The high price of PlayStation 5 gaming is affecting Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom has said.

Monster Hunter Wilds got off to an incredible sales start when it launched in February. After releasing to a Capcom record-setting 10.1 million copies sold, 8 million of which were in just three days, Wilds shot up to become the best-selling game in the U.S. year-to-date according to Circana.

However, for the quarter ending June 30, Monster Hunter Wilds sold 477,000 copies, only just above the 389,000 copies sold of four-year-old game Monster Hunter Rise. Wilds was the 9th best-selling game of the quarter for Capcom, while Rise was the 10th.

In Capcom's consolidated financial results, the company said: "Regarding catalog titles, although sales were soft for Monster Hunter Wilds, the latest title in the series released in February this year, Monster Hunter Rise, a previous title in the same series, continued to see sales growth."

As reported by Automaton, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto told Nikkei Gaming that the cost of entry to play Monster Hunter Wilds on a PS5 is “rather steep.” Indeed, Capcom thought the PS5 was going to be the primary sales platform for Monster Hunter Wilds at launch.

Here’s Automaton:

In an interview with Nikkei Gaming, Tsujimoto revealed that Capcom considered the PlayStation 5 as Monster Hunter Wilds’ main platform when estimating the game’s initial sales figures. But accounting for the console, accessories, and monthly subscriptions like PlayStation Plus, the total cost for a PS5 amounts to about 100,000 JPY (roughly $677 USD). Add in Monster Hunter Wilds’ $70 USD price tag, and some people would rather pay for older, more complete entries, such as Monster Hunter World (which sells for as low as $9.89 USD) and Monster Hunter Rise ($9.99 USD), than buy a new console for a game with, currently, less content. Considering many gamers are young and don’t have a source of income, Tsujimoto admits the cost of entry to play Monster Hunter Wilds on a PS5 is rather steep.

The cost of PS5 gaming was made worse last month when Sony announced $50 price rises for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, and PlayStation 5 Pro. The base PS5 with a disc drive went up by $50 to $549.99, while the PS5 Digital Edition cost $50 more, at $499.99. The PS5 Pro, meanwhile, rose $50 to $749.99. The price hike went into effect in the U.S. on August 21.

"Similar to many global businesses, we continue to navigate a challenging economic environment," Isabelle Tomatis, Sony Interactive Entertainment's Vice President, Global Marketing said in a statement. "As a result, we’ve made the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price for PlayStation 5 consoles in the U.S. starting on August 21."

There was no mention of Xbox console pricing in Tsujimoto’s comment.

So what’s the answer? Discounts, it seems, as well as more content via patches. Perhaps a launch on the record-breaking Nintendo Switch 2 will help, too.

Of course, actual players of Monster Hunter Wilds might have their own theories as to why the game hasn’t shown the same level of sales consistency as prior Monster Hunter games. After reviewing well initially, Wilds’ endgame content was considered sorely lacking compared to past games. It's also suffering from severe performance issues on PC specifically that have yet to be fully resolved. Despite new content and seasons, fans remain unsatisfied with the state of the game, to the point where some players are taking things too far and apparently harassing and threatening individual Capcom team members over it.

On Steam, Monster Hunter Wilds has a ‘mixed’ user review rating for all reviews, but a ‘mostly negative’ user review rating for recent reviews.

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.

Arrowhead has released patch 01.004.000 for Helldivers 2, making the Into the Unjust update live and adding a number of new Terminids to fight in-game.

Here’s the official blurb:

For too long, we’ve waited and watched as The Gloom expands to swallow more innocent star systems. For too long, we’ve let the Terminids wreak havoc on our colonies, our cities, our homes. The Terminids have pushed into our territory for long enough.

Now, with new recruits trained and ready, it’s time to push into unknown territory. Into the Unjust.

The headline addition here is Hive Worlds, which are randomly-generated giant cave systems packed with horrible Terminids. These Hive Worlds offer a new tactical challenge, Arrowhead said, complete with “disgusting” flora and fauna and “advanced” Terminid life.

Holes in the cave roof will allow stratagems to be called down, and destructible walls within the caves let players navigate. “Bring a flashlight!” Arrowhead recommended. New enemies include the wonderfully named Rupture Spewer, the Rupture Warrior, the Rupture Charger, and the Dragonroach.

Elsewhere, there’s a balance pass and fixes for crashes. Into the Unjust follows the release of Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X and S and the wholesome community action that came along with it. It’s a bumper time for Helldivers 2, with a boosted player count, positive player sentiment, and now cool new ways to play. Patch notes are below.

Helldivers 2 update 01.004.000 patch notes:

Gameplay

Hive Worlds

• Randomly-generated giant cave systems
• A new tactical challenge
• Discover disgusting flora and fauna and advanced Terminid life
• Hive World surface - acid lakes and advanced bug spires
• Holes in the cave roof will allow stratagems to be called down
• Destructible walls within the caves to navigate
• Bring a flashlight!

Missions

• Delve deep into the caves to destroy the Spore Lung and stop its infectious Gloom spread
• Take control of the GATER mobile oil rig and siphon the mysterious oily substance from the surface of Hive Worlds
• Undertake more missions to extract resources and destroy the enemy threat on Hive Worlds
• Have Super Earth approved levels of fun!

New Enemies

• Rupture Spewer; The foul Rupture Spewer bursts from the ground only to spew its undemocratic pestilence on the innocent. Upon returning to its dark warrens, it is believed to consume its own dead in order to generate more of its corrosive acid.
• Rupture Warrior; A product of Gloom-induced mutation, the Rupture Warrior has lost the UV-insulating chitin layer that would protect its internal organs from solar radiation damage. Captured specimens prefer burrowing to open-air movement, a pattern indicative of subconscious shame at their own undemocratic ways.
• Rupture Charger; When this armored beast senses the presence of Liberty, it buries itself underground to escape its light. Its Charger instincts compel it to tunnel through the ground at high speeds, emerging only to attack those who represent the Liberty that blinds it so.
• Dragonroach; This oversized affront to Free skies everywhere circles its would-be prey, swooping down intermittently to bespew them with air-combustible acid. A spineless tactic befitting an exoskeletal monstrosity.

Balancing

Unified “none explosive Orbitals” so they have the same projectile damage and destruction values as the Orbital gas. This effects:

Orbital smoke

• Increased Projectile Damage 0 → 300
• Increased Projectile AP 0 → 7
• Increased Projectile Demolition strength 30 → 50

Orbital E.M.S

• Increased Projectile Damage 250 → 300
• Increased Projectile AP 3 → 7
• Increased Projectile Demolition strength 30 → 50

Unified Stun explosions work. They all apply the stun effect on the explosion and not only on the status effect volume. This effects:

• Orbital E.M.S
• Mortar E.M.S

Changed how all stun explosions work in that they now initially stagger the enemy they stun but also without ragdolling the player if hit by such an explosion

Throwables

Stun grenade

• Increased stagger strength 0 -> 50

Urchin

• Decreased stagger impulse 15 -> 0

Stratagems

Orbital E.M.S

• Increased stagger strength 10 -> 50
• Decreased stagger impulse 40 → 0

Mortar E.M.S

• Increased stagger strength 10 -> 50
• Decreased stagger impulse 40 → 0

Booster

Stun Hellpod

• Increased stagger strength 10 -> 50
• Decreased stagger impulse 20 → 0

Fixes

Crash Fixes & Softlocks

• Fixed a rare crash caused by multiple players having the MA5C AR equipped on the super destroyer
• Fixed crash that could occur during hot-joining
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when dropping backpacks

Weapons & Stratagem Fixes

• Fixes for mute AX/LAS-5 'GUARD DOG' ROVER audio
• Audio fixes for multiple weapons not having reverb applied to them
• Fixed Hellpod payloads being targetable by guidance system
• GL-52 De-Escalator stratagem input code now begins with a down arrow, inline with other support weapon stratagems
• Motivational Shocks Booster no longer applies to enemies
• Fixed the StA X3 WASP Launcher firemode - it will no longer fire in Semi-Auto mode after switching from Artillery firing mode
• Fixed guidance system targeting Tanks incorrectly

Enemies

• Installed additional hydraulic leg supports on dropship Automaton units (they will no longer take damage when dropped from the dropships).
• Updated automaton city outpost to prevent broken pathing on the bridge
• Illuminate enemies are now less likely to warp on top of destroyed outpost ship rubble

Missions

• Updated the design of city evacuation objectives that will allow brave citizens to evacuate correctly
• Fixed a missions issue that caused ghost objectives to appear during the mission complete screen
• Fixed issue where the landed Automaton dropships in the Sabotage Airbase objective could be destroyed with LIFT-182 Warp Pack
• Fixed occasional Charger pathing issues around certain bug rocks

Miscellaneous Fixes

• Fix flickering VFX shadows in some areas.
• Fixed strange movement after falling while marching
• Fixed chat typing animations - Helldivers no longer suffer from fat fingers and will use their writing pads when typing chat messages.
• Fixed the Adreno-Defibrillator status effect not affecting Helldivers inside combat walkers
• Fixed an issue where the planetary hazard damaged Hellbombs will visually appear to explode twice when shot by GL-21 Grenade Launcher, from the shooter's POV

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.

Oscar-nominated Canadian actor Graham Greene has died aged 73.

Greene secured an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lakota medicine man Kicking Bird in Kevin Costner's 1990 epic western, Dances With Wolves.

But he starred in scores of films and TV shows in a career spanning 45 years, including 1992’s Thunderheart, 1994’s Maverick opposite Mel Gibson, and 1995’s Die Hard with a Vengeance, where he played Detective Joe Lambert opposite Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.

Some sales make me wince with buyer's remorse, others make me wonder if the publishers are playing a long game of price limbo. Right now though, I'm looking at a set of discounts that feel almost too good to pass up. If you love keeping your library stacked with proven hits and cult favourites, this deceptively idle Tuesday is actually an absolute treat.

Contents

• Retro
• Nintendo
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• PC
• LEGO

This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I’m using a Space Pirate plasma blast to light 15 candles on a cake baked for Metroid: Other M, that polarising third-person action entry that tried to morph[ball] together side-scrolling heritage with Team Ninja’s cinematic flair. Back in 2010, the promise of a more story-driven Samus adventure got me amped. On paper, that sounded like a dream; in practice, Other M split the room.

The combat system was fluid and punchy, blending first-person aiming with fast-paced melee, but the heavy-handed script and rigid command structure rubbed a lot of longtime fans the wrong way. It might not have stuck the landing, but it remains a conversation piece in Metroid history.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Valkyria Chronicles II (PSP) 2010. eBay

- Metroid: Other M (Wii) 2010. eBay

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

• Super Smash Bros. Ult. (-23%) A$69 A party fighter that thrives on chaos, endless DLC fighters, and that smug mate who only plays as Kirby.
• Donkey Kong Country Returns (-20%) A$64 A remastered romp with barrel-blasting and banana-hoarding mayhem. Still tough as nails in parts.
• Mario Kart 8 Del. (-15%) A$68 The kart racer that will ruin friendships and ignite couch rivalries.
• Sonic Frontiers (-40%) A$59.90 Sega’s blue blur goes semi-open world. Not perfect, but the sense of speed and scale hits nicely.
• Catherine: Full Body (-25%) A$59.80 Puzzle climbing meets surreal love triangle drama. Stylish, odd, and unforgettable.
• Minecraft Legends Del. (-15%) A$64 Action-strategy spin-off with familiar voxels. A lighter RTS approach to the Minecraft universe.

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

• Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (-65%) A$20.90 A stylish metroidvania revival with fluid combat and time powers. Worthwhile at this low.
• Gotham Knights (-73%) A$29.90 Be the Bat-family, not the Bat. Mixed reviews, but coop crime fighting is good fun.
• Suicide Squad: KTJL Del. (-76%) A$39.90 Rocksteady’s chaotic shooter with familiar villains. Not for everyone, but deep discounts tempt.
• Dragon Age Veilguard Del. (-76%) A$33 BioWare’s newest epic entry. If you’re curious about the series’ direction, now’s a cheap entry point.
• Immortals Fenyx Rising (-80%) A$11.90 Ubisoft’s Breath of the Wild-inspired adventure. Funny narration and mythic puzzles galore.

Xbox One

• South Park: The Fractured but Whole (-80%) A$9.80 A foul-mouthed RPG sequel. More deliciously crass humour, surprisingly strong combat systems.
• Watch Dogs: Legion (-90%) A$9.90 Hack London as literally anyone. Mixed reception, but at this price it’s practically free.
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla (-80%) A$19.90 Viking-era Assassin’s Creed with a huge map and meaty side quests.

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

• 40K Space Marine 2 (-50%) A$53.90 Ultraviolent hack-and-slash action with Warhammer flavour. Big guns, bigger aliens.
• Dead Space (-80%) A$21.90 A terrifyingly good remake. Claustrophobic corridors, grotesque necromorphs, and polished visuals.
• Tekken 8 (-24%) A$64.90 The King of Iron Fist returns. Gorgeous visuals and refined fighting mechanics.
• Stranger of Paradise: FF Origin (-62%) A$37.60 A gruff, meme-worthy retelling of Final Fantasy origins. Jarring tone but fun combat.
• WWE 2K25 (-51%) A$59 Grapple, suplex, and body slam. Latest entry is content-rich and performance-polished.

PS4

• Dragon Ball Fighterz (-53%) A$47 ArcSys’ 3v3 anime fighter. Gorgeous visuals and frantic combat.
• Phoenix Wright Trilogy (-67%) A$14.80 Classic courtroom adventures. Objections never looked this crisp.
• South Park: TFBW (-80%) A$7.90 A superhero parody RPG with fart-powered combat.

PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Sep 2 with this subscription

• Psychonauts 2 (PS4)
• Stardew Valley (PS4)
• Viewfinder (PS5/PS4)

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

• Baldur's Gate 3 (-25%) A$67.40 Critically acclaimed RPG with near-infinite choice and consequence. A modern classic.
• Persona 5 Royal (-60%) A$37.90 Stylish turn-based JRPG dripping with personality and life sim elements.
• Into the Breach (-80%) A$4.30 Chess-like tactical battles with giant mechs. Perfect for quick-hit strategy sessions.
• AC Valhalla Comp. (-80%) A$41.90 Every expansion bundled with the Viking epic. Hundreds of hours of content.
• The Invincible (-60%) A$17.90 A retro sci-fi narrative adventure. Atmospheric and cerebral, based on Stanisław Lem’s novel.

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

Legit LEGO Deals

• Fortnite Peely Bone Figure (-33%) - A$101
• City Tow Truck and Sports Car (-37%) - A$19
• Iron Spider-Man Bust (-33%) - A$67.10
• Iron Man's Laboratory (-33%) - A$60.50

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Sony's newest flagship wireless noise cancelling headphones - the Sony WH-1000XM6 - has dropped to the lowest price of the year. As part of its Labor Day Sale, Adorama is offering it for only $379 after you apply coupon code "AUGU2925" during checkout (when you put in your payment info). That's 15% off the normal $449 list price. The WH-1000XM6 builds upon our previous favorite headphone with better sound, noise cancelation, and ergonomics.

Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones for $379 (was $449)

It's a rainy afternoon in the UK, and Tom Holland is taking a break from filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. As we sit down to talk, the weather is so bad that filming has briefly been halted — but Holland has always had this date in the diary to discuss a rather different project entirely.

As of today, Holland stars in a new LEGO short film that promotes the importance of play, commissioned by the company as research shows children feel increasingly pressured to grow up fast. Never Stop Playing is a two-minute blast of live-action and LEGO animation designed by the LEGO Group but which also feels very Tom Holland, as it tasks the actor with embodying a varied and rapid-fire cast of characters — some of whom require more makeup than even his iconic Umbrella performance.

Holland first appears as a space marine, quickly realising he should never simply follow orders and abandon the fun of play. It's a theme which continues throughout a whirlwind of other scenes, as Holland appears as a professional soccer player, an inventor, a senior citizen, a toddler, a LEGO minifigure, a goateed artist and then a grumpy executive.

In turn, the power of LEGO convinces each Tom Holland-played character to continue being playful — a message that Holland himself extolls when we discuss the film's message after, as he explains why he's taking a breather from playing Spider-Man to promote LEGO's message instead.

"I think it really does help," Holland tells IGN, when asked what the importance of play meant to him. "I have ADHD and I'm dyslexic, and I find sometimes when someone gives me a blank canvas that it can be slightly intimidating. And sometimes you are met with those challenges when developing a character.

"So any way that you can, as a young person or as an adult, interact with something that forces you to be creative and forces you to think outside the box and make changes that might be in an instruction manual or might not be in an instruction manual just promotes healthy creativity. And I think that the more we do that sort of stuff, the better."

Holland says that, these days, his playtime also incorporates sports like golf and paddle tennis, and he plays online chess with his brother Harry, which helps them stay connected. But he has also had a long history of play with LEGO, he continues, from his childhood right up until his current Spider-Man era.

"We had so many different sets as kids, we were very lucky. I remember very vividly, our parents used to have these competitions for us where we would have to tidy up our rooms, and whoever tidied up the room the best would not have to wash the dishes that night or something. I had this LEGO set of dinosaurs and I would always stage them as part of my tidying process to kind of give my room that little bit of a creative edge over my brothers. And I look back on it really fondly."

Tom's siblings Harry and Sam make a cameo in the new LEGO film, as reporters asking whether their brother will continue playing as a soccer star. The ability to appear alongside them was another reason why he signed up for the gig, Holland says.

"They presented an opportunity of something that I could do with my brothers," he says of the LEGO Group's pitch, "which was really fun and not something that happens every day. Prada weren't as keen to have Harry and Sam as Lego were," he laughs, "but I'm a big fan of the LEGO Group. We grew up playing [with LEGO together]."

"We liked the LEGO Indiana Jones video game," says Tom's brother Harry, who has joined our conversation alongside Sam, "and LEGO Star Wars because it was one of the first games we had that you could play at the same time [in co-op]. A lot of our childhood was spent with massive arguments about whose turn it was to play the Xbox. So when we got [those] it was like, 'oh wow, we can play this at the same time.' And we're very competitive as brothers. So rivalries were born on the LEGO battlefield, shall we say."

Tom's brother Sam, meanwhile, highlights the importance of physical LEGO sets, as a distraction from the increasingly digital world. "In a world where we're surrounded by screens, it gets people off screens, it gets people talking to one another," he says. "Growing up, I remember building all sorts of things."

"It also teaches you about tidying up," Tom then interjects. "Because if you don't tidy up Lego, it can be dangerous for your parents' bare feet."

Rewind eight years, and Tom Holland's love of LEGO is clear to see in another IGN interview where the actor masterfully re-enacts Spider-Man: Homecoming's bank heist scene using a LEGO set. While Holland admitted he doesn't still play with minifigures of himself ("No, I can't say that I do"), the actor says his fondest LEGO memory is of building a LEGO Star Wars Death Star with his Homecoming co-star Jacob Batalon, who plays Peter Parker's classmate Ned.

"I think my favorite memory of LEGO would be Spider-Man: Homecoming," Holland recalls. "Jacob and I were becoming fast friends and our lives were being flipped upside down. And there's that fantastic scene where Ned drops the LEGO Death Star and we were tasked by the studio to build one ourselves."

Here, Holland is referring to the moment Ned finds out Peter is Spider-Man, and drops the 3,803-brick LEGO Death Star set in shock, sending it smashing into pieces.

"I just remember having really fond memories of sitting down with Jacob in my house, getting to know each other at the very beginning of this crazy journey," Holland continues. "And it was rooted in making this LEGO Death Star, and we finished it. Our friend's mom ended up helping us at one point, and I don't think it is the one in the movie because they needed it to break in a certain way — so they built it without some of its infrastructure so that it would shatter better. But I remember that being a very, very poignant and fantastic time in that process."

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

iBuypower is hosting its own Labor Day Sale with discounts on prebuilt gaming PCs equipped with the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards. Stack these savings with tiered coupon code: "EARNEDIT", which takes another $50 to $300 off depending on your order total. Although free standard delivery is included, iBuypower gives you another $50 discount for choosing a slower shipping service. All systems are covered by a three year labor and two year parts warranty. I've listed out the best deals that are currently part of this sale.

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Destination D23 took place this past weekend at Walt Disney World and, alongside being a fan celebration of all things Disney, Disney Parks, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel, it also gave a sneek peek at the future.

IGN was in attendance at Destination D23 and we've gathered all the biggest moments from the show in one place to ensure you don't miss a thing, from the Walt Disney Studios Showcase to Walt Disney being added to Disney World's Carousel of Progress to a detailed look at the inspirations behind Magic Kingdom's Villains-themed land and much more.

Walt Disney Studios Showcase Was Filled With Toy Story 5, Zootopia 2, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Hexed, and Much More

The Walt Disney Studios Showcase kicked off a weekend of panels at Destination D23, and it was filled with exciting surprises, including Toy Story 5's intro with an army of High-Tech Buzz Lightyears, the reveal of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Hexed, a clip of The Mandalorian and Grogu where Din Djarin evoked Darth Vader's iconic scene from Rogue One, and more

Speaking of Toy Story, the clip involved a group of Hi-Tech Edition Buzz Lightyears getting stranded on an island and learning to work together and escape after they see a star that reminds them of Star Command. It was also revealed that Conan O'Brien will be playing a new potty training toy named Smarty Pants. Additionally, Toy Story will be returning to theaters on September 12 and Buzz will once again fly in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Hexed is headed to theaters in November 2026 and "follows an awkward teenage boy and his Type - A mom, who discover that what makes him unusual, might just be magical powers that will turn their lives and a secret world of magic, upside down."

The Mandalorian and Grogu's clip featured a scene that, like we mentioned, gave us the same feeling as the one of Darth Vader in Rogue One. We also got a ton of adorable Grogu moments and a scene involving an exploding AT-AT on a snowy planet that shows why this story needs to be told on the big screen.

We learned much more about Pixar's Hoppers, which follows a girl named Mabel who jumps into the mind of a beaver and has to work with other beavers and animals to stop Mayor Jerry from building a highway that will destroy all the nature and wilderness in his path.

Other highlights included an extended look at Zootopia 2 and Patrick Warburton's hilarious Mayor Winddancer, a funny message from the set of Avengers: Doomsday, an exciting clip from Tron: Ares, the name of Ice Age: Boiling Plate for the next film in the franchise, a clip of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, and more.

Tron Lightcycle / Run Overlay Will Celebrate Tron: Ares With a Red Overlay and Nine Inch Nails, Tron to be Remastered for the First Time

To celebrate Tron: Ares, Disney Parks' Tron attractions will be getting a red overlay and original music from Nine Inch Nails. This experience will be added to Disney World's Tron Lightcycle / Run on September 15 and Shanghai Disney Resort's Tron Lightcycle Power Run on September 16.

Tron and Tron: Legacy will also be fully remastered in 4K Ultra HD and will be available on digital and Blu-ray SteelBook on September 16.

Dates Revealed for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in 2026

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event will officially return to Anaheim, California, from August 14 through 16 in 2026, and it will once again be a celebration and look forward of all things Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and more.

The news was announced alongside a ton of other big D23 events fans can look forward to in the future and that the main D23 event will once again be held at both the Anaheim Convention Center and the Honda Center.

Disneyland Handcrafted Will Give a Never-Before-Seen Look at the Construction of Disneyland

We Call It Imagineering's Leslie Iwerks stopped by Destination D23 to drop a new trailer for Disneyland Handcrafted, which documents the construction of Disneyland in a way never seen before. The film will debut on Disney+ and Disney's YouTube later this winter, but fans can check out a look at the trailer right now.

Walt Disney Is Being Added to Carousel of Progress

Following Walt Disney – A Magical Life at Disneyland, Walt Disney is getting another Audio-Animatronics figure at Disney World’s Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom.

Walt will now introduce Carousel of Progress in a new scene, and guests will then witness four scenes to see what John, Sarah, Rover, and the rest of the family have been up to over the decades while witnessing the evolution of life in the United States.

Themed Drinks Headed to Disney Destiny Will Have You Feeling Like a Sorcerer Supreme, Pirate, and a Ghost

We got a sneak peek of the new drinks headed to the Disney Destiny, the Disney Cruise Line ship we visited earlier this year in Papenburg, Germany, to learn how it was built, and they look pretty spectacular.

The Mirror Dimension will be an option at the Doctor Strange-themed Sanctum lounge, and it comes in a special glass that reacts to touch and comes with an "electrifying dust that will leave your taste buds tingling." We also saw a drink being served on a levitating platform, and it was pretty impressive!

Following the opening of Disney World's Beak and Barrel, Disney Destiny will also be getting a Pirates of the Caribbean-themed bar, but its will be called Cask & Cannon. In the bar, guests can look forward to the Dead Man's Chest, which comes in a smoky treasure chest and looks to "capture the true spirit of a pirate's life on the high seas."

Fans of the Haunted Mansion Parlor aboard the Disney Treasure will also be happy to learn it is returning on the Disney Destiny, but many of the drinks will feature all-new ingredients.

Walt Disney World's Villains-Themed Land to Utilize 'Conjured Architecture,' Inspirations Revealed

We got a wicked tease of the upcoming Villains-themed land at Walt Disney World, including that the team created the term "Conjured Architecture" to describe how they are utilizing "the magical, fluid, and organic appearance of both the animated villains and the Art Nouveau style of construction" to build this new space.

This was all made possible by a research trip to Paris and Barcelona to study Art Nouveau. From Paris, they took with them "the way natural motifs and swirling designs there make nature appear to be 'cursed' like magic has frozen it into place."

For Barcelona, its style was actually called Modernisme, and it has "less natural patterns but gives architecture an otherworldly, unnerving appearance." May even added that the buildings seem as though they are "melting with subliminal shapes and faces."

Disneyland Paris' World of Frozen to Open in Spring 2026 Alongside Walt Disney Studios Park Becoming Disney Adventure World

Disneyland Paris' World of Frozen will officially open in Spring 2026 alongside the official transformation of Walt Disney Studios Park into Disney Adventure World. We also learned of the milestone of the construction of Elsa's Ice Palace, and you can check it out in the image above!

These colors were originally chosen to "reflect the Florida sunshine in a way that makes the castle shimmer from every angle."

Cinderella Castle Getting New Colors That Harken Back to Its Original Look

Fans were delighted to learn that Disney World's Cinderella Castle is getting a look that is inspired by the "classic and original look of the castle."

This new paint scheme, which is still being finalized, will feature "grays, creams, blues, and touches of gold aiming to enhance the castle's architecture."

Adam Bankhurst is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on X/Twitter @AdamBankhurst, Instagram, and TikTok, and listen to his show, Talking Disney Magic.

eBay has kicked off its Labor Day Sale with a 20% off coupon code that works on all products sold at the official Bose Outlet eBay store. That includes the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar, Bose's biggest and most impressive soundbar speaker with Dolby Atmos and Bose TrueSpace Technology. It normally retails for $1,000, but you can get it on sale for just $479.20 after you apply coupon code "HAPPY30TH" in your shopping cart. Free delivery is included. That's over 50% off and it even comes with a 2 year AllState warranty. This coupon expires on September 5.

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Alienware's top-end Area-51 lineup of 16" and 18" gaming laptops are on sale during the Dell Labor Day Sale. Save up to $800 off preconfigured configurations that are equipped with the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series mobile graphics cards, including the RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090. The Area-51 laptops is one of the best looking gaming laptops around, with outstanding build quality, aggressive cooling, powerful components, and up-to-date protocols like WiFi 7 and Thunderbolt 4. If you're looking for the best gaming laptop on the market, the Area-51 should be on your shortlist.

Alienware Area-51 Laptops on Sale During Labor Day

The eBay Labor Day Sale is under way with hefty discounts across both tech and non-tech categories. However, the Labor Day Sale isn't the only way to save. To c eBay's 30-year anniversary is just around the corner (the first-ever auction purchase was made around Labor Day in 1995) and to commemorate the event, eBay is offering a 20% off coupon code "HAPPY30TH" that works on several high-profile brands that are already discounted during the Labor Day Sale, so you're benefiting from double-dipped savings. Check out the best deals below.

LG Evo C5 4K OLED Smart TVs

Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise Cancelling Headphones

Bose Soundbars and Headphones

The official Bose Outlet eBay store has discounted its entire inventory of certified refurbished headphones, earbuds, soundbars, and portable speakers for Labor Day. Even better, every product is eligible for an additional 20% off with the same anniversary coupon code ("HAPPY30TH"). That includes the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar, Bose's biggest and most impressive soundbar speaker with Dolby Atmos and Bose TrueSpace Technology. It normally retails for $1,000, but you can get it on sale for just $479.20 after coupon. (Free delivery is included.) That's over 50% off and it even comes with a 2-year All-State warranty.

Dyson Vacuums, Fans, and Haircare

Dyson is one of the most well known household brands around, and its name is synonymous with quality, but usually that quality comes at a premium price. Fortunately, Dyson has its very own Dyson eBay store with huge markdowns on its certified refurbished products. Dyson offers a 6-month warranty on refurbished vacuum cleaners and fans, and a 12-month warranty on its refurbished beauty products alongside the 2-year All-State warranty.

Roborock Robot Vacuums

Roborock is one of the largest robot vacuum brands in the world. Its products offer more features than Roomba at a more attractive price point. That doesn't mean they are lower quality, either. I've owned both Roborock and Roomba models and my current Roborock has lasted longer, performed better, and costs less to maintain than any of the Roombas I've owned. The Roborock eBay Store carries certified refurbished units of their entire lineup of robot vacuums and mops, and carry a 6-month manufacter's warranty alongside the 2-year All-State warranty.

Ecoflow Power Stations

Ecoflow is one of the largest and most well-known manufacturers of portable power stations. Its products are solidly built with a lot of practical features at an affordable price. Product support after purchase is generally pretty good, and firmware and software updates are consistently rolled out. Ecoflow sells certified refurbished power stations through its official Ecoflow eBay store. It offers the same warranty on refurbs as brand new products, which is anywhere from 24 months to 60 months depending on the model you choose.

More Labor Day Sales

If you're looking for more Labor Day sales like this, it's worth checking out the below, including Amazon's Labor Day sale and the Best Buy sale. Both have some standout deals on audio equipment.

Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

If you're seeking the absolute best of the best in PC gaming performance, look no further. During the Labor Day Sale, Alienware has just dropped the price of its flagship Alienware Area-51 prebuilt gaming PC equipped with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card starting at $4,399.99 with free shipping. This is the lowest price I've seen for an Alienware 5090 gaming PC and is reasonably competitive compared to similarly equipped systems from other boutique PC builders. The GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is currently the most powerful GPU on the market, and by a wide margin.

Alienware Area-51 RTX 5090 Gaming PC From $4,399.99

The RTX 5090 Is the Most Powerful Graphics Card Ever

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has emerged as the most powerful consumer GPU on the market. Although Nvidia has prioritized software updates, AI features, and DLSS 4 technology to improve gameplay performance, the 5090 still boasts an impressive 25%-30% uplift over the RTX 4090 in terms of pure hardware-based raster performance. The 5090 also has more (32GB vs. 24GB) and faster (GDDR7 vs. GDDR6) VRAM compared to the 4090. Although Nvidia GPU prices have been trending downwards, it's still difficult to find a 5090 card for below $2,500.

Check out more Alienware deals during the Labor Day Sale

Check out the best deals going on during the Alienware Intel Gamer Days Event, which will eventually transition into the Labor Day Sale this weekend. Not everyone is the DIY type. If you're in the market for a prebuilt gaming PC, Dell is one of the best brands we'd recommend. Alienware desktops and laptops feature solid build quality, top-of-the-line gaming performance, excellent cooling (further improved on the newer models), aggressive styling, and pricing that is very competitive with other pre-built options. Best of all, there are plenty of sales that happen throughout the year, so it's not difficult to grab one of these computers at considerably less than their retail price.

Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

Magic: The Gathering launched Edge of Eternities last month, and here we are in September bracing for the release of Spider-Man.

Still, in the run-up to then, we’re still seeing some spaceship synergies (the set after Spidey) causing some market fluctuations, while now is a great time to pick up some Edge of Eternities cards.

Here are the big shifters for the start of September, as we prepare to swing into action.

MTG Climbers This Week

There’s an awful lot of love for Landfall this week, and much of that’s tied to the Edge of Eternities World Shaper precon.

I picked one up in recent weeks and have been very pleased with it, but now I might have to add a big ol’ bear, too. Lumra, Bellow of the Woods has seen a huge jump, rising from under $10 to almost $30 in the space of a few weeks.

This not-so-cuddly bear mills four cards when entering, then puts lands from the graveyard onto the battlefield. Not only does that power Lumra up, but it could allow Tannuk, Memorial Ensign to dish out a whole host of punishment.

It also gives the World Shaper’s Hearthull spacecraft plenty of lands to sacrifice for card draw and damage pings.

Sticking with World Shaper, Valakut Exploration could be explosive, too. You can use it to exile cards to use for a big hit of damage.

It’s up to around $5, having cost barely anything just a few weeks ago.

Next up, I've recently spotted a surprising team-up between Sonic the Hedgehog and the Tyranid Winged Hive Tyrant. The latter is up to $4 thanks to synergy with the Blue Blur, with the card giving other creatures with counters flying and haste.

That becomes a nice cycle of triggering an attack with Sonic, adding counters to other creatures, and then having them get flying and haste. Then, you can turn that into Treasure tokens, too.

If you want to try this combo, have fun - Sonic is just $3 right now, while Winged Hive Tyrant is on the climb but still under $5. There's a bunch of brillaint Sonic cards up for grabs right now as well, if you're not keen on picking up the full Secret Lair set.

MTG Crashers This Week

We’ve already mentioned him, but Tannuk, Memorial Ensign is a great card for aggressive landfall decks, and he’s down to just a 25-cent market value.

Given the synergies he has with the World Shaper deck and other cards we’ve mentioned here, that’s a steal.

It’s also not often to find an Eldrazi on the cheap, but Emrakul, the World Anew has seen a drop off in recent weeks.

This colorless 12/12 can gain control of opponents’ creatures and then sacrifice them, too. It’s a big cost mana-wise, but the dollar value has dropped to around $8.

Exalted Sunborn has dropped significantly, too. It’s still almost $20, but this flying, lifelink Angel Wizard (what a combo, by the way) is dropping a couple of dollars and could drop further.

Starfield Vocalist’s more expensive versions remain pricey, but the basic rare is down to $1.49. Given it gives you double triggers on ETB effects, it could be worth looking at.

Finally, The Seriema was one of the first cards revealed, and it’s dropped from $40 right down to $1.49 over the last month.

MTG Sealed Sets - Labor Day Deals

British acting legend Celie Imrie, star of The Thursday Murder Club, has recalled the time she cameoed as a Naboo fighter pilot in Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and got told off by director George Lucas for wearing lipstick.

Imrie, perhaps better known for her roles in a slew of other films such as the Bridget Jones series, Nanny McPhee and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, also appeared in the original Star Wars prequel. Keep a keen eye out and you'll spot her in the movie's final battle sequence, piloting a yellow Naboo starfighter with the call sign of Bravo Five.

"This is one of the most popular parts I can ever talk about," Imrie said in a BAFTA interview, "especially in America and especially with young gentlemen, who can't believe I was Bravo Five in Star Wars."

Battlefield 6 doesn't have ray-tracing, and its developer has said there are no plans to add the feature down the line.

While ray-tracing has been notably missing from Battlefield 6's open beta tests, it wasn't entirely clear if this was just because the game was in beta or if it was a deliberate choice. Turns out, it's the latter.

Despite being a popular inclusion in some games, ray-tracing's more natural method of simulating lighting can also prove to be draining on your PC or console's system resources — and it's for this reason that the competitive shooter won't include it. Indeed, Christian Buhl — studio technical director at Ripple Effect, one of the studios working on Battlefield 6 — has told Comicbook that while the PC version of Battlefield 6 will have over 600 different options in its settings menu, "ray-tracing won’t be one of them and there’s no plans to bring it into the game in the near future."

“No, we are not going to have ray-tracing when the game launches and we don’t have any plans in the near future for it either,” Buhl said. “That was because we wanted to focus on performance. We wanted to make sure that all of our effort was focused on making the game as [optimized] as possible for the default settings and the default users.

"So, we just made the decision relatively early on that we just weren’t going to do ray-tracing and again, it was mostly so that we could focus on making sure it was performance for everyone else."

While most people would likely sacrifice visuals to preserve performance during multiplayers mode, this may be disappointing news for some players who'd hoped to have ray-tracing in Battlefield 6's upcoming single-player campaign, when the time comes to play.

Earlier today, we highlighted a nine-minute slice of Battlefield 6's battle royale mode that has leaked online. This particular video not only gives a good look at what to expect from the mode, but also reveals a couple of gameplay mechanics we didn't previously know about, too, including swimming, one of the gadgets, and its "massive map."

Battlefield 6 releases on October 7. We're having a great time with what we've played so far, writing in our Battlefield 6 review-in-progress: "Right now, even in beta form, Battlefield 6 might be the most fun shooter I’ve played this year."

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

The Sonos Labor Day Sale is live now with discounts of up to 20% off select speakers and headphones. Sonos hosts events like this throughout the year, however this particular one is special because the Arc Ultra soundbar and the Era 300 speaker are both on sale. These two are rarely discounted, so this is a great opportunity to pick them up at a substantial markdown. Both speakers have dedicated height channels for Dolby Atmos spatial audio and smart functionality. Sonos offers free shipping on all orders and a 12-month warranty on all of its products.

Save up to 20% off during the Sonos Labor Day Sale

Sonos Arc Ultra Soundbar

Sonos Era 300 Smart Speaker

Sonos Move 2 Portable Speaker

Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker

Sonos Ace Headphones

The Secretlab Labor Day Sale has officially commenced and runs through September 3. Save up to $139 off Secretlab's popular Titan line of gaming chairs, Magnus gaming desks, and accessories. This is also the first sale I've seen where the recently released Titan Evo Nanogen chair and the Titan Evo recliner add-on have been discounted.

It's no secret that we love our Secretlab gaming chairs. Three of the eight chairs in our best gaming chair roundup are Secretlab models. Of all the gaming chairs we covered in our "Budget to Best" roundup video earlier this year, my colleague Akeem Lawanson considered the Secretlab Titan Evo to be the most comfortable. No good chair comes cheap and Secretlab chairs definitely cost a premium, but we think the craftsmanship, materials, and customizability are worth it.

TL;DR - The Best Secretlab Deals

You can quickly browse through all of the listed products on sale above. For more information on each product and why they are worth your consideration, read through below.

Secretlab Titan Evo Nanogen Edition

Secretlab Titan Evo

Secretlab Titan Evo Lite

Secretlab Titan Recliner Add-On

Secretlab Magnus and Magnus Pro

The best gaming PC deals I've seen so far for Labor Day aren't from a retailer I'd normally expect. Walmart is offering a selection of discounted gaming PCs that range from a budget RTX 5060 rig to a 4K-ready RTX 5070 Ti powerhouse at prices less than what I found so far from Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, Alienware, Lenovo, and HP. These PCs are all sold and shipped by Walmart, not a marketplace vendor, and are eligible for Walmart's 30-day electronics return policy. These are some incredible discounts you'll only find in the Walmart Labor Day sale.

Walmart Labor Day Sale: The Best Gaming PC Deals

Read on for more details on each system.

iBuypower Slate RTX 5070 Gaming PC for $1,099

Free Battlefield 6 with purchase

Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has announced plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of establishing his own studio, Kojima Productions, with an event in Tokyo later this month.

Hosted by Kojima himself, the "celebratory event," entitled Beyond The Strand, will include guest appearances "as well as offer a glimpse into future projects." It'll take place at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan, on September 23, 2025.

Fans in the vicinity can enter a lottery to be in with a chance of securing a ¥7700 — the equivalent of around $50 — when tickets go on sale tomorrow, September 2. Or, alternatively, you can watch the action online.

Right now, it seems unlikely we'll see much of Kojima's mysterious upcoming PlayStation game Physint — as the developer recently told us the game remains "at the conceptual stage". More likely, perhaps, we'll get to know a little more about Kojima's horror project OD, which is still in development in collaboration with Microsoft, despite Xbox's recent cancellations of a number of projects, both internal and external.

Kojima first announced his OD collaboration with Xbox in November of 2022, then officially revealed OD along with several of its star cast members at The Game Awards 2023. We learned at the time that Kojima was working with filmmaker Jordan Peele to create a horror experience “no one has seen before."

Hideo Kojima also, of course, created the seminal stealth series, Metal Gear, but that doesn't mean he'll be spending at time playing remake Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. When asked recently if he would be playing the remake, he laughed and replied: "No, I won't.". That said, Konami’s Metal Gear series producer Noriaki Okamura has said he’d love to work with Kojima again on the stealth 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.

If you've been waiting for one of the more affordable Blackwell cards to come back in stock at a reputable retailer, here's a shocker: the RTX 5070 graphics card has dropped to below launch pricing. Amazon is currently offering Amazon Prime members a chance to pick up the Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Graphics Card for $523.79 with free shipping. The RTX 5070 is an excellent GPU for gaming at up to 1440p with high framerates, especially with DLSS 4 enabled. The Asus Prime uses a triple fan cooler, which is preferred over dual slot solutions for its better cooling potential and lower noise, as long as your PC case has the proper clearance.

Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Graphics Card for $524

The eBay Labor Dale Sale has kicked off with a 20% off coupon code: "HAPPY30TH" to celebrate eBay's 30 year anniversary. This coupon happens to work on several TVs, including the new 2025 LG OLED TVs. Right now you can pick up a 65" LG Evo C5 4K OLED smart TV for just $1,299.19 after you apply 20% off coupon: "HAPPY30TH". Alternatively, you can get a 77" LG Evo C5 for $1,837.59 after the same code. These are the lowest prices I've seen all year and at least $200 less than other retailers' Labor Day deals. The seller Buydig is reputable and has over half a million postive reviews. It is also an authorized LG reseller so you're getting the manufacturer warranty.

LG Evo C5 4K OLED Smart TVs Are on Sale for Labor Day

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has issued a bizarre in-universe tease — with a date set for September 4, later this week. The message has since prompted an array of fan theories — and debates over the franchise's canon.

This afternoon, a message for New United States of America (N.U.S.A.) citizens posted by President Rosalind Myers appeared on the game's social media channels.

Dated September 4, 2025, three days from now, the post asks for "brave netruners" to help defend the N.U.S.A. from a "mounting cybersecurity threat" by taking some kind of recruitment test. What exactly this all means, however, has left fans uncertain.

For starters, some fans are wondering whether the message — which of course in reality has come from CD Projekt Red — has gone live several days early, and whether it was meant to point to some kind of early sign-up for information on Cyberpunk 2. Or maybe the message is appearing now to trail something happening on September 4, and this is the start of some kind of ARG?

Then there's the fact that, well, this is an in-universe message from President Rosalind Myers — who doesn't become president until 2065. (As Cyberpunk fans have quickly pointed out, the current president should be Elizabeth Kress.) Has Myers figured out how to send a message back in time? Is this a retconning of the franchise's established lore? Or is this simply just a fun message from CD Projekt that fans shouldn't be reading this much into? Well, if it's the latter, it's already too late.

Over on the Cyberpunk reddit, fan speculation on what to expect later this week ranges from details of Cyberpunk 2, more information on the already-announced Cyberpunk 2077 iPhone port, fresh news on the new anime spin-off Edgerunners 2, or yet more content for Cyberpunk 2077 — which is still being worked on by support studio Virtuos, even as the bulk of CD Projekt knuckles down on The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk's sequel.

Important message for N.U.S.A. Citizens from President Rosalind Myers. pic.twitter.com/GOHC5Tw136

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) September 1, 2025

Here is today's mysterious statement from President Rosalind Myers in full:

Message for N.U.S.A. Citizens September 4, 2025

Our great nation is once again facing a mounting cybersecurity threat — from those who hide in the shadows, too cowardly to publicly proclaim their beliefs, who are viciously determined to tear down our flag and the values it upholds. I will not accept this, and I know you won't either.

The N.U.S.A. is seeking brave netrunners to join our efforts and overcome this grave threat. Our brave agents work tirelessly to keep our country secure, maintain its dominance, and defend it from those so eager to undermine it. Now you can join us in our fight for freedom. I personally welcome all who believe they have what it takes.

Take our recruitment test. Prove yourself. Serve the N.U.S.A.

Fans have pointed to the fact that Cyberpunk 2's associate game director Paweł Sasko has also shared the post, suggesting this has indeed gone live at the right time and is pointing to something to do with the game series itself. Others have also noted that Cyberpunk 2077 is, somehow, already approaching its fifth anniversary in December — a milestone CD Projekt may now be planning to celebrate in some fashion.

Contacted for more detail by IGN this afternoon, CD Projekt declined to comment on what might be in store. Here's hoping later this week brings more answers.

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

Dell is kicking off its Labor Day Sale with some great discounts on Alienware gaming PCs and laptops, including the new 2025 Alienware Area-51 models equipped with Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards. Not everyone is the DIY type. If you're in the market for a prebuilt gaming PC, Dell is one brands we would recommend. Alienware desktops and laptops feature solid build quality, top-of-the-line gaming performance, excellent cooling (further improved on the newer models), and aggressive styling. They are generally more expensive than other prebuilt options, but the Labor Day Sale offers some hefty discounts that make the prices much more competitive. For example, you'd be hard pressed to find another retailer that is selling an RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC for $1,700 or an RTX 5080 gaming PC for $2,100.

Alienware Labor Day Gaming PC Deals

Alienware Labor Day Gaming Laptop Deals

You can quickly browse through all of the listed products on sale above. See below for our favorite picks.

Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC

Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC

Alienware Area-51 RTX 5090 Gaming PC

Dell has dropped the price of the new 2025 Alienware Aurora 16 gaming laptop equipped with an GeForce RTX 5060 mobile GPU to just $1,100 with free delivery. Compared to other Alienware laptops, the Aurora 16 is designed to look less like a gamer's laptop. It boasts a sleek, understated design with the absence of extraneous visual-only embellishments or unnecessary RGB lighting outside of the keyboard's white-only illumination. The RTX 5060 is about 15%-20% more powerful than the RTX 4060 that replaces, making it a perfectly capable GPU for most games at up to 1600p. It approaches the performance of the RTX 4070, especially in games that support DLSS 4.

You can pick up an Alienware 16X Aurora gaming laptop equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU and GeForce RTX 5070 mobile GPU for $1,649.99 after a $350 instant discount. This is the best Alienware laptop for gamers on a budget.

The best Alienware high-end gaming monitor just went on sale. The 32" Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD OLED gaming monitor has just dropped to $849.99 with free shipping after a $350 off instant discount. If you're looking for the best 4K gaming monitor, this should definitely be on your short list.

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Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

I’ve been keeping a close eye on Pokémon TCG prices lately, and it looks like TCGPlayer is quietly winning the battle against Amazon right now. Elite Trainer Boxes like White Flare and Destined Rivals are dropping well below what Amazon is asking, and even smaller sets like the Slashing Legends Tin or Surging Sparks boosters are going for way less if you know where to look.

TL;DR: Deals For Today

On the flip side, Amazon is clearly the place to be if you’re hunting Funko Pops. I honestly did a double take when I saw Horsea for just $4.31 — that’s less than the cost of a booster pack. There are also solid discounts on fan favorites like 10-inch Pikachu and Mewtwo, plus some new preorders for Turtwig, Ninetales, and Absol if you’re into expanding your shelf before the holidays.

Pokémon TCG ETBs and Booster Bundles

When it comes to sealed Pokémon TCG products, the real bargains today are on ETBs and booster bundles. White Flare is sitting at just $75 on TCGPlayer, which is a nice break from the usual $90+ price tags. Even the newer Destined Rivals and Black Bolt boxes are running cheaper there than anywhere else. And if you don’t want to spring for a full ETB, Prismatic Evolutions booster bundles are going for as low as $59, which feels like an easy pickup if you’re chasing singles without committing to a whole box.

Pokémon TCG Collections, Tins and Boosters

If you’re more into variety packs than full ETBs, there are some great grabs in the collections and tins today. Cynthia’s Garchomp ex Premium Collection is down to $45 on TCGPlayer, which feels like a steal compared to Amazon’s $60 tag. The Slashing Legends Tin also jumped out at me at $29.99—that’s nearly half off what Amazon is charging. Even the smaller items are worth a look: Surging Sparks sleeved boosters are going for just $7.93, which is $15.98 on Amazon currently.

Pokémon Funko Pop! Preorders

I’m also eyeing a few of the new Funko Pop! preorders that just went live. Turtwig drops at the end of September for $15.99, while Ninetales and Absol are both set for mid-December at $14.99 each. These usually disappear around launch week, so if you’re the type who likes locking in new releases before they vanish, it’s probably worth snagging them now instead of hunting later at inflated prices.

Pokémon Funko Pop! Deals

Amazon’s been quietly slashing prices on a bunch of Pokémon Funko Pops, and some of them are cheaper than a booster pack. The biggest surprise for me was Horsea at just $4.31—that’s wild considering it normally goes for $12.99. There are plenty of others worth adding to your shelf too, like Fidough for $7.99, Dratini for $11.30, and even the 10-inch Pikachu for $62, which is a solid drop from its usual $75.99. Whether you’re filling gaps in your collection or just want a budget-friendly pick-up, today’s lineup has a nice mix of starters, legendaries, and fan favorites.

Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.