We don’t even know who will own HBO Max this time next year, but the streamer is putting on a good face with this sizzle reel of new footage from upcoming seasons of House of the Dragon, Euphoria, Dune: Prophecy and Lanterns — all of which are coming in 2026.
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Netflix may be the frontrunner now, but the war for Warner Bros. could end in a number of different ways.

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Starting next year, the updated remote for LG Smart TVs will have a button for Haystack News – a free, ad-supported streaming service with content from over 400 local, national, and international news sources. Smart TVs running webOS 25 or later will also get access to the News Portal, a hub for Haystack News, live news, podcasts, and other content from major news outlets.




Hot off its Game of the Year award, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is getting a “Thank You” update that’s rolling out now. It has a new playable area accessible from Act III, a photo mode, AMD FSR 4 support, Steam Deck and Xbox Ally certification, and a lot more.
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Ahead of The Game Awards, Compulsion Games has announced that South of Midnight is going multi-platform. The southern gothic action-adventure game, first released on Xbox earlier this year, is coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2026. Come for the incredibly cool southern folklore inspired narrative, but stay for your adorable companion Crouton and the yarn-spinnin’ Catfish.
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The shine may be wearing off The Game Awards, but the show is still often worth a watch if you like catching the latest game reveals. This year’s edition kicks off at 8PM ET, with a pre-show airing 30 minutes before that.

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Following a Fallout-themed Xbox controller released last year featuring Vault Boy, Microsoft has announced a new version inspired by Pip-Boy. The standard controller is available now for $82.97, but both it and the Elite controller can be further customized through the Xbox Design Lab. Season two of Amazon’s Fallout series debuts on December 17th.
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