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'Pretty Wild' — Halo Studios Cinematic Director Promoted and Laid Off Within the Same Week as Xbox's Brutal Restructuring Continues Halo Studios’ tidligere cinematic director Josh Daniels fortæller, at han blev forfremmet og afskediget i samme uge som led i Xbox’ omfattende omstrukturering. I alt er 268 stillinger berørt på tværs af Halo Studios, andre førstepartsstudier og centrale Xbox-funktioner. Samtidig har Activision overtaget udviklingen af det næste Halo-spil, mens Halo Studios fortsat skal understøtte eksisterende spil og fællesskabet.

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GTA 6's Miami Takeover Has Begun Following the Completion of a 'Welcome to Vice City' Sign in the City Rockstar Games har opsat et stort "Welcome to Vice City"-skilt på toppen af Kaseya Center i Miami som led i markedsføringen af Grand Theft Auto 6. Ifølge lokale oplysninger betaler selskabet knap en million dollar for installationen, mens flere mulige kampagneaktiviteter i byen stadig er uafklarede. GTA 6 udkommer 19. november 2026 til PlayStation 5 og Xbox Series X|S.

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Garfield's Newest Game Is a Sarcastic Slog, an Overly Familiar 3D Platformer Dragged Down by Bad Jokes and Sluggish Action IGN anmelder Garfield - Escape from Monday som en skuffende 3D-platformer med 40 baner og en spilletid på omkring ni timer. Spillet har en charmerende, PS1-inspireret grafik og fantasifulde madtemaer, men platformingen beskrives som simpel, og Garfield fremstår mest som en konstant brokkende figur. De ekstra kostumer og samleobjekter giver kun begrænset dybde.

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Wardogs Season 2's Release Date Has Been Revealed and It Will Add New Weather Effects Such as Rain Wardogs sæson 2 udkommer 15. oktober og tilføjer vejreffekter, blandt andet kraftig regn, som kan påvirke spillets synlighed og køretøjer. Opdateringen nulstiller samtidig spillernes oplåsninger og ranglister, hvilket skal skabe en mere lige start, men allerede har mødt kritik. Spillet har solgt over to millioner eksemplarer i sin første weekend, mens en konsoludgave først ventes i 2028.

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'I'm Cautiously Optimistic' — Halo Fans Can't Decide if Activision Takeover Is a Good Thing or Not Activision overtager udviklingen af det næste Halo-spil efter en større omstrukturering hos Xbox, der også har medført massefyringer hos Halo Studios. Fans er splittede: Nogle frygter mere aggressiv mikrotransaktions- og DLC-fokus, mens andre håber, at Activision kan revitalisere serien efter flere års skuffelser. Den endelige retning for spillet er endnu ikke kendt.

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Sea of Thieves Fans Are Concerned for Rare's Future Amidst Xbox Reset Rare er blevet lagt under Activisions paraply som led i Microsofts omfattende ændringer af Xbox’ førstepartsstudier. Det har skabt bekymring blandt Sea of Thieves-spillere, der frygter, at studiet fremover primært skal fungere som støttehold for Call of Duty og Halo. Rare’s konkrete fremtid er endnu ikke fastlagt, men fans håber fortsat på nye selvstændige projekter.

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MANHATTAN UNDER SIEGE - IGN IGN bringer en fiktiv rapport fra Manhattan, hvor en lækket video angiveligt viser mennesker, der svæver i luften omgivet af rødt lys. Vidner forbinder hændelsen med den paranormale enhed Hiss, mens Federal Bureau of Control afviser det hele som massehallucination. Historien fungerer som markedsføring for action-rollespillet Control: Resonant, der udkommer til konsoller og pc den 24. september.

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A Minecraft Simulation Proved That The Game Can Beat Itself After Nearly Two Billion Years En Monte Carlo-simulering viser, at Minecraft kan gennemføre spillets mål helt uden en spiller. YouTuberen RedLogic fandt en verden med de nødvendige ressourcer og lod spillets tilfældige væsner arbejde videre, indtil dragen blev besejret. Simulationen dækkede 1,97 milliarder år, fordi endermen, sne-golems og creepers kun meget sjældent udførte de nødvendige handlinger.

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Best Buy is a Great Spot for the Latest Pokémon TCG Drops, If You're Looking to Beat the Scalpers En sponsoreret IGN-artikel beskriver Best Buy som en mulighed for at købe Pokémon-samlekort til vejledende priser. Forhandleren fremhæves for køsystemer, invitationsadgang, købsbegrænsninger og beskyttelse mod bots og scalpers. Artiklen gennemgår også medlemsfordele, forhåndsadgang til forudbestillinger samt muligheden for at bestille online og hente varerne i en butik.

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Undead Labs Becomes Employee-Owned After Xbox Separation and Confirms State of Decay 3 Is Still In Development Undead Labs er blevet selvstændigt og medarbejderejet efter at have skilt sig fra Xbox. Studiet bekræfter samtidig, at State of Decay 3 stadig er under udvikling og aktuelt befinder sig i alfa. En lukket betatest er planlagt inden udgangen af 2026, mens spillet efter planen udkommer i 2027 til Xbox, Game Pass, pc og PlayStation.

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'You're Going to Take a Hit': Rainbow Six Siege Director Bracing for GTA 6 Launch Impact, Promises Players Who Stick Around Will Be Served 'Like Kings and Queens' Ubisoft forventer, at Rainbow Six Siege vil miste spillere midlertidigt, når Grand Theft Auto 6 udkommer i november. Spillets kreative direktør Joshua Mills siger, at holdet vil fokusere ekstra på de spillere, der bliver, blandt andet med en ny sæson og hidtil uannoncerede overraskelser. Han understreger samtidig, at spillerne sandsynligvis vender tilbage efter interessen for GTA 6 har lagt sig.

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Rayman Legends Retold Doesn’t Feel Like a Necessary Remake, But It’s Still a Good Time | IGN Preview En forhåndsvisning vurderer, at Rayman Legends Retold stadig har et stærkt og velfungerende platformspil i centrum. Genindspilningen byder på nye musik- og baner, en opdateret Kung Foot-tilstand samt hele Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition. Anmelderen mener dog ikke, at den nye visuelle stil overgår originalens 2D-grafik, men fremhæver den store mængde indhold og den attraktive pris.

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Nodusfall Is Hoyoverse’s Darker Pivot from the Bright, Anime World of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail | IGN Preview En hands-on-forpremiere af HoYoverses kommende actionspil Nodusfall tegner et billede af et mørkt, postapokalyptisk univers inspireret af mytologier fra hele verden. Spillet kombinerer holdbaseret co-op med forskellige roller, evner og kampe mod enorme monstre. Selvom det har stamina, undvigelser og tunge angreb, beskrives det ikke som et klassisk soulslike, men som et mere dynamisk actionspil.

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Blizzard Developer Says World of Warcraft Forever Must "Hold the Line" on Not Implementing a Quality-of-Life Feature From Retail WoW Blizzard vil ikke indføre delt tagging og delte loot-belønninger i World of Warcraft: Forever. Udvikleren Josh Greenfield siger, at den ekstra friktion er vigtig for spillets sociale Classic+-identitet, selv om den kan skabe konkurrence om fjender i den populære beta. Spillerne opfordres i stedet til at gruppere sig. Den fulde version lanceres 4. november og bliver inkluderet i World of Warcraft-abonnementet.

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Microsoft Signals Intention to Close Down Ninja Theory After Deals to Save the Hellblade Developer Fall Through Microsoft har indledt en konsultation med medarbejderne hos Ninja Theory med henblik på at lukke det britiske spiludviklingsstudie. To aftaler, der skulle redde studiet, er faldet igennem, men Microsoft undersøger fortsat andre muligheder for en redning. Lukningen skaber samtidig usikkerhed om udgivelsen af Senua, det annoncerede tredje spil i Hellblade-serien.

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Handing Halo to Activision Makes Business Sense, but Will the Slick Call of Duty Development Pipeline Be Enough To Save Master Chief? Det næste hovedspil i Halo-serien skal udvikles af Activision, mens Halo Studios rammes af betydelige fyringer. IGN vurderer, at beslutningen forretningsmæssigt kan give mening, fordi Activision har erfaring med at levere store spil effektivt gennem flere studier. Den kreative retning er dog mere usikker, og artiklen peger blandt andet på Treyarch som en mulig udvikler.

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CONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Huge Xbox Studios Shakeup Microsoft bekræfter, at Activision skal udvikle det næste hovedspil i Halo-serien som led i en omfattende omstrukturering af Xbox-organisationen. I alt 268 medarbejdere mister jobbet, størstedelen hos Halo Studios. Samtidig flyttes Rare og World's Edge under Activision, mens flere andre studier omorganiseres, sælges eller risikerer lukning.

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Here's Your First Look at 3 Cards From Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution — Delta Reign, Due to Launch This November Pokémon TCG-sættet Mega Evolution — Delta Reign lanceres 6. november med over 135 kort. IGN har offentliggjort de første designs, blandt andet Sprigatito, Floragato og Meowscarada ex, samt kort med Mega Malamar, Mega Golurk og Mega Rayquaza. Meowscarada ex får 320 HP og et angreb, der kan ramme både den aktive og en beskadiget Pokémon på bænken.

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How Long Is Silent Hill: Townfall? We Tasked Five Players With Five Different Playstyles To Complete Konami’s New Survival Horror and Find Out IGN har sammenlignet gennemspilningstider for Konamis survival horror-spil Silent Hill: Townfall på tværs af forskellige spillestile. Den hurtigste gennemspilning tog 12 timer og 37 minutter, mens den længste varede 15 timer og 15 minutter. Spillet indeholder flere slutninger, samleobjekter og et New Game Plus-modus, som giver mulighed for yderligere opdagelser.

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ASUS klar med sin første WiFi 8-router i Danmark - recordere.dk ASUS lancerer gaming-routeren ROG Rapture GT-BN98 i Danmark og resten af Norden fra midten af oktober til en vejledende pris på 7.190 kroner. Routeren er baseret på et udkast til den kommende WiFi 8-standard og har en samlet teoretisk trådløs kapacitet på op til 25.000 Mbit/s. Den har desuden to 10 Gbit/s-porte, fire 2,5 Gbit/s-porte og funktioner til trafikstyring og netværksovervågning.

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Injustice 3 Features 1 Character Fans Will Expect and 1 Who Perhaps Comes as a Surprise, According to a Fresh Leak Et nyt læk antyder, at det endnu ikke annoncerede kampspil Injustice 3 vil indeholde Supergirl og Batwoman som spilbare figurer. Supergirl vender tilbage fra Injustice 2, mens Batwoman i så fald får sin debut i hovedserien. Lækket kan også pege på en genstart eller en ny tidslinje, men Warner Bros. har endnu ikke bekræftet spillet.

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IGN's StarCraft: Tabletop Miniatures Game Review IGN giver StarCraft: The Miniatures Game karakteren 8 ud af 10. Anmeldelsen fremhæver alternative aktiveringer, begrænset indsættelse af enheder og et Surge-system, som holder spillerne engagerede og gør kampene mere dynamiske. De detaljerede figurer og kortbaserede regler roses også, mens den høje pris på omkring 200 dollar for startsættet nævnes som en ulempe. Spillet har endnu ingen endelig udgivelsesdato.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker Update to Add Difficulty Option for 'People Who Don't Want to Experience Combat' Rebel Wolves vil med en større opdatering i begyndelsen af oktober tilføje en ny, endnu lettere sværhedsgrad til The Blood of Dawnwalker. Den nye Story Mode er målrettet spillere, der primært vil opleve historien uden større fokus på kamp, mens den nuværende Story Mode får et nyt navn og bliver sværere. Opdateringen indeholder også justeringer af kamp, kamera, målretning og ydeevne.

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Love Nikki Player Shuts Down Fan Website Over Game's 'Irreverent' and 'Demonic' Clothing Designs Following Involvement With the 'Occult' Administratoren bag fansiden Nikki’s Info har lukket hjemmesiden og tilbudt Patreon-abonnenter refusion. Beslutningen skyldes religiøse overbevisninger og en opfattelse af, at nogle af tøjene i mobilspillet Love Nikki har blasfemiske eller dæmoniske undertoner. Lukningen har vakt opsigt blandt spillere og ført til debat om spillets religiøse symbolik og design.

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'It's Time for the COD Community to Step Up' — Call of Duty YouTuber Launches Petition to Remove SBMM From the Game Ahead of MW4 Launch Call of Duty-YouTuberen Tdawgsmitty har startet en underskriftsindsamling for at få fjernet skill-based matchmaking fra seriens urangerede kampe. Han mener, at systemet gør offentlige kampe for konkurrenceprægede og efterlyser i stedet SBMM i rangerede spillelister samt større åbenhed om matchmaking. Initiativet kommer efter Destiny-spilleres protester og kort før udgivelsen af Modern Warfare 4.

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Best Buy is a Great Spot for the Latest Pokémon TCG Drops, If You're Looking to Beat the Scalpers

En sponsoreret IGN-artikel beskriver Best Buy som en mulighed for at købe Pokémon-samlekort til vejledende priser. Forhandleren fremhæves for køsystemer, invitationsadgang, købsbegrænsninger og beskyttelse mod bots og scalpers. Artiklen gennemgår også medlemsfordele, forhåndsadgang til forudbestillinger samt muligheden for at bestille online og hente varerne i en butik.

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Editor's Note: This article is sponsored by Best Buy. If you buy through our links, IGN may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.

Collecting Pokémon cards has been a favorite pastime for millions of people for decades at this point, but in recent years, getting your hands on new drops has gotten increasingly frustrating. They’re cleaned out by bots almost instantly, scalpers charge double the price, and third-party marketplaces are full of resealed or weighed packs.

When you think of Best Buy, you probably associate them with TVs, laptops, and electronics in general. But what’s gone under the radar is that they’ve become a fantastic option for buying Pokémon cards thanks to huge stock, MSRP pricing, anti-scalper protections, early access, and authenticity guarantees.

More Than Just Boosters

If you’re a devoted Pokémon card collector, you probably already know that most stores that carry them have pretty limited variety. You can get a few booster packs and maybe a couple other options, but that’s pretty much it.

Best Buy might surprise you with how huge its selection is, including from the latest expansions. From the Mega Evolution Pitch Black series that launched with 120 cards in July, there are sleeved booster packs, booster bundles, and Elite Trainer Boxes.

That’s just scratching the surface of what’s available. Best Buy also carries previous expansions as well as coveted Ultra-Premium Collections (like Mega Charizard X Ex) and other collector’s items (like the Pokemon Center Tohoku Special Box). There are pages upon pages of available packs and boxes.

Beating the Bots

Life is full of annoying things, but near the top of the list is getting excited about an upcoming drop, only to have bots steal everything out from under you. Seeing “sold out” under a new release seconds after it goes on sale is a special kind of soul-crushing. Best Buy combats this with invitations, digital queues, strict purchase limits, and surprise drops.

Particularly popular upcoming releases will allow you to request launch day access ahead of time by signing into your Best Buy account and clicking “Invite to Purchase” on the item page. Best Buy will then alert a set number of people that they’ve been selected and provide a secure link where they have 24 hours to complete their purchase.

If a drop doesn’t have invites beforehand, you can use the Best Buy app to enter a waiting room on launch day. Everyone is limited to one purchase, which prevents a bot from swooping in and buying everything at once. It doesn’t guarantee every person will get what they want or that no scalpers will get in, since that’s unfortunately impossible. However, it evens the playing field to give real humans a chance to check out safely.

There are also sudden surprise drops that will go unannounced until they’re already underway, giving you the chance to spontaneously grab new cards. You have to be quick on these drops though, so follow Best Buy’s social channels to see announcements and jump on them immediately.

No “Hype Tax”

If you follow the prices of packs and boxes closely, you might have noticed that some shops and retailers will jack up the price on a set that has a lot of buzz. They’ll refer to this as “dynamic pricing,” but we call it a “hype tax.” Best Buy has declared that they won’t do that, they always stick to MSRP. So if a box normally retails for $49.99, that’s how much they’ll charge for it.

Nobody is going to complain about not paying extra money. For major collectors, that can save you hundreds of dollars a year, so that’s an obvious benefit of the guarantee. But it also helps with peace of mind, knowing you’re not going to get an unwelcome surprise once a new set goes on sale.

Membership Has Its Advantages

My Best Buy Plus is a membership program that costs $29.99 per year that brings benefits like members-only prices on certain products, an extended return window, and free expedited shipping. But the most relevant benefit when it comes to Pokémon card collectors is exclusive early access to TCG pre-orders.

If you have a My Best Buy Plus account, you’ll be able to access pre-orders before the general public, which can make the difference in getting the item you want. This still isn’t a guarantee that you’ll be successful, since it’s based on things like the amount of stock available and the level of demand. But it can give you a leg up.

Considering the steep difference in price between MSRP and the resale market, getting in on one pre-order you would have otherwise missed could cover the cost of a yearly membership. Only you can know if a membership is right for you, but if you make proper use of its benefits, you can end up saving more than you spend.

Online Shopping with In-Store Pickup

Another reality of our increasingly digital world is the risk you take having valuable things shipped to your home. Have you ever waited for a shipment like it’s a gift on Christmas morning, then had it arrive with the box dented and contents inside scratched? Or even worse, have you gotten a notification that your package has been delivered, only to get home and find that someone stole it off your porch? If you haven’t, trust us: it really sucks.

Best Buy has a hybrid purchase system that can help, giving you the convenience of shopping online but the reliability of picking up in person. Waiting in the queue, checkout, and payment can all be handled on your phone or computer, then just select in-store pickup and the location you want to pick up from.

Your local store will hold your order for up to five days, so you’re assured that your item will stay safe and secure until you’re able to pick it up. Of course, this means you need a store close enough to be able to visit in person, but with more than 1,000 Best Buy stores across North America, most people should have access to one.

How to Guarantee You Get Factory Sealed Items

Shopping online with big retailers can sometimes be confusing about who is actually selling an item, since third-party sellers can get mixed into search results without being clearly labeled. That can mean you’re at risk of buying fake cards or resealed packs from a seller you don’t know.

Best Buy also has third-party sellers, so you still need to be vigilant and make sure you verify who you’re buying from, but that’s very easy to do. Just look above the “Add to Cart” button on the item page and make sure it says “Sold by Best Buy” instead of “Sold & shipped by [seller name].”

If you don’t even want to see items being sold by third-party sellers, you can easily do that too. When you filter your search results, simply click the “Store Pickup” option. Since it’s impossible for third-party sellers to allow in-store pickup, this ensures all listings you see are actually from Best Buy.

All items bought directly from Best Buy are guaranteed to be factory sealed straight from The Pokémon Company, so as long as you pay attention to what you’re buying, you can be 100% certain of their authenticity and condition.

It All Comes Together

All of these features combine to make Best Buy a worthy option for buying new Pokémon cards. There’s a huge selection to choose from, you know you won’t have to pay above MSRP, there are bot protections in place, membership options allow for early access, and it’s easy to ensure you’re getting authentic items.

So if you’re a long-time collector who’s sick of dealing with scalpers, you’ve been scammed into buying fake cards before, or you’re just looking for a place you know will have the next big drop, Best Buy should be your first stop.

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