Between Marvel and Nintendo, there was a lot going on this week in the world of entertainment. Here’s everything you may have missed!
New Doctor Who Season 2 Trailer
The Doctor meets Belinda Chandra and begins an epic quest to get her back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, bigger enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.
Doctor Who season 2 debuts April 12th on the BBC and Disney+.
Dune: Awakening Pre-Orders Go Live
Dune: Awakening™, the multiplayer survival game inspired by Frank Herbert’s legendary sci-fi novel and Legendary Entertainment’s award-winning films, will launch on May 20th. Funcom® is excited to share that pre-orders begin today, and gamers everywhere are now less than two months away from descending upon the most dangerous planet in the universe.
The standard edition, the Deluxe Edition, and the Ultimate Edition are now available for pre-order on Steam, with the latter including, among many other goodies, an incredible, 90-minute-long digital soundtrack. In celebration of this moment, Funcom has prepared a journey behind the scenes of the making of the music, giving viewers a unique glimpse at how award-winning composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen brought the album to life with a live orchestra at the legendary AIR Lyndhurst studio in London.
The Strangers – Chapter 2 Release Date Revealed
Lionsgate announced the release date for The Strangers – Chapter 2 this week, while also revealing a first look image featuring Madelaine Petsch.
The chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise. Lionsgate presents, a Fifth Element production, in association with Stream Media, Sherborne Media, and Lipsync.
The Strangers – Chapter 2 hits theaters on September 26, 2025.
New Behind the Scenes Look at Tales of the Shire
To celebrate ‘Tolkien Reading Day’ earlier this week, Wētā Workshop revealed a new behind the scenes video of the upcoming Tales of the Shire game. Offering a deeper look at the designs and overall gameplay, there’s tons of new footage for eager players to check out.
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game hits PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 29, 2025.
First Poster for New ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Film
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.
I Know What You Did Last Summer hits theaters on July 18, 2025.
New Star Wars Figures Revealed
Hasbro held another Star Wars Fanstream this week to reveal some new figures across The Vintage Collection and Black Series lines, all of which are slated to arrive this Summer. For The Vintage Collection, there’s a new Carson Teva figured, Alexsandr Kallus, Asajj Ventress (FINALLY), Dengar, and a new Landspeeder that comes with a new Tatooine Luke Skywalker. Pre-orders for these TVC releases are live now on Hasbro Pulse, Amazon, and other Fan Retailers.
On the six-inch Black Series side of things, we’ve got a new Ezra Bridger featuring his Peridea appearance in Ahsoka; a new Night Trooper (also from Ahsoka); and the lovable pirate droid SM-33 from Skeleton Crew. Pre-orders for these are also live on Hasbro Pulse and all other retailers.
Out of Sight Gets a Release Date
In Out of Sight, players assume the role of Sophie, a young girl with blindness who relies on her faithful teddy bear to navigate her way through a haunted house. With a unique second-person perspective, players will guide Sophie and Teddy on their adventure in the haunted mansion where every corner hides a new challenge!
Out of Sight hits PS5, Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, and PCs on May 22, 2025.
New Trailer/Release Date for Shadow Labyrinth
Discover a world of secrets including a darkly inspired take on the iconic PAC-MAN™ and other legendary arcade IP in SHADOW LABYRINTH™, the action-packed 2D platformer from Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. Developed by Bandai Namco Studios Inc., the game is an epic journey through a hostile planet where dangers both new and familiar challenge players, and where they must explore, hunt, and consume the dark creatures around them in their quest to become the planet’s apex predator.
A new trailer spotlights never-before-seen game play including the first glimpse of a powerful mode players unlock as they progress through the game, where they take on the form of a massive robotic mech called GAIA. GAIA inflicts devastating damage to enemies and levels the playing field for battles with some of the game’s most epically huge bosses. GAIA is the latest reveal of multiple modes of play along with the quick and agile Swordsman No.8 melee combat and Mini PUCK mode that lets players ride rails and explore small areas in classic PAC-MAN fashion. As a departure from any previous PAC-MAN game, SHADOW LABYRINTH puts players in the role of another character as protagonist, a warrior known only as Swordsman No. 8, but with the mysterious yet familiar yellow companion PUCK at their side. PUCK’s role is that of guide and guardian, teaching players that their aim in this treacherous world is to escape it, and to achieve that they must consume everything that waits in the darkness to survive and grow more powerful.
Along the way, they encounter increasingly challenging enemies and puzzles with game play that weaves fluid tried and true 2D action platformer mechanics with inspired modern game design. SHADOW LABYRINTH offers a vast maze-filled world to explore as players uncover secrets about the planet and meet its various inhabitants, some friendly and others dangerous. The game features an engaging narrative, where venturing deeper into this maze of a world begins to unravel the mystery of the planet and PUCK’s role in it. The rich story draws wider inspiration than just PAC-MAN, tapping into Bandai Namco’s broader library to delight fans with unexpected connections to Bandai Namco’s legacy of arcade and space-themed games.
Shadow Labyrinth hits PS5, Xbox Series S|X, Nintendo Switch, and PCs on July 18, 2025.
Patapon 1+2 Replay Announced for Summer Release
Having lived in the desolate frontier for years, the Patapon tribe was driven from their home by the Zigoton army. This drove them to become fierce warrior spirits that can only be commanded by the beat of the war drum, played by the Mighty One(the player). Their wait has finally come to an end as the drums of war are heard once again by the Almighty’s return to guide the Patapon tribe through their adventures to fight against challenging enemies and return them to their homeland.
PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY compiles the first two entries in the PATAPON series, which debuted on Sony’s PlayStation®Portable (PSP) in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The title is a 2D-platform game which offers a unique blend of rhythm-based action and real-time strategy, where players must overcome their enemies and return the Patapon to Earthend. As the Almighty, players will be tasked with following rhythmic commands intertwined with a catchy soundtrack set in charming and colorful environments. Players will find the game easy to jump into with its intuitive and rhythm-based controls and will ultimately need to hone their skills for precise timing and tactical thinking to maintain the rhythm to truly master the Patapon tribe. Along with updated graphics, players can now choose between three difficulty settings (Normal, Easy and Hard).
Patapon 1+2 Replay hits PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PCs on July 11th.
Trailer for Josh Hartnett’s Action Thriller ‘Fight or Flight’
Exiled American agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is given one last chance to redeem himself – the assignment is to track down and identify a mysterious, international high-value asset known only as The Ghost on a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco. Complicating matters, the plane is filled with assassins from around the world who are assigned to kill them both. The pair must work together in a fight for their lives. At 37,000 feet, the stakes have never been higher.
Fight or Flight hits theaters on May 9th.
One Battle After Another Official Trailer
One Battle After Another hits theaters September 26 starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti.
Tamagotchi Plaza To Release on Switch
Tamagotchi is leveling up the charm with Tamagotchi Plaza, set to release on June 27 on Nintendo Switch. The game will also be compatible with the Tamagotchi Uni device.
