In Destiny 2, the end of one chapter almost always leads into another. The recent conclusion of Revenant Act 3 set the stage for the Past is Prologue event starting on January 21. Looking even further ahead, the next episode, Hersey, is set to launch next month with a brand-new dungeon, Sundered Doctrine.

The new dungeon will bring players back to Savathûn’s Throne World as they infiltrate the Pyramid Ship of their old enemy Rhulk, who was dispatched by the Guardians in The Vow of the Disciple. Rhulk may be gone, but there are bound to be some nasty surprises waiting for players inside his ship. And the best players in the game are invited to take part in competitive race to finish Sundered Doctrine's Contest Mode, which has enhanced difficulty and an even greater challenge than the normal settings.

Ahead of the debut of Sundered Doctrine, we've put together this guide to everything you need to know about the race, including how to enter it, how to watch, and what has to be done to claim the ultimate reward for this event.

Movie fans worldwide were shocked to hear of influential filmmaker David Lynch's death this week. Just 78 years old at the time of his passing--he would have turned 79 on January 20--Lynch rose to prominence with films like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and the cult-hit TV series Twin Peaks across the '80s and '90s.

While his strange and surreal approach to filmmaking would inspire several other big names in Hollywood, Lynch also had an impact on video games, with numerous titles having (or claiming to have) a Lynchian feel to their design. One video game series that he has a surprising connection to? Nintendo's Legend of Zelda games, as various key creatives behind the series cited Twin Peaks as a catalyst behind some of the weirder elements in several Zelda games.

In honor of David Lynch (1946-2025), some quotes about how his work on Twin Peaks influenced the Zelda series.#DavidLynch #TwinPeaks #Zelda

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Fittingly, several video game studios and professionals have posted tributes online to Lynch. Alan Wake 2 creative director Sam Lake shared his condolences, as the recent game starring the troubled author is heavily inspired by Lynch's work, with the first game having a heavy Twin Peaks vibe in particular. "The internal codename for Alan Wake 2 was 'Big Fish,'" Lake wrote, referencing Lynch's autobiographical and self-help book. In another post on BlueSky, Lake commented on how Lynch had been a big influence in his life.

Nintendo did not officially reveal any new games in the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement this week, but the reveal video might have provided a first look at the next Mario Kart game. Intriguingly, too, the video contained references to potential new features and updates to the Mario Kart formula.

Here's everything we know so far about what could be the next Mario Kart game. For the purposes of this post, we will call the game Mario Kart 9, even though the next game may not be called that.

• When will Mario Kart 9 be released?

Nintendo hasn't even announced the next Mario Kart game, so there is no word when it may release. That said, a report said Nintendo was preparing Mario Kart 9 to be a Nintendo Switch 2 launch title (as well as a new 3D Mario). If the system launches in June, as rumored, then that's when Mario Kart 9 could be released.

Bungie has revealed a bunch of new abilities and balance changes that will be released with Destiny 2's next episode, Heresy. The content update will include a brand-new verb, Bolt Charge, for the Arc subclass, as well as three new Aspects that can utilize the verb.

According to the Abilities team's notes, Bolt Charge was designed to be a powerful damage tool--something that was previously missing from the subclass. Bolt Charge is a stacking buff, which builds up over time to release a bolt of Arc lightning when it reaches its max. Stacks can be built up from multiple sources, and the verb will be integrated with Arc and Prismatic subclass suites.

"The loop of gaining a Bolt Charge stack, building it up through combat, and then receiving a big payoff ties deeply into the fantasy of Arc’s momentum-based gameplay," Bungie says of the new mechanic, saying it will open up plenty of new build-crafting options for the Arc subclass.