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Magic: The Gathering’s 2026 has been wild so far, and that’s before we head back to Middle-earth and into a Star Trek set soon. So far we’ve returned to fan-favorite plane Lorwyn, met up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, learned some new spells at Strixhaven, and assembled the Avengers, and there are a whole bunch of desirable cards already. Using data from TCGplayer , these are 2026’s most valuable cards so far - do you have any in your collection? Thanos, The Mad Titan - Borderless - $240 The first card from the Marvel Super Heroes set on this list, Thanos, the Mad Titan’s borderless, comic cover style card is around $240. It’s a 4/4, but powers up using the set’s new mechanic to wipe half the battlefield, just like his infamous snap. Super Shredder - Showcase Fracture Foil - $314 The first TMNT card here, Super Shredder is a two-cost 1/1 with Menace, and it gets bigger as cards leave the battlefield. The Showcase Fracture Foil is north of $300 right now. Bloom Tender - Sho...

NARUTO Mythos TCG is coming to the United States, and fans will get their first opportunity to experience the game at San Diego Comic-Con. The game will be exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Zvezdar, a hobby and trading card game distributor that is expanding its operations into the American market. It will be on hand at San Diego Comic-Con, where there will be booths that will let you try the game out for yourself for free, get two special promo cards, and have the first chance to buy booster boxes before the game’s official North American launch. The first official card set, Konoha Shidō, will have pre-release events in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean starting on August 29. The main Comic-Con booth will be in the Marriott hotel, where you can play a hands-on demo and face off against other players to familiarize yourself with the game, its cards, and how it all works. The game is built around assigning character cards to mission cards and activating unique effects. Bu...

Veteran game director and self-confessed movie buff Hideo Kojima revealed that he’d like to pass away in a movie theater, just as the film itself is about to start. The 62-year-old made the comment at a film festival in Rome earlier this month, and recently shared a clip of the moment on his official X account . “I’ve always thought that when I die, I would like to die in a movie theater,” Kojima said in Japanese, as translated by IGN. He goes on to explain that “I love the bit before the movie starts the most. Enter the movie theater, the lights go off and commercials and trailers play, yeah? I’d like to die just before the movie starts.” Kojima delivered this declaration in a serious tone but with a hint of a smile. The Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator is, after all, a prolific cinemaphile, proclaiming on his X account profile that 70% of his body is made up of movies. This isn't the first time Kojima has spoken about his own death. Last year, hot on the heels of reve...

Fans have been waiting a long time for a new Injustice game, but it looks like they’ll have to wait a little longer after DC revealed a totally different fighting game… on mobile. DCKO is an upcoming free-to-play mobile fighting game developed by Drop Fake, Inc., an independent game studio based in British Columbia. Featuring characters from DC Comics, this title is a 2v2 tag fighter with collectible and RPG elements where players can level up their fighters, unlock new stats, and boost their abilities by spending in-game currency. It's scheduled for release in 2027. It couldn’t be any more different from NetherRealm’s Injustice games, and that’s what has the fighting game community in knots after DCKO’s announcement trailer released on July 20, 2026. “DC, this isn't the time for you to play games and release an Injustice clone. You know what we want,” one commenter wrote on YouTube. “Should have been the next NetherRealm game,” another said on X . Others can’t help but refer...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV developer King Art Games has released the CGI cinematic trailer for the Necron faction, and it’s got aura written all over it. This latest trailer shows off the powerful Necron Chronomancer Thothmek, who, like most Necrons who wake after their 60 million year slumber, seems pretty grumpy at the state of the galaxy. Thothmek explains that he’s setting out to reclaim Kronus, which was a Necron Tomb World long before the Space Marines, Orks, and Adeptus Mechanics stepped foot on it. This is the third of King Art Games’ four in-game CGI narrative trailers for upcoming real-time strategy game Dawn of War IV, and while it perhaps doesn’t beat the wonderful Orks CGI trailer (“CRASH FASTER!”), for me it’s a step up from the disappointing Adeptus Mechanicus CGI trailer , which painted the normally deadly Necrons as worse shots than Star Wars Stormtroopers. This new trailer, though, makes the Necrons look as imposing and dreadful as they should. I particularly l...

Activision and Infinity Ward have confirmed dates for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta tests across PC, Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox devices. The team behind this year's first-person shooter installment revealed its playtest plans with a blog post on their website . Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 players who pre-ordered on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X | S can dive in first when beta early access runs from August 21 – 25, with Nintendo Switch 2 joining the mix when the open beta takes place between August 28 – September 1. It's all set to truly kick off immediately after the Call of Duty Next presentation comes to an end August 21. A brief description for this year's event promises "live gameplay, an in-depth briefing on the lineup of content coming to Modern Warfare 4's Multiplayer, developer insights, and new reveals ahead of the beta." Exactly which weapons, Operators, maps, and modes will be featured in the beta have yet to be revealed, bu...

Inde Navarrette is going viral for her reaction after a fan gifted the Obsession star a sealed copy of Modern Warfare 2. The internet’s obsession (ha, get it?) with Inde Navarrette is reaching a fever pitch, especially after it was discovered that she’s a massive gamer who even has her own Twitch channel . Clips from her streams have gone viral across social media, earning her admiration from the gaming community — one member of which parted ways with an extremely valuable copy of Modern Warfare 2 just to show their appreciation for the actress. Over the weekend, fans gathered at the Javits Center in New York for Fanatics Fest, where Navarrette participated in a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 panel alongside Kevin Durant. As she walked out of the venue, she spotted a fan holding out a sealed copy of Modern Warfare 2 still in its display case. “Oh my god!” Navarrette gasped, excitedly snatching the game out of the fan’s hands. “This is the 2009 version!” “One recently sold for $1,000,” ...