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The Best Deals Today: College Football 26, Demon Slayer The Hinokami Chronicles 2, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Sunday, September 7, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers.

College Football 26 for $49.99

If you're like me, you probably spent your entire Saturday watching college football. Today on Amazon, you can score EA Sports College Football 26 for $49.99, which saves you $20. This year's entry packs in many new features that make the college football experience better than ever.

Save on Superman 4K Blu-ray

Amazon has the Superman 4K Blu-ray on sale for $29.95 today. Released in theaters this past July, Superman introduces David Corenswet as the titular hero, who is set a few years into the life of being Superman. If you're looking for a refreshing a fun comic book film to watch this Summer, there's no better option than this.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 for $39.99

While the Demon Slayer The Hinokami Chronicles only covered the first season of the anime, The Hinokami Chronicles 2 adapts all the way up to the Infinity Castle arc. This is a really great way to refresh yourself on the anime, especially before the first Infinity Castle film airs this week.

Save on the Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Commander Deck Bundle

This Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Commander Deck Bundle packs in all 4 decks available, and you can save over $100 this weekend at Amazon. The Final Fantasy collaboration was the biggest in history for MTG, with sets sold out everywhere around launch. If you've held out on starting your MTG journey, this is the perfect set to jump in with.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle for $136.99

LEGO sets have continued to get more expensive over the years, especially those with more pieces. This 2,660 piece set was the very first set to model Hogwarts Castle and its grounds, making this the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for $52.38

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is set to finally release this week after years of anticipation. The remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 is $52.38 at Fanatical right now, so PC players can save almost $18 off ahead of launch. In our 8/10 review, we wrote, "Between its old-school stealth-action gameplay and engaging spy-thriller story, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater largely succeeds as a faithful, visually impressive remake of the 2004 classic."

The Plucky Squire for $19.99

The Plucky Squire was one of 2024's most anticipated indie games, and you can score the PS5 version for just $20 on Amazon this weekend. This unique game flips between both 2D and 3D, allowing you to explore the world as Jot.

LEGO Technic BMW M 1000 RR for $198

Walmart has the LEGO Technic BMW M 1000 RR set available for $198, which is over $50 off. This set recreates the motorcycle with 1:5 scale, featuring a total of 1920 pieces. If you've been looking for a new addition to your LEGO setup, this set can be a great option.

Pre-Order Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Blu-ray

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is finally coming to Blu-ray, and now is your chance to take home this beloved anime. This Complete Blu-ray Box Set includes all ten episodes of the anime across three discs, a special booklet, a storyboard booklet, three animation cel sheets, and a two year anniversary poster. Currently, this set is set to ship out starting on October 23.

New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Edition Up for Pre-Order

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one of the most popular games of the year, with physical copies continuing to sell out from time to time at retailers like Amazon. This week, Amazon revealed a new exclusive Mirror Edition, which packs in three different art cards, a Steelbook, and a copy of the game. If you've yet to experience Sandfall Interactive's hugely popular game, this is the perfect time to pick up a copy.

Yakuza 0: Director's Cut for $37

The Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Yakuza 0 is available on sale for $37 this weekend. The Director's Cut version adds new cutscenes among other features, and it supports 4K resolution at 60FPS.

LEGO Horizon Adventures for $21.99

Woot has LEGO Horizon Adventures for PS5 on sale for $21.99 this weekend. As one of the more recent LEGO games, this is a really solid deal for those who haven't yet had a chance to pick up this one up. In our 7/10 review, we wrote, "Lego Horizon Adventures reimagines Horizon Zero Dawn with a playful Lego twist, simplifying the story while keeping the heart of its key moments and characters."

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma for $59.99

You can save $10 off Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, which launched alongside Nintendo Switch 2 in June. The Nintendo Switch 2 physical copy includes the full game on the cartridge, and you can even play the Nintendo Switch version as well. Don't miss your chance to jump into this new adventure at a discount!

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The Conjuring: Last Rites $187 Million Opening Weekend Is the Second Biggest Global Box Office Debut Ever for a Horror Film, Behind Only It

The Conjuring: Last Rites got off to a huge start at the box office, pulling in $187 million globally during opening weekend. It’s not only the best start for a Conjuring movie theatrically, it’s the second-biggest global box office debut for a horror movie ever, with only 2017’s It ahead with $190 million.

Domestically, The Conjuring: Last Rites enjoyed a huge $83 million haul, but it went one better internationally, pulling in a whopping $104 million. That’s the largest international opening weekend ever for a horror movie.

The Conjuring: Last Rites, directed by franchise veteran Michael Chaves and produced by franchise architects James Wan and Peter Safran, was also huge at IMAX, securing $14.3 million in what was the biggest IMAX global opening ever for a September release.

The Conjuring Universe, as it’s called, presents a dramatization of the supposed real-life adventures of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The films revolve around their work to help people harassed by spirits. The franchise kicked off with 2013’s The Conjuring, which was quickly followed by spinoff Annabelle a year later. The Conjuring 2 came out in 2016, with Annabelle: Creation keeping the pattern going by launching in 2017.

2018 saw another spinoff, The Nun, before Annabelle Comes Home came out in 2019. Two years later, in 2021, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It hit theaters. The Nun 2 followed in 2023, and now, two years after that, The Conjuring: Last Rites has been released.

The Conjuring franchise has enjoyed enormous box office success despite mixed reviews from critics. Indeed it’s the highest-grossing horror franchise in history with more than $2.3 billion. IGN’s The Conjuring: Last Rites review returned a 6/10. We said: “After a strong first act, The Conjuring’s intended finale disappoints, keeping its central duo of Ed and Lorraine away from the action for too long.”

Given the success of Last Rites, it seems inevitable that more The Conjuring movies will eventually make their way to theaters. If you want to know if there are any post- or mid-credits scenes in The Conjuring: Last Rites, check out IGN’s The Conjuring: Last Rites Ending Explained.

Meanwhile, Zach Cregger’s horror film Weapons is now up to $251.5 million globally after weekend five. Freakier Friday is up to $142.9 million, also after five weekends.

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.

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'Criticism Isn't Hate' — Hollow Knight: Silksong Sparks Debate About Difficulty, Runbacks, and the Dreaded 'Git Gud' Comments

With Hollow Knight: Silksong’s huge launch in full swing, community debate about its qualities and flaws has gone back and forth, with some players insisting their criticisms about things like the game's difficulty are valid and shouldn’t be instantly dismissed as "hate."

Silksong launched over six years after it was announced amid huge excitement, and early indications are that it’s a critical and commercial success. At the time of this article’s publication, the Steam concurrent player count was over half a million, with English language user reviews sat on a ‘Very Positive’ rating.

However, as more players work their way through the game, some are expressing criticism across social media, subreddits, Discords, and Steam reviews. Most of this criticism revolves around Silksong’s difficulty scaling, which is causing players problems, and brutal runbacks. There’s even one very early miniboss causing a lot of players a whole heap of trouble, too.

“Is it just me, or are some of the things that make Silksong ‘difficult’ just cruel?” wondered redditor Machi-Ato.

“The game has artificially inflated difficulty and playtime due to overtuned numbers and menial tasks/runback,” reads a post on Steam.

It’s the reaction to these sorts of criticisms that has sparked a debate within the gaming community. Take that Steam post, for example. “Maybe you just got older and your skills have declined,” is the first response.

I love reading the negative reviews of Silksong because its just people complaining the game is too hard and doesn't baby them pic.twitter.com/65Fv9lBtAx

— Johann (@LookAtMyMeat1) September 6, 2025

“It’s okay that Silksong is hard,” declared redditor jacked-deMamp in a thread upvoted 1,400 times. “It’s already getting old seeing that every other post online about this game is someone complaining about the difficulty, especially when there are so many incredible things to talk about like the quest system and the new mechanics.

“The amount of love Team Cherry put into this game is insane and you can feel it when you play, I wish people would get over the fact that it’s challenging because there’s nothing you can do about it other than get better. The game is finally out, and it’s hard - just like the original. I personally love that the mechanics are so different and require a lot of learning again, because after playing hundreds of hours of HK I didn’t want to just breeze through Silksong.

“I think we just need to realize the game is the way it is and cherish these early days with a very special piece of art. It’s okay to get frustrated but don’t make those feelings overshadow how great of an experience this game is.”

This sentiment has pushed the debate even further, with some players pushing back against the "git gud" and "skill issue" comments to insist it's perfectly fine to point out flaws in Silksong, however, beloved and important a release it may be.

“Criticism isn't hate,” countered redditor bboy2812 in a thread upvoted 5,200 times. “Most of the criticism I've seen on here and the Steam discussions is consistently dismissed as hate. Bad rosary economy, insane difficulty scaling, very few meaningful unlocks/upgrades, runbacks, locked into fighting bosses, contact damage stacking with normal hits, etc.

“The only ‘hate’ I've seen are from people who spam ‘git gud’ and ‘skill issue’ whenever they encounter valid complaints against their perfect little game that cannot possibly have anything wrong with it.”

If this sounds familiar, it’s perhaps because we’ve been through this sort of debate multiple times before with FromSoftware’s Souls games. The typical ‘Souls Cycle’ usually kicks off with adulation, followed by complaints the game is too hard, then more insight into why they’re too hard, then the ‘git gud’ accusations. Silksong, it seems, is following the same path.

Meanwhile, the debate about Silksong’s difficulty shows no sign of slowing down, which you’d expect for a game so popular. Thankfully, IGN is here to help. Here's how to unlock and use the map, how to get Rosary Beads, Achievements and Trophies list, and our ever expanding Silksong Interactive Map. Also, you may need the Bell Beast boss fight guide. It's a hard one!

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.

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The Full Twilight Saga Is Streaming for Free This Week Ahead of the Book's 20th Anniversary

On Sept. 27, 2005, Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight was published. Of course, a novel that spurred a cultural movement like people wearing Team Jacob and Team Edward shirts in public deserves a celebration.

While we learned several weeks ago that the Twilight Saga will be returning to theaters in October, anyone tempted by the fall weather to start a rewatch sooner rather than later is in luck: The entire Twilight Saga is streaming for free on YouTube all week long.

The Twilight Saga Is Streaming for Free on YouTube This Week

The Twilight Saga will kick off on Lionsgate’s official Twilight YouTube channel on September 7 at 12:00pm PT and stream on repeat through September 14 at 11:59pm PT. In case you somehow forgot, here’s the full lineup of Twilight movies in order:

  • Twilight (2008)
  • Twilight: New Moon (2009)
  • Twilight: Eclipse (2010)
  • Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
  • Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Yes, the sequels really did come out like annual Call of Duty releases. By my math, it takes a little over 10 hours to watch all five movies, meaning the week-long stream will include at least 14 full runthroughs. You can tune in and tune out as you please.

I vividly remember witnessing the Supermassive Black Hole baseball scene for the first time. While the Twilight movies aren’t necessarily the most complex cinematic experience, as someone who grew up with them, of course there’s an emotional attachment. Particularly to the soundtracks, which I stand by as absolutely fire.

The free streaming option is especially helpful as you won't be able to find the Twilight movies on any streaming service. I know, right as we head into true Twilight season. They occasionally rotate onto Hulu or Peacock, but with no guarantees. If you'd rather watch them on your own time, I'd check out the endless amount of versions on DVD and Blu-ray.

20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Books Also Up for Preorder, Now With a Discount

We’re celebrating the anniversary of the original Twilight novel, so it’s not just all about the movies. A new hardcover collector’s edition set of all five Twilight novels (including Midnight Sun, not two different Breaking Dawns), is releasing on September 30. The collection features a “vintage-inspired” floral design and comes in a box with an artistic rendering of Edward and Bella in their meadow.

The Twilight series also recently got its first LEGO set: a pretty massive build of the Cullen House. You can check that out at Amazon or the LEGO Store.

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Metal Gear Solid 3 – Original vs Fox Engine Remake vs Unreal Engine 5 Remake

Now here is something cool. YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared a video in which he compares the original, Fox Engine Remake, and Unreal Engine 5 Remake of Metal Gear Solid 3. So, let’s take a look at it. For those who did not know, Konami has remade a lot of the MGS3 cut-scenes in Fox Engine. … Continue reading Metal Gear Solid 3 – Original vs Fox Engine Remake vs Unreal Engine 5 Remake

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Rayman 2 Fan Remake Demo Available for Download

Yesterday, we shared a fan remake demo for Rayman 3. Well, Rayman fans, we have more exciting news for you today. A team of artists is also working on a fan remake of Rayman 2, and has shared a demo for it that you can download right now. As the team noted, the demo is … Continue reading Rayman 2 Fan Remake Demo Available for Download

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Official PC requirements for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room have shared the official PC system requirements for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. So, let’s see what PC system you’ll need to run it. PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i3-8350K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX … Continue reading Official PC requirements for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

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'Yes, I Cheated a Little' — Ryan Reynolds Finally Admits He Personally Leaked the Deadpool Test Footage Online in 2014

Ryan Reynolds has finally admitted he personally leaked the Deadpool test footage back in 2014 that directly led to 20th Century Fox approving an R-rated movie based on what was then considered a “fringe” comic book character.

While this won’t come as much of a surprise to fans, Reynolds came clean at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, saying he was “grateful that I did the wrong thing in that moment."

While Deadpool is now one of the most popular characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine earning over a billion dollars at the global box office, Reynolds struggled to convince executives at 20th Century Fox to give him the adult-oriented standalone Deadpool movie he so craved, after portraying Wade Wilson / Weapon XI in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

CGI test footage, produced by filmmaker Tim Miller in 2012 to show what a live-action, R-rated Deadpool movie would look like, emerged online in 2014, three years after Reynolds had played Hal Jordan in the disastrous Green Lantern movie.

It features the ‘Merc with a mouth’ in full adult-oriented wise-cracking mode, breaking the fourth wall and the bones of bad guys throughout. Fans loved it, strong-arming 20th Century Fox into giving the thumbs up to a Deadpool film in all its R-rated glory.

"Yes, I cheated a little, but I think I was onto something that people would be interested in," Reynolds said at TIFF, over a decade later. “And I'm grateful that I listened to that instinct, and I'm grateful that I did the wrong thing in that moment."

Just thinking about the Deadpool Test Footage today pic.twitter.com/00E73Dzy0N

— Nicholas (@NicholasPas5) October 14, 2022

Indeed! 2016’s Deadpool made nearly $800 million at the box office, as did the sequel, 2018’s Deadpool 2. 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which brought both characters into the MCU, made a whopping $1.3 billion. It is the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.

"I'd shot test footage for it a couple years before, and the studio just didn't want anything to do with it," Reynolds explained. "And Deadpool's a fringe character. People didn't really know who he was, and I loved him. I was obsessed with it because I loved that he knew he was in a comic book movie. It was kind of meta, it was kind of new. But the test footage existed, and it really was a case study of how this could work. And they just wouldn't do anything with it."

Then, finally, the truth: "Some a**hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth. And I'm like, 'Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!' But the internet forced the studio to say, 'We're gonna make this movie,' and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light."

The question now is, will Reynolds reprise his role as Deadpool in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday, or in a potential Deadpool 4? Deadpool reportedly will turn up in Doomsday in some fashion, although not as a member of the Avengers. While Marvel Studios has yet to make an announcement, Reynolds has also teased his return.

Last month, Marvel Studios was reported to be focused on making an X-Men movie with a younger cast "to keep the cost down," as well as Black Panther 3, but was apparently in no rush to get Blade or Deadpool 4 out the door.

In May it was reported that Reynolds was in the "early stages" of trying to bring a Deadpool and X-Men movie to life. As reported by THR, Reynolds' idea for this ensemble film would feature Deadpool, but not as the main character. Instead, he would share the spotlight with three of four other X-Men characters. In fact, it was said Reynolds wants these other characters to take center stage so they can be "used in unexpected ways."

Reynolds has also talked about why Deadpool should never actually join the Avengers or the X-Men, saying being a part of either team would mean the character was "at the end."

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.

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