Matsuhiro Arita is no stranger to card games. He's the artist responsible for the paintings on innumerable cards from the original release of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, including the highly saught after Charizard - but now he's painting a different kind of dragon thanks to a Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop, and we've got the first look at all four cards from it.

Flip through the gallery below to see all the cards in Arita's Secret Lair:

This isn't the first time Arita has painted a Magic card, but his previous addition was a single, borderless art version of Lumra, Bellow of the Woods from last year's Bloomburrow set. So to get four new cards all at once shortly after that is a big jump.

In addition to that, the inclusions all see some sort of play accross different formats. The iconic Lighting Bolt is played pretty much everywhere it is allowed, and Murktide Regent has been a powerful card in both Modern and Legacy since its release in Modern Horizons 2 in 2021. Meanwhile, Light-Paws is a well-loved Commander on its own, and Shorikai has both found a comfy home for itself in many Vintage Cubes and is currently the 20th most popular Commander overall according to EDHRec.

Wizards of the Coast describes this drop on its store page as such: "With nearly 30 years of experience creating beloved art for trading card games, Mitsuhiro Arita’s work has become some of the most recognizable in the world. His first collaboration with Magic: The Gathering was on a borderless Lumra, Bellow of the Woods released in 2024’s Bloomburrow, which quickly became a fan-favorite. In this Secret Lair Drop, the legendary artist returns to showcase his iconic creature design across four remarkable cards."

As usual with Secret Lair drops, this one will be available on the Secret Lair website in non-foil for $29.99 and foil for $39.99, with both only being made available while supplies last starting on Monday, February 10 at 9am PT. Secret Lairs can tend to sell out fast these days, a point of irration within the community since WOTC switched from a timed print-to-order system last year, so if you're looking to snag them you'll want to be there as soon as they go live.

For more on Magic, you can learn more about its death race set, Aetherdrift, which launches in the next week, check out past Secret Lairs we've revealed like Chucky and Monty Python, or read about how WOTC aims to set Magic up for long-term success.

Tom Marks is IGN's Executive Reviews Editor. He loves card games, puzzles, platformers, puzzle-platformers, and lots more.

Love Hurts opens in theaters Friday, February 7.

Love Hurts is what rock critics used to call a “bastard love child.” Mate the mayhem of John Wick with the boogie of Quentin Tarantino and out pops an annoyingly quirky offspring. David Leitch, the former stuntman who produced this labored action-comedy, dabbled in such designer breeding a few years ago in his flashy IMAX caper Bullet Train, spiking a shallow gene pool of Pulp Fiction knockoffs with some kung-fu choreography. Love Hurts is like a runt from the same litter – shorter, a little gentler, but possessed of matching dominant traits. You can, once again, expect the hitmen to trade banal chitchat when not engaged in brutal, acrobatic, hand-to-hand combat.

As in Nobody, the 2021 Leitch concoction starring Bob Odenkirk as an unassuming ex-hit man, a wolf comes in sheep’s clothing. He is Marvin Gable (Ke Huy Quan), a relentlessly upbeat realtor securing dream homes for happy couples in a conspicuously Canadian stretch of American suburbia. (The film was shot in Winnipeg, but it’s set nowhere in particular.) First seen removing heart-shaped cookies from the oven, Marvin floats through his days on a cloud of positivity and professional satisfaction. What his coworkers don’t know is that this softie is secretly a Wickian badass – a reformed killing machine whose old life and bloody career come violently knocking.

This is Quan’s first headlining role since his triumphant comeback in the metaphysical, multiversal Everything Everywhere All at Once – a more imaginative genre pastiche, to put it mildly. In that film, the former child star grounds the reality-jumping lunacy with his vulnerability. Here, he’s stuck playing a walking punchline: the angel of death less interested in moldering bodies than crown moulding. Love Hurts keeps yanking the character into reluctant brawls, like the one where he trades blows with an assassin behind an office’s frosted glass walls, poking his head out between bouts of combat to flash an all-is-well grin. But there’s no actual glimmer of darkness to Marvin; the reveal that he used to kill people for a living doesn’t compute, because Quan plays him like a cuddly wrong man guilelessly dodging blows and blades.

The plotting of this oddly paced, farcical noir of murderous knuckleheads is somehow both convoluted and arbitrary. It involves Marvin getting pulled back, against his will, into the orbit of his brother and former employer, the goofily monikered, boba-craving kingpin Knuckles (Daniel Wu). (He finds a deadly use for his favorite treat’s signature wide straw during one of a few scenes that tips the film’s wonky tonal balance from sweet to sour.) The anchor of Love Hurts, which is opening just in time for Valentine’s Day, is meant to be Marvin’s unconsummated, possibly reciprocated feelings for sultry nightclub dame Rose (Ariana DeBose), who’s reemerged years after he helped her escape the life. But the romance between these recent Oscar winners never sparks, maybe because DeBose – who plays Rose as arch as a quotation mark – overcranks the campy vampiness. Overcompensating for this pointed absence of chemistry, first-time director Jonathan Eusebio supplies both characters with periodic, clunky voice-over narration – a way for them to simply state their feelings and motivations aloud. (“I know I have to face my past to truly be free,” Quan at one point murmurs.)

You get the distinct impression that full passages of Love Hurts were left on the editing-room floor en route to a mercilessly trim 80 minutes. Nevertheless, stunt veteran Eusebio stages the close-quarters showdowns with clarity and verve. But there’s nothing in the action department that we haven’t seen before and better. While Bullet Train pushed the Wick school of mechanically precise gun- and knife-play to a slapstick peak of intentional self-parody, Love Hurts never gets past the supposed hilarity of Marvin dipping out of the crossfire for a second to play smiling realtor again.

If that running gag doesn’t leave you in stitches, maybe the gallery of cartoon lowlifes will. We get Rhys Darby as a mewling Kiwi mob accountant, André Eriksen and former football star Marshawn Lynch as sitcom goons, and Mustafa Shakir as a hired gun whose sensitive poetry – he throws feathered daggers, the pen being mightier than the sword and all – helps him improbably woo Marvin’s harried assistant (Lio Tipton). The movie even finds room for a groan-inducing cameo by one of the Property Brothers. Love Hurts may take its more bruising cues from the school of visceral East-meets-West actioners that Leitch helped popularize, but it’s just as close in spirit to the sardonic crime larks that cropped up like weeds in the aftermath of Pulp Fiction. You know, the kind that made film lovers want to get medieval on Hollywood’s ass.

But Love Hurts doesn’t really step into Tarantino Land until the climax, when the action shifts to the villain’s video-store headquarters, a veritable amusement-park lair of cult memorabilia. Here, the walls are lined with posters for imaginary kung-fu movies, a Mortal Kombat II cabinet flashes and plinks, and a jukebox supplies the inevitable final fight with some ironically sweet Motown accompaniment. Is that Marvin Gaye we hear before horns and whistles create a counterfeit Ennio Morricone vibe? Our hero had to get his name from somewhere, though at least one other unlucky Marvin leaps to mind, too.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is getting a prequel manga but not until after the game comes out, Ubisoft has announced.

The company revealed on X/Twitter that, while the prequel manga will arrive in Japan on the game's release date of March 20, it won't arrive elsewhere until "later."

"Discover the official prequel of the game," Ubisoft said. "Follow the story a young Assassin apprentice as she fights against the growing presence of the Templars order in Japan."

This assassin is seemingly not protagonist Naoe, however, as she's depicted in the opening of Assassin's Creed Shadows as not being aware of the era spanning battle between Assassins and Templars. It could therefore be her mother or a teacher or someone else entirely.

#AssassinsCreedShadows will get its own manga!

Discover the official prequel of the game. Follow the story a young Assassin apprentice, as she fights against the growing presence of the Templars order in Japan.

Available in Japan at the launch of the game and later elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/TLn6DyOVB7

— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) February 6, 2025

It will presumably set up the background context of Assassin's Creed Shadows, however, even though it does come after the game. It's unclear if the manga will be a serialized story or if it will all come in one go, though the front cover does have a number one on it.

A lot rests on the shoulders of Assassin's Creed Shadows as not only the long-awaited Japan-set entry and the first full Assassin's Creed since 2020, but a struggling Ubisoft needs it to perform well following recent flops and investor frustration.

It's not enjoyed a particularly positive promotional period so far, however, with the development team having to apologize on separate occasions for inaccuracies in Assassin's Creed Shadows' depictions of Japan and using a historical recreation group's flag without permission.

Yet another controversy came as collectible figure maker PureArts removed an Assassin's Creed Shadows statue from sale over its "insensitive" design, and combined with the two delays, fans are growing increasingly impatient as a result.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Moana 2 is ready to set sail into your physical media collection with a shiny 4K steelbook that's now available to preorder (see here at Amazon). It's currently listed at $65.99 and has a release date of March 18, so you won't have to wait too long to get your hands on it. Alongside the 4K, Blu-ray, and digital copies of the film, this steelbook comes with a variety of bonus features as well that we've detailed below.

Preorder Moana 2’s 4K Steelbook, Out March 18

At the moment, the price for this steelbook is much higher than expected. As is the case with many steelbooks, this is likely to go down as the release date draws closer. It's worth noting that this steelbook also comes with Amazon's Preorder Price Guarantee, which notes that, "Whenever you pre-order an item eligible for Pre-order Price Guarantee, the price we charge when we ship it to you will be the lowest price offered by Amazon.com between the time you placed your order and the end of the day of the release date."

Moana 2 4K Steelbook Bonus Features

• Full Length Sing-Along – Sing along with your favorite songs while watching the movie with on-screen lyrics.
• Call of the Wayfinder – Celebrate Pacific wayfinding with the Moana 2 filmmakers as they meet real-life navigators from the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Hear from Nainoa Thompson, CEO of PVS, and other crew members as they discuss the cultural renaissance of wayfinding.
• A New Voyage – Join the filmmakers and artistic leads for a deep dive as they reveal the development of this sequel and discuss the impact that the first film had across the globe. Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson talk about what it means to them to return.
• Songs of the Sea – Sit down with songwriters Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, Pacific Islands music legend Opetaia Foa'i, and composer Mark Mancina as they discuss making the music. Get to know this talented team as they share insight into writing each brand-new song.
• Kakamora Chronicles – Ever wanted to know more about the Kakamora? Gather 'round while Moni, everyone's favorite Motunui historian, tells the tales from real Solomon Island folklore surrounding the mysterious and unforgettable beings known as the Kakamora.
• Fun in the Booth – Step inside the recording booth with the brilliant and talented actors of Moana 2 for some creative fun as they bring their characters to life.
• Deleted Scenes
• Song Selection

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If you're looking for even more films and TV shows releasing soon in a physical format, have a look at our breakdown of upcoming 4K UHD and Blu-ray release dates. There are plenty of releases to look forward to in the coming months that are worth adding to a physical media collection, from more steelbooks to full seasons of excellent shows. And if you want a nice new 4K TV to show off these new investments, check out our roundup of the best 4K smart TVs for 2025 to see some of our favorite picks.

Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.

Radiangames has announced Speed Demons 2, the side-scrolling highway racer with a visual aesthetic – not to mention high-speed gameplay – that might remind you a bit of the beloved arcade racing series Burnout. It's in development for PC after the original was a mobile game, and the sequel is due out later this year.

The developer says, "The controls are focused on movement, not steering. You'll still have gas, brake, and turbo (or ability) buttons, but you move the analog stick (or mouse) up and down to control your vehicle's direction." The team adds, "It sounds unusual, but it's immediately intuitive once you start playing."

Speed Demons 2 has ten game modes, including the very Burnout Road Rage mode-sounding Pursuit, Takedown, and Rampage, which all task you with destroying other cars in a certain time limit. Another is Scratchless, which harkens back to Burnout's Burning Lap by challenging you with getting to the finish line with as little damage to your car as possible.

Wishlist it on Steam if you're interested.

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

Lately the Nabisco company has been releasing a number of limited-edition Oreos that find America’s favorite cookie engraved and/or flavored with promotional collaborations. We’ve seen Star Wars Oreos, Coca Cola Oreos, and Mario Oreos, all of which have come and gone, plus Game Day Oreos for the Super Bowl, which you can still buy right now. Another (perhaps more surprising) collaboration that’s available now are Post Malone Oreos (see them at Amazon and Walmart).

Where to Buy Post Malone Limited-Edition Oreos

The Post Malone Oreos have swirled salted caramel and shortbread flavored cream squeezed between one golden and one chocolate Oreo wafer cookie. I haven’t tried them yet personally (I did place an order for a box), but they sound quite tasty. Also, this was far and away the most popular item we posted yesterday. IGN readers really seem to enjoy a dessert-and-music cross-promotion.

The wafer cookies are embossed with randomized Post Malone-y iconography, mostly from the musical world. There’s a Posty Co guitar pick, a vinyl record, a guitar, plus a butterfly, saw blade, and a knight on horseback. You just don’t know which one you’re going to get when you grab a cookie from the box.

Like the previous Oreo cross-promotions, the Post Malone one won’t last forever. If the flavor or style of the cookies appeals, or you just like the music of Post Malone, you can order a box now. The man has certainly been busy over the years, doing all sorts of solo music, as well as working on the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack and collaborating with everyone from Taylor Swift to Morgan Wallen. Now he’s slinging cookies. What will he think of next?

Chris Reed is a deals expert and commerce editor for IGN. You can follow him on Bluesky @chrislreed.com.

Disney is a multimedia powerhouse, the king of every form of entertainment from movies, TV shows, theme parks, and even video games. Over the last 30 years, The House of Mouse had a hand in creating video game adaptations of some classic Disney movies and original games, like Kingdom Hearts and Epic Mickey.

Today, there are plenty of Disney games on the Nintendo Switch for you to enjoy playing alone or with family and friends. Whether you’re relaxing at home and want to take a break from scrolling through Disney+ or taking a trip to a Disney Park, here's every Disney game for the Switch in release order.

How Many Disney Games Are on the Nintendo Switch?

It can be a little challenging to pinpoint what is and isn't "Disney" these days. In total, 11 Disney games have launched on the Switch since the handheld released in 2017. Three of those games are movie tie-ins, one is a spin-off of the Kingdom Hearts series, and one is technically a collection of multiple "Disney classics." I don't include them here in the interest of space, but there are also plenty of Star Wars games on the Switch that technically fall under the Disney umbrella.

Which Disney Game Is Worth Playing in 2025?

Not every Disney game is created equal. The combination of "the Disney Brand" with Nintendo Switch games already being pretty expensive means I wouldn't recommend all of the games on this list at their current price points. That said, there have definitely been some winners in the past couple years. If you're looking for a game that makes you feel like you're part of the Disney world, Dreamlight Valley is as good as it gets. The Animal Crossing-like game places you in the position to rebuild Dreamlight Valley with the help of your neighbors, a host of Disney and Pixar characters with their own questlines.

All Disney and Pixar Games on Switch (in Release Order)

Cars 3: Driven to Win (2017)

The first Disney game that launched on the Switch is technically a Pixar game that also overlapped with the Nintendo 3DS. In 2017, the media giant released a tie-in game for the movie Cars 3. Naturally, Cars 3: Driven to Win is a racing game featuring 20 tracks based on locations from the films (including Radiator Springs). The game also includes 20 customizable "characters," some that are automatically unlocked at the start, like Lightning McQueen, while others, like Mater and Chick Hicks, can only be unlocked by winning your way through the five game modes and various Master Events.

LEGO The Incredibles (2018)

LEGO The Incredibles takes the plotlines of both Incredibles films, released 14 years apart, and merges them into one giant LEGO game. Much like the LEGO Star Wars games, LEGO The Incredibles contains some deviations from the original source material, like changes to the lore we don’t want to spoil for those who haven’t seen the films (even though you had nearly 20 years to do so), and adds original villains to fight along with Bomb Voyage, Syndrome, and the Underminer. But it’s fun to play through, especially seeing that the LEGO version of Elastigirl can stretch herself as far as her movie version can.

Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (2019)

Disney Tsum Tsum Festival is a cute party game inspired by the Disney Tsum Tsum line of collectible toys and the mobile game from Japan, featuring all the Disney and Pixar characters in Tsum Tsum form. The game has 10 different minigames you can play alone or with family and friends, including bubble hockey, curling, and ice cream stacker, among others. You can even play the classic mobile puzzle game with the Switch in a vertical position.

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2019)

Disney and Square Enix’s spin on the latter’s Theatrhythm Final Fantasy lets you take control of Sora, Donald, Goofy, and other characters from across the Kingdom Hearts universe to slash the Heartless and their ilk to the beat of the series’ iconic soundtrack. Enjoy the musical stylings of Yoko Shimomura by yourself, or share the music with your friends in local co-op or online multiplayer battles.

In the grand scheme of things, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory gives a recap of the series up to Kingdom Hearts 3 with narration from Kairi, who falls into a deep sleep under Ansem the Wise’s observation after the events of Kingdom Hearts 3’s Re: Mind DLC. Whether you’re a veteran fan of Kingdom Hearts games or a newcomer, this game does an excellent job of getting you up to speed in preparation for Kingdom Hearts 4, which is currently in development.

Read our review of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.

Disney Classic Games Collection (2021)

Disney Classic Games Collection is an updated edition of 2019’s Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King (a mouthful of a title) that includes the Final Cut of Aladdin and the console and handheld versions of The Jungle Book. It has an interactive museum, a rewind function to correct gameplay mistakes, an expanded soundtrack, and a retro-style manual for one of the three games if you buy a physical copy.

This compilation lets you relive the game adaptations of your favorite Disney movies the way you played them in the ‘90s no matter which platform you owned at the time, hence the inclusion of the Sega Genesis and Game Boy versions of Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as the Super Nintendo version of the latter. Adding The Jungle Book makes the compilation even more valuable as no one had seen the game since 1994.

Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition (Switch Release: 2021)

In hindsight, Disney's Magical World series feels a bit like the precursor to Dreamlight Valley. Originally released for the 3DS, the first two Magical World games let players befriend and complete quests for Disney and Pixar characters with additional farming, crafting, and even combat mechanics. Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition is a remaster of the second game in the series released specifically for the Nintendo Switch. Like Animal Crossing, the game syncs to your device's clock for seasonal events and quest refreshes.

Tron: Identity (2023)

Tron: Identity is a visual novel that differentiates itself from other games adapted from the Tron franchise. It reveals another facet of life on the Grid without involving characters from the films, as it is set thousands of years after the events of Tron: Legacy. The game centers on a program named Query, a detective assigned to investigate an explosion in the vault of the Repository, a secure building in the center of the Grid. As the mystery unfolds, the other programs you interact with pose more questions than answers.

Each character you meet gives you the choice to either ally with them, antagonize them, or derezz them, depending on the dialogue. Plus, you have to complete puzzles in order to ask them more questions about the vault explosion. That’s a lot of detective work to do in three to six hours.

Read our review of Tron: Identity.

Disney Speedstorm (2023)

2023 was a big year for Disney games, but the first release from that year flew a little under the radar. Disney Speedstorm is a kart racing game featuring some brawling mechanics and, of course, a pretty extensive lineup of Disney characters with unique skills and their own personalized vehicles. Characters are pulled from everything under Disney's umbrella, from the emotions of the Inside Out movies to Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. While the racing mechanics are relatively solid, IGN's Early Access review of the game comments on the "absurd" token systems and "gacha-like" in-game economies.

Disney Illusion Island (2023)

Mickey Mouse’s latest gaming adventure from Disney Interactive and Dlala Studios sees him, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy travel to the mysterious Monoth Island for a picnic that turns into a high-stakes mission to recover the three stolen Tomes of Knowledge that helps protect the island. Whether you’re playing in single-player or co-op mode with three additional players, you can play as either character and navigate the island Metroidvania style.

Disney Illusion Island carries the same comedic charm as the recent Mickey Mouse cartoons despite the change in art style. Enjoy the game’s story, the lore of Monoth Island, and the unlockable Mickey Mouse memorabilia scattered around the island.

Read our review of Disney Illusion Island.

Disney Dreamlight Valley (2023)

Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life sim from Gameloft that is basically Disney meets Animal Crossing, where you get to live, work, and play alongside your favorite Disney characters. You play as a human who arrives at the titular Dreamlight Valley, which has been gripped by the Night Thorns, leading to The Forgetting. This supernatural event caused the Disney characters who stayed in the valley to lose their memories while others returned to their home worlds for safety.

You work to rebuild Dreamlight Valley using magic called Dreamlight to weed out the Night Thorns, provide housing for the character via Scrooge McDuck’s construction company, cook food at Remy’s restaurant, and build friendships with everyone, both heroes and villains. The best part is, you never have to worry about your clothes, food, and tools taking up space in your inventory. And you can customize your character with the coolest Disney outfits complete with Mickey Mouse ears just like you were going to Disney World — or Disneyland, depending on where you live.

Read our review of Disney Dreamlight Valley or check out more games like Stardew Valley for Switch.

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (2024)

The most recent Disney game on the Switch, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a remaster of the original Epic Mickey game that launched on the Wii in 2010. Smoother performance, enhanced graphics, and new abilities make the platformer an overall improvement over its predecessor. Take on the lofty role of Mickey Mouse as you try to stop the "Blot" from destroying the memories of forgotten characters, traversing darker-than-usual Disney environments and, of course, enlisting the helpful of friendly faces along the way.

Read our review of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

James Bond audition tapes from 2005 have seemingly appeared online and show Henry Cavill's version of 007 before he eventually lost out to Daniel Craig.

As reported by Games Radar, a handful of the tapes appeared on the Ron South YouTube channel, owned by "an avid filmmaker" with 1,890 subscribers. Alongside Cavill's tapes were those of Sam Worthington, Rupert Friend, and Anthony Starr.

It's Cavill's that have gained the most attention over the years, however, with many believing he would have made an excellent James Bond including Casino Royale director Martin Campbell, who called the audition "tremendous."

In fact, Campbell apparently preferred Cavill for the role but he eventually lost out because other decision makers preferred Craig.

Cavill at least got to live out the spy fantasy in Argylle, where he played the lead role and was joined by the likes of Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, and Catherine O’Hara. The film wasn't received well at all despite the stellar cast, however, earning just a 4/10 in IGN's review.

The actor continues to enjoy a varied career otherwise, appearing as none other than Superman for DC, Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix adaptation of The Witcher, and in many other roles.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Whether you’re a fan of the Jurassic World movies or not, it’s hard to argue that there’s never a bad time for dinosaurs. It’s for that very reason that I’m never not going to be excited about the announcement of a new addition to the Jurassic franchise, locusts and all.

The first Jurassic World Rebirth trailer kept things pretty vague, as it had to spend time introducing characters the audience has no real connection to yet. But, even with the limited details, we know that we’re getting some new dinosaurs alongside some old favorites (hello, dilophosaurus!), a new location, and a new crew of humans that may or may not be eaten by the aforementioned dinosaurs.

Let’s dive into what we know and what we don’t about the upcoming Jurassic World film.

Who Are Jurassic World Rebirth’s New Characters?

Let’s start with one that we can definitively answer, yeah?

First up we have Zora Bennett, played by Scarlett Johansson. Turns out Johansson is a huge Jurassic Park fan and has wanted to be involved in the franchise for some time. The actor told Vanity Fair that her opportunity finally came to be thanks to Black Widow reshoots taking place right next door to Jurassic World Dominion’s soundstage. After a meeting with Spielberg himself, Johansson was eventually cast as Zora who she ultimately helped writer David Koepp develop. With some fine-tuning and collaboration, Zora shifted from a straight-up mercenary to a more well-rounded adventurer with personal stakes in Rebirth’s quest for a cure for heart disease.

Next we have Jonathan Bailey’s Dr. Henry Loomis who, to the chagrin of some fans online, is not a grown up Tim from the first Jurassic Park. That said, Henry does, in fact, have ties to the one and only Dr. Alan Grant. We don’t know those details just yet, but I am enthusiastic for any opportunity the film is willing to take to tie back to Sam Neill’s beloved character. Henry may not have the combat readiness of his two counterparts, but he makes up for it in smarts, a good heart, and a genuine reverence for dinosaurs.

The final addition to the new Jurassic World trio is Mahershala Ali himself as Duncan Kincaid. The trailer shows us a good-natured navigator, but Ali implies to Vanity Fair that there’s a hardness to Duncan that will be present in the film as well — one that’s shared between he, Zara and even Henry. As evident in the trailer, Duncan is a longtime friend of Zora. Hopefully this won’t be their last covert adventure together!

Will Any of the Original Jurassic Park Characters Return?

One of the joys of Jurassic World Dominion was the return of Sam Neill’s Alan Grant and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler. (We were also happy to see Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm, of course, but he’d been around more frequently.) Unfortunately, the answer here is a very definitive “we don’t know but probably not.”

There are plenty of ways for any member of the original three to come into play as cameos before or after Zora, Henry and Duncan make it off of the island, but it seems unlikely that they’ll play any kind of meaningful role beyond “don’t go on the danger island, morons.”

What Is the Scene from Crichton’s Jurassic Park Novel They’ve Been Hinting At?

This is another question we got answered thanks to the Vanity Fair interview, and we see a brief moment of it in the trailer as well.

In Crichton’s Jurassic Park novel, Dr. Alan Grant and the two kids try to sneak past a sleeping T-Rex in nothing but a rubber raft. This obviously goes awry, resulting in Grant and the kids swimming for their lives thinking that the T-Rex can’t swim once the water gets deep enough. But the water never does. The T-Rex’s nostrils are high enough in its head that it can float toward them like the scariest, largest crocodile ever seen (move over, Lake Placid) as the giant reptile simply walks towards them instead of attempting to use its stubby arms to swim.

It is, simply put, shit-your-pants terrifying in the novel. Writer David Koepp has wanted to use it since the first Jurassic Park and, given the additional layers he’ll have to play with in a visual medium, this is easily my most anticipated scene of the film.

Which of the Five Deaths Are They On in Rebirth?

The ominous islands known as the Five Deaths — sometimes also called the Five Fates — have been shrouded in mystery for much of the Jurassic Park franchise with the notable exception of Isla Sorna (Site B), the largest of the Death Islands which appeared in both The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. Isla Nublar, the most famous island which is now devoid of life after a tragic volcano eruption, is not one of the Deaths. It’s about 200 miles away. However, Nublar was made in the same InGen purchase from the Costa Rican government that included the Five Deaths in a 99-year lease.

So, this takes us to the key question: which of the Five Deaths does Jurassic World Rebirth take place on? The remaining islands include Isla Matanceros, Isla Muerta, Isla Pena and Isla Tacano. There’s also a slight possibility that they go the Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous route and take them off of the Deaths entirely after Isla Nublar’s destruction. But, my guess is actually Isla Tacano.

Tacano has only been explored in the video games thus far, but the history of the island, while sparse, notes two key details that could hint at this being Rebirth’s location. The first is that there was an attempt to build an operation on this island in the past, but the terrain was too rugged and made construction nearly impossible, with the second being the footnote that most Costa Rican fishermen fear the island despite a lack of any notable InGen operations. We see in the trailer that the terrain they’re dealing with is pretty dicey, with only one shot taking place in relatively small, grassed flatland, and Duncan makes it very clear no one else is trying to get to this island but them.

Where Did These Children Come From?

No one’s trying to get to this island but there are somehow kids on their boat? Obviously they’ll need a team to get in and out of whichever test facility they’re working through, but how did kids get involved?

These munchkins aren’t just on the boat, they also appear on the island as Zora, Duncan, Henry, and the rest of the field team rush to get to the boat. They are intercepted by a very large foot that appears to be attached to a very large but currently unknown dinosaur.

Kids of one kind or another have appeared in every Jurassic Park movie, but it remains my recommendation that we, uh, stop that practice. For my money, they haven’t been a worthwhile addition since Tim, Lex and Malcolm’s daughter Kelly. And, in a film that seems less about the wonder of exploring a new theme park and more about the extreme dangers of an unknown island, it doesn’t make any real sense for them to be around. Sure, they could stow away in the same way Kelly did in The Lost World but, given the Jurassic World half of the franchise’s struggle to introduce interesting characters, maybe we just skip this part?

Who Does Martin Krebs Work For?

From what we currently know of the film’s synopsis, the mission of Jurassic World Rebirth is largely a noble one. Zora, Henry and Duncan are on an expedition to source the D.N.A. from three of the world’s largest dinosaurs to cure heart disease according to producer Frank Marshall. Of course, the company that’s discovered this is the employer of Rupert Friend’s Martin Krebs. Look at that man in this trailer and tell me he doesn’t scream “I’m the bad guy!”

At the moment, it appears that Krebs simply showed up out of the blue and gathered a team with the notion that he could cure heart disease — the leading cause of death in the United States. But, as myself and many others have already pointed out, “we need the D.N.A. of the three largest dinosaurs on land, sea and air” is a nebulous and almost silly goal. That’s like a Pokemon side-quest or a Dora the Explorer-level adventure. Which takes us to the real question: which evil genetics corporation is chasing this D.N.A, and what do they really want it for.

The three key corporations at play in the Jurassic franchise are InGen (Hammond’s baby), Mantah Corp, and BioSyn. All of them suck for various reasons, but each represents the hubris of man and our absurd belief that we will always remain at the top of the food chain. InGen has most certainly had its time in the sun across the various film entries, Mantah Corp came into play in the animated Camp Cretaceous as a key competitor to InGen, and BioSyn is the rival corporation that convinced Denis Nedry to betray John Hammond in the first Jurassic Park film that also happened to responsible for much of the disaster in Jurassic World: Dominion.

Based on what we know about the three corporations, Biosyn does seem to be the most likely evil here, especially given their subsidiary PharmaSyn and the company’s “noble” effort to create refuge in a remote area of Italy to house the displaced dinosaurs of Isla Sorna and Isla Nublar. While the company is believed likely defunct after their responsibility for that whole locust pandemic, evil corporations have come back from worse. BioSyn’s pharmaceutical arm seems like an easy cover for Krebs given that all three of Rebirth’s leads seem to be rather savvy with varying ranges of high intellect. As for what BioSyn really wants with the dino D.N.A., we’ll just have to wait and see!

When Does Jurassic World Rebirth Take Place?

It’s been confirmed that Rebirth is about five years after the events of Dominion. This gives the franchise a little space from Owen Grady and Claire Dearing and, if the above theory is correct, gives BioSyn a little time to get out of whatever legal trouble they got in after unleashing a plague of locusts.

That said, it does appear that we’ll be getting a flashback of sorts. In the trailer, we see a man in a tank as another worker looks on in a hazmat-like suit. The worker on the outside looks on as the very large dinosaur looms over his partner, unable to open the door lest they both become lunch. We see a fraction of an InGen logo, confirming this as the original test site and not some off-island location, but what we don’t know is what the suits are for. Previously, much of the experimentation on these creatures had been solely genetic. Are we to take this as a sign that there were more harmful and dangerous experiments taking place prior to Dr. Henry Wu perfecting the hybridization process?

Which Dinosaurs Will We See?

Let’s be real, we’re all here for the dinosaurs. While we don’t know anything meaningful about the failed experiments of InGen’s first test site, we do get a glimpse of a few fun mutations in the trailer. In addition to the play on brachiosaurus and the new and very large flying dinosaur, we know that we’ll be getting a T-rex, mosasaurus, dilophosaurus and, of course, velociraptors.

We also know that they’re looking for the biggest dinosaurs on land, air and sea. Scientifically speaking, those accolades go to the titanosaur — a long-necked herbivore that is basically Little Foot on steroids — on land, shastasaurus on sea (sorry mosasaurus and megalodons) and the quetzalcoatlus in the air.

Of course, the Jurassic franchise is noteworthy for how much it likes to play with the size and shape of its creatures. Velociraptors are actually ridiculous looking and much smaller than how they’re presented, but that’s way less fun than the creature that fed many of our nightmares growing up. So, while the titanosaur, shastasaurus and quetzalcoatlus are the biggest lizards we know of from a scientific perspective, there is still plenty of room for Jurassic World Rebirth to introduce us to a brand new monster of our dreams. Besides, how many folks do you think are going to learn to pronounce quetzalcoatlus?

Matthew Rosenberg and Stefano Landini established a strong partnership at Marvel Comics thanks to their work on the monthly Punisher series. Now they're reuniting for a new project at Image Comics, a sci-fi action story called We're Taking Everyone Down With Us.

IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of the upcoming series, featuring Landini's concept sketches of the main characters. Get a closer look in the slideshow gallery below:

Here's Image's official description of this new six-issue miniseries:

After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world’s greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad’s robot bodyguard is following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever…or seek revenge and maybe overthrow the world order in the process.

Image Comics proudly presents a journey of regret and retribution, super spies and pseudoscience, growing up and global domination from brilliant artist STEFANO LANDINI (Prodigy, Hellblazer) and okay writer MATTHEW ROSENBERG (WHAT’S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE?, Uncanny X-Men).

"The best thing about working on this book for me is just how many different things it can be," Rosenberg tells IGN. "It has some of the most fun action scenes I've ever written, some of my favorite jokes, and there are moments that I think will really get people emotional. It's pretty wild what you can do with a foul-mouthed little kid and a robot."

Landini adds, "I hope that the work Matt and I are doing can be appreciated, at least as much as we are putting in the effort, and having fun in making it happen."

We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 is priced at $4.99 and will be released on March 26, 2025.

For more on what's coming up in the comic book world, check out what to expect from Marvel in 2025 and what to expect from DC in 2025.

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on BlueSky.

Resident Evil Re:Verse, the multiplayer spin-off of the beloved horror franchise, is shutting down this June after less than three years on the market.

Capcom announced the shutdown in a blog post despite also saying the game had "exceeded expectation," saying it has served its "celebratory purpose admirably" but is no longer needed as it has "reached a new turning point for the series."

Resident Evil Re:Verse and all its downloadable content will be removed from sale on March 3 but those with the game already downloaded will be able to access it until June 29. "You will no longer be able to play Resident Evil Re: Verse once service has officially ended," Capcom said.

The game will go down on all platforms, meaning PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X and S, and Steam. Resident Evil Re:Verse is available by purchasing the latest mainline entry, Resident Evil Village. No refunds for the game itself or its DLC were mentioned.

"Resident Evil Re:Verse was developed in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series, and your overwhelming support for the game has far exceeded our expectations since the time of its release," Capcom said. "Now that we've reached a new turning point for the series, we feel that Resident Evil Re:Verse has served its original, celebratory purpose admirably.

"We are incredibly grateful for your warm support for Resident Evil Re:Verse, and we deeply apologize for bringing you this disappointing news."

The game made little impact when it arrived in October 2022, earning just a 5/10 in IGN's review. "There are some good ideas in Resident Evil Re:Verse, but balance issues, a lack of content, and aggressive monetization make it little more than a sometimes-fun curiosity," we said.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, the remake of the original Metal Gear Solid 3, will release on August 28, 2025, according to what appears to be a PlayStation Store leak.

Konami’s remake of the PlayStation 2 stealth-action title has finally been updated from an obviously defunct 2024 release window, seemingly out of nowhere, with even a new trailer having leaked via the PlayStation App version of the store.

An Ape Escape collaboration has also been teased, which was followed by a message that reads “And More” which seemingly alludes to further crossovers coming to the game.

This first one looks like a reference to the original Metal Gear Solid 3, which featured a monkey minigame in which Snake would attempt to neutralize the animals with stun grenades and his “Monkey Shaker” gun.

It's unclear why the release date and new trailer have appeared now, though if rumours of a Sony PlayStation State of Play showcase coming next week are true, it may well be that someone has simply pulled the trigger a little early. A fatal mistake when it comes to stealth action.

Beyond a new first-person perspective, the game is otherwise shaping up to be an exact recreation of the original. "Metal Gear Solid Delta seems more like a very shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it could have been," IGN said in our preview. "It’s an admittedly beautiful nostalgia trip, but almost faithful to a fault."

Simon Cardy is a Senior Editorial Producer who can mainly be found skulking around open world games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing at the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him on Bluesky at @cardy.bsky.social.