Kirby, a 20-week old Labrador Retriever playing in his rookie year in the prestigious Puppy Bowl, has been officially named the Puppy Bowl XVIII MVP. Hailing from Houston, TX, Kirby was the super star ultra with 4 TDs in a mass attack for his star allies as part of the 2022 Starting Line-Up at the 18th annual Puppy Bowl.

Puppy Bowl XVIII MVP (Most Valuable Puppy) award winner Kirby gave Team Fluff its best chance at adding the Lombarky Trophy to its dream collection with an avalanche of Touchdown runs, including scoring a double-touchdown blowout blast in the 3rd quarter. This star-stacker is training to be Super Kirby in real life, as a member of America's VetDogs, TX team of service dogs for first responders and American veterans.

Rival team Ruff in came to the Bissell Stadium hoping to create a nightmare in dream land for its opponents. The Puppy Bowl reigning champion Ruff squad squeaked out a win last year, stopping the three-peat dream course for Team Fluff. This year, the Ruff ball-blockers would have their paws full against Kirby's extra epic string of TDs. Team Ruff's Ted D. Bear had an amazing air ride of his own with a triple-deluxe of three scores.

Final score: 73 to 69, and Team Fluff are your new chompions -- an amazing mirror of 2021's 69-73 scoreboard tally!

Each and every one of these canine competitors left it all on the field in this year's big game. And in the end, no pup was left out in the cold, as Animal Planet found adoptive parents for the stars of the event. Puppy Bowl XVIII was one for the Hound Hall of Fame. Stay tuned to IGN for more information on Kirby as it becomes apparent.

Ivan Reitman, director of iconic action comedies Ghostbusters, Stripes, and Kindergarten Cop, has died. He was 75.

Reitman passed away in his sleep at his California home on Saturday night, according to The Associated Press.

A respected director and prolific producer, Reitman was best known for his work on a large number of widely celebrated comedies. Reitman initially hit the big time when he produced John Landis’ college classic National Lampoon’s Animal House, before going on to direct Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), and Ghostbusters (1984).

Reitman went on to direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in a trio of the action icon’s most memorable comedies – Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), and Junior (1994) – before scaling back his directorial work and increasing his role as a producer and executive producer. Reitman produced a wide range of films over several decades, culminating with 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was directed by son Jason Reitman.

Reitman was set to return to the director’s chair with the long-gestating sequel to Twins, Triplets, with Tracy Morgan joining original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as the pair’s long-lost third brother. Production on Triplets was due to commence this year.

The son of Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust, Ivan Reitman was born in Czechoslovakia in 1946, but grew up in Toronto, Canada after his family fled Eastern Europe as refugees when he was four years old.

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office.

Ivan Reitman, director of iconic action comedies Ghostbusters, Stripes, and Kindergarten Cop, has died. He was 75.

Reitman passed away in his sleep at his California home on Saturday night, according to The Associated Press.

A respected director and prolific producer, Reitman was best known for his work on a large number of widely celebrated comedies. Reitman initially hit the big time when he produced John Landis’ college classic National Lampoon’s Animal House, before going on to direct Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), and Ghostbusters (1984).

Reitman went on to direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in a trio of the action icon’s most memorable comedies – Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), and Junior (1994) – before scaling back his directorial work and increasing his role as a producer and executive producer. Reitman produced a wide range of films over several decades, culminating with 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was directed by son Jason Reitman.

Reitman was set to return to the director’s chair with the long-gestating sequel to Twins, Triplets, with Tracy Morgan joining original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as the pair’s long-lost third brother. Production on Triplets was due to commence this year.

The son of Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust, Ivan Reitman was born in Czechoslovakia in 1946, but grew up in Toronto, Canada after his family fled Eastern Europe as refugees when he was four years old.

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office.

“What else is out there,” wonders an unseen narrator as the The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power teaser trailer fades in. It’s a trailer’s job to get viewers asking the right questions, but this feels like a particularly apt question given how little we know about the Second Age of Middle-earth.

Check out the trailer below.

Leading into Super Bowl weekend, Prime Video began to drop all kinds of tidbits for The Rings of Power. We’ve learned character names — which, let’s face it, half of the internet had guessed by the time they were released — more cast images, and have seen full pictures of some members of whatever odd fellowship will form as Middle-earth transitions from its time of peace into what will become an endless war for the rest of many creatures’ entire lifespans. And remember, there’s still way more to come so far as reveals go. We know little about the Second Age (because Tolkien wrote little about it) and the series touts a huge 22-person main cast that will span multiple storylines throughout the Lord of the Ri Rings of Power saga.

The quick, sixty-second Big Game Spot showcases a host of locales and gives us more of a glimpse at what will be iconic moments in the series like Mairon’s — the Ainur who will become Sauron — body engulfed in flame (at least we assume that's the dude chilling out in the fire) and Galadriel’s ascent. But the heady, character-driven stuff will be coming more down the line. This teaser seems to serve a different purpose. Storytelling is always a game of showing, not telling. You can hear over and over again that you’re going to be taken back to Middle-earth, but that awe comes from spectacle.

And that is perhaps the greatest success of this teaser trailer. It feels like The Lord of the Rings. While we learned of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer well ahead of the Super Bowl, we had no way of knowing that it would be able to transport us back to a story many of us grew up with. Back are the sweeping forests, the grand palaces of the Elves, and the grand caves and caverns of the Dwarves. Like the Lord of the Rings trilogy before it, it seems that Rings of Power may once again succeed at balancing the serenity and dangers of Middle-earth.

The teaser hints at the danger to come for the would-be leaders of their varied lands. Though details are still pretty sparse for the upcoming series, we know that it will show us Sauron’s (currently Mairon) rise to power while an unsuspecting Middle-earth sits in a time of peace.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on September 2nd exclusively on Prime Video. “Shadow of the Past,” the series pilot, will be directed by J.A. Bayona.

If you’re dying to see anything else you can of the series, check out our behind the scenes video on how they made The Rings of Power title sequence.

Amelia is a Streaming Editor here at IGN. She's also a film and television critic who spends too much time
talking about dinosaurs, superheroes, and folk horror. You can usually find her with her dog, Rogers. There may be cheeseburgers involved.

“What else is out there,” wonders an unseen narrator as the The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power teaser trailer fades in. It’s a trailer’s job to get viewers asking the right questions, but this feels like a particularly apt question given how little we know about the Second Age of Middle-earth.

Check out the trailer below.

Leading into Super Bowl weekend, Prime Video began to drop all kinds of tidbits for The Rings of Power. We’ve learned character names — which, let’s face it, half of the internet had guessed by the time they were released — more cast images, and have seen full pictures of some members of whatever odd fellowship will form as Middle-earth transitions from its time of peace into what will become an endless war for the rest of many creatures’ entire lifespans. And remember, there’s still way more to come so far as reveals go. We know little about the Second Age (because Tolkien wrote little about it) and the series touts a huge 22-person main cast that will span multiple storylines throughout the Lord of the Ri Rings of Power saga.

The quick, sixty-second Big Game Spot showcases a host of locales and gives us more of a glimpse at what will be iconic moments in the series like Mairon’s — the Ainur who will become Sauron — body engulfed in flame (at least we assume that's the dude chilling out in the fire) and Galadriel’s ascent. But the heady, character-driven stuff will be coming more down the line. This teaser seems to serve a different purpose. Storytelling is always a game of showing, not telling. You can hear over and over again that you’re going to be taken back to Middle-earth, but that awe comes from spectacle.

And that is perhaps the greatest success of this teaser trailer. It feels like The Lord of the Rings. While we learned of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer well ahead of the Super Bowl, we had no way of knowing that it would be able to transport us back to a story many of us grew up with. Back are the sweeping forests, the grand palaces of the Elves, and the grand caves and caverns of the Dwarves. Like the Lord of the Rings trilogy before it, it seems that Rings of Power may once again succeed at balancing the serenity and dangers of Middle-earth.

The teaser hints at the danger to come for the would-be leaders of their varied lands. Though details are still pretty sparse for the upcoming series, we know that it will show us Sauron’s (currently Mairon) rise to power while an unsuspecting Middle-earth sits in a time of peace.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on September 2nd exclusively on Prime Video. “Shadow of the Past,” the series pilot, will be directed by J.A. Bayona.

If you’re dying to see anything else you can of the series, check out our behind the scenes video on how they made The Rings of Power title sequence.

Amelia is a Streaming Editor here at IGN. She's also a film and television critic who spends too much time
talking about dinosaurs, superheroes, and folk horror. You can usually find her with her dog, Rogers. There may be cheeseburgers involved.

The official "big game spot" for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from Super Bowl LVI has teased the epic battle between Sonic and Knuckles.

This new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is packed with treats for fans, as not only do we catch a glimpse of a Chaos Emerald, but we also get a tease of Dr. Robotnik's giant mech that will surely cause.. well... even more chaos for our heroes.

If that wasn't enough, the official Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Twitter account also shared a few more looks at the upcoming film, including one where Dr. Robotnik is unsuccessfully eating a big bowl filled with popcorn.

It's bad enough the coin didn’t land on #Tails. Now we got Eggman rubbing it in. But don’t despair, advance screenings of #SonicMovie2 are still coming! Keep following for more ways to see it early. pic.twitter.com/K016cWeftT

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) February 13, 2022

Another shows Dr. Robotnik breaking into Sonic's home in a very rude fashion and... you guessed it... eating more popcorn.

Gear up for the big game with this big bad mustache. Robotnik looks like he’s ready to play. First things first, the coin toss… Let’s go #Tails! pic.twitter.com/MVCP7Fc4d5

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) February 13, 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is set to be released in theaters on April 8, 2022, and the film will be part of IGN Fan Fest 2022, as we will have a panel discussion with some of the cast and crew.

For more, check out director Jeff Fowler's comments on which emerald appears in the trailer and why Knuckles voice actor Idris Elba thinks his character won't be "sexy" in the movie.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The official "big game spot" for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from Super Bowl LVI has teased the epic battle between Sonic and Knuckles.

This new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is packed with treats for fans, as not only do we catch a glimpse of a Chaos Emerald, but we also get a tease of Dr. Robotnik's giant mech that will surely cause.. well... even more chaos for our heroes.

If that wasn't enough, the official Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Twitter account also shared a few more looks at the upcoming film, including one where Dr. Robotnik is unsuccessfully eating a big bowl filled with popcorn.

It's bad enough the coin didn’t land on #Tails. Now we got Eggman rubbing it in. But don’t despair, advance screenings of #SonicMovie2 are still coming! Keep following for more ways to see it early. pic.twitter.com/K016cWeftT

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) February 13, 2022

Another shows Dr. Robotnik breaking into Sonic's home in a very rude fashion and... you guessed it... eating more popcorn.

Gear up for the big game with this big bad mustache. Robotnik looks like he’s ready to play. First things first, the coin toss… Let’s go #Tails! pic.twitter.com/MVCP7Fc4d5

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) February 13, 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog is set to be released in theaters on April 8, 2022.

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IGN Fan Fest 2022 has arrived and it brought with it a host of exclusive panels, clips, interviews, special announcements, and so much more. From the Halo TV series to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga to Spider-Man: No Way Home, there was truly something for everyone to enjoy.

However, there was SO much packed into IGN Fan Fest 2022 that we’ve decided to create this roundup to ensure you don’t miss a thing. Let us know below what your favorite moment was and what you’d love to see from IGN Fan Fest 2023 and beyond!

One Spider-Man: No Way Home Scene Was Rewritten 10 Times

Spider-Man: No Way Home writers Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna have shared that a key scene from the movie was written and rewritten at least 10 times before it was good enough to make the final cut.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Writers Reveal Spoilery Secrets

Now that Spider-Man: No Way Home has been in theaters for some time, we thought it was the perfect time to invite on the film’s writers - Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.

Spider Man: No Way Home Writers ‘Have Answers’ for Plot Hole, But Can’t Divulge Them Yet

Spider-Man: No Way Home is filled with incredible moments and cameos, but its ending left a seemingly major plot hole that we won’t spoil here. However, the writers of the film have shared that while they can’t divulge everything right now, they definitely have answers to explain the events of the finale.

"We deliberated a lot," writer Erik Sommers said. "Is it going to be like a Back to the Future kind of thing? Or are people going to be disappearing from photos? Are physical objects going to be disappearing? All these things. And like Chris said, ultimately, we decided that it would take so much time and real estate in the movie to explain all of that. It would just detract from the emotion of it."

Spider-Man No Way Home Writers Say There are ‘Possibilities’ for MCU Venom, But It’s ‘Above Our Pay Grade’

Many fans around the world have been waiting for the proper introduction of Venom into the MCU, and while the co-writers of Spider-Man: No Way Home revealed that the film’s post-credit scene “leaves the door open for possibilities,” the circumstances of his potential arrival are “above [their] pay grade.”

"I have no idea,” Writer Chris McKenna said. “That is above our pay grade. We are part of a bigger, larger universe that we are not the gods of, we're just mortals in. I think it was a fun idea that the sixth [member of] the Sinister Six gets stuck in a bar and doesn't get out of there, but maybe he leaves a little something behind. Again, we're not masters of that course of that next adventure."

Sonic the Hedgehog 2's Cast on the Little Details Fans Will Love

Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, James Marsden, Jeff Fowler, Idris Elba, and Jim Carrey sat down with IGN at Fan Fest 2022 and discussed much about the upcoming sequel based on the beloved SEGA character.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Is ‘Chock Full’ of Sonic 2 Game References

At IGN Fan Fest 2022, Sonic the Hedgehog director Jeff Fowler was asked if there would be any Sonic 2 or Sonic 3 levels or references featured in the sequel. In addition to Tails and Knuckles making an appearance, Fowler teased that there are “all kinds” of nods to the source material.

“It’s a great problem to have that there are so many great Easter eggs to incorporate, and this movie is chock full of them,” he emphasized. “I couldn’t even begin to list them because there’s just so much stuff fans get excited about.”

Halo TV Show Will Reveal Master Chief’s Face

The upcoming Halo TV show will reveal Master Chief’s face for the first time in the history of the franchise. Halo’s executive producer and 343 Industries’ Studio Head of Transmedia Kiki Wolfkill shared that the decision was made to show Chief’s face as it is important for the personal story the show is trying to tell.

Halo TV Show’s Timeline Is Still ‘Rooted In Canon’

While it has been previously revealed that the Halo TV show will not take place in the timeline of the video games, the show is very much still “rooted in canon” and will feature everything fans would expect to see of a series starring the legendary Master Chief.

“The Halo Silver Timeline is about giving the show and the core canon room to grow, evolve, and be what they need to be,” Halo’s executive producer and 343 Industries’ Studio Head of Transmedia Kiki Wolfkill said. “Really think of the Halo Silver Timeline as being rooted in canon, so events and characters and certainly all of the things you see in canon are all part of the show, but sometimes you will see those events from a different perspective.”

Halo TV Show: New Image Shows Off the Key Cast Members

As part of IGN Fan Fest 2022, we were able to exclusively reveal a new image from the Halo TV series that shows off the key cast members. The image includes Quan Ah (Yerin Ha), Catherine Halsey (Natascha McElhone), Soren-066 (Bokeem Woodbine), Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber), Kai-125 (Kate Kennedy), Riz-028 (Natasha Culzac), and Vannak-134 (Bentley Kalu)

The Northman: Check Out Four Exclusive Images From the Viking Revenge Film and a Conversation with Director Robert Eggers

The Northman director Robert Eggers stopped by IGN Fan Fest 2022 to share four exclusive images from the upcoming Viking movie. The photos in question feature Alexander Skarsgard’s Viking prince, Claes Bang as Fjolnir, Ingvar Sigurdsson as The Sorcerer, and Ethan Hawke who plays King Aurvandil.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Developers Made New Creatures From Existing Model Kits

While it’s exciting that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga contains all nine movies in the mainline Star Wars series, it posed a problem for developer Traveller’s Tales as they had to create LEGO forms of some creatures that have never been made by LEGO as physical kits. To solve this problem and keep things as authentic as possible, the team used existing kits as reference and built them from a mixture of existing and original parts.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Enough Deep Cuts to Please Die Hard Fans

As part of IGN Fan Fest, IGN sat down with TT Games head of production to get a deep dive into LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and learn why this is meant to be the definitive Star Wars LEGO game.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Exclusive Developer Diary

Get a behind-the-scenes look at LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and learn about its biggest challenges, coolest advancements, most exciting new features, and much more.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge New Level Reveal & Exclusive Xbox Gameplay

Take a first look at Xbox gameplay for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and see an all-new level in action ahead of the game’s release later this year.

Vikings: Valhalla Has the Largest Flotilla of Viking Ships in the World

Vikings: Valhalla actor Sam Corlett - who plays Leif Erikson in the upcoming Netflix series - discussed with IGN that the crew making the show were working with what’s apparently the largest fleet of Viking ships in the world at the moment.

Vikings: Valhalla's Brutal Action Scenes Resulted in a Number of Cast Injuries

The cast of Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla takes pride in the fact that they do most of their own fighting and stunts for the series’ brutal action scenes. However, that pride also comes with a number of injuries during filming, including a sword to an eye, bloody knuckles, scars, and much more.

WWE 2K22: Rey Mysterio Showcase

In WWE 2K22, fans will be able to walk down memory lane and relive Rey Mysterio’s most iconic matches and moments of his career. Gameplay is mixed with live action footage, and you can check out a glimpse of it in action with a fight between Rey Mysterio and Dolph Ziggler below.

The Walking Dead Final Season Part 2: Exclusive Clip

Here’s an exclusive look at episode 10 of the final season of The Walking Dead. This scene begins to showcase the class division within the Commonwealth that will be explored in this final run of episodes.

How The Legend of Vox Machina "Farted" Out Their Characters

Catch an exclusive conversation with the entire cast of The Legend of Vox Machina and learn more about the making of the adaptation of the first campaign of Critical Role.

Everything Everywhere All At Once Cast Tries to Explain Its WTF Premise

Join Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Cutis, Stephanie Hsu, and Ke Huy Quan as they do their best to try to explain the WTF premise of the upcoming film Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Crazy Rich Asians Inspired Indiana Jones' Ke Huy Quan to Return to Acting

Ke Huy Quan, the actor that starred in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies in the ‘80s, talked about how Crazy Rich Asians finally got him to consider returning to acting after choosing to work behind the scenes for years.

Raised by Wolves: Androids Becoming Human

Season 2 of Raised by Wolves has begun on Netflix, and we sat down with creator Aaron Guzikowski and stars Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, and Peter Christofferson to talk all about the new adventures the cast will go on this year.

The Adam Project: Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds Re-Write Time Travel Rules

Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds stopped by IGN Fan Fest to talk about the time travel rules of their movie and others, the possibility of this film existing in the 13 Going on 30 cinematic universe, and much more.

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Table Read Previews a Creepy Scene

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is not set to arrive until later in 2022, but writer Adam Hines and voice actors Liz Saydah and Joe Blanco of the upcoming game stopped by IGN Fan Fest to help with the wait by performing a table read and giving a sneak peek at a scene from the game.

Even Attack On Titan's English Voice Actors Don't Know How It Will End

Attack on Titan is nearing the end of its legendary 10-year run on the air, and while fans who have read the manga may have an idea of what to expect, the show’s English voice actors are still uncertain what will happen to the characters they have been playing since 2014.

Nightingale Will Let Players Explore a 'Seemingly Endless' Number of Fae-Inhabited Realms

Nightingale is an upcoming survival game that is set to be “a magical realm-hopping adventure full of bizarre far creatures and worlds inspired by Victorian themes and fairytales.” As for how many of these mysterious worlds players will be able to explore, Nightingale’s art and audio director Neil Thompson has suggested that the amount will be “seemingly endless.”

Shenmue the Animation: Exclusive Clip

Check out an exclusive look at an upcoming episode of Shenmue the Animation alongside an intro by Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki.

DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery Trailer

We are proud to present an exclusive trailer for the upcoming DC animated short Constantine: The House of Mystery.

FROM: Exclusive Clip

Watch an exclusive clip from EPIX’s new series FROM, and see an intro by series star Harold Perrineau.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The first wave of Steam Decks won't be arriving until February 25, but if you have a 3D printer, you can get a feel for what it'll be like to hold one right now.

In a fun surprise, Valve has released the CAD files needed to print the Steam Deck's external shell. Valve says it's for "tinkerers, modders, accessory manufacturers, or folks who just want to 3D print a Steam Deck to see how it feels."

The CAD files are available on a GitLab repository that can be downloaded under a Creative Commons license.

Good news for all the tinkerers, modders, accessory manufacturers, or folks who just want to 3D print a Steam Deck to see how it feels: We've published CAD files of the external shell for download: https://t.co/pSDhTfDL9n

— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) February 11, 2022

Valve says it's "looking forward to seeing what the community creates" out of the release. It feeds into Steam Deck's identity as an open platform — a device that is in some ways more for hobbyists than for casual users. Nevertheless, the Steam Deck's release is hotly-anticipated within the gaming community, not the least because it offers a feasible way to play high-end PC games on the go.

Those who decide to 3D print the Steam Deck in anticipation of its release will find that it's quite a large device. A recent series of comparison shots show that the Steam Deck is kind of a monster, easily eclipsing even larger dedicated handhelds like the Nintendo Switch. Some observers have even taken to calling it the "Gabe Gear" in reference to Sega's similarly chunky handheld from the 90s.

If you don't have a 3D printer, you won't have to wait too much longer for the Steam Deck... assuming you managed to get your pre-order registered in time. The first wave of Steam Deck's will arrive at the end of the month.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

The first wave of Steam Decks won't be arriving until February 25, but if you have a 3D printer, you can get a feel for what it'll be like to hold one right now.

In a fun surprise, Valve has released the CAD files needed to print the Steam Deck's external shell. Valve says it's for "tinkerers, modders, accessory manufacturers, or folks who just want to 3D print a Steam Deck to see how it feels."

The CAD files are available on a GitLab repository that can be downloaded under a Creative Commons license.

Good news for all the tinkerers, modders, accessory manufacturers, or folks who just want to 3D print a Steam Deck to see how it feels: We've published CAD files of the external shell for download: https://t.co/pSDhTfDL9n

— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) February 11, 2022

Valve says it's "looking forward to seeing what the community creates" out of the release. It feeds into Steam Deck's identity as an open platform — a device that is in some ways more for hobbyists than for casual users. Nevertheless, the Steam Deck's release is hotly-anticipated within the gaming community, not the least because it offers a feasible way to play high-end PC games on the go.

Those who decide to 3D print the Steam Deck in anticipation of its release will find that it's quite a large device. A recent series of comparison shots show that the Steam Deck is kind of a monster, easily eclipsing even larger dedicated handhelds like the Nintendo Switch. Some observers have even taken to calling it the "Gabe Gear" in reference to Sega's similarly chunky handheld from the 90s.

If you don't have a 3D printer, you won't have to wait too much longer for the Steam Deck... assuming you managed to get your pre-order registered in time. The first wave of Steam Deck's will arrive at the end of the month.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN