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Pokémon’s 30th anniversary is getting two big collector boxes, not a new game. Pokémon Day & Night arrives in November 2026 as a pair of Pokémon Trading Card Game Ultra-Premium Collections, one built around Espeon and the other around Umbreon.

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The Day version comes with an exclusive Espeon ex promo, while the Night version includes an exclusive Umbreon ex promo. Both boxes also pack in a day- or night-themed Pikachu ex promo illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN, along with a matching playmat, a metal coin, six damage-counter dice, a deck box, 29 Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration booster packs, one Classic Collection booster pack, and a Pokémon TCG Live code card. Put next to a standard Elite Trainer Box, these sit firmly in the bigger, more premium collector-box category.

They’re also part of the broader Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration set, which launched on September 16, 2026. That release brought all-foil cards, 30 unique Pikachu cards with one guaranteed in every booster, a new Futuristic Rare rarity, and Classic Collection reprints. So the draw here feels less about competitive play and more about nostalgia, artwork, and sealed-product collecting.

If you collect Eeveelutions or tend to buy premium Pokémon TCG products, these look like an easy pickup. Just expect fast pre-order sellouts, and resale prices that won’t stay low for long. Both Pokémon Day & Night boxes will be available from Pokémon TCG retailers in November 2026.

Atomic Mass Games has locked in the Maul & Sith Probe Droids Operative Expansion for Star Wars: Legion. It arrives on Dec. 11, 2026 for $28.99, and this time the company is bringing back Darth Maul in his Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace look, not the later syndicate-boss version released in June 2026’sLeaders of the Shadow Collective.

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The box, according to Atomic Mass Games, comes with 1 Darth Maul miniature miniatures, 3 Sith Probe Droid miniatures, 4 bases, 3 flight stands, 2 unit cards, 3 command cards, and 1 insert. It also keeps the company’s current prequel-era run going. From the announcement materials, the Sith Probe Droids seem likely to function as their own special forces unit, which matters a lot more on the table than a simple “extra miniatures” role. They should open up more room for tactics and list-building, rather than just sitting there as nice-looking add-ons.

A lot of the early online response has centered on Maul himself. People seem especially into the dynamic double-bladed-lightsaber sculpt, the multiple posing options, and rules that look built for a high-damage, aggressive playstyle.

Maul’s still an easy sell, and not just because he looks good on the table. Between The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars, Rebels, and the 2026 Disney+ series Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, he’s become one of the deepest villains in Star Wars. So if you collect Star Wars: Legion, or actually play it regularly, this feels like an easy pickup as Atomic Mass Games keeps rolling out familiar prequel-era names such as Mace Windu.

You’ll be able to pick up the Maul & Sith Probe Droids Operative Expansion for Star Wars: Legion through Atomic Mass Games and tabletop retailers on Dec. 11, 2026.

Allen landed on Netflix on November 12, 2026. It’s a nostalgic Australian sci-fi film from Ludo Studio, the team behind Bluey, and the company’s first live-action feature. The story follows Petey, who’s still carrying the disappearance of his childhood alien friend Allen 20 years later, when Allen suddenly turns up again in his coastal Queensland hometown with a secret that could change the world.

For all its comedy, adventure, and light-horror touches, Allen is really interested in grief, memory, unfinished loss, and the way a friendship from childhood can keep shaping a life long after the fact.

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The film was shot around Coolum and Mount Coolum, and it doesn’t hide where it’s from. Its Australian identity is front and center, while the 1998 flashbacks are stuffed with period details: Cheezels, Tazos, Bubble O’ Bills, Street Sharks, and Etch A Sketches.

Early reviews have also pointed to the film’s warm, hazy Kodak-style look, along with the blend of puppetry and CGI used to bring Allen to life.

If you grew up on E.T., this may be one to put on your list. Even so, the first wave of reviews is mixed, with some praising its sincerity, creature work, and family-friendly sense of wonder, while others find it unsubtle, derivative, and a little too reliant on nostalgia.

You can stream Allen on Netflix now. The film also feels like a real marker for Netflix’s Australian originals, even if details on its budget, viewing numbers, and major coverage in the US and UK are still pretty thin.

Nintendo just teased a big new Yoshi release for 2027 in the Nintendo Today! app, but if you were hoping for the next Yoshi game, this doesn’t seem to be it. From the look of it, Nintendo is pointing to a new LEGO Super Mario set instead.

The teaser image shows Yoshi’s head built out of LEGO bricks, which makes this feel much closer to the large Bowser display model than to the smaller Yoshi sets already out there. This one seems aimed at collectors, not people picking up a starter set. Nintendo and the LEGO Group still haven’t said what it’s called, how many pieces it includes, what it’ll cost, its exact 2027 release date, or when preorders might open. What the teaser does confirm is that it’s part of the 2027 lineup, next to Yoshi at Mario’s House and a refreshed batch of minifigures.

As for an actual game, there’s still nothing official on a new Yoshi title. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which came to Nintendo Switch 2 in May 2026, is still the most recent release in the series. It got a lot of praise for its exploration, hand-drawn art style, whimsy, and accessibility, even if some players felt it was a little too easy. It also opened strong, landing at No. 2 in Japan with 39,661 copies sold and No. 3 in the UK, based on sales charts. If you collect Nintendo merch, this is probably one to keep an eye on. For now, the teaser is up in the Nintendo Today! app while everyone waits for the full LEGO details.

Hulu is developing Gaijin, a drama inspired by chef Ivan Orkin’s real life. It’s still early days, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt is lined up to play Orkin and serve as an executive producer.

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The series centers on a culinary school dropout who, after his wife dies, moves to Tokyo with his young son. He throws himself into Japanese culture and eventually opens a ramen shop. Shannon Goss is writing and executive producing, and Lionsgate Television is producing alongside HitRecord.

Anyone putting Gaijin next to FX’s The Bear will see the overlap right away. Both stories use food as a way into bigger things: identity, ambition, grief, pressure, reinvention. Still, Gaijin seems more interested in what it means to be an outsider, the cultural hurdles that come with that, and the search for belonging inside Japan’s food world. Hulu also isn’t selling it as some official handoff from The Bear.

So if you keep up with The Bear, Gaijin is probably one to keep an eye on. Just don’t treat it like a direct replacement, especially since FX has already said its Emmy-winning series is coming back for a fifth and final season on June 25, 2026.

For now, there’s nothing to watch yet. Hulu hasn’t shared a release date, a full cast list, an episode count, or even first-look images for Gaijin, while FX says The Bear will return on FX and Hulu in 2026.