The Wheel of Time actress Rosamund Pike has expressed her hope that the Amazon series continues elsewhere at some point following its cancelation, but ultimately has resigned herself to defeat, admitting: “I think we have to accept that it's over.”

The Wheel of Time is an adaptation of the much-loved fantasy book series by Robert Jordan, with a cast led by Rosamund Pike. After a shaky first two seasons that had fans of the books in uproar over controversial changes from the source material, Season 3 appeared to win over the fanbase and, it was felt, set up the show for even better things to come.

But in May it emerged that Amazon had decided against renewing The Wheel of Time for Season 4 after what Deadline reported were "lengthy deliberations." Apparently executives liked the show, but couldn’t make it work financially.

Brandon Sanderson, who finished Jordan's The Wheel of Time book series, had gone on the record to offer his thoughts on the cancelation, saying: “I do think it's a shame, as while I had my problems with the show, it had a fanbase who deserved better than a cancelation after the best season. I won't miss being largely ignored; they wanted my name on it for legitimacy, but not to involve me in any meaningful way.”

And showrunner Rafe Judkins insisted The Wheel of Time was watched “by huge numbers of people all over the world,” pointing to viewership data to back up his claim. Judkins also expressed a degree of hope that a rival streamer would pick up The Wheel of Time, highlighting sci-fi show The Expanse, which was canceled by SYFY before Amazon saved it and finished the story.

All the while, a fan effort to save The Wheel of Time picked up tens of thousands of signatures online, with a Brazilian group crowdsourcing their own billboard in Times Square in New York City, which Judkins subsequently acknowledged on social media.

Alas, we haven’t heard about The Wheel of Time returning since, and in a new interview with Collider, Pike told fans it’s time to accept defeat.

Pike, who played Moiraine Damodred of the Aes Sedai, admitted Season 1 had its problems, although she offered reasons for those problems and wondered whether Amazon would have canceled the show had it been as good as Season 3 from the start.

“The fans said Season 1 wasn't good enough, which I think I agree with, for multiple reasons,” she said. “We were beset by COVID in the middle of our shooting. We had some heads of department change. Then, by Season 2, we knew what we were doing, and we offered up a much better season. By Season 3, I think we had our wings fully spread, and we were showing where we were capable of going, and there was a really well-acted, well-written, cohesive, deep show that was attracting powerhouse actors to come and play supporting characters. I think we showed what we were capable of doing with that material.

“Of course, you wonder, had we started off at that place, would we not have been canceled? Maybe. I think we're possibly victims to the terrible churn factor of people wanting to show that ‘We've got a new show.’ It's all about what's new.”

An extended trailer for Pokémon Pokopia has offered a deep dive into the upcoming Animal Crossing-like life sim, and a curious first-look at some new Pokémon designs.

The start of the game will see you help out a new character, Professor Tangrowth, who seems to be Pokopia's main quest giver. This looks to be a unique-colored Tangrowth in an outfit, rather than a new regional form.

Weirder still, however, are a ghostly pale version of regular Pikachu, and a mossy Snorlax that has a pale flower growing out of his head. Again, these are not specified to be new regional forms, but the trailer deliberately leaves it unclear exactly what these new designs are meant to suggest.

Over on the freshly-updated Pokémon Pokopia website, these creatures are given character names, though still appear to be based on the species' regular forms. For example, "Mosslax" is described thus: "Moss has grown all over this Snorlax, and a flower sways atop its head. How long has it been asleep?"

Marvel star Elizabeth Olsen has told fans not to expect her return in Avengers: Doomsday, despite the actress being keen to reprise her role as Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch.

Speaking to The Playlist, Olsen said she was "proud" of her time as Maximoff, but was unsure when she would next play the character — even if she was looking forward to doing so.

"I don't have an answer for that," Olsen said when asked when viewers will see Wanda again. When told that Marvel fans will assume she'll appear in next year's star-studded Avengers: Doomsday, Olsen replied: "Well, I can't."

"I want to see [her] return in this role because I think what they've done with her is really great, and I love the journey she's taken," Olsen continued. "I think it's always a fun one to get to go back into, and I just have no idea how or when, for sure."

Still, things sound a little more promising than Olsen's previous comment on the matter, when she said she didn't even know if Wanda was alive. When viewers last saw Olsen portray the character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Maximoff's fate was left up to intepretation. Sacrificing herself after spending most of the movie as a baddie, viewers saw Wanda crushed under the weight of Mount Wundagore, followed by a brief flash of red light.

Maximoff's corpse then turned up in the first episode of WandaVision spin-off series Agatha All Along, though this was ultimately suggested to be a magical illusion.

Still, fans have spent the past few years suggesting all the ways Maximoff could still return — and why it was likely she'll do so. Whether through some magical spell or multiversal portal, Wanda's eventual return feels inevitable, especially considering the various plot threads related to the character that still need wrapping up.

Fans are keen to see Wanda finally rid herself of her demons and use her powers for good, after trapping a small town in an illusion to deal with her grief, then bloodily murdering an alternate-universe superhero team to try and steal the powers of a teenager.

Questions remain around the fate of Wanda and Vision's sort-of-real children Billy and Tommy, the first of whom played a key role in Agatha All Along. With next year's VisionQuest expected to delve deeper into this plotline, will Marvel really pass up the possibility of reuniting them both with their mother.

And, speaking of families, what about Magneto? With Ian McKellen set to reprise his X-Men role in Avengers: Doomsday (and potentially also Avengers: Secret Wars?) will Marvel really ignore the chance to pair him up with his daughter?

Of course, the possibility remains that Olsen knows exactly when she'll return as Wanda, and is simply employing the now-familiar tactic of keeping tight-lipped about things she's not allowed to discuss (otherwise known as the Andrew Garfield approach). Olsen is the latest in a line of stars adamant they won't appear in Avengers: Doomsday, including X-Men veteran Famke Janssen, Daredevil star Charlie Cox, and — of course — Andrew Garfield. Time will tell if they were fibbing.

Image credit: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images.

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

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 kicks off on Apple TV on Friday, February 27, 2026.

Season 2, starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, and Anders Holm includes 10 episodes, with the first going live on February 27 followed by one episode every Friday until May 1, 2026.

Kurt Russell is confirmed to return as Army officer Lee Shaw following speculation about the fate of the character at the end of Season 1, which takes place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows.

Something new is lurking.#Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 resurfaces on February 27 pic.twitter.com/gT5M2xoA3u

— Apple TV (@AppleTV) November 13, 2025

Season 2 picks up with the fate of Monarch — and the world — hanging in the balance. We head to Kong’s Skull Island and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea, Apple TV said. The tease trailer is below.

Apple TV has a multi-series deal with Legendary Entertainment, which includes a second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and multiple spinoff series based on the franchise.

For the uninitiated, Legendary’s Monsterverse began with 2014's Godzilla film and continued through 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, and most recently Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the franchises’ highest-grossing installment and the highest-grossing Godzilla film of all time. Sequel Godzilla x Kong: Supernova is set to release in 2027. The Monsterverse has made over $2.5 billion at the global box office.

In IGN’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1 review, we wrote: "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters makes a stronger case for character-driven storytelling in Legendary's MonsterVerse than any of its big-screen outings."

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.

An all-new original animated series based on Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding series is coming to Disney+. It has the working title of Death Stranding Isolations.

Announced today, November 13, the series will "bring to life a new story based on the award-winning Death Stranding video game to life for audiences across the world" in 2027. Kojima was joined by series director Takayuki Sano to announce the partnership with Disney+, and shared concept art by Ilya Kuvshinov, who served as character designer for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045.

https://t.co/CWlV4Z8MGO pic.twitter.com/Ev6YsRIFzc

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) November 13, 2025

Death Stranding Isolations' story will be told through "a traditional, hand-drawn 2D animation style," with some of Japan’s top "animation talent at E&H production [...] working to bring the series to life."

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Space Marine 3 are not competing for resources internally at Saber Interactive, one of its chief developers has insisted.

Space Marine 2 may well be the most successful Warhammer 40,000 video game ever made. It sold over 7 million copies less than a year after going on sale, and, according to Saber exec Tim Willits, changed everything for the studio. Even Games Workshop itself has talked about the money it’s made from Space Marine 2, and protagonist Titus is now leading the charge on the next narrative expansion of the Warhammer 40,000 setting.

Space Marine 3 was announced in March, six months after Space Marine 2 came out. Some Space Marine 2 fans were left concerned about the timing of the announcement, but Games Workshop has said Space Marine 3 "is likely years away from release,” and Saber has promised to continue to support Space Marine 2 for some time to come.

Speaking on the latest episode of Games Workshop’s Warhammer TV show, Deep Strike, Saber Interactive creative director Oliver Hollis-Leick was asked why Space Marine 3 was announced so early instead of going down the DLC route (story DLC expansions, for example) for Space Marine 2.

“Announcing a third game doesn’t in any way mean that we’re not going to continue creating content for the existing game,” Hollis-Leick responded.

“The thing is the development cycles for these projects are long. For Space Marine 2 it was something like four years. And so, for Space Marine 3 it’s going to be the same.

“We announced it to in one way keep people aware of the fact we’re going to continue this, that there’s going to be more coming. But we’re also doing the same thing with DLC. There’s lots already been created and there’s lots more to come. They’re definitely not competing for resources.”

That’s a crowdpleasing comment, but what is the actual situation when it comes to Space Marine 2 support? In August, publisher Focus Entertainment revealed Space Marine 2’s second year of DLC, confirming patches 10 all the way up to 15.

Patch 15 takes players up to the end of the second quarter of next year (June 2026). Highlights include the new Techmarine class, now set for release during the first quarter of 2026, a new Battle Barge expansion during the same period, and a new Siege map coming Q2 2026.

Space Marine 3, however, looms large over the horizon. Based on Oliver Hollis-Leick’s comments, we’re looking at a four-year development cycle, which means we may not see the game until 2029. That’s a big gap!

But what can we expect from Space Marine 3? Will we see new factions? Will Saber expand co-op beyond the three-player limit? Will there be actual meaningful PvP?

Most fans believe the Necrons will make an appearance in Space Marine 3. That’s because one mission in Space Marine 2 sees Titus and co delve deep within the bowels of an alien planet, which contains ancient and mysterious wall markings that are a clear nod to the Necrons. Some players even suspected the xenos would make a surprise appearance as a third enemy faction in the Space Marine 2 campaign, given the nature of the mission.

Indeed, it turns out that the Space Marine 2 story sort of revolves around the Necrons. The Techpriest who goes off the rails in the story is trying to use an ancient Necron artifact to nullify the influence of Chaos by closing off the warp, the hell dimension from which Chaos spews forth. At least that’s what the Techpriest thinks the artifact does (it doesn't, then it does).

In the episode of Deep Strike, Oliver Hollis-Leick was asked straight up if this nod to the Necrons means they’ll turn up at some point. He was coy in his answer.

“One of the things about this universe is it’s vast,” he said. “It’s almost timeless. And so if you go digging deep down below the surface of a planet, you could find all kinds of things. And so finding what appears to be a Necron tomb, or at least Necron technology below the surface of a world, is not an outrageous thing to happen. But also in the narrative they’re dealing with what seems to be Blackstone-like technology, although it’s never expressly stated. And so that directly links to the Necrons.

“As to whether we’ll see any more of them, that I cannot say. But it certainly was a nice thing to see at the end of the game there.”

Oliver Hollis-Leick then went on to explain why Saber included all those cool Necron bits and bobs in Space Marine 2 for players to discover.

“It’s really important to show that the Imperium don’t know everything,” he said. “They seem incredibly advanced, incredibly well equipped, but there is an enormous amount about this galaxy and the history of the galaxy they simply don’t know, and never will know. Even the audience who read these books, even they don’t know. It’s not stated. That’s one of the things I love so much about this universe, is that there’s so much ambiguity. And so I liked including something like that in the game, so we get a sense of the mystery still out there.”

Two characters from Space Marine 2 we won't see in Space Marine 3 alive and kicking are Sevastus Acheran and Lieutenant Chairon, who were killed off-camera via a lore post on the Warhammer Community website.

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.

LEGO is very fun. But as anyone who's wandered into the LEGO aisle can attest, that fun comes with a hefty price tag.

Many of the best LEGO sets for adults that trend on social media will run you about $150-$200 on the low end, and a massive set with third-party branding can run even higher. The 7541-piece LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon, long considered to be the gold standard of LEGO builds, costs $849.99. That's approximately what the average American, in an entry-level position, makes in a week.

But LEGO has sets for every budget, and it pays to be a smart, frugal shopper. Here are the best cheap LEGO sets that you can buy in 2025 for under $25.

Looking for some more impressive sets at a higher price? Check out our guide to the most expensive LEGO sets for some of the most amazing builds you can buy.

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Mario Kart - Yoshi Bike

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Wild Animals: Surprising Spider

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LEGO Brickheadz Potted Groot

Simba the Lion King Cub

LEGO Japan Postcard

Spider-Man Venom Mech Armor vs. Miles Morales

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Konami has introduced a number of big combat changes to Silent Hill f, including a new casual action difficulty and a reduction in the number of unskippable combat encounters.

As part of patch 1.10, which rolls out across all platforms today (November 13), Hinako will also take "slightly less damage" on Hard action difficulty, have her stamina replenish "slightly faster," and you should see fewer enemies "across multiple sections," too.

There will also be an "optional skip feature" for some areas in New Game+, although you should note that any items you miss in skipped sections will not be collected, and you may miss the opportunity to unlock some trophies/achievements.

This will be welcomed news for many horror fans, not least because Silent Hill f requires multiple playthroughs to unlock its numerous endings (including the "true" one). Given the game's reliance on combat — and melee combat, at that — repeated playthroughs can feel a little stale, so easing the difficulty and making combat sequences less punishing should make NG+ runs more enjoyable, particularly in those end-game gauntlets.

The full patch notes are detailed below. Be cautious, though, as there may be a couple of spoiler-y details…

Silent Hill f Update 1.10 patch notes:

New Features

• Added Action Difficulty: Casual
  • The Casual action difficulty will be playable when starting a game from “New Game” on the main menu or from a New Game+ save file.
  • For players on the Story action difficulty or higher, the Casual action difficulty will be selectable upon reaching the Game Over screen multiple times.
• Added Optional Skip Feature for Select Sections of New Game+
  • Upon completing the “Go through the door” objective after solving the mural puzzle on New Game+, the game will display the option to skip. The game will resume at the scene where Hinako awakens at the corridor of the Dark Shrine for the second time with the “Proceed” objective if skipped.
  • Items from the skipped sections will not be collected.
  • “Thankful to Be Here,” “Grateful for a Worthy Foe,” and “Clear Skies” do not unlock on a playthrough that uses the skip feature.
  • The skip feature does not impact branching paths or endings.

System Changes

• Hinako’s stamina replenishes slightly faster
• Unskippable combat encounters are reduced across multiple sections
• Fewer enemies are placed across multiple sections
• Hinako’s line when an enemy is defeated plays at a slightly later time
• Hinako takes slightly less damage on the Hard action difficulty

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where Shu duplicates in the cutscene that plays when heading from Sennensugi Shrine to Rinko’s house during the “Head to Rinko’s house” objective
• Fixed bug where interaction icons do not display on the hall leading to the room with the naginata during the “Enter the inner room” objective
• Fixed bug where the Sakuko-like entity stops moving in combat during the “Defeat the Sakuko-like entity” objective
• Fixed bug where the Fog Monster stops moving and halts progress during the “Chase after the Fog Monster” objective
• Fixed bugs across multiple levels where events do not progress despite meeting the required conditions
• Fixed bugs across multiple levels where specific enemies remain outside of the combat area and cannot be defeated
• Fixed bugs across multiple levels where clumps of flesh do not spawn
• Fixed bug where some notes from “Sakuko’s Diary” could not be obtained on New Game+
• Fixed bug where Hinako may become unresponsive to player input after dodging
• Fixed bug where Hinako dies upon loading an autosave file if Hinako died during an autosave
• Fixed bug where the “View Endings” option does not display on the title screen after finishing the first playthrough (may require loading New Game+ data to fix)
• Fixed bug where Indirect Lighting and Reflections revert to On during cutscenes even when set to Off in the Graphics menu
• Fixed bug where the cursor moves without player input when playing on the controller
• Various other minor bugs have been fixed, including bugs related to audio, hitboxes, text errors, loading, and graphics.

To ensure you're playing the latest version, check that the version number in the lower right corner of the main menu is displayed as v1.2.381918.

Silent Hill f takes us not to the titular town but instead to 1960s Japan, where we follow Hinako Shimizu, a teenager struggling under the pressure of expectations from her friends, family, and society. It's out now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S and has sold 1 million copies since its debut at the end of September. Our Silent Hill f review returned a 7/10. We said: "Silent Hill f presents a fresh new setting to explore and a fascinatingly dark story to unravel, but its melee-focussed combat takes a big swing that doesn’t quite land."

Last month, series producer Motoi Okamoto opened up on why Konami revealed three new Silent Hill games at once after a full decade of silence, saying the publisher was keen to stress to old fans and new that it was "serious" about resurrecting the flailing horror series.

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.

Death Stranding and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has issued a statement distancing himself from an Italian cartoonist after deleting a photo of the pair meeting at the Lucca Comics And Games 2025 convention earlier in November.

In the now-deleted image, below, Kojima posed alongside Michele "Zerocalcare" Rech, author of the graphic novels Kobane Calling (2015) and No Sleep Till Shengal (2022), while the legendary developer held up a copy of the former. Both novels document the struggles of war, but sympathize with the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, accused by some humanitarian groups of using child soldiers.

The U.S. does not classify the YPG as a terrorist organization. Instead, the U.S. has partnered with the YPG and the broader Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as an ally in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.

However, the U.S. position is in contrast to that of Turkey, a NATO ally, which views the YPG as a terrorist group due to its close ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The PKK is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the U.S., the European Union, and Turkey.