September has officially become IGN’s Best Video Game of All Time Bracket Month, and that means we need YOU to help us decide which of the 64 games selected by IGN staff really are the very best.

Throughout the month, we’re tallying our followers’ votes across IGN.com (On the bottom of this page!), and IGN’s YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram accounts to determine which game is the actual best and is capable of beating all others in a March Madness-style bracket tournament. We’ve sorted these 64 games into four randomly selected groups, and we’ve then ranked those games in the groups by what we believe are the best of the best.

We’re getting closer and closer to the return of Dexter, and a brand new trailer has confirmed the return of two major characters who should be familiar to fans of the show.

For those who want to be surprised, we advise you to watch the trailer first, which once again establishes that Dexter is in a remote and snowy town where some murdering is going on. The suggestion is that Dexter hasn’t changed all that much since his monstrous heyday, but then again, Dexter does say he’s an “evolving monster.” (Cue Pokemon theme).

Old habits die hard… or do they? #Dexter pic.twitter.com/2hW40ORzuo

— Dexter on Showtime (@SHO_Dexter) September 9, 2021

The two characters revealed in the trailer are Deb Morgan, who is played by Jennifer Carpenter, and Dexter’s now teenage son Harrison. Deb Morgan, of course, was a major character in the original series — an officer in Miami’s homicide department as well as Dexter’s adoptive sister. It seems that Dexter has a lot of family issues to work out in the new series.

The two characters shown in the new trailer will be joined by other familiar faces from the show, including John Lithgow, who played one of its most iconic villains. The new miniseries will pick up where the original left off, taking place 10 years after the original.

The original Dexter is fondly remembered, even if most seem to agree that the show’s quality declined over time. Series star Michael C. Hall has previously said that he’s ready to return to the series after the “unsatisfying finale,” and there’s plenty of hope that the new miniseries will set things right for fans.

Dexter: New Blood will debut on Showtime on November 7.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN.

Christopher Nolan is eyeing his next movie which will again be set in World War 2. This time, it’s a biopic about the father of the atom bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer. And Nolan is supposedly looking to work with a studio that isn’t Warner Bros.

According to Deadline, Nolan is going to follow up his high-concept thriller Tenet with another historical picture about World War 2. This film will follow Oppenheimer and his role in developing the atomic bomb.

Also according to the report, Nolan is shopping the screenplay to several major studios. It appears Nolan is making good on his promise to not work with Warner Bros. after the latter announced it would begin releasing movies day-and-date on theaters and HBO Max. This move was deeply unpopular with directors like Nolan, James Gunn, Denis Villeneuve, and Patty Jenkins.

Warner Bros opted to release Tenet exclusively in theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic to sluggish box office returns. Keep in mind Tenet was released before vaccines became readily available.

Oppenheimer was an American physicist who was crucial to the United States Manhattan Project, a top-secret operation tasked with developing the first nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer was there during the Trinity test in New Mexico, the site of the first successful atom bomb detonation in 1945.

Following the detonations of the bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan, Oppenheimer publicly opposed the proliferation of nuclear weapons as part of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Deadline doesn’t have details on casting, though claims Nolan is reaching out to frequent collaborator Cillian Murphy who has appeared in several of Nolan’s movies.

Nolan’s last historical movie about World War 2 was 2017’s Dunkirk, which was about rescuing stranded Allied soldiers trapped in France. While not a sci-fi film, Nolan employed multiple timelines to heighten the drama.

IGN’s Dunkirk review praised the movie calling it a “monumental, unconventional, and frequently stunning war movie.”

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Welcoooome to Nintendo Voice Chat! A brand new WarioWare hits store shelves this week, and Casey DeFreitas is joined by Tom Marks, Taylor Lyles, and Rebekah Valentine to talk all about Wario’s latest wacky game. Plus, hear about IGN’s reviews for Life Is Strange: True Colors and Baldo: The Guardian Owls. And, a new interview is shedding light on Nintendo’s involvement with Retro Studios during the development of Metroid Prime. All that and more, this week on NVC!

Check out the full interview from Kiwi Talkz for even more tidbits about Metroid Prime and Retro Studios.

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Logan Plant is the Production Assistant for NVC. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

We finally got our first look at the upcoming sequel to 2018’s God of War, officially titled God of War: Ragnarok, during Sony’s PlayStation Showcase. Those with a keen eye may have spotted a familiar character teased in the trailer wielding a mighty hammer.

It was confirmed shortly after the showcase that it was, in fact, Thor who could be seen for a brief moment in the trailer. Now, we’ve gotten a full-body reveal of the Norse God himself and he looks very different than many of us are used to.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for God of War (2018).

Those who completed 2018’s God of War may remember the Thor teaser for achieving the true ending as it’s the same shot used in the trailer, implying that Kratos may be going head-to-head against the God of Thunder in the upcoming sequel.

Revealed by Sony Santa Monica Art Director Raf Grassetti on Twitter, this version of Thor more closely resembles that of Norse mythology and folklore as he’s depicted with long red hair and a red beard.

My boy! pic.twitter.com/5hPocTewBJ

— Raf Grassetti (@rafagrassetti) September 9, 2021

In a developer interview following the PlayStation Showcase, Sony Santa Monica’s Eric Williams, Director of the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok, revealed the character teaser and voice from the gameplay trailer was Thor. He is voiced by Ryan Hurst who is known for his work as Opie Winston in Sons of Anarchy.

Williams also mentioned that “[Opie’s] take on Thor and [Sony Santa Monica’s] take visually on Thor are very different from the hunky Australian you might know,” implying that this version of Thor would not share many similarities with Chris Hemsworth’s portrayal in the MCU films. Although, Bro Thor would like to have a word.

Williams describes his Thor as a “big, burly, hedonistic man-child” who is a “little off-kilter than the Thor people know right now.” Not much else is known of the Son of Odin, aside from his ravenous killing of Giants and his stalemate against the World Serpent, but it’s clear he’s come for revenge and will likely play a large role in Ragnarok.

No official release date has been given, but God of War: Ragnarok is currently slated for a 2022 release date.

If you missed today’s big reveals, check out our full breakdown of everything announced during Sony’s September PlayStation Showcase for information on the next Spider-Man sequel, as well as some more surprises.

Matthew Adler is a Commerce, Features, News, Previews, Reviews, and Wikis writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

As a part of the news that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is getting a much-desired remake, we also learned that voice actor Jennifer Hale will be reprising her role as Bastila Shan.

“I can confirm that that is Jennifer Hale,” said Ryan Treadwell, lead producer at developer Aspyr, in a blog post today. “We all think the world of Jennifer. She is an amazing talent and immediately slipped back into the role of Bastila when she came to help us with the teaser trailer,”

In Knights of the Old Republic, Bastila is a member of the Jedi Order with a Force power known as “battle meditation,” which lets her boost the morale of her friends while dismaying her foes.

She plays a critical role in the game, with her rescue from Taris being a key plot point early in the game and her connection to the Jedi Council opening doors for the protagonist later on. She’s also a potential (and, in Star Wars lore, canon) romance option for the protagonist.

Hale, meanwhile, has been quite busy since she last stepped into Bastila’s shoes. In games, she is perhaps best known as one of the voices of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect original trilogy, and her more recent roles include Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart, Ashe in Overwatch, and Kronika in Mortal Kombat 11.

She’s also not the only returning voice actor from the original game. “I do think that you’re going to see some other familiar voices return, but that’s probably as deep as we’re gonna go on that one right now,” added Treadwell in the same blog post.

And it isn’t just voice actors who are returning. Treadwell also noted that many former BioWare developers who worked on KOTOR are now working on its remake, as well as developers from games like Demon’s Souls Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Aspyr’s remake of Knights of the Old Republic was announced as part of today’s PlayStation Showcase and is headed to PS5 as a console exclusive at launch alongside a PC release, though no specific date or window has been given yet. The game is being rebuilt “from the ground up.”

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

343 Industries has announced today that the next multiplayer preview for Halo Infinite will arrive on September 24.

In a tweet shared on the official Halo account, 343 Industries detailed that players interested in participating in the next preview must have a fully registered Halo Insider profile completed no later than September 13 to be eligible. 343 Industries did not specify when the upcoming multiplayer preview will conclude as of yet.

The next #HaloInfinite multiplayer preview is targeted to arrive on Sept. 24! All fully registered Halo Insider profiles as of Sept. 13 are eligible to participate.

Don’t miss out! Head to https://t.co/3a5Xr1hUIc, get your profile fully filled out, then prepare for takeoff. pic.twitter.com/9GgAQP4f6p

— Halo (@Halo) September 9, 2021

This is the second preview 343 Industries has done for its highly anticipated first-person shooter, following a technical preview held from July 29 through August 1. While the developer did not specify how many Halo Infinite previews it will hold ahead of launch, we know that 343 Industries plans to hold more before the game is released.

Halo Infinite will launch on December 8, over a year after it was originally supposed to be released alongside the Xbox Series X/S. The game will also launch with no support for campaign co-op or a Forge mode, with both features slated to arrive in the game sometime next year.

While Halo Infinite will launch nearly a month after the series’ 20th anniversary, Microsoft is releasing a Halo-themed Xbox Series X and Xbox Wireless Elite Series 2 controller to commemorate the milestone with both limited edition products arriving on November 15.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Starting today, Dell is offering a 17% off “sitewide” coupon that works on select Dell and Alienware gaming PCs and laptops. Granted it doesn’t work on most configs that are worth looking at, but it does work on two Dell XPS config equipped with your choice of RTX 3060 Ti or RTX 3070 video cards. The price after discount is far less than what we saw during Dell’s Labor Day Sale. In other deal news, there’s an MSI RTX 3070 gaming laptop on Amazon for only $1349, you can score an Xbox Elite Series 2 controller for only $119 (as long as you don’t mind getting it in “Like New” condition), and Tales of Arise is out tomorrow and GMG is offering a 16% discount for the PC digital version. These deals and more below.

Dell XPS Intel Core i7 RTX 3060 Ti PC for $1369

Enjoy high end PC gaming on a budget. There is one of the best deals we’ve seen for an RTX 3060 Ti equipped PC and handily beats out a similar deal we saw on Labor Day by over $100. The RTX 3060 Ti is a very powerful video card; it’s better than the previous generation’s RTX 2080! It’s a big upgrade from the 3060 non-Ti model and the one to get if you’re going to play games at resolutions of 1440p or higher. This particular deal is found on the Dell Small Business site, but anyone can purchase there just like on Dell’s regular site; you can treat Dell Small Business as exactly the same as Dell Home.

Dell XPS Intel Core i7 RTX 3070 PC for $1659

If you need a gaming PC that can handle 4K resolution, you should consider stepping up to an RTX 3070. The RTX 3070 performs a bit better than the previous generation’s fastest video card, the RTX 2080 SUPER. You don’t lose much fps compared to the RTX 3080 (at most 10% at 4K) but you save hundreds of dollars in terms of cost.

Out Tomorrow: 16% Off Tales of Arise for PC

After a long wait, Tales of Arise is finally out tomorrow, September 10, for PS4, Xbox, and PC. Green Man Gaming is offering a 16% discount if your preorder the PC digital edition today. If you’ve seen the gameplay videos or played the demo at all, you’re probably already aware that Tales of Arise graphics are a massive improvement over its predecessors. That’s because Bandai Namco abandoned its proprietary graphics engine for the much more powerful and flexible Unreal Engine. Aside from the revamped graphics, expect the same well-loved gameplay from before, including real-time combo-chaining battles, a wonderfully generic yet epic storyline, and cringe-worthy yet endearing character skits.

MSI RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop for Only $1349

This MSI GL66 gaming laptop just got marked down by $150, making it the least expensive RTX 3070 equipped laptop on the market right now. The GPU has a TDP of only 85W in order to keep the power consumption, heat, and noise to a minimum. That means it’s not as fast as some of the other RTX 3070 equipped laptops out there, but it still performs better than an RTX 3060 equipped laptop while running cooler and quieter.

Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller (Preowned)

If you get a preowned Xbox Elite Series 2 controller off Amazon Warehouse, you can get an extra 20% off the already discounted price. You’ll have to make sure the vendor is “Amazon” and not a 3rd party marketplace vendor. “Used: Very Good” and “Used: Like New” condition models are both available. This professional-grade controller features adjustable tension thumbsticks, shorter hair trigger locks, wraparound textured grips, interchangeable thumbsticks and paddle shapes, custom profiles saved on your controller itself, and included USB Type C cable with charging dock. It boasts up to 40 hours of battery life and is compatible with the Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, and PC.

Dell S2721DGF 27″ 1440p GSYNC Gaming Monitor

This is one of the best gaming monitors you can buy for under $500. The S2721DGF is a 27″ monitor with an excellent IPS panel (better than the VA panel found on the popular S3220DGF model). It features wide viewing angles and excellent color rendition including 98% DCI-P3 color coverage. At the same time, it boasts a super fast 1ms response time and up to 165Hz refresh rate through the DisplayPort. It’s also FreeSync Premium Pro and G-SYNC compatible.

More Dell Gaming Monitors on Sale with Coupon

2021 65″ Hisense U6G 4K QLED Smart TV

Pick up the new 2021 65″ Hisense 4K TV featuring Quantum Dot technology for the lowest price ever. This ULED TV supports Dolby Vision HDR thanks to a ULED panel that’s rated for 600nits of maximum brightness and boasts 60 local dimming zones. It’s actually one of the highest rated TVs around, especially for its price range.

Preorder the Middle Earth 6-Film Ultimate Collector’s Edition (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital)

This impressive Middle Earth Collector’s Edition includes both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies over a whopping 31 discs. That’s because there are separate 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray discs for both the Theatrical Editions and the Extended Editions. You also get digital HD copies for free, and they are compatible with MoviesAnywhere so you can merge it into your digital library. As far as extras go, you get a Special Features Blu-ray disc, a 64-page booklet, and 7 travel poster art cards. All the discs are stored in collectible foil sleeves.

Video Game Deals

More Daily Deals for September 9

Thank God it’s allegedly Friday! (Had to check—lockdown brain says every day is basically the same.) More escapism is clearly what’s required in our lives, which is why I’ve tapped a bunch of “full franchise” sales on PC. Xbox fans can also score a ton of value from a Borderlands and AC triple pack. Lastly, Deathloop is lurking around the corner and looks amazing, so take advantage of the cheap pre-order opportunity.

Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch

Purchase Cheaply for PC

Exciting Offers for XO/XS

Product Savings for PS4/PS5

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