IGN Daily Update

Plus - Sony has revealed its Game Catalog additions for May 2026; The second season of Star Wars Disney+ series Ahsoka won't arrive until early 2027 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - eBay has officially rejected GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s $56 billion offer to buy the company; Sega has confirmed it has canceled its mysterious "Super Game" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Grand Theft Auto 6 players are hoping Rockstar Games will have news to share this week after some fans reported receiving marketing emails from Sony; Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight fans are bracing themselves for spoilers after some Xbox owners who bought the game digitally from Walmart found they were able to download and play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Sony has said it has yet to decide when to launch the PlayStation 6, nor how much it will cost; Nintendo says it will sell fewer Switch 2 consoles over the next 12 months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colorful weirdos beating the s#!t out of each other? Check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This empty shell of an adventure falls short of realizing the awesome potential of being the turtle bros in VR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - The director of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has reacted to its disappointing box office; The NFL 2K revival has been cancelled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - GTA 6 may well be the most expensive video game ever made, with parent company Take-Two estimated to have spent $1 billion to $1.5 billion so far; Ubisoft has announced Heredis, a "spectacular new stage experience" set within the world of Assassin's Creed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Call of Duty fans can breathe a sigh of relief as this year's entry will not release on last-gen consoles; Pokémon scalpers are ensuring that fans can't even enjoy the little things in life, as they are snatching up new limited edition Pop-Tarts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - GameStop has announced it has made a $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay; Netflix is officially bringing Barbie director Greta Gerwig back to theaters with a release date change that will see her Narnia: The Magician's Nephew movie getting a wide theatrical release in early 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Swifties are certain that Taylor Swift is somehow involved in Toy Story 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An extremely satisfying conclusion to Diablo's latest demonic saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Woman (Charlize Theron) vs. man (Taron Egerton) vs. nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Nintendo has dropped a surprise update for the Super Mario Galaxy 2 game; Former Spider-Man Andrew Garfield has shut down the suggestion he is secretly in Spider-Man: Brand New Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - A second season of Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 announced; A popular Pokémon YouTuber has reported seeing his channel wiped out by copyright claims from Nintendo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bananas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - The success of Resident Evil Requiem means Capcom is raising its earning forecast for the year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Sega is dragging its older games and franchises back into the spotlight again with its new initiative, Sega Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s really, really bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Champions feels like it needs an evolution of its own if it wants to be the very best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - LEGO Shrek, Donkey, & Puss in Boots is now available to preorder on the LEGO Store; Stranger Things: Tales From '85 and McDonald's are teaming up for a Happy Meal toy; Kellogg's is bringing back toys in its cereal boxes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Microsoft has dropped the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 per month to $22.99 per month; A Pokémon fan has been able to fund his own wedding, after rediscovering a trio of rare Charizard cards hidden away in his attic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow is officially filming, and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has shared a first-look image. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Legend of Zelda fans have gotten their first look at the upcoming live-action movie's Master Sword; Images showing the long-awaited LEGO Lord of the Rings Minas Tirith set have leaked online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For God’s sake, man, what about the gumshoes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A ghost story for the post-Eras Tour era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - A Street Fighter movie trailer was released as part of CinemaCon 2026; Netflix and Sony Pictures have announced Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, a new take on the classic children's story set to release in 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Costco shoppers have been caught up in violence after an early morning release of Pokémon cards resulted in police intervention; Last month's announcement of a big PlayStation 5 price rise caused sales of console hardware to spike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - A reboot of Escape From New York is now in the works at StudioCanal; Avengers: Doomsday is reportedly in post-production, with Avengers: Secret Wars now in pre-production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - A competitive Pokémon Go player who had their recent tournament victory scrubbed over "unsportsmanlike" behavior is now fighting The Pokémon Company to have the decision overturned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This meta remake revisits a controversial classic with a modern twist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This ain't no game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - PUBG boss reveals stance on AI and says extraction shooters have ‘huge potential’, but are ‘not easy to make’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - The Madonna movie biopic will finally happen … sort of; IO Interactive has delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 version of its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Warner Bros. Games has announces a new free-to-play mobile strategy game; Malcolm in the Middle Dewey Actor Erik Per Sullivan Refused 'Buckets of Money' to Return for the Reboot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Jack Black has a clear idea who he would like to play in Red Dead Redemption 3, should Rockstar make the game; The Super Mario Galaxy Movie composer Brian Tyler kept a secret from the team behind the new Nintendo movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meat the third dimension Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A leaky warp pipe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Avatar 4 and 5 Get Positive Update; Marvel's New Avengers Crossover to Include Exclusive Magic: The Gathering Card Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Scream 8 is reportedly in the works; LEGO has officially revealed three new Toy Story sets releasing in May Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Ed Sheeran has said he turned down the chance to appear in Fortnite; There's an IKEA Crossover Coming to Pokémon Pokopia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - A new Star Fox game and a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake are among numerous unannounced Nintendo games reportedly headed to Switch 2 this year; Microsoft has announced that it will hold its major annual Xbox Games Showcase on June 7th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Born again… again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A competent, iterative update to a series that has been making competent, iterative updates for the better part of a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jorma Taccone remakes a Noomi Rapace domestic comedy thriller, for better and worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Sony's main PlayStation Plus Game Catalog addition for April 2026 has been leaked online; NetEase Games has pulled from decades of comic book history to pack Marvel Rivals with 48 playable heroes – but will it ever slow down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Sony's collaboration with Honda to make cars that streamed PlayStation 5 games has now been scrapped; Stephen Colbert Is Writing a New Lord of the Rings Film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Marvel has announced a release date for The Punisher: One Last Kill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Mojang Studios has officially announced that Minecraft Dungeons 2 is in development with plans to launch this fall; Capcom has clarified its current stance on generative AI in its videogames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Director Kirill Sokolov has made a darkly comedic blast of action horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices