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We’re fresh off the release of the Xbox Ally X, and it doesn’t seem like handheld gaming PCs are going anywhere anytime soon. At least for me, handhelds have become my go-to way of playing my Steam – among other PC game stores – library when I’m not at my desk. In a lot of ways, these little devices have replaced much of what I used gaming laptops for, especially during a commute or a short trip.

This makes me wonder: why would you buy a gaming laptop in 2025 when PC gaming handhelds are getting more powerful and portable year after year? If all you’re looking for is an alternate device to play your games on the go, the prospects for gaming laptops seem to be thinning. However, now that handheld gaming PCs are getting more expensive, it’s once again getting harder to draw a clear line.

Handheld Gaming PCs Have Come a Long Way

Handheld gaming PCs aren’t a new thing. Depending on who you ask, you can trace the form factor back to 2010 with the Pandora – a Linux based handheld that wasn’t much larger than the Nintendo DS – but the Steam Deck is responsible for the explosion in more mainstream handheld PC devices these days. After all, it was affordable, and had a user experience that didn’t require you to be an expert to navigate.

In the roughly three years since the Steam Deck launched, it seems like every major computer manufacturer has jumped at the chance to craft its own handheld gaming machines. But because a company like Lenovo can’t subsidize its hardware costs with software sales like Valve can, these other devices have been more expensive than the Deck.

Regardless of which modern handheld you pick up, though, you can still play pretty much any game on it, as long as you temper your expectations when it comes to graphics quality. You don’t need to lug around a heavy gaming laptop just to get some time in Path of Exile 2 on the road.

The Pricing Problem

But gaming laptops aren’t just more unwieldy than a handheld PC – they’re generally more expensive, too. Even if devices like the Xbox Ally X and the Legion Go 2 are balked at because of their high prices, gaming laptops have always been kind of expensive. Even entry-level devices, like the Acer Nitro V start at around $900 right now, with an RTX 5050 and a Core i7 processor. And that’s the low-end. High-end gaming laptops can get much, much more expensive.

Our favorite gaming laptop right now is the Razer Blade 16, which is a premium device that looks like an edgy MacBook Pro. But that svelte design comes with a high price, starting at $1,899 with an RTX 5060 – much more expensive than even the Legion Go 2. You can also upgrade that laptop to an RTX 5090 if you want to spend $4,499. To be fair, that’ll be much more powerful than any handheld device on the market right now, and probably for years to come.

Handhelds, on the other hand, were initially supposed to be these secondary devices we used in addition to our gaming PCs or laptops – that’s how I use mine. That was a much easier sell with the Steam Deck. I bought the Steam Deck at launch for $529, which came with a 256GB SSD. Is it as powerful as my PC? Hell no, but I primarily use it to play Ball x Pit in bed while I listen to a podcast. You can substitute any recent gaming PC in that equation, too, and I’m probably using it in the same way. But as much as I love many of the handhelds I’ve used in the last couple years, I don’t know if I would have ever got into them if the Steam Deck cost a thousand bucks.

Gaming laptops are meant to be your primary computer, and they’re powerful enough to play most games at a higher resolution and with better visual quality than a handheld. And they’re also able to do a lot more than just play your games.

Gaming Laptops Aren’t Going Anywhere

I spend a lot of time on a handheld – I’ve reviewed a lot of them now – but I’m always returning to my PC, because it lets me play my games, and also get stuff done. There’s just something nice about a device that lets you play something like World of Warcraft between Adobe Premiere sessions. And, really, that’s what gaming laptops offer and something handheld PCs continue to struggle with, even as they start to have laptop-like price tags.

Because while a lot of handhelds are launching with a full-fat version of Windows running on them, they have a long way to go before they can truly replace gaming laptops. Arguably, they even have a long way to go before they’re easy to use for just gaming. The Xbox Full Screen Experience did a lot to address the user experience side of things, giving Windows a controller-friendly UI where you can launch games or open Edge, but it won’t let you do much beyond that.

If you want to get some work done on the Xbox Ally X, that’s certainly possible, but you have to get into the desktop and likely connect a keyboard and a mouse to even be able to use most productivity apps. And you’ll probably want to connect it to an external display, too. It’s certainly possible to use a handheld like you would any other PC, but it requires so many extra steps that it’s probably not actually worth it.

Instead, for most people that only need one PC, a gaming laptop simply makes more sense, especially as the price delta between them continues to narrow. You’ll be able to play games better, while also being able to do all the daily tasks we all have without having to plug two or more accessories into a USB dongle to do it.

Handheld gaming PCs are better as companions to your main gaming rig, especially if you already have a large Steam library to tap into. I’m not sure what the suits over at Lenovo and Asus are thinking, but it seems like a bad idea to have a secondary device be as expensive as a gaming laptop.

Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her @Jackiecobra

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Yo dawg, Razer heard you like gaming green, so it greened its gaming gear so you can green while you game. What I mean to say is that Razer has announced a new Esports Green Collection that washes several of its esports-coded mice, keyboards, and other gaming accessories in an intense, searing green. Remember the Razer Phantom Green Collection? This is, uh, a bit more intense. Okay, a lot more.

Among the controllers getting this super green treatment is the Kitsune Esports arcade-style joystick controller, which IGN selected as one of the best you can get for fighting games on PC. Other green edition controllers include the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro for Xbox or Xbox and PC and the Raiju V3 Pro for PlayStation consoles, as well as the BlackShark V3 Pro, one of our favorite gaming headsets. The company has also released a Huntsman V3 Pro Tenkeyless 8KHz Esports Green Edition.

Here, have a look:

None of this gear is cheap on a good day, and most of the Esports Green ones will be even pricier than their normie counterparts, by $10 in most cases. Here's the full list, with prices:

• Viper V3 Pro Esports Green Edition gaming mouse ($169.99)
• DeathAdder V4 Pro Esports Green Edition gaming mouse ($179.99)
• Huntsman V3 Pro Tenkeyless 8KHz Esports Green Edition mechanical keyboard ($249.99)
• BlackShark V3 Pro Esports Green Edition PC or Xbox headsets ($259.99)
• Wolverine V3 Pro Esports Green Edition PC/Xbox controller ($209.99)
• Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC Esports Green Edition gamepad ($209.99)
• Kitsune Esports Green Edition ($309.99)

Razer says it's also releasing an Esports Green edition of the Raiju V3 Pro PS5 controller, but is waiting for regulatory clearance. Presumably that has something to do with President Trump's ongoing tariff situation that's been wreaking havoc with all sorts of imported gadgetry, gaming and otherwise. Everything else is available now from Razer's website using the links above.

Wes is a freelance writer (Freelance Wes, they call him) who has covered technology, gaming, and entertainment steadily since 2020 at Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Hardcore Gamer, and most recently, The Verge. Inside of him there are two wolves: one that thinks it wouldn't be so bad to start collecting game consoles again, and the other who also thinks this, but more strongly.

Halo, once the flagship Xbox exclusive, the video game Microsoft launched its first console with, has finally jumped ship. Microsoft has announced Halo: Campaign Evolved — a remake of the original game’s campaign — and it’s coming to PlayStation 5 day one.

The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the Bungie-developed 2001 campaign is set for launch in 2026 on PC, Xbox Series X and S, and, crucially, PS5. It is the first new Halo game since 2021’s Halo Infinite, and the first Halo ever to release on a PlayStation console. IGN has played Halo: Campaign Evolved and has all the details right here, including first info on the new three-mission prequel story arc. And yes, if you were wondering, there’s crossplay, which means Xbox, PC, and PlayStation owners can play Halo co-op together for the first time.

Halo: Campaign Evolved is the final nail in the coffin for the Xbox exclusive, then, although in truth the shooter series’ release on PlayStation does not come as any surprise. Xbox Game Studios is already one of the most prolific and successful publishers on PlayStation, and just this week Xbox president Sarah Bond called the idea of exclusive games “antiquated,” so Microsoft’s thinking on this is crystal clear.

But what has prompted Microsoft’s multiplatform push? A recent Bloomberg report alleged that Microsoft is pushing Xbox studios to deliver a 30% margin — much higher than the industry average — and one of the ways studios can help bring in more money is by releasing their games on rival platforms, such as PlayStation and Nintendo Switch as well as PC.

One prominent critic of the exclusive is former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America Shawn Layden, who last year said that when a video game’s costs exceed $200 million, “exclusivity is your Achilles’ heel.”

“It reduces your addressable market,” Layden told GamesBeat, before citing the success of Arrowhead’s Helldivers 2, which launched on PlayStation 5 and PC to explosive success. “Particularly when you’re in the world of live service gaming or free-to-play. Another platform is just another way of opening the funnel, getting more people in. In a free-to-play world, as we know, 95% of those people will never spend a nickel. The business is all about conversion. You have to improve your odds by cracking the funnel open. Helldivers 2 has shown that for PlayStation, coming out on PC at the same time. Again, you get that funnel wider. You get more people in.”

Layden said single-player games have a similar audience consideration as multiplayer games, though not exactly the same. “For single-player games it’s not the same exigency,” he said. “But if you’re spending $250 million, you want to be able to sell it to as many people as possible, even if it’s just 10% more.”

Layden’s comments echo those of former Xbox boss Peter Moore, who in a recent interview with IGN suggested Microsoft will be debating internally whether to release Xbox poster-child Halo on PlayStation.

“If Microsoft says, wait, we're doing $250 million on our own platforms, but if we then took Halo as, let's call it a third-party, we could do a billion… You got to think long and hard about that, right?” Moore said. “I mean, you just got to go, yeah, should it be kept? It's a piece of intellectual property. It's bigger than just a game. And how do you leverage that? Those are the conversations that always happen with, how do you leverage it in everything that we would do?”

Microsoft’s stance on exclusives has become one of the biggest talking points in the Xbox community, and that conversation will only grow louder now we know Halo has made the jump to PlayStation. Microsoft’s approach is in stark contrast to Nintendo and Sony’s. Nintendo has the most hardline policy on its games, releasing them on its consoles only. Sony has softened its approach in recent years, releasing its multiplayer, live service games on PC at the same time as PlayStation (and in the case of Helldivers 2, eventually on Xbox). But Sony still refuses to launch its big single-player games on anything other than PlayStation day one (the latest example of this is Sucker Punch's Ghost of Yotei).

Now Campaign Evolved is confirmed for PS5, there is no going back for Halo. Indeed, it seems Halo is from this day forward as much a PlayStation game as it is an Xbox game. Speaking tonight on a panel at the Halo World Championships 2025, Halo Community Director, Brian Jarrard, teased: "It's really a new era. Halo is on PlayStation going forward, starting with Halo: Campaign Evolved."

Be sure to check out everything announced at Halo Studios’ Halo: Campaign Evolved panel for more.

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.

I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect when I sat down in front of an Xbox Series X to play an early demo of Halo: Campaign Evolved, the just-announced Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original-Xbox killer app (and yes, it’s a proper remake, not a remaster like Halo Anniversary was). And I’m honestly still not sure exactly how I feel about it after playing it. I definitely wanted to be blown away by the visuals, in the same way that the original Halo: Combat Evolved knocked my socks off back in 2001. Heck, we know Unreal Engine 5 is fully capable! I also didn’t want Halo Studios (nee 343 Industries) to mess with too much. Or did I? Would Halo 1 just feel old no matter what? And will PlayStation 5 gamers even care about this 25-year-old Xbox classic when it hits Sony’s consoles for the first time ever, day-and-date with Xbox and PC? So I went in with lots of questions, and I left with, well…some answers. Let me explain.

I suppose we might as well start with the obvious: how it looks. Is my face properly melted? No. But maybe yours is? I’ll be curious to read the comments on this one. Anyway, Campaign Evolved does look very nice, no doubt. It certainly doesn’t look like it’s two decades old anymore. I played a chunk of the legendary Silent Cartographer mission from early in the campaign, and the skybox is beautiful, the water looks great, the trees look very nice, and the terrain texture looks sharp and clean. Once you get indoors, the alien architecture has a unique sheen to it that the original obviously never had. Meanwhile, the weapons all look exactly how you’d expect them to look in the modern era, and the Grunts, Jackals, Elites, and Hunters all look convincingly new rather than reskins of quarter-century-old creatures. Everything looks clean, but not in a soulless way. At least not to me. It works as a cohesive art-directed space in the new engine. I appreciate that VO from the principal actors (read: Steve Downes and Jen Taylor, at the very least) has been rerecorded, while mocap has all been redone for the rebuilt-from-scratch cutscenes.

But let’s talk about my biggest concern coming into this demo: the classic Halo feel. Movement, aiming, jumping, vehicle controls – it’s all got to have that semi-floaty Halo feel to it, and I’m pleased to report that even in this very early state, Campaign Evolved is a good bit of the way there. No doubt they’ll continue to tweak it over the coming months – this release has no official release date beyond “2026,” by the way, but I’d be stunned if it’s not timed to release at or very near the 25th anniversary of Halo: Combat Evolved in November of next year – but there have been some gameplay modernizations implemented here that have been ported back from subsequent Halos into this remake, and while purists might bristle at it, most of these seem like they’re for the best for a 2026 first-person shooter release.

For starters, vehicles are boardable and destructible now, as they were in subsequent Halo games. That means a Ghost can no longer torment you endlessly, nor are you effectively invulnerable in a Scorpion tank. On a related note, a fourth player can now sit on the back of a Warthog. Oh, and though I didn’t get to try it out on The Silent Cartographer, the Wraith is drivable now, too, as it first became in Halo 2. Also, any weapons the bad guys wield, you can too. As such, the Energy Sword is now in your toolbelt if you take one off the corpse of a Gold Elite. Halo Studios says there will be eight weapons in Campaign Evolved that aren’t new to Halo but are usable for the first time in Master Chief’s first adventure. On the movement front, sprint has also been added. It’s not on a cooldown; you can run endlessly. I could see this one annoying the Halo 1 purists most of all, but not only do the developers say you can turn it off, but you can also just…not use it. I found it handy when running down the beach back towards my mission objective after wandering off to go stare at more of the new Unreal Engine 5-rendered spaces.

What about co-op? After Halo Studios fumbled that in Halo Infinite, you’re probably wondering about it for the remake. Two-player split-screen is confirmed, though sadly it wasn’t available in my short preview build, and the development team also promises four-player online co-op with full cross-play and cross-progression support. As for proper competitive multiplayer, though? Unfortunately, the answer to that is right in the name of this remake: Campaign Evolved. There’s no multiplayer here, which is a shame because it’d sure be fun to see Blood Gulch or Sidewinder or Hang ‘Em High in Unreal Engine 5 with online cross-play support. I asked Halo Studios about this, and Executive Producer Damon Conn gave me an extremely media-trained answer, saying the team is “very focused on recreating the original campaign that started it all” and “[Halo] Infinite and [Master Chief Collection] provide really great experiences for multiplayer.” Sure…for Xbox and PC players. That doesn’t help new PS5 players fall in love with Halo’s glorious multiplayer, though. Presumably they didn’t want to pull any players away from MCC for this, and/or adding full multiplayer support would’ve likely meant the project couldn’t get done in time for the 25th anniversary. But it’s still disappointing.

That led me to wonder about pricing. Would this be a full-price $70 release (or perhaps even $80 by the time it comes out, since Microsoft already tried to push to that price point this year)? Or will it be priced lower – particularly since it’s campaign-only? The Halo Studios team wouldn’t say when I asked them directly, so that remains to be seen. Personally, $50 feels right for this, but that’s just my opinion. I also think that $20 per month feels like the right price for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate…

OK, so no multiplayer, but there is one significant addition I’m legitimately excited about: a new three-mission prequel campaign that revolves around Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson. This could be extremely cool, but unfortunately that’s literally all we know so far. In fact, Halo Studios wouldn’t even tell me if it’s accessible out of the box or if you have to complete the campaign in order to unlock it. I also asked if they’d be repurposing existing music from the Halo 1 soundtrack to score those missions, or if they might commission something new (dare I dream they reach out to Marty O’Donnell himself!), and they didn’t have an answer for me there either.

Getting back to gameplay, I must say that I still had fun hooning across the beaches of The Silent Cartographer in a Warthog, my UNSC Marine buddies in the passenger and gunner seats helping to mow down Covenant bad guys while I attempted to turn them into hood ornaments with my front bumper. Just like old times. I also manned the gun turret at one point to test out the friendly AI and…it still needs work. In fact, someone on the development team acknowledged this later without me bringing it up, so it’s clearly something they’re aware of. Honestly, though, it’s not something I’m even worried about when there’s still (probably) upwards of a year of development time left. It’s the same with the framerate: no doubt some folks went straight to the comments to note any inconsistencies they saw (because I definitely noticed some), and while it is certainly important, it’s not something I’m sweating this far away from the end of the project.

Oh, and I should also mention that Halo Studios is adding Skulls to Campaign Evolved. Lots of them, in fact. “Dozens” was the word they used, with an emphasis on this remake having the most Skulls of any Halo campaign ever. Replayability is clearly a focus for the studio here – which is understandable, given Halo’s strong history in that department as well as the lack of adversarial multiplayer – and hopefully the Skulls will spice things up for Xbox players running through this thing for the umpteenth time.

On that note, I couldn’t help but wonder if PlayStation 5 players getting their first crack at Halo are really going to care about this in a way that turns a lot of them into new fans of the franchise. It’s a genuine question; I’ve got a lot of personal history with Halo, so I simply can’t answer this one. For someone with no nostalgia for Master Chief, will those players find Campaign Evolved as compelling as I found Combat Evolved? And if they do, then what? Will Halo Studios remake Halo 2 in Unreal Engine 5? And then 3? 4? 5? Reach? ODST? Infinite? Or will they just port The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite to PS5 to catch those players up? I asked the team about this and again got a very media-trained half-answer: “There is an opportunity for us to grow the fanbase,” Executive Producer Damon Conn told me. “We're bringing the most players, we believe, to Halo, ever. And so that growth is what we're truly interested in, and again, I hinted before this paves the way for future stories and Halos.”

And so, as you can now see, I’m still left with many unanswered questions about this remake project. But to Halo Studios' credit, this early demo did answer a couple of key ones about how good it could look and how Halo-y it could feel. So far so good there. I’m very excited about the new three-mission prequel campaign featuring Sergeant Johnson, as it will be the first new single-player content in a Halo game in, by that point, five years. Can Campaign Evolved relight Halo’s spark? That’s the biggest question of all, and it’ll have to remain unanswered for a bit longer.

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.

Microsoft and Halo Studios have just announced Halo: Campaign Evolved, an Unreal Engine 5 remake of the 2001 original-Xbox launch-day classic, Halo: Combat Evolved. I played a short demo of it already, so be sure to check out my first impressions, but here we’ll go through everything we do and don’t yet know about 2026’s Halo release – which will be the first one since 2021’s Halo Infinite.

Did you say “remake”?

Yes, I asked Halo Studios point-blank if this is a remake or a remaster, and Executive Producer Damon Conn said, “It’s a modernized remake – a rebuilt version of the classic story that started it all.”

Since Microsoft has been publishing a lot of games on other platforms, does this mean Halo will be coming to PlayStation 5?

Yes, Halo: Campaign Evolved will be released for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5. And yes, I did clarify with Halo Studios that the PS5 version will be released day-and-date with the Xbox and PC versions.

Is this weirder than Sonic games coming to Nintendo consoles?

It’s at least on that same level of weird, yeah.

Is Halo Studios adding any PS5 Pro enhancements?

I asked this question, and Game Director Greg Hermann didn’t say much, only telling me, “It’s safe to say that it will be tuned for the target devices.”

OK, so when will Halo: Campaign Evolved be released?

So far, all Halo Studios will say is “2026,” but it seems highly likely that it will be released close to the 25th anniversary of Combat Evolved’s release, which will be on November 16, 2026. In other words, Fall 2026 seems like a safe bet.

Campaign Evolved? Does that mean there’s no multiplayer?

Sort of. There is campaign co-op for two players in split-screen, or up to four players online. Cross-play is supported.

Wait, cross-play? Does that mean I can play co-op with a friend who’s on PS5 while I’m on Xbox or PC?

Yup.

Finish the multiplayer thought. What do you mean by “sort of” with multiplayer?

As the name suggests, this is campaign-only. When I asked about why they’re not also remaking Halo 1’s fantastic multiplayer in Unreal Engine 5 – think about how glorious Blood Gulch and Hang ‘Em High and Sidewinder would look in UE5! – Game Director Greg Hermann told me, “Right now we’re just focused on the 25th anniversary and the campaign here.” Executive Producer Damon Conn added, “Halo Infinite and [Halo: The Master Chief Collection] provide really great experiences for multiplayer.” Which is true…though that doesn’t help PS5 owners very much. Unless…

Does this pave the way for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite to get ported to PS5 to get PlayStation players caught up on the series?

We’ll have to check back on that one. Conn said, “There is an opportunity for us to grow the fanbase. We’re bringing the most players to Halo ever. So that growth is what we’re truly interested in. And this paves the way for future stories and Halos.” So…maybe?

Will Campaign Evolved be a full-price game?

I asked but didn’t get an answer. Personally, $50 feels right to me without proper multiplayer, but Microsoft already tried to raise its first-party game prices to $80 this year, so I’m probably being naively optimistic with that $50 thought. At least there’s new single-player content here, though.

Did you just say “new single-player content”?

Yes! I didn’t get any details beyond the very basic description: Campaign Evolved will include a three-mission prequel story arc revolving around Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson. I asked if those missions will be available straight out of the box or if they’ll need to be unlocked, perhaps by completing the campaign. Halo Studios did not have an answer for me.

Are there any gameplay changes?

Yes, lots of little ones, actually. Vehicles are now destructible and they can be hijacked, as they were in every subsequent Halo game after Combat Evolved. You can also now pick up and wield any weapon the enemies can, which means you’ll have access to the Energy Sword, among others, in this campaign. The Warthog has four seats now (the extra one is on the back, like riding on the lowered tailgate of a pickup truck), and you can pilot a Wraith tank. I didn’t get to see any of the Flood in the chunk of The Silent Cartographer mission I played, but Halo Studios says they’ve implemented dismemberment for Flood enemies. The team also told me that “level design has been thoughtfully updated” to smooth out pain points. Presumably they meant the Library, but they didn’t specify. Also, the cinematics have all been completely redone, with new mocap and freshly rerecorded dialogue from Steve Downes (Master Chief) and Jen Taylor (Cortana).

Any other updates?

One other notable one: Skulls! Halo Studios is adding Skulls to Campaign Evolved, and lots of ‘em. The most Skulls ever in a Halo campaign, apparently, and the total number is “dozens.”

Does it still feel like Halo in Unreal Engine 5?

In my brief experience so far, I’d say yes. See my preview for more about that.

We’ll have much more on Halo: Campaign Evolved as development progresses, so stay tuned! In the meantime, be sure to tune in to our weekly Xbox show, Unlocked, for long-form discussion on everything happening in the world of Xbox.

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.

The new Apple iPhone 17 is now available and as usual, the best way to score a deal on these new phones is through your preferred service provider. T-Mobile, now the best mobile network in the US (according to Ookla® Speedtest®), is already advertising a couple of promotions, including excellent trade-in values on older iPhone models. If you're porting your number over from another service, then you may not even need to trade in your existing phone.

Get up to $1,100 off the New Apple iPhone 17 Pro with Trade-In

You might think buying an iPhone outright isn't really a deal, and technically you'd be correct, but there's a good chance that you might actually be saving money in the long run. If you're looking to purchase an iPhone 7 and don't expect to replace it in a year or two, the Metro by T-Mobile BYOD plan might end up being the best choice for you.

The Metro by T-Mobile plan offers one line of unlimited talk, text, and 5G data for $30 for the first month and $25 per month afterwards with AutoPay. Taxes and fees are already included. You're guaranteed this price for 5 years, although being a prepaid plan, you're free to opt out at any time. In addition, you get perks like Scam Shield, which enables Caller ID and blocks or redirects spam calls, and T-Mobile Tuesdays, a program that gives you access to freebies and exclusive discounts every Tuesday. Note that speeds may slow if you go over a soft cap of greater than 35GB per month.

The Metro plan only costs $25 per month, compared to $85 for the Experience More plan and $100 for the Experience Beyond plan. That's a difference of $60-$70 every month on your phone bill. If you hold onto your phone for 3 years, you're saving $2,160 to $2,520 on your bill. That's plenty of savings to afford your next iPhone upgrade down the line.

Note that some exclusions apply. See details at MetrobyT-Mobile.com.

Apple iPhone 17 Phones Released on September 19

Apple recently released three iPhone models: the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max. The Apple iPhone 17 starts at $799.99 and is available in both 256GB and 512GB capacities. Major upgrades include a slightly larger 6.3" OLED display with 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, a more powerful A19 processor, higher resolution ultra-wide and selfie cameras, and longer battery life with faster charging.

The Apple iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max start at $1,099.99 ($1,199.99 for the Pro Max) and are available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities. They carry over the same 6.3" and 6.9" screens of their predecessors but the screens are 50% brighter with up to 3,000nit rating. Other upgrades include an A19 Pro processor with more RAM, higher resolution ultra-wide and selfie-cameras, and longer battery life and faster charging.

The iPhone 16 Plus has been replaced by the new iPhone 17 Air. It starts at $999.99 and is available in 256GB, 512G, and 1TB capacities. The iPhone 17 Air measures only 0.22" thin and weighs less than 6 ounces. It features a 6.5" 120Hz ProMotion display with up to 2,000nits of brightness and the new A19 Pro processor (although with fewer GPU cores than the iPhone 17 Pro model). The thin form factor limits this phone to a single 48MP ultra-wide rear camera, although you do also get the new 18MP Center Stage selfie cam.

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.

Halo is coming to PlayStation 5 (PS5).

Halo Studios made an appearance at the Halo World Championship 2025 to announce that its previously teased new project is a Halo: Combat Evolved Remake titled Halo: Campaign Evolved, and it’s coming to PC, Xbox Series X | S, and yes, even PS5. It’s a move that will see what is perhaps the most important Xbox-exclusive franchise coming to PlayStation for the first time.

Following numerous past remasters and PS5 ports, news that a remake of the original Halo is coming to PS5 isn’t much of a surprise, but it is a sign that Xbox’s relationship with Sony may just be getting started. The Halo Studios team had plenty more to talk about during its Halo: Campaign Evolved stream, so be sure to catch up on everything they had to share in our coverage below. You can also check out IGN’s hands-on preview, as well as our breakdown for everything we know so far.

What Is Microsoft’s Mysterious Halo Studios Project Update?

The Halo World Championship 2025 broadcast is running a bit behind, but that isn't stopping Microsoft from letting it slip that Halo: Campaign Evolved is on the way. An Xbox store page for the game, which is described as "a faithful yet modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign," appeared online today, just moments after the Halo Project Update stream was set to go live.

"Experience the original story rebuilt with high-definition visuals, updated cinematics, and refined controls, plus three brand-new prequel missions featuring the Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson," its official description says. "A broader arsenal of weapons, vehicles, enemies, and gameplay-modifying 'Skulls' – optional modifiers that change combat in fun and challenging ways – add fresh tactics and endless replayability."

As revealed in a trailer shown on its store page, Halo: Campaign Evolved has a release window of 2026, with platforms including PC and Xbox Series X | S – and even PlayStation 5.

It’s Really Happening

Board games and anime are living in a bit of a golden era right now, where both are more popular and widely accepted by the masses than ever before. I count myself lucky that I am living in a period of time where I also get to see these two awesome things blend and combine together, in equally – almost Voltron-esque – awesome new ways. One of the most exciting recent examples of this collaboration is Monolith Board Game’s upcoming Berserk: The Board Game, which has taken off on Gamefound this month.

Playground Basketball is a competitive Roblox experience, where you'll be able to shoot hoops in the city, on the court, or at the park. Whether you're going 1v1 or 2v2, you'll need to create and customize a character. They can specialize in athleticism, dunking, ball handling, and more, all in the hopes of becoming the best player. So while you concentrate on scoring, we'll help you get the codes you need for additional coins.

Working Playground Basketball Codes

The following codes have been tested and are active:

• UPDATE1 - 4,500 Coins
• THANKSFOR2500LIKES - 1,500 Coins

How to Use Playground Basketball Codes

Before you're able to redeem Playground Basketball codes, you'll need to like the game and join the group for Playground Basketball | Community. Then, launch the experience and follow these steps:

1. Look for the icons in the top right corner of the screen. One of these is a blue gift box.
2. Click on the gift box to bring up the codes menu
3. Copy the code from this article and then paste it into the bar
4. Press redeem and receive your rewards!

Expired Playground Basketball Codes

The following codes can no longer be redeemed. Be sure to use the codes above before they expire!

• SORRYFORBUGS

Why Isn't My Playground Basketball Code Working?

Codes for Roblox experiences are usually case-sensitive, so the best way to ensure you've got a working code is to directly copy it from this article. We check all codes before we upload them, so you can guarantee they're working. Just double-check that you haven't copied over an extra space!

When Is the Next Playground Basketball Update?

Playground Basketball is already planning their second update, and like lots of Roblox experiences, it's getting into the spooky season. Update 2 for Playground Basketball will launch a Halloween event, along with new Halloween currency and haunting rewards.

Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.

Wolfbox "Mega Flow" series electric air duster good build quality and sustained, powerful cfm output at an affordable price. As part of a limited time Amazon Lightning Deal, its most popular model - the Wolfbox MF100 - is on sale for just $66.49 with free shipping after a 40% off instant discount.

Wolfbox MF200 Cordless Electric Air Duster for PC for $66.49

Austin Butler is poised to join Michael B. Jordan in the new Miami Vice movie.

Variety reports that Butler is in early talks to play Detective James “Sonny” Crockett opposite Jordan as Crockett’s partner Ricardo Tubbs.

Don Johnson originated the role in the classic 1984-89 TV series, while Colin Farrell played Crockett in the 2006 feature film adaptation directed by Michael Mann. (Fun fact: Both Austin Butler and Don Johnson portrayed Elvis Presley before they were cast as Sonny Crockett.)

Unlike Mann’s reboot, this Miami Vice movie will be a period piece that Universal Pictures says “explores the glamour and corruption of mid-80’s Miami,” the decade when the original NBC TV series aired. It will be particularly inspired by the series pilot and first season (1984-85).

In the NBC TV series pilot, New York City cop Ricardo Tubbs travels down to Miami in search of his brother’s killer and eventually teams up with local undercover detective James “Sonny” Crockett, who’s also after the same drug dealers since they killed his partner.

In the end, Tubbs transferred to Miami and became Crockett’s partner and best friend as they went on a litany of dangerous undercover missions.

If you've ever wanted to run your own zoo, then Raise Animals is the Roblox experience for you. Though you'll start with just a single animal, you can race along an obstacle course, taming new animals with your lasso to bring them back to your farm. Feed your animals, level them up, and unlock new mutations that will increase the value of your zoo, so visitors will pay more to see your collection. Want a head start? Here are all the codes that are currently active for Raise Animals.

Working Raise Animals Codes

These codes are currently active and can be redeemed in Raise Animals:

• FreeCorals: 1,000 Coral and 150 Rubies
• SorryForAllTheBugs - 1,000 Coral and 500 Rubies
• 50MVisitsTysm - 1,000 Rubies
• Ocean - 500 Coral, 1,000 Money, and 250 Rubies
• Update1 - 500 Rubies and 500 Coral

How to Use Raise Animals Codes

When you're ready to redeem your Raise Animals codes, launch the Roblox experience. You'll then need to like the game and join the Raise Animals Studio group before codes will be accepted. Once you've done that, follow these steps to get your freebies:

1. Click the gear icon in the top right corner to open settings
2. Scroll down to "Redeem Code"
3. Copy the code from this article and paste it into the box
4. Click redeem!

Expired Raise Animals Codes

The following codes have now expired:

• SryForTheGamepassIssue
• 10MVisitsTysms
• 10KActiveTysm
• Release!
• FREE RANDOM ANIMALS
• 5MVisitsTysm
• 1MVisitsTysm
• 5KActiveTysm
• 3KActiveTysm
• SorryForBugs

Why Isn't My Raise Animals Code Working?

Codes for Roblox experiences are usually case-sensitive, so the best way to ensure you've got a working code is to directly copy it from this article. We check all codes before we upload them, so you can guarantee they're working. Just double-check that you haven't copied over an extra space!

Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.

Samsung is offering some good deals on its most popular OLED TV lineup ahead of the holiday season. Right now you can get the 77" Samsung S90D 4K OLED Smart TV for just $1,799.99 with free delivery. Alternatively, the 65" model is also on sale for $1,299.99. The Samsung S90D is the prior generation 2024 model, but image quality is pretty much identical to the 2025 S90F model for a lower price.

Samsung S90D 4K OLED TV Sale

A compact power bank that is perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, or Apple iPhone 17 has dropped in price for a limited time. Amazon is currently offering the Iniu 10,000mAh 45W Power Bank for just $10.19 after you clip the 49% off coupon on the product page. I expect this deal to reach its redemption limit very quickly.

Iniu 10,000mAh 45W Power Bank for $10.19

This is the second step — the first was theaters. Disney+ has finally given The Fantastic Four: First Steps a streaming release date.

The MCU movie arrives on Disney+ on November 5 after grossing $521.8 million globally during its theatrical run. It garnered Marvel’s strongest opening weekend of the year at the box office, and ranks second only to DC Studio’s Superman for strongest superhero performer of the year.

First Steps, which was directed by Matt Shakman and written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer, is the third try at rebooting the Fantastic Four. In 2005, Tim Story directed Fantastic Four, which famously starred Jessica Alba and Chris Evans. That movie got a sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, in 2007.

In 2015, Josh Trank — who at this point is perhaps best known for his incredible superhero origin found footage story Chronicle and this — tried his hand at a Fantastic Four reboot film. The project starred Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell, and despite a decent box office return the movie ended up being a major critical dud.

Shakman’s approach this time around is different than everything fans have seen before when it comes to the Fantastic Four within the MCU. The movie leans into the original 1960s aesthetics direct from the original comics and takes on a retro-futuristic camp quality that feels fun and fresh. Plus, it also showcases the group at the height of their fame, rather than an origin story of how they got their powers.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and sets up next year's Avengers: Doomsday.

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.

Battlefield 6 appears to have suffered yet another leak, this time relating to its battle royale.

According to ModernWarzone, which has a track record of accurate reporting around unannounced video game information, particularly in relation to Call of Duty, the Battlefield 6 battle royale is called Battlefield: RedSec.

ModernWarzone also reported that it’s free-to-play and is due out on October 28, the same day Battlefield 6 Season 1 is set to launch. Given EA and Battlefield Studios are yet to make any announcements about this so close to that date, a shadowdrop is expected.

While EA is yet to comment on this particular leak, it’s seen various gameplay clips emerge from playtests of the battle royale. And today it outlined gameplay changes coming to battle royale ahead of its release, based on feedback to those playtests.

Here’s what BF Studios said today:

Here’s a quick look at what changes you may notice the next time you play:

• Close-range TTK: We’ve adjusted time-to-kill at close range for all weapons to reward clean positioning and tracking while giving players more time to counter attacks. We’ll keep monitoring this once it’s live.
• Armor Changes: Everyone will now have the capacity for 2 armor plates at the start of the game. All players will spawn with 1 plate, so you will have the chance to upgrade as soon as you start looting, giving everyone an equal chance at upgrading their armor fully.
• World Improvements: We’ve been fixing pesky world bugs and optimizing areas to improve the environment. With these improvements, we made adjustments to the lighting as well as enhancing the visibility across the map.
• Vehicle Balance: We’ve adjusted the balance for helicopters and combat vehicles to keep them as powerful tools showing off Battlefield’s core DNA, without making them necessary to survive or win the late game. This includes significant adjustments to the heli countermeasures and ammo economy.

We have also been working on providing smoother performance overall. We have identified and addressed a range of issues that affected performance that we simply couldn’t have done without our players’ involvement in the tests.

While we wait, it’s worth checking out the Battlefield 6 update 1.1.1.0 patch notes, below, which go into detail on the changes coming to the game with Season 1. Finally, be sure to check out our full list of all currently available Battlefield 6 multiplayer maps. Those looking to brush up on their online skills can also read our multiplayer tips and tricks guide.

Battlefield 6 Season 1 update 1.1.1.0 patch notes:

We are deploying Update 1.1.1.0 on Tuesday, October 28, followed by the Season 1 launch later that day at the following times:

• 09:00 UTC: Update 1.1.1.0 goes live on all platforms. Players will be prompted to download and install the update, which includes all technical and gameplay changes.
• 15:00 UTC: Season 1 content, including the Battle Pass and new seasonal features, becomes available for all players.

Between these times, players can continue to play Battlefield 6 as normal after updating, but Season 1 content and progression will unlock at 15:00 UTC.The Season 1 Update marks the next step in our ongoing journey to evolve and expand the Battlefield 6 experience. This includes fixes, balance changes, and quality-of-life improvements focused on polish, performance, and player feedback to deliver an even smoother experience moving forward.Major Updates for 1.1.1.0:

• Improved core movement and animations, including smoother landings, faster stance transitions, better vaulting behavior, and reduced “bouncing” issues on landing or spawning.
• Reworked weapon dispersion to better align accuracy and handling with each weapon’s intended design and performance over range. These changes address cases where accuracy behaved inconsistently, such as dispersion not properly settling after sprinting, and bring overall firing behavior closer to the intended balance between precision, control, and weapon power.
• Significant visibility and lighting improvements, with better exposure transitions, interior lighting, and reduced fog and smoke persistence.
• Audio overhaul, adding new projectile flybys, destruction and explosion sounds, refined vehicle and weapon mixes, and improved haptic feedback across multiple interactions.
• UI and HUD updates for clarity and consistency, including overtime indicators, end-of-round fixes, and new unlock markers for weapons and gadgets.
• Map fixes across multiple locations, resolving spawn animations, out-of-bounds issues, misaligned assets, and general stability across Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush modes.

CHANGELOGPLAYER:

• Fixed an issue where combat dive could break when diving uphill.
• Fixed an issue where players would detach from ziplines when entering at high speed.
• Improved steady aim and sight centering for more consistent precision.
• Fixed an issue where movement could interrupt steady aim.
• Adjusted misaligned character hitboxes for upper body and head to better match the visual models.
• Fixed an issue where the jump animation could play twice when aiming down sights.
• Landing animations now have their animation path properly centered, instead of shifting to the side when landing.
• Fixed an issue where jump inaccuracy could linger too long after landing.
• Fixed a visual issue causing weapons to appear rotated incorrectly after spawning.
• Fixed an issue where throwing grenades from prone could make players appear standing in third-person view.
• Fixed an animation delay when opening doors while sliding.
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck while vaulting over certain objects.
• Fixed a visual issue where dead players appeared alive while swimming.
• Fixed an issue where quick meleeing with a gadget would swap back to the primary weapon instead of the gadget.
• Fixed an issue where getting killed by a mine would highlight it in the killcam.
• Fixed a camera jitter that could occur when entering ladders and looking down.
• Fixed an issue where camera and weapon sway behaved incorrectly after entering or exiting vehicles.
• Fixed an issue where weapons of other soldiers could clip through walls when they entered your view.
• Fixed an issue where pistols disappeared while swimming.
• Improved lighting precision for visibility while hip-firing and aiming down sights.
• Reduced occurrences of bouncing or landing issues when dropping onto certain objects.
• Fixed an issue where the killer snapshot sometimes did not display in the killcam.
• Small improvements to weapon and camera sway for smoother movement.
• Fixed an issue where enemies could take melee damage in protected vehicle seats.
• Fixed an issue where vaulting could fail if triggered right as the player hit an obstacle.
• Fixed an animation issue where repeated vaulting could cause incorrect hand placement.
• Fixed an issue where simultaneous melee hits could make an enemy briefly invisible
• Fixed an issue where soldier heads briefly disappeared during redeploy transitions.
• Improved training path progression display to better match actual unlocks.
• Fixed an issue where friendly players could clip into each other when climbing ladders.
• Fixed an issue preventing vaulting directly from a slide.
• Fixed an issue causing the camera to rotate abruptly after a takedown.
• Fixed an issue where hands briefly disappeared after using the AJ-03 COAG Med Pen.
• Improved stab animations when reviving with drag and revive.
• Fixed issues affecting peeking and prone transitions, ensuring both actions function correctly.
• Fixed a camera clipping issue when going prone while strafing.
• Fixed a missing third-person animation when transitioning from prone to sprint.
• Fixed an issue where falling while sprinting caused incorrect hand movement.
• Fixed visual clipping when soldiers stood too close to glass doors.
• Fixed jittery aim animations in third-person when mounted.
• Fixed a bug where mounting near walls prevented aiming left or right.
• Fixed an issue where leaning, peeking, or mounting could cancel unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where third-person hit reactions were missing when hit while mounted.
• Fixed an animation issue where the character’s knee clipped with the camera when falling while crouched.
• Fixed takedown inconsistencies, allowing players to properly perform melee takedowns even near walls.
• Fixed an issue where taking melee damage interrupted weapon fire.
• Fixed multiple visibility improvements including lighting, exposure, and fog behavior for better contrast and clarity across all maps.
• Improved vaulting, parachute, and door-opening animations for smoother transitions.
• Fixed rare animation freezes for friendly soldiers reloading off-screen.
• Fixed minor inconsistencies in mounting, peeking, and prone transitions for more reliable gameplay.
• Added parachute customization for soldiers.
• Prevented unintended shoulder bump animation when equipping a weapon while sprinting.
• Improved ragdoll impacts for more consistent and reliable reactions.
• Improved stance transition and landing animations to settle faster and feel smoother.

VEHICLES:

• Fixed missing haptic feedback when switching between tank weapons.
• Fixed a visual issue where the player’s hand clipped with the M1A2 SEPv3 handle when sitting in external seats.

GADGETS:

• Fixed a rare issue where the MAS 148 Glaive could block the first-person view during a combat dive.
• Fixed a MAS 148 Glaive visual issue during combat dives in first-person.
• Fixed an issue where Defibrillators appeared floating during vaulting animations.
• Fixed an issue where the Supply Pouch would sometimes not resupply correctly.
• Deployable gadgets are not destroyed/removed from debris piles
• AT grenades now create a small sized crater instead of a medium one.
• Buildings now take more hits to be destroyed by a Sledgehammer.

WEAPONS:

• Weapon dispersion has been rebalanced to better match each weapon’s damage profile across all ranges. Lower-damage weapons will now see a slightly higher increase in dispersion when firing, while higher-damage weapons will experience slightly less.
• Using Sniper Rifles with any class other than Recon will no longer increase weapon spread. Instead, weapon sway will now begin during the zoom transition, maintaining balance and distinguishing Recon’s precision advantage.
• Fixed a misalignment issue with top-mounted red dot sights.
• Fixed an issue where mounting a bipod while zoomed only changed the FOV instead of using the correct optic.
• Fixed an issue where the Long Suppressor used the wrong attachment point cost for some weapons.
• Improved reticle settling for automatic weapons to make burst firing more efficient.
• Fixed an issue where using a bipod too close to complex geometry could throw the player off position while prone.
• Balanced sledgehammer damage against world objects for better consistency.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from leaving the Firing Range.

MAPS & MODES:

• Improved fog and smoke effects after destruction to prevent them from lingering too long and impacting visibility.
• Improved exposure transitions between indoor and outdoor areas for better visibility.
• Fixed an issue where the zipline carabiner could appear offset and fly next to the wire instead of along it.
• Squad names are now randomized at the start of Squad Deathmatch matches.
• Added visible bomb meshes to armed M-COMs in Rush.
• Updated overtime UI visualization across all modes.
• Fixed animation and positioning issues during insertion sequences on all maps.
• Fixed an issue where the game mode UI could display incorrect scores or fail to update during a round.
• Fixed an End of Round progression issue in King of the Hill mode.
• Fixed an issue where players could encounter a bouncing animation when spawning at HQs after capturing new territories in Escalation across multiple maps.

Mirak Valley

• Fixed a misaligned zipline mesh in Conquest.
• Fixed an issue where the deploy camera in Rush displayed attackers on the wrong side of the map.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from arming M-COM A in Rush due to a misplaced asset.

Siege of Cairo

• Fixed overlapping territory lines and boundaries during the briefing screen in Escalation.

Liberation Peak

• Fixed an issue in Escalation where a portion of the map on the NATO side was disconnected during the first period of the match.
• Fixed an issue in Rush where part of the Attacker’s HQ area was incorrectly marked as out of bounds.

New Sobek City

• Fixed an issue preventing players from capturing part of Flag C in Escalation.
• Fixed an issue where players could ignite when spawning near a burning lorry in Team Deathmatch.
• Adjusted an infantry vehicle spawn that was placed too close to a building in the PAX Armata HQ area.

Manhattan Bridge

• Fixed an issue in Breakthrough where players could become stuck on the End of Round screen if the party leader left during the EOR sequence.

UI & HUD:

• Added new markers for newly unlocked weapons, weapon packages, attachments, gadgets, and throwables.
• Updated 3D previews for certain gadgets to show their deployed state.
• Added preview videos demonstrating how gadgets work.
• Added new cosmetic options for selected gadgets.
• Changed “Save & Close” to “Close” in the Deploy menu for clarity.
• Fixed various UI issues in Loadouts.
• Fixed an issue where Battlefield 6 Ownership XP Boost did not display properly at End of Round.
• Fixed multiple text inconsistencies in Dog Tags and Challenges.
• Fixed an issue where the HUD would not appear when using a 16:10 aspect ratio with certain resolutions.

SETTINGS:

• Added Flick Look bindings to Helicopter, Jet, and Transport control schemes.
• Fixed visual issues where some aspect ratio settings caused transparent borders or inconsistent display behavior.

SINGLE PLAYER:

• Fixed an issue in Mission 01 where players were unable to lean out during the Last Stand sequence if the cinematic began while the knife was equipped.
• Fixed a black screen issue in the Night Raid mission.

PORTAL:

• Fixed an issue where the Host Experience screen did not display the Portal experience image.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if a party leader started a Portal server while Content Packs 01 and 04 were disabled.
• Improved loading times for the Server Browser experience info tab to ensure joining functions properly.
• Corrected a spelling error in the message shown when attempting to join an unavailable server.

AUDIO:

• Fixed an issue where footstep sounds were missing when moving with the knife equipped.
• Fixed a voiceline issue where directional callouts (e.g., “enemy north”) played the wrong direction.
• Tuned haptic feedback across multiple actions, including window barging, defibrillator use, swimming, rocket pods, mounted MGs, and sea vehicle collisions.
• Polished large projectile audio with new missile, rocket pod, and cannon shell flyby effects; improved distance handling and overall mix for more realistic impact sounds.
• Updated audio configs for light rockets and LMGs; refined explosion sound crossfades and adjusted distant sound behavior.
• Improved vehicle and weapon firing audio balance, reducing noise artifacts, unwanted phasing, and over-saturation.
• Added radio chatter through controller speakers.
• Fixed an issue where firing range dummies and vehicle-hit reactions sometimes played incorrect or processed hurt sounds.
• Disabled radio processing for stationary vehicle pings and fixed compass orientation for ping indicators.
• Fixed missing or incorrect ambient and destruction sounds across several maps, including Siege of Cairo, as well as missing explosion sounds for silos and tanker trailers.
• Added missing ambient audio setups for environmental props like construction barriers and buses.
• Added new sound effects for the bulletin and takeover sections of the main menu, including improved reveal animations.
• Fixed an issue where delayed challenge tab displays triggered early audio playback.
• Fixed an issue where defibrillator loop sounds could get stuck when vaulting.
• Fixed missing or out-of-sync reload sounds.
• Corrected the M39 EMR using suppressed audio when unsuppressed.
• Restored missing external sound effects for RWS Gunner countermeasure mines.
• Fixed issues where soundtrack tracks cut off abruptly or skipped mid-song.
• Reload audio polish for several weapons.

This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing and evolving our Live Service & Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible.

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.

So I'm going to be that guy and start bringing up Christmas 2025 before Halloween has started, but for good reason. Ever thought "My Christmas tree needs more Nintendo?" Well Hallmark just dropped their Mario, Pokémon and the Legend of Zelda tree ornaments and I want to buy all of them.

TL;DR: Deals for Today

Not ready to get festive just yet? How about a beast of a power bank from Anker that can handle Macbooks, Xbox ROG Ally X and Switch 2? Yeah, it's a cracking prime-exclusive deal. In other deals today i've found a craceking deal on a cult classic 4K steelbook and some last minute Steam game deals that you can't ignore, so let's get into it:

Hallmark Nintendo Christmas Tree Ornaments

Today's deals article marks the only time i've paid attention to anything Hallmark, and it's a worthy sacrifice considering I could have Link, Elephant Mario and Snorlax hanging on my Christmas tree this year. Pricing varies, but I couldn't ignore all of these epic Christmas tree decorations.

Anker 737 24,000mAh 140W Power Bank

The Fog (1980) - Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

EDENS ZERO Standard Edition (Steam)

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (Steam)

Unknown 9: Awakening (Steam)

Hulu (with ads) + Live TV for $64.99/mo for 3 Months

77" LG Evo C5 4K OLED Smart TV

Anker 25,000mAh 165W Power Bank

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 10

Football Manager 26 (Steam)

Once Upon A KATAMARI (Steam)

SILENT HILL f (Steam)

Alienware Gaming Desktop Discounts

Fancy a solid RTX 5080 build for under $2,000 including free delivery? You'll be able to take advantage of DLSS 4 with more gas in the tank than a RTX 4080 Super, which is one of Nvidias best graphics card releases last year. Buyers can look forward to high frame rate 4K gameplay with all the bells and whistles added. We're talking ray tracing and definition sharper than any console can currently output. Check our review out for more information on this epic GPU.

Alienware Gaming Laptop Discounts

When it comes to gaming laptops in general, picking one within your budget is the first major step. For something worth gaming on, the $1,000 mark is the price of entry. That will include a RTX 5060, going all the way up to $3,549 for a RTX 5090 build if you really want that mobile gaming flex.

Nvidia RTX 5000 Series Refurb Deals

Still running a Nvidia RTX 1000 to 3000 series? This is your chance to upgrade your rig to DLSS 4 and Ray Tracing with Woots RTX 5000 series refurbished sale. The sweet spot with this generation has to be RTX 5080 that includes 16GB of GDDRR6 RAM that can handle 4K gaming and all the frames. Need to upgrade on a budget? RTX 5070 12GB is a great option for $529 too.

MTG: Cheapest at Amazon

There's a handful of booster boxes available for slightly less at Amazon this week, but it's a bit of a poor turnout for Magic: The Gathering players. Most of the listing on Amazon are above MSRP and higher than secondary market values, but the carosel above are good deals when compared to TCGPlayer.

MTG: Cheapest at TCGPlayer

TCGPlayer's sellers are keeping away from the sneaker-heads and crypo bro mentality that's hit Magic and Pokémon TCG is 2025 and is keeping prices down. Market value for MTG sealed product goes off what people are willing to pay, and it shows. There's so much here that's at a lower price than big box retailers it's embarassing. But, it's great for your pocket!

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Poké Price Check: Mega Evolution In Stock

Mega Evolution seems to be a well-printed start to the next era of Pokémon TCG. I'm seeing boosters in convienience stores and some products on physical shelves, not to mention the Booster Bundle ($52.89), Gardevoir ETB ($88.81) and Three Booster Blister ($28.90) available on Amazon. Like the rest of the products in this carousel though, the cheapest is TCGplayer right now.

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.

Our boy Mario is joining the Thanksgiving festivities, folks! Nintendo of America and Macy’s have announced that a new Mario character balloon will make its debut at the 99th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 27.

The balloon in question will be launched to honor the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros, which debuted in 1985 in Japan. It was created by Macy’s Parade Studio’s team of artists and measures an incredible 51 feet and 2 inches long, 37 feet wide, and 43 feet and 8 inches tall.

As per the 3D composite image of the balloon the companies released alongside their announcement, below, balloon Mario will don his classic costume and is posed in a flying pose inspired by Super Mario Galaxy.

John Boyega is open about the fact he's not a Star Trek fan, but has revealed the one thing he believes Star Wars can learn from its rival science fiction franchise.

Boyega, who famously played Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, told an audience at Dragon Con that he simply doesn’t like Star Trek — something he often tells fans at booths — because there's too much talking. But, as reported by PopVerse, Boyega admitted that Star Wars could actually learn from this, suggesting Finn, Rey, and friends could do with the time to chat about things free from the threat of Force chokes and blaster fire.

Pixel Quest is a brand new 2D bullet hell RPG, where you'll face an onslaught of foes across biomes that range from the beach to the desert. The Third Dimension has been destroyed by 1x1x1x1, and now the Robloxians will need to work together to protect the pixelated 2D land of Robloxia. There are over 70 quests to complete, and legendary loot to obtain that will make it far easier to eviscerate hordes of enemies. With so much to do, you'll want some codes to make use of.

Working Pixel Quest Codes

Here are all the currently active Pixel Quest codes. Be sure to redeem them before they expire!

• LUCKYDAY - 1x Gold Clover, 2x EXP Booster, 1x Medium Dungeon Key, 3x Defense Infusion
• PQDISCORD2025 - Wumpus Skin

How to Use Pixel Quest Codes

Redeeming Pixel Quest codes is a straightforward process. Launch the experience and complete the tutorial if you haven't already done so. When you're in the main hub, here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Locate the chat box on the bottom left of the screen. It says "To chat click here or press / key".
2. Click or press the / key and then press / again. This will bring up a list of commands.
3. Type code, so it now says /code in your text box.
4. Copy and paste the code from the article and enter it into the box, e.g. /code PQDISCORD2025
5. Hit enter.
6. You'll then see a message in the chat that tells you if the code has been redeemed successfully, and what the reward is.

How to Claim Gifts from You Gift Box

Some codes will give you rewards that you need to claim from your Giftbox. On the righthand side of the screen, you'll see a yellow and red gift box. Click on this and you'll be automatically transported to the southeast corner of the main hub. The Gift Box menu will also automatically open, so you can drag them into your inventory.

How to Find Skins

If you receive a skin via a code, then you'll want to find the icon on the left side of the screen that shows a person and says Wardrobe. When you open the Wardrobe, you'll see three sub-menus: Skins, Badges, and Titles. You can then scroll through and see any Skins, you've unlocked.

Expired Pixel Quest Codes

You're in luck! There are currently no expired Pixel Quest codes, but don't let the above ones slip away before you use them.

Why Isn't My Pixel Quest Code Working?

Codes for Roblox experiences are usually case-sensitive, so the best way to ensure you've got a working code is to directly copy it from this article. We check all codes before we upload them, so you can guarantee they're working. Just double-check that you haven't copied over an extra space!

When Is the Next Pixel Quest Update?

Pixel Quest is currently in Alpha release, but that doesn't mean that the Pixel Quest! group isn't already working hard to bring new content to the RPG. The next update is planned for Sunday, 26th October. This mini update will introduce a new dungeon and new Legendary items.

Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.

The final episode of Stranger Things is bound to be one of the biggest television events of the season — but it’s an even bigger deal now the two-hour series finale will be screening in theaters nationwide. However, cocreator and showrunner Ross Duffer has a new message for fans: only come and see the Season 5 ender in front of a cinema screen if you’re cool with crying in a crowded room.

"The finale. Theaters. New Year’s Eve," Duffer wrote in a new Instagram post alongside a photo of the drawing Lucas and Max used to ask each other on a date in Season 4. "This is something my brother and I have dreamed about for years. If you don’t mind crying in front of strangers, GO. And if you’re in LA… maybe we’ll see you there."

Ross and his brother Matt, with whom he shares cocreator and showrunner duties for the decade-long series, previously expressed major excitement about the idea that some of these Season 5 episodes — which run much longer than an average episode in the series — could be a prime opportunity for theatrical exhibition.

“That would be amazing,” Ross told Variety recently. “Because the fans could be there with other fans, and experience it as a communal thing — it would be incredible.” Matt added: “People don’t get to experience how much time and effort is spent on sound and picture, and they’re seeing it at reduced quality. More than that, it’s about experiencing it at the same time with fans.”

However, Netflix has a reputation for not being super into the concept of theatrical exhibition. Last month, the streamer’s chief content officer Baja Balaria told Variety that Stranger Things didn’t need a theatrical exhibition to continue to be a cultural phenomenon in its final season.

“A lot of people — a lot, a lot, a lot of people — have watched Stranger Things on Netflix,” she explained. “It has not suffered from lack of conversation or community or sharing or fandom. I think releasing it on Netflix is giving the fans what they want.”

But interestingly enough, Netflix has had a clear change of heart here, perhaps influenced by the success of its weekend-long KPop Demon Hunters singalong screenings late this summer.

Stranger Things Season 5 will debut on Netflix in three parts, with the first four episodes arriving for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26. The next three episodes will premiere on Christmas, and the series finale will debut on the streamer and in over 350 theaters nationwide on New Year’s Eve.

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.

Halloween is just a week away, and the most popular Roblox experiences are continuing their hauntingly good celebrations. This weekend is packed with Roblox updates for the spooky season, so here's a roundup of everything you can expect.

Friday October 24th Roblox Updates:

Several experiences are getting their updates in before the weekend starts, giving you plenty of time to participate in them.

Anime Eternal Update

First up is Anime Eternal, which is a fighting game that will take you through different anime-inspired worlds as you level up and build your strength to be the strongest player. This experience is planning to release Update 21 in three parts just like the previous one. The first part is planned to launch today, with the second part is due on Sunday, 26th October. The final part will conclude on Wednesday, 29th October. The new updates are set to add a new island, champions, powers, and overall quality of life improvements.

Adopt Me! Update

Following this is Adopt Me! This notoriously adorable experience that lets you collect and trade pets has already launched Halloween content. Today (October 24th) the final pets will be revealed, and you can get DJ Snooze and a Ghostly Cat pet. Adopt Me! Is also participating in the Halloween Spotlight event that Roblox is running until November 3rd.

Don't Wake the Brainrots Update

Don't Wake the Brainrots, which is a game where you sneak around and steal sleeping Brainrots, launched its Halloween event last week. This week, today's event is a Secret Update, with information yet to be revealed. Following this, on Sunday, Slime Vine Studios plan to have their Admin Abuse event with special guest stars once again.

Dandy's World Update

It's no surprise that the survival horror experience where you work together to explore the Gardenview Center is making the most of the spooky season. Dandy's World has had Halloween content running for two weeks, adding new Halloween toons, skins, and a limited-time Halloween floor. You can expect to see more stickers and skins arrive in today's update.

Brookhaven Update

Brookhaven is a roleplaying game where all of the inhabitants live on an island and can use vehicles and visit stores. The simulator experience regularly releases new items, clothing, and more to customize your character. This week, it launches its Halloween Event.

Rivals Update

The first person shooter game that sees you face off against others either in 1v1 battles or in teams of 5v5 is bringing a new Halloween update to the game. The most recent update introduced a new ranked season, season pass, new weapons, and more. The Halloween Update, meanwhile, promises new skins and rewards.

Additional Roblox Updates for Experiences on Friday 24th October

Those are not the only popular experiences launching updates today, you can also find:

• Halloween content in Hunty Zombies,
• Fish 'O' Ween in Steal a Fish!,
• Part 1 of the Halloween event in BedWars,
• and the second part of the Halloween event for Build a Cart

Saturday October 25th Roblox Updates:

Heading into the weekend, you'll see the most-played Roblox experiences launch their usual weekly content.

99 Nights in the Forest Update

99 Nights in the Forest has sat near the top of the Roblox charts for months, showing that survival horror isn't just for Halloween. For the unfamiliar, the game involves trying to keep your character fed, warm, and sheltered while you rescue missing children and avoid a dangerous deer-like entity at night.

Naturally, the game is also keen to get into the Halloween spirit. Potion Making is coming to 99 Nights in the Forest on Saturday, October 25th. In this update, you'll be able to combine ingredients in a cauldron to get potions that grant new effects.

Grow a Garden Update

The gardening simulator, Grow a Garden, has an abundance of seeds, pets, and mutations to discover as you plant, harvest, and sell your crops. Grow a Garden launched their Halloween event two weeks ago with Ghoul Garden. Last week, we saw Ghoul Garden Part 2, and this week, Ghoul Garden gets another extension. Though it's not clear yet what this will involve, you can always expect new seeds, pets, weather events. This week, there's also a special admin abuse event hosted by Glass Animals.

Steal a Brainrot Update

Steal a Brainrot is a particularly popular Roblox experience where you'll need to capture Brainrots from a conveyor belt and keep them locked away from other players. You can steal Brainrots and have your Brainrots stolen, so we advise you stick close to that lockdown button if you want to protect your Secret Brainrots.

This week, the Big Halloween update called Frightrot is taking place. There will be a new Witch Fuse Brainrot called the Headless Horseman, a Spooky Lucky Block that contains 8 new Brainrots, and a new Trick or Treating and Graveyard event.

Plants vs Brainrots Update

This experience, which is a fusion of Grow a Garden, Steal a Brainrot, and Plants Vs Zombies, has quickly climbed the Roblox charts and is regularly releasing new content. In this game, you'll plant seeds that attack Brainrots, helping you capture them. As you earn money, you can unlock better plants and take down rarer Brainrots. Last weekend PVB launched the story update, and currently, little has been revealed at the newest update. All we know for now is that it takes place on Saturday and there will be Admin Abuse about an hour before it launches!

Additional Roblox Updates for Experiences on Saturday 25th October

Those are not the only popular experiences launching updates today, you can also find:

• The return of the Lana Lore Quest in Dress to Impress
• A non-Halloween update for Volleyball Legends that sees the return of Taichou and masteries
• Brainrot Evolution
• Phantom's Halloween launching in Blue Lock: Rivals
• A mystery trader arriving in Garden Tower Defense

Sunday October 26th Roblox Updates:

Sunday is a quieter day for Roblox updates. There's just one major update we can see taking place from one of the top experiences, and that's Fish It!

Fish It! Update

Last week, Fish It! launched their Halloween Event. The popular fishing sim boasts over 1,000,000+ variations and introduces 23 new event fish as part of their Halloween celebrations. There's also limited skins and a pumpkin crate to find. But if that wasn't enough, Week 2 of the Halloween Update begins this Sunday!

Additional Roblox Updates for Experiences on Sunday 26th October

Those are not the only popular experiences launching updates today, you can also find:

• A new update for a dusty trip that's currently celebrating Halloween
• A classes update in Build a Bunker!
• Ride a Cart Down a Slide's new update
• And a new update and admin abuse in Shoot a Brainrot!

That's everything for Roblox updates this weekend, but there's undoubtedly plenty more Halloween content on the way for the rest of October.

Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.