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Circana analyst Mat Piscatella sees no positive impact yet from the initiatives introduced by Xbox head Asha Sharma, as console sales continue to fall and US market share shrinks. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, initiatives launched by new Xbox head Asha Sharma have not yet yielded positive results. Console sales continue to drop, and...
The Nintendo Switch 2 has enjoyed a remarkably strong rollout. Although some flagship franchises are still awaiting their debut on the platform, Nintendo’s newest hardware has rapidly amassed an impressive catalogue over its first year and a half. A significant portion of this lineup consists of enhanced Switch 2 Editions tailored for the original system’s...
Dune: Awakening is receiving a free expansion called Blood and Ice on December 1, 2026, which will add snowy territories on Arrakis and roughly 35 hours of new content. Players will be able to explore the Polar Sink in the north of the planet. The expansion will offer two new biomes featuring resources and activities,...
The Criterion Collection announced back in February that KPop Demon Hunters would receive a physical release. Now Criterion has shared new details about the package coming with the physical disc release of Netflix’s animated film. The official listing on Criterion’s site features cover art by Ami Thompson. The illustration depicts Huntr/x members Rumi, Mira, and...
Developers have explained how they preserved the features of the series and adapted the gameplay for mobile devices. The free-to-play Monster Hunter Outlanders, created by TiMi Studio Group under a license from Capcom, recently released on iOS and Android. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, development lead Brian Lee discussed how the team brought the familiar...
Co-created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, the 2025 British limited series Adolescence made waves worldwide when it debuted on Netflix. Adolescence explores the immediate fallout from a young boy, Jamie (Owen Cooper), stabbing a girl to death and the radicalization of men online. The series was so well received that a UK government–backed initiative...
YouTooz will release vinyl figures of Wendy, Warly, and the Bearger from the Don’t Starve universe in 2027. Customers who preorder these collectibles will receive special in-game skins for Don’t Starve Together as a bonus. YouTooz has opened preorders for new vinyl figures based on the survival simulator Don’t Starve. Fans can add Wendy, Warly,...
EDGE’s latest GTA 6 preview details the game’s Criminal Profile system, world, vehicles, weather, and development. The article, titled The State That Never Sleeps, was published online on October 29 and appears across 16 pages in EDGE special issue No. 430. For the preview, the EDGE writer visited Rockstar North in Edinburgh, Scotland, and met...
Lizzo at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026, in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Billboard Lizzo paid tribute to Dolly Parton this Halloween with a look inspired by the country legend’s Jolene era. The 38-year-old singer and rapper channeled Parton in a costume inspired by the artwork for her 1973 hit...
Production on the second season is already underway. HBO has announced new cast members for the Harry Potter series who will play Hogwarts ghosts and other inhabitants of the magical school. David Trelfall, known for the British show Shameless and the thriller Night Train, will voice the Sorting Hat. Nearly Headless Nick, the ghost of...
