Bleach has been better than ever since it returned to the anime airwaves, and ahead of the revival’s upcoming third season, preorders for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 are now live. Releasing on October 22, the second part of the resurrected series will be available in two formats, a standard Blu-ray release and a limited edition, both of which are available to preorder at Amazon. Part 1 released on Blu-ray earlier this year with a matching limited edition.Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Blu-rays at Amazon

• Part 2 – Limited Edition — $78 | Preorder
• Part 1 – Limited Edition — $51.74 ($60)
• Part 2 – Standard Edition — $38 ($45) Preorder
• Part 1 – Standard Edition — $27.49 ($35)

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Mario has had a lot to say over the years, but this interactive doll of Nintendo’s favorite plumber is ready to talk up a storm. Available at Amazon and discounted by over 50% to $24, this Mario collectible figure from Jakks Pacific features over 30 sound effects and phrases from various Super Mario games. Pose him right, and you can even unlock five songs that’ll play from this Mario doppelgänger’s plastic head.

See at Amazon So what kind of iconic lines can you expect? According to Jakks Pacific, Mario will shout out hi…

Team Folon’s mod Fallout London has set a record on the GOG store within two weeks of being released and is now the “fastest redeemed game of all time.”The mod was downloaded more than 500,000 times in its first 24 hours. It has been so successful that Team FOLON has announced that it will launch itself as an indie studio.

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As far as underrated consoles go, it’s hard to beat the Sega Dreamcast. Discontinued after just a few years on the market, it never earned the critical acclaim of its competitors–the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. However, Dreamcast was home to some of the best games of the generation, and you can relive its history with The Dreamcast Encyclopedia. Written by prolific games journalist Chris Scullion, the hardcover book takes a look at the console’s troubled timeline while also discussing its entire game catalog, making it the definitive destination for fans of the platform.

The Dreamcast Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

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This week, the Alien franchise is celebrating its 45th anniversary by releasing Alien: Romulus. The film is a sequel to the original Alien, and takes place during the decades-long gap between that movie and James Cameron’s Aliens. The first reactions to Alien: Romulus have now arrived online; and while most of the early word is good, there are some mixed responses as well.Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter called it the “summer’s best movie,” and teased a “crazy new direction.”

ALIEN: ROMULUS: Has all the great hallmarks of what you would expect in an Alien flick but never feels like it’s pandering to nostalgia or fan service…and even goes into a crazy new direction. Fede Alvarez & the cast j…

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The team behind Knockout City is going in a very different direction for its next game. Velan Studios recently revealed Midnight Murder Club, a PvP shooter set (mostly) in a pitch-black mansion. Players use their flashlights to creep around the ornate halls, defeat other players, and sometimes even steal valuables before each round ends. And soon, you can do this yourself with an upcoming playtest.Over on its Steam page, you can now request access for future playtests, and GameSpot is told a closed beta is coming on August 22 that will run until August 26. If, like me, you never really wanted to stop playing hide-and-seek and adulthood just sort of forced that upon you, Midnight Murder Club may be one to watch.

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During D23, one of the highlights of Marvel Studios’ presentation was the first trailer for Daredevil: Born Again, the upcoming continuation of the beloved Daredevil series that ran for three seasons on Netflix before migrating to Disney+. The original show ended in 2018, and series star Charlie Cox didn’t share the confidence of his co-star, Vincent D’onofrio, that Marvel would call them back for a new series.Cox told People Magazine that he lost hope for a revival shortly after Marvel’s Kevin Feige contacted him in 2020 about reprising his role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil. Since Feige didn’t reach out to the other Daredevil cast members, Cox assumed that his cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home would be a one-off. However, D’onofrio never lost hope that he would reprise his role as Wilson Fisk…

Avatar 3 may have skipped Comic-Con 2024, but it’s out in force for D23. Director James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana took the stage to share the first details for Avatar 3, which now has an official name. It will be called Avatar: Fire and Ash.Because the film is still too early in its post-production, there wasn’t any new footage to show off. However, Cameron and company did show a sizzle reel of production art before revealing the title of the film.

New #Avatar3 concept art is shown along with a title reveal – #Avatar: Fire and Ash – at the #D23 Entertainment Showcase pic.twitter.com/i8pXcMLfV1 — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 10, 2024

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D23 came and went without any word about a brand new Star Wars attraction at the Disney parks. But there’s one currently existing ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom that’s going to get a few familiar faces. The Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run ride will feature a new mission that incorporates The Mandalorian and Grogu.Lucasfilm creative executive Dave Filoni came on stage at D23’s Disney Experiences panel to make the announcement. Filoni noted that Epic Games’ Unreal Engine–which already helped Lucasfilm produce The Mandalorian through the virtual set known as The Volume–will be used to incorporate Din Djarin and his adoptive son, Grogu, into Smuggler’s Run.

Thanks to a hectic production schedule, The Fantastic Four: First Steps didn’t begin filming until July 29, the day after Comic-Con. That wasn’t enough time to get a trailer together, but Marvel didn’t come to D23 empty-handed. During the presentation for the Fantastic Four reboot, Marvel shared the first look at Joseph Quinn’s Human Torch costume in the film.

The first look at Joseph Quinn in costume as Johnny Storm in THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS! pic.twitter.com/q3fu922Gs5 — MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) August 10, 2024

As you can see from the pic, it’s not an exact recreation of Johnny Storm’s costume from the comics. It looks more like a hazard suit than a traditi…