He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Has a Release Date, a New Trailer, and a $100 Collector’s Edition That Includes an '80s-Style Lunchbox

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: Oct 12, 2026 1:43pm UTC

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction has a release date: February 4, 2027.

Bitmap Bureau, the developer behind Terminator 2D: No Fate, worked with Mattel and the retro team at Clear River Games on the old-school brawler, which launches digitally and physically on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Two physical versions of the game will be available via Limited Run Games. The standard physical release costs $29.99, and the Collector’s Edition costs $99.99.

You don't just paint the map your colour in new WW2 RTS Battleplan, you redraw the frontline with a pencil and hope your troops do the rest

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A papery WW2 map from an RTS game covered in tank and soldier models, with the player drawing lines with a pencil to order units around.
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You may have heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but did you know that the pencil is mightier than the 7th Panzer Division? Here is Battleplan to educate us on the subject. In this WW2 real-time strategy game, you issue orders by drawing on a big pseudo-paper map based on geographical survey data. Then you sit back and watch as thousands of troops, tanks, planes and artillery wotsits strive to transform your arbitrary doodles into actual conquered territory.

Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case

A businessman wanted for years in the US for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody.

Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the state department had been offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to his arrest.

The 2027 Grammys Race for Record of the Year Is the Most Competitive in Ages

Ella Langley, Taylor Swift, and Raye are all destined for nominations — not to mention Olivia Rodrigo and Olivia Dean

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 16, “Rolling Stone” is breaking down 11 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. 

Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael ⁠Woodford

The Swedish academy says the academics’ models are ‘now used by central banks and ​governments around the world’.

The ⁠2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to US academics Robert Hall and Michael ⁠Woodford for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise fluctuations in the economy, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.