and Minecraft finally confirms its Switch 2 date.

Marvel unveiled the X-Men reboot's full cast at D23: Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, and Adam Driver as the villain Nathaniel Milbury. May 5, 2028.

Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine closed out its D23 showcase with a sizzle reel confirming Sentinels, Omega Red, Sabretooth and Mystique — launching September 15.

Prime Video dropped the Neagley trailer and locked September 16. All eight episodes land at once, the same day the Reacher season 4 finale airs.

LEGO's 3,491-piece Ministry of Magic Collectors' Edition (76476) celebrates 25 years of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with 14 minifigures and a Lynx Patronus. $449.99, September 1.

Reacher season 4 landed with three episodes at once. It adapts Gone Tomorrow, moves the story to Philadelphia, and the opening hour is a statement.

LEGO's Nike Air Force 1 x LEGO Set (43026) is a 1,093-piece brick tribute to the 1982 sneaker, with a spaceman minifigure that hits a 360 dunk. $99.99, September 1.

Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum confirmed X-Men '97 Season 3 arrives in 2027 and Season 4 in 2028, with annual releases the explicit goal going forward.

Robert Downey Jr. is playing the villain in Avengers: Doomsday. Here's the real Doctor Doom comic history, and how to explain the switch to your kids.

Rockstar and Netflix team up: a GTA 6 extended look premieres on Netflix August 27, six hours before it hits YouTube.

Week 32, 2026: Spider-Man: Brand New Day earns a perfect 5/5 and the #1 spot on our Marvel ranking, three LEGO Star Wars sets get reviewed, GTA 6 gets a Netflix reveal date, and Avatar Aang, X-Men and The Running Man round out a huge movie week.

Sony has confirmed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse for June 18, 2027 — the final chapter of the trilogy, with Miles hunted by the Spider Society and racing to save his family.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse finally has a date, and every reason we've had to wait for it — the cliffhanger, the animation, the stakes for Miles' family — is about to pay off.

Week 31, 2026: LEGO's biggest wave of the year lands August 1, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avatar Season 2 hit screens, Halo: Campaign Evolved earns a 4.5, and a 4-year Ring Alarm verdict.

Jumanji: Open World's first trailer is here — the game breaks into the real world for the trilogy's finale, in theaters December 25, 2026.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters this week. Before or after your trip, here's everything to remember and everything the multiverse ending actually meant.

LEGO's Olivia Rodrigo collection launches 1 August: five sets led by a 1,228-piece Dual Guitar, plus a flower bouquet built from tiny purple guitars.