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IO Interactive sees the reaction to their choice of Irish actor Patrick Gibson as James Bond as a good sign.

Bungie recently shared details about upcoming changes to their extraction shooter, announcing two new game modes. The first will launch with the new season and will primarily be a player-versus-environment (PvE) experience, with some limited player-versus-player (PvP) elements. The second mode, coming later in the season, will be exclusively focused on PvE gameplay.

While promoting The Mandalorian and Grogu, Jon Favreau (known for directing the movie Elf) revealed he’d considered a holiday special. He mentioned the idea was discussed during the first season and that he thinks Peli Moto, played by Amy Sedaris, would be essential to it. “There is something there,” he said, adding that he couldn’t imagine doing it without her character.

Pierrot is reigniting fans’ passion for Bleach by creating art that highlights Ichigo Kurosaki’s growth throughout the series. From a hesitant substitute Soul Reaper, Ichigo evolved into the Soul Society’s most powerful member by battling numerous formidable foes and learning about his heritage. The official Bleach YouTube channel is offering free episodes – specifically 343 to 366 – but they’ll be released weekly and may not be available in all regions. Check out these recent releases to revisit the supernatural world of Bleach!

The new series, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, follows Stuart as he journeys through different universes trying to fix a major problem he caused. He accidentally broke a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, and now the multiverse is falling apart! Completely unprepared for this task, Stuart enlists the help of Denise, Bert, and Barry. The show already sounded wild, but the first trailer shows it’s even more over-the-top and funny than expected.

In a recent PlayStation Blog post, the developers explained that the new raid is their final major update for the Legends mode. It concludes the storyline of the Yōtei Six within that mode, and they’ve been thrilled with the positive response and continued enjoyment from players. They expressed gratitude for the community’s support and engagement.

According to Moore’s Law is Dead, the latest version of AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology, version 4.1, is expected to become available on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 consoles after its release for PC graphics cards based on RDNA 2 in 2027. While not a certainty, he believes it’s highly probable that the technology will eventually be supported on current-generation consoles.

More reports are surfacing this week claiming the game has been cancelled, but Amazon Games still hasn’t made an official announcement. Rumors about the cancellation of the Lord of the Rings MMO first began in October 2025 after layoffs at Amazon Games. One of the laid-off engineers stated the project was no longer being developed, but Amazon Games never confirmed the cancellation. We may now be learning why they haven’t made a statement.

The new 10-issue comic series, written by Ryan North and illustrated by Francesco Mobilie, kicks off a thrilling, high-stakes story. When Reed Richards tries to change the past for his own reasons, Doctor Doom won’t let him. Doom decides to travel back in time himself to rewrite history, but unlike Richards who wants to ‘improve’ things, Doom is doing it to bring glory to himself and his country, Latveria. Ryan North recently spoke with ComicBook about the series, promising it will be Doom’s most adventurous story yet.