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Asus has started taking pre-orders for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20, a 20th-anniversary Windows gaming handheld, ahead of its October 15, 2026 launch.

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The standalone version costs $1,299.99 in the US, £1,299 in the UK, and C$1,899 in Canada. In the US, there’s also a $2,499.99 bundle that adds the ROG XREAL R1 Edition 20 AR glasses, a dbrand Killswitch case, and a custom Pelican Protector Case. You also get a translucent black chassis with gold accents, and Asus is pretty clearly selling this as the more premium option, not just the one with beefier specs.

Inside, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 sticks with the ROG Ally X foundation: a Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 24GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The upgrades come elsewhere, with a 7.4-inch OLED HDR display, TMR joysticks, a transforming D-pad, and redesigned face buttons meant to improve contrast, stick feel, and input precision. Early hands-on impressions have been strong, especially when it comes to the screen and controls, and if value matters most, the standalone model looks like the one to get, while the bundle feels more aimed at collectors and die-hard ROG fans.

You can pre-order the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 now through Asus, and when it lands it’ll join the premium handheld field alongside Valve’s Steam Deck OLED and MSI’s Claw 8 EX, with reported RAM shortages also helping push prices higher.

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GKIDS has picked up Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust for a North American theatrical and home video re-release. The plan starts with select preview screenings in fall 2026, then expands into a wider run in 2027.

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What really stands out here is the theatrical release of the Japanese-language version with English subtitles. That hasn’t happened in North America before. The film also appears set to use a new HD master, probably drawn from the 2025 Japanese Blu-ray restoration that was scanned from the original 35mm negatives. Yoshiaki Kawajiri directed it, Madhouse handled the animation, and the film adapts Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Demon Deathchase with the Yoshitaka Amano-inspired character designs fans already know well. Bloodlust is still one of anime’s great gothic action movies.

For anyone who keeps up with older anime, this one’s easy to recommend. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust had only a limited original U.S. run and brought in $151,086, but that’s not really how its reputation was built. DVD, Blu-ray, and plain old word of mouth did that work over time. Its return also lines up with Dark Horse releasing Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood in December 2026, followed by the English release of the Rose Princess manga in March 2027.

You’ll be able to see Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust in select North American theaters in fall 2026 before the broader 2027 rollout. GKIDS still hasn’t shared the full city list or ticket details.

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Crocs is rolling out a new Pokémon clog line for 2026, part of Pokémon’s 30th-anniversary push. The set covers Pikachu, Gengar, Jigglypuff, and a Poké Ball design, and Crocs is releasing it in two waves. The Poké Ball clog arrives first, on August 28, 2026, in adult, kids’, and toddler sizes priced at $70, $55, and $50. Then on November 16, Crocs drops the adult Pikachu and Gengar pairs for $79.99, the Jigglypuff platform clog for $84.99, and a kids’ Pikachu for $54.99. U.S. pricing and dates are set. The UK is also confirmed for November 16. Crocs still hasn’t said when the rest of Europe or Asia will get them.

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Crocs did more here than stick a few Pokémon logos on the shoes. The clogs put Pokémon faces on the front and carry the theme across the uppers and sides too. Pikachu gets bright yellow lightning accents. Jigglypuff goes softer, with pink styling and musical-note details. Gengar leans into a darker purple look, while the Poké Ball pair sticks with the familiar red-and-white finish. You’re also getting the collectible embellishments people usually expect from a Crocs collab.

If you grew up with the first-generation games, or you collect Crocs crossover drops, there’s a good chance these will be hard to ignore. Crocs has already done well with Nintendo tie-ins like Super Mario and Animal Crossing, so a Pokémon run was probably only a matter of time. The Crocs Pokémon collection goes on sale through Crocs starting August 28 and November 16, depending on the pair you want.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate just got The King’s Gambit, a free update that adds the last story chapter, fresh endgame content, and the Rat King as a new final boss.

Getting to that fight takes some work. You have to beat Shredder more than once and rescue Master Splinter first. The King’s Gambit also brings in Pepperoni as a new hub character, and it finally gives the main story a real ending after months of post-launch support. Alongside the free update, there’s also paid DLC for Slash, a slower, heavy-hitting tank-style bruiser, plus the Samurai Armor Pack and a Platinum Bundle that rolls together earlier paid content.

If you fell off after launch, this update makes it easier to come back. It pushes the endgame further, gives you something concrete to work toward, and the response on Reddit and YouTube has been pretty upbeat, especially around the ending and Slash.

You can grab the free update now on supported platforms, while the paid add-ons are sold separately. Splintered Fate launched on Apple Arcade in May 2023, later made its way to more platforms, passed 1 million copies sold by April 2026, and this latest round of support helps set up the future Legendary Edition on Nintendo Switch 2.

The Pokémon Company has lined up a special Pokémon Pokopia announcement for August 21 as part of the Pokémon World Championships 2026 Preview Show livestream. That puts it exactly one week before the Pokémon World Championships arrive in San Francisco, set for August 28 through 30.

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The Preview Show will stream on Pokémon’s official Twitch and YouTube channels. The company hasn’t said what, exactly, it plans to reveal, but Part 2 of Pokémon Pokopia’s three-part paid expansion pass feels like the obvious candidate. Part 1, Bubbly Basin, just went live. Part 2 is scheduled for late 2026, and it would make sense to see new areas, more Pokémon to attract and look after, feature upgrades, and maybe some of the quality-of-life changes players have been asking for, like larger build zones, more freedom in where structures can go, and expanded habitats.

If you’re playing Pokémon Pokopia on Nintendo Switch 2, this stream is probably one to keep an eye on. The Pokémon Company says the habitat-building game has sold more than 5 million copies in a little over four months, which is a big start for a Pokémon game built around creating habitats rather than battling through gyms. A sizable update could give Pokémon Pokopia another push heading into the holidays, especially while the 2026-27 Championship Series is shifting around it, with Pokémon Unite getting its own Worlds and VGC adding the mobile game Pokémon Champions.

If you want to watch it live, the stream will be on Pokémon’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.

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By 2025, classic anime remakes look like one of the safest plays in the business. Studios get a recognizable name, a fanbase that’s already there, and a chance to fix older adaptations that leaned on filler, anime-original endings, or major story detours because the original manga still wasn’t finished.

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the 2019 Fruits Basket remake already showed what a faithful second pass can do: it can end up becoming the version people treat as definitive. Better animation workflows, cleaner compositing, and more up-to-date direction also make older series easier to revisit. You can already see that push in Dororo and Urusei Yatsura, with Naruto, Magic Knight Rayearth, and The One Piece carrying it into 2025 and 2026.

For overdue candidates, Berserk, Claymore, Soul Eater, Slam Dunk, and Pandora Hearts are the obvious standouts. Their anime adaptations were fragmented, pulled away from the manga, or never finished the full story, and if you follow classic anime, this next wave looks like one to keep an eye on.

A remake still can’t just be a shot-for-shot copy, though. As One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has suggested with The One Piece, a remake needs to feel faithful while also bringing something fresh, especially with fans in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East likely to matter just as much as viewers in Japan and North America.

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Insomniac Games has confirmed that Marvel’s Wolverine will get a fully playable PS5 disc release on 15 September 2026, so you won’t need to sit through a full download before you can start. According to the studio, the disc comes with an offline build you can actually play. There’ll be a day-one patch for extra polish, performance work, and bug fixes, but you don’t need it to jump in. Marvel’s Wolverine is a single-player PS5 exclusive, and it’ll be sold both on disc and digitally in Standard and Digital Deluxe editions.

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That also means it could end up being one of the last self-contained first-party PlayStation releases. Sony Interactive Entertainment has said new PlayStation games will stop getting discs in January 2028, and that lands differently for collectors and preservation-minded players when so many “physical” games now just install data and ask for an online check anyway.

For anyone who cares about ownership, lending games to a friend, reselling them later, finding cheaper prices, or simply keeping a version that isn’t tied to a server, this release has some real weight. Sony Interactive Entertainment says 85% of game sales in Q4 FY2025 were digital. At the same time, YouGov says 51% of console players still prefer discs or cartridges. That split helps explain the petitions, the complaints about who gets to control pricing, and why so many people see disc drives as losing value.

So yes, you’ll be able to buy Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5 either on disc or digitally at launch. And from the sound of it, expect something tighter and harsher than Marvel’s Spider-Man: more linear, more violent, with no open city and no hub. Sony Interactive Entertainment still hasn’t commented on its disc plans.

Valve has warned European customers who ordered Steam hardware that a breach at CEVA Logistics, which ran from July 29 to August 1, 2026, exposed delivery contact details linked to some orders. The company says the leaked information did not include payment card numbers, Steam passwords, or Steam Guard codes.

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The warning applies to people who bought Steam hardware in Europe, including devices like the Steam Controller or Steam Machine, in the roughly 90 days leading up to the July 29 to August 1 breach. That lines up with CEVA Logistics’ data-retention window. Valve says it found out about the incident on August 7 and has started notifying affected users.

What was exposed is the kind of information that can make scam messages look real: full names, home addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. With that, a phishing email, text, or phone call about a shipment, a refund, or an account issue can sound a lot more believable than it should.

Valve says Steam passwords payment card details, Steam passwords, and Steam Guard codes weren’t part of the breach, so most people shouldn’t need to rush into resetting their password or canceling a card.

Still, if you ordered Steam hardware in Europe recently, this is a notice to take seriously. Be careful with any unexpected message about a delivery or your account, especially if it asks you to click a link or hand over personal information.

Valve also says the broader attack hit eight CEVA Logistics warehouses in Europe. Other victims include Dutch companies such as Bol, de Bijenkorf, AFC Ajax, ING Bank, and Ace & Tate. The case is now being investigated by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, and Valve says it’s cooperating while also notifying other European regulators. If you may be affected, check the email address tied to your Steam account for Valve’s notice.

Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games’ parent company, says pricier gaming hardware shouldn’t do much damage to its business as Grand Theft Auto VI gets closer. CEO Strauss Zelnick said higher device prices are plainly bad news for buyers, but he doesn’t expect them to hit the company in any major way. That comes even as the average US selling price of new gaming hardware reportedly climbed 16% in the first half of 2026, going from $452 in January to $525 in June because of a memory shortage.

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That matters if you’re watching both GTA VI and the console market. A lot of people still think Rockstar’s next blockbuster will move systems even with consoles getting more expensive and premium games reportedly reaching $80. Take-Two’s read is pretty simple: higher prices look like a drag, not something that shuts the door.

Zelnick also said PC now accounts for roughly 40% to 50% of Take-Two’s sales. About 20 years ago, for some console releases, that figure was just 1% to 2%. He also made the case that streaming could turn into a workable low-latency business in about three years, which would expand the number of gaming-capable devices by 10 times across phones, tablets, and basic laptops. Analysts still bring up Google Stadia, along with the usual latency concerns. Grand Theft Auto VI is still set to launch on consoles first, and no PC or streaming version has been announced for that initial release window.

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The Promised Neverland manga is getting a new 36-page one-shot in Weekly Shonen Jump in summer 2026. That brings Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu back to the series for its 10th anniversary, and the release will also include a color page.

The one-shot is heading back to Weekly Shonen Jump, which is where The Promised Neverland originally ran from 2016 to 2020. Early reports point to this being a post-ending chapter rather than a side story, which helps explain why people have been lighting up social media over it.

Some of that excitement comes from the anime situation too. Season 1 of The Promised Neverland was widely praised. Season 2, which aired in 2021, got hit with criticism for moving too fast, changing major parts of the source material, and cutting entire arcs, including Goldy Pond. For a lot of readers, that left the manga as the version that still feels definitive.

If you kept up with The Promised Neverland in print, you’ll probably want to pick this one up.

The 10th anniversary campaign for The Promised Neverland also includes a stage musical in Tokyo, a full-color digital edition, pop-up stores, and an online lottery event.

And there’s still more attached to The Promised Neverland. The series ended in 2020 after a four-year run, had 42 million copies in circulation by August 2023, won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 2018, and still has a live-action adaptation at Amazon Studios in development.

You’ll be able to read the new The Promised Neverland chapter in Weekly Shonen Jump in summer 2026.