4K Blu-ray Players Are Becoming Harder to Find in 2026 as Prices Quietly Increase at Major Retailers

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: Sep 3, 2026 10:30pm UTC

I've been thinking about buying a good 4K Blu-ray player for a while now. Here at IGN we regularly cover new 4K movie releases, and I myself have started my own modest collection. As I was browsing Labor Day sales this week looking for a discount, I was unpleasantly surprised by what I found.

The Most Divisive Civilization Game is Completely Free to Play on Steam for One Week

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Published Sep 3, 2026, 5:04 PM EDT

You have a full week to see whether Civ 7 is worth your time — and it's 50% off if you decide to buy it

Mousey city-builder Whiskerwood gets a bit wetter today with a hefty nautical update that lets your rodent kingdom venture out on the open seas

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You like putting a bunch of mice on a boat, don't you? Of course you do, it's always enjoyable seeing semi-anthropomorphic mice do human things! Now that we're on the same page, this is a good time to let you know that the new update for Whiskerwood, a city-builder where the cities are filled with mice ruled by nasty, greedy cats, has received a new update today where the friendly rodents can venture out to sail the seven seas.

Magic: The Gathering Isn’t Done With Final Fantasy Just Yet

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Published Sep 3, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT

Final Fantasy promo cards are officially a trend for Magic

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Magic: The Gathering’s most successful Universes Beyond crossover set ever, Final Fantasy, may have been released more than a year ago, but Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix apparently aren’t ready to put it to bed just yet. A newly announced promo card keeps the collaboration alive well into 2027.

Switch Online Just Got One of Nintendo's Greatest Racing Games of All Time

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Published Sep 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Rarely matched and never bested on its platform

As it often does, Nintendo just released a new batch of games that are available to play on its Switch Online service. They come from a variety of genres, but they’re all NES classics of varying renown. Launch the app on your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 to enjoy Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Ikari Warriors, or the excellent R.C. Pro-Am 2.

DLSS 5 can be jammed into almost any game now, so I've been playing FM26 with neural rendered little computer people because that's just what I do

Ever since the Control mod appeared I've been enjoying jamming the released DLSS 5 .dll files into a bunch of different games, to greater or lesser effect. Some games it works well in, some it doesn't quite take and you end up with visuals that look a lot like the characters have worms writhing around under their skin.

Fall 2 Replaces Its Deadly Tower With a Real-Life Nightmare

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Published Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

Deadpoint follows 2022's Fall with vertigo-inducing thrills and surprising amount of lore

'Why did you do this!?': Fall 2 built a whole dang mountain

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Sequelizing 2022’s surprise horror-thriller hit Fall could be a simple assignment: Find a bunch of other victims and dangle them from the top of another tower. But like the foolhardy heroes at the center of this week’s Fall 2: Deadpoint, directors Michael and Peter Spierig weren’t looking for a walk in the park.

7 Best Games Like Silksong to Play While You Wait for Sea of Sorrows

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Published Sep 2, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT

It's definitely coming out this year...

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Just a few months after Hollow Knight: Silksong launched, developer Team Cherry announced a DLC expansion called Sea of Sorrows, set to come out sometime in 2026. With only four months left in the year, fans are starting to get antsy.

How to sell silver in The Blood of Dawnwalker

I had no trouble finding vendors to offload Coen's endless supply of low-value pilfered junk in Blood of Dawnwalker, but it took a few days to figure out how to sell silver. It makes sense that silver is considered contraband under vampire rule, so you have to find the right vendor to foist it on and complete a quick quest before adventuring south.

'Stronger Than Achilles' quest walkthrough in The Blood of Dawnwalker

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Published Sep 2, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT

Should Coen or Anca use the Font of Life?

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The "Stronger Than Achilles" quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker sends Coen and Anca on a quest to find the Font of Life. Coen is hoping it will unlock a new power, whereas Anca is looking for a way to erase her troubled past. A bloodthirsty idol will make their mission even more complicated.