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LEGO's first full One Piece wave arrives 1 August: seven sets from $29.99 to $179.99, led by Garp's Marine Battleship with 1,705 pieces and 8 minifigures.

Scully's Lab (40896) was the free 221-piece gift with the Ideas X-Files set from 1 to 10 August 2026. That window has closed - here is where it stands now.

Our personal picks for August 2026 streaming: Reacher season 4, Ted Lasso's return, HBO's Lanterns, Star Wars Visions, and a stack of 90s classics worth revisiting.

Marvel's first Hall H panel in two years delivered: Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, Black Panther III for 2028, and Endgame back in cinemas in September.

Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine got a full story trailer at SDCC 2026, confirming Jean Grey, Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth ahead of its September 15 PS5 launch.

The Rings of Power season 3 teaser landed out of SDCC 2026: Sauron forges the One Ring, and Prime Video confirms a November 11 premiere.

Week 30, 2026: San Diego Comic-Con swallowed the news cycle whole — Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, Wolverine dated for September, a second LEGO Star Trek set, and an Avatar film that quietly moved up two months.

HBO's Lanterns has a premiere date — August 16, 2026 — and a new trailer, with Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

LEGO's SDCC 2026 booth is a 'SMART Play Gateway' — a portal into a LEGO Pokemon Trainer Centre or a Mos Eisley Cantina, powered by new LEGO SMART Brick tech.

Motor City, Alan Ritchson's nearly wordless 1970s Detroit revenge thriller, hits theaters today. Here's what critics are saying, and whether it's worth a dads' night out.

Correction: the Avatar Studios film, retitled Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, isn't an October release — it moved up to Paramount+ tomorrow, July 25.

Avatar: Seven Havens just got its first teaser and a confirmed premiere date: October 9, 2026 on Paramount+ — its own date, separate from the Aang film.

LEGO's second Star Trek set is here: the 1,701-piece U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge (11385), with 8 minifigures and a working transporter. $199.99, ships Sept 1.

Star Wars: Zero Company's cast is revealed ahead of SDCC — Matt Lanter and Dee Bradley Baker reprise their Clone Wars roles for the Aug 27 tactics game.

LEGO's Donkey Kong Arcade (72051) is a 1,367-piece playable retro cabinet — pull the lever, dodge the barrels, jump Jumpman. Pre-order now, ships August 1.

Splatoon Raiders is here on Switch 2 — a full solo campaign at last. But local co-op still isn't couch co-op, and that one stings for dads.

LEGO Architecture unveils Tower Bridge (21067) — 3,745 pieces, $349.99, pre-orders live, shipping from August 1.

LEGO Ideas unveils The X-Files (21369) — 1,478 pieces, Mulder's office, a UFO scene, and 8 minifigures. $199.99, releasing August 4.

San Diego Comic-Con 2026 kicks off this week — Marvel returns to Hall H, LEGO brings a Helicarrier to the show floor, and we're genuinely excited.

Avengers: Doomsday's trailers, updated: the July reveal plus D23's new Special Look — X-Men, Fantastic Four, Captain America and Doctor Doom, all facing off December 18.

Netflix dropped the first teaser for LEGO One Piece, a two-part LEGO-animated special voiced by the live-action cast, premiering September 29, 2026.

Everything officially confirmed about Spider-Man: Brand New Day — release date, cast, rating, and what it means for family movie night.

Week 29, 2026: Nolan's The Odyssey posts his biggest opening ever, Halo: Campaign Evolved nears launch, Spain meets Argentina in the World Cup final, plus our own huge week of AI-agent and GTA 6 coverage.

The LEGO Technic Aston Martin Aramco AMR25 (42240) joins the 1:8 F1 grid: 1,547 pieces, $229.99, working DRS, gearbox and suspension — available now.

Every officially confirmed GTA 6 fact in one place: release date, editions and pre-order bonuses, platforms, rating and setting — updated as Rockstar speaks.

LEGO unveils the Icons SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom set (11386) — 1,794 pieces, $219.99, pre-orders live, on shelves September 1.

Disney announced LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian — an all-ages animated special celebrating Din and Grogu, premiering September 2, 2026 on Disney+.

Week 28, 2026: Moana sails into cinemas, LEGO Insider Days run through Sunday, the Esports World Cup opens in Paris, plus a stacked Xbox Game Pass wave.

LEGO Ideas reveals E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (21370): a 1,226-piece posable figure with a glowing heart light brick, out August 1, 2026 for $139.99.

Disney's live-action Moana opens in theaters today, July 10, 2026, with Catherine Laga'aia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson returning as Maui.

Palworld exits Early Access today with Version 1.0: 70+ new Pals, two new areas (Sky Islands, World Tree), and a free update for existing owners.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — a full Anvil-engine remake, not just a coat of paint.

The full Dune: Part Three trailer just dropped, and Villeneuve's finale to the trilogy is locked for a December 18, 2026 IMAX release.

LEGO Icons reveals the Hubble Space Telescope (11382): 1,252 pieces, an opening aperture door, a removable instrument bay and an astronaut minifigure, out August 1, 2026 for $139.99.

LEGO reveals the Technic Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear Megacar (42232): 4,104 pieces, a working 9-speed transmission and a ghost-mode reveal for the doors and hood.

Nikon just unveiled the NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II - 362g lighter with autofocus up to 3.5x faster than the lens we've shot since December 2020.

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender's first trailer just dropped and the release moved up to July 25, 2026, streaming exclusively on Paramount+.

LEGO Insiders Days runs July 7-12, 2026: double Insiders points on several themes, two free gifts with purchase, and discounts on 19 sets.

Xbox is cutting 1,600 jobs immediately (3,200 planned through FY2027) and separating four studios — Ninja Theory, Double Fine, Compulsion Games and Undead Labs — from Xbox Game Studios.

LEGO has revealed the Pokémon Arcanine (72160): 1,190 pieces, fully posable with articulated tail, legs, feet, head and mouth — Kanto's fire-type in brick form.

LEGO has revealed the Pokémon Munchlax (72150): a 757-piece posable build of the snack-loving Normal-type on a tree stump, complete with apple accessories.

LEGO has revealed the Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball (72154): 2,386 pieces, an opening ball with hidden scenes and the first-ever LEGO Pokémon Trainer minifigures.

LEGO has revealed the Pokémon Rayquaza (72168): 1,083 pieces, the Sky Pillar summit as a display base and an exclusive minifigure of Lorekeeper Zinnia.

LEGO has revealed the Pokémon Up-Scaled Red Minifigure (40868): a 930-piece, posable giant of the iconic Trainer with his Poké Ball — rated 10+, not 18+.

Sony will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games from 2028. We unpack what an all-digital future costs dads — and where it makes sense.

Week 27, 2026: Silo Season 3 premieres on Apple TV, Project Hail Mary lands free on Prime Video, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launches, plus a stacked LEGO July.

LEGO's first-ever playable pinball machine, the 2,274-piece Icons Arcade Pinball Machine (11374), is now available — real flippers, bumpers and a space-themed mission.

LEGO reveals the Imperial Lambda-Class Shuttle (75459) from The Mandalorian Season 2 — 961 pieces, five minifigures and the first-ever Dr. Pershing.

LEGO has revealed the Marvel Venom Bust (76356): 413 pieces, a removable tongue and a Venom minifigure — the bust collection turns properly sinister.

Star Wars: Visions Presents The Ninth Jedi has a first trailer and an August 5, 2026 Disney+ date. Kara's story becomes a full anime series.