Chinese developer and publisher NetEase is reportedly in "final negotiations" with Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi to hire him away from Sega, where he's been since 1989.

According to a report from Bloomberg, at NetEase Nagoshi would be expected to build a new team and develop brand new games for the company, though the final contract and any details about his job role have yet to be set in stone.

NetEase is already a gaming superpower in China thanks to mobile games like the Westward Journey series, Cyber Hunter, Identity V, and Knives Out (no relation to the film), as well as its partnership with Activision-Blizzard to run World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Starcraft 2 in the country.

However, it is still looking to expand its global notoriety and gain more hits outside of China, especially amidst a growing crackdown on gaming time for minors in China that became even more stringent today.

As Tokyo-based analyst, Serkan Toto, of Kantan Games put it to Bloomberg, companies like NetEase and Tencent are especially interested in acquiring Japanese talent to accomplish these goals. "Tencent and NetEase have been speaking to just about all publicly traded studios here and are actively courting some privately held developers, too. They both feel pressure to make headway in Japan, especially since game regulations in their home market are becoming increasingly restrictive," Toto said.

Nagoshi has been with Sega since the very early days of arcade titles, with his first credit at the company being as a designer on Virtua Racing. He went on to be the producer and director for the Monkey Ball series, before heading up Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and leading the creation of the Yakuza franchise.

The most recent Yakuza game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, was especially notable for taking the series from an action beat-em-up to a turn-based RPG, whose bold steps we applauded despite its struggles to maintain balance. A sequel to Yakuza spin-off Judgment, entitled Lost Judgment, is planned for next month.

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

Gaming monitors often lean hard into a stereotype of what gaming hardware should look like. That means brash, angular design with gaudy LED accents.

The BenQ EX2780Q is an alternative. It’s a sleek, refined monitor that could easily be sold as a professional display. The focus is on image rather than refresh rate, providing a wide gamut display and HDR support. All this helps the EX2780Q carve a unique niche in the crowded market for 27-inch gaming monitors.

BenQ EX2780Q – Design

The BenQ EX2780Q’s simple, curved matte black chassis is paired with elegant trim that, in most lighting, takes on a bronze or coffee hue. Thin bezels frame the display on three sides while the bottom is bordered by a small soundbar with a faux fabric texture. This is where you’ll find the HDRi sensor which detects ambient light and adjusts the monitor accordingly. It all adds up to a refined, luxurious look.

Functionally, however, the EX2780Q falls flat. The included stand is sturdy but short and only adjusts for tilt. The monitor will sit low on your desk, so tall gamers may need to prop it up with a box or some books. A VESA mount is included, so a third-party stand can be attached to solve the issue. Still, it’s odd for a monitor this expensive to ship without a height-adjustable stand.

Connectivity options include two HDMI 2.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.4, and a USB-C port with DisplayPort mode. The USB-C port is another unusual feature to find in a gaming monitor, but don’t get too excited. It doesn’t include Power Delivery, so it can’t charge your laptop.

BenQ backs the EX2780Q with a three-year limited warranty. This is uncommon for a gaming monitor at any price point. Samsung and LG tend to offer a one year warranty on all monitors, and while Alienware can do better, its monitors are much more expensive. It’s unlikely you’ll need to use the warranty, but it’s a nice perk.

BenQ EX2780Q – Features & OSD

The BenQ EX2780Q has a remote that can control all the monitor’s features. It includes buttons to quickly change the volume or access a variety of preset modes, such as HDRi or Blue Light modes. I love the remote, though I’ll admit I spend more time hunched over tweaking monitor settings than the average gamer.

BenQ hasn’t sacrificed the monitor’s physical buttons entirely. It includes a set of buttons alongside a joystick that is used to navigate menus. This is the standard arrangement for most modern monitors. One concession is made to the remote: none of the buttons have a label on the front. It’s easy to accidentally turn the monitor off by hitting the wrong button.

The menu includes a decent range of image quality settings. It has five precise gamma settings that span from 1.8 to 2.6 and RGB color adjustment, though only in the User preset. It provides a Black Equalizer setting for competitive gamers who want to boost shadow detail but doesn’t have a built-in crosshair.

There’s a long list of image presets available. These include Low Blue Light mode, a Rec. 709 mode, and an Eye Care mode. While they have their use, I think most gamers will find them overwhelming. For example, it’s possible to access Low Blue Light mode through two different menus, but only one method then provides five alternative Blue Light mode options. Why do the options differ on how they’re accessed? And does a gaming monitor need five different Blue Light modes?

One mode is worth special attention: HDRi. This feature, which is key to the monitor’s marketing, uses a built-in ambient light sensor to automatically detect room lighting and adjust the monitor accordingly. Despite the name, it doesn’t require an HDR signal to work.

I wasn’t happy with HDRi’s handling of color temperature. The feature at times seemed confused, flipping between a cooler and warmer look with distracting frequency. I also didn’t like the look of HDRi when HDR was turned on in Windows. Every mode looked over-sharpened and too cool.

On the plus side, HDRi significantly adjusted brightness, keeping the monitor at a comfortable brightness throughout the day. That’s helpful; it keeps you from ramping up brightness during the day and then searing your eyes by forgetting to turn it down at night.

BenQ EX2780Q – Day-to-day performance

The BenQ EX2780Q is a wonderful monitor for everyday use. Its 1440p resolution looks sharp across the 27-inch screen, with only the finest interface elements and smallest fonts showing any hint of pixelation or aliasing. It’s also a bright display, and while it doesn’t reach the extreme levels of Alienware’s more expensive AW2721D, it beats LG’s popular 27GL83A-B.

Color performance is a highlight. The BenQ EX2780Q is astoundingly accurate right out of the box, going toe-to-toe with mid-range professional monitors like the Asus ProArt PA278QV. The BenQ also serves up an ideal color temperature and spot-on gamma. It’s a wide gamut display, covering the entire sRGB gamut and 90 percent of the AdobeRGB gamut.

Brightness isn’t exceptional, but it’s far more than you’re likely to need for daily use. In fact, I typically used the BenQ monitor at less than half its maximum sustained brightness. This alone would combat glare, which is further reduced by an effective anti-glare coating. The BenQ EX2780Q is a good pick for bright rooms.

Overall, the EX2780Q delivers an experience on par with entry-level professional monitors. It’s a real stunner for photo or video editing. Its on-screen menu lacks the customization some professionals might prefer, but that’s easy to forgive when image quality is this good right out of the box.

BenQ EX2780Q – Gaming performance

You might guess the BenQ EX2780Q’s accurate color and wide gamut leads to excellent visuals in games. You’d be right.

The monitor’s highly accurate, vibrant color looks fantastic in every game you throw at it. Minecraft, which I’ve returned to in recent months, is an excellent example. No one has ever accused Minecraft of being vivid or dazzling, but the EX2780Q does its best to change that. The game looks bright, crisp, and fresh. My time playing Diablo 3 and Final Fantasy XIV lead me to similar conclusions.

This is an IPS monitor and, like all monitors of its type, it can’t reach a deep, inky black. Scenes that should appear entirely dark are instead a hazy gray. However, the EX2780Q I tested had excellent luminance uniformity. It lacks distracting blotches of obvious excess brightness along the corners of the display, which can ruin simulation or horror games and remains a common flaw among gaming monitors.

Indeed, BenQ avoids all the major flaws that often degrade an IPS monitor’s image quality. Contrast is good for an IPS monitor, uniformity is solid, gamma performance is excellent and color, as mentioned, is spot-on.

The monitor falls short in just one area, and that’s HDR. The EX2780Q’s superb color performance offers a vibrant experience that’s more vivid and alive than SDR. However, the monitor’s mediocre brightness and complete lack of local dimming has downsides. It can’t deliver remarkable highlights in brilliant scenes or excellent shadow detail in dark scenes.

Don’t judge the EX2780Q too harshly on this basis, however. No monitor in this price range provides a great, or even passable, HDR experience. The BenQ can defeat monitors well above its price range, like the Alienware AW2721D, in SDR image quality, while sidestepping flaws found in monitors sold for twice as much.

BenQ EX2780Q – Motion performance

The BenQ EX2780Q has a 144Hz IPS panel with a one millisecond gray-to-gray response time. Once impressive, this is now the default for gaming monitors. Gamers can choose competitors with a 1440p panel at up to 165Hz, or a 1080p panel at up to 280Hz.

BenQ makes a clear choice not to compete with ultra-high refresh displays, like Asus’ excellent TUF VG279QM. Highly competitive players who demand the absolute best in pixel response times and refresh rates should look elsewhere. The EX2780Q is built for image quality, not speed.

Still, the monitor’s motion performance is good. Great, even, depending on what you have right now. A 144Hz monitor like the EX2780Q delivers motion clarity and a smooth feel that’s a clear, obvious upgrade over the 60Hz monitors that were common a few years ago.

The monitor also avoids common motion problems. I paid close attention to gameplay in Diablo 3, which combines dark background elements alongside bright, colorful characters and effects. Ghosting and halos weren’t noticeable in my experience.

AMD’s FreeSync Premium is officially supported, but Nvidia’s G-Sync also worked and showed no problems in my time with the monitor.

BenQ EX2780Q – Sound

Most monitors have weak built-in speakers, if they have any at all. The BenQ EX2780Q bucks that trend with a pair of two-watt speakers and a five-watt subwoofer. This system offers loud, deep, rich sound with noticeable bass. The only flaw is sound staging; the speakers are located in a soundbar along the monitor’s chin and fail to provide definition between the left and right channels.

There are more streaming networks than ever before, so if you have questions about the future of streaming, then you've come to the right place. All week long, IGN's State of Streaming 3.0 initiative is featuring reviews and in-depth analysis about current streaming providers like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, and more!

After the launch of three new streaming services back in 2020 — Peacock, HBO Max, and Quibi, with the latter's $2 billion failure resulting in the first major casualty of the Streaming Wars — the number of contenders entering the fray over the past year has slowed down some. Apart from the debuts of Discovery+ and Paramount+ (the rebranded name for CBS All Access) in 2021, the focus of the Streaming Wars has shifted from the creation of new platforms to one of survival, as each combatant continues its quest to gain as many viewers as it can.

To help us better understand how this crowded streaming landscape will affect your entertainment consumption moving forward, we spoke to various industry experts and studio executives to see what's in store for the future of the Streaming Wars.

What is the future of the Streaming Wars?

Looking at the chart above, Netflix continues to lead the Streaming Wars with over 209 million subscribers worldwide. However, the streamer's long-standing dominance is beginning to diminish as rivals Amazon and Disney+ close the gap. While 200 million-plus subs is a nice milestone, one that Disney will likely achieve, the future of the Streaming Wars may have more to do with Wall Street than actual subscriber numbers.

In an interview with Bloomberg alum and current CNBC Tech Reporter Alex Sherman, we learned that Netflix's long-term success could be determined by its stock price more than how many millions of subscribers it has at any given time. "If [Netflix's] growth subsides over the next year or two, what does that do to their stock price, and if their stock price tanks, does that mean Netflix will have to pull back on their content, and does that negatively affect the service?" Sherman told IGN. "So that's sort of the existential question there for Netflix, but none of that is going to change anytime soon. They're the leader. Every content creator wants as many people to see their stuff as possible, and Netflix is the leader in that world."

Sherman goes on to say that Netflix's ability to acquire A-list talent will likely sustain the company as one of the long-term leaders in the Streaming Wars. In recent news, Netflix signed The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich to a long-term creative partnership, along with a high eight-figure deal with Power creator Courtney A. Kemp, according to a story from The Hollywood Reporter. With this level of creativity added to its roster, Netflix doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. But what does that mean for the rest of the competition?

With Netflix holding the #1 spot atop the streaming charts in 2021, Sherman classifies Amazon and Disney as "sort of 2A and 2B," with the former doing a bit more spending, especially with its purchase of the James Bond studio MGM for $8.45 billion. But where Netflix is mostly sticking to the status quo in terms of offering a variety of on-demand content, Amazon is attempting to differentiate itself with its multi-billion dollar deal with the NFL and Thursday Night Football.

"[Amazon] is sort of becoming not just an on-demand location, but also a live destination," Sherman explained. "That separates them a little bit from Netflix and we'll have to see if that really transforms the way people watch TV in general if they now view streaming as a place that they need to show up weekly for live viewing, which it really isn't. Yes, there's some live programming on a lot of the streaming. But by and large, as we speak today, streaming is heavily on-demand, and your live sports and news viewing is still by and large old school broadcast, cable, linear TV even in a digital form, like YouTube TV."

For all of the other major streaming services, it appears that mergers and acquisitions are the keys to survive the future of the Streaming Wars. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has already made an ambitious move in the form of a $43 billion purchase of WarnerMedia from telecommunications giant AT&T. If the deal goes through, Zaslav will quickly close in on that coveted 100 million subscriber count across both streaming services. Not only will Zaslav control the rights to the Property Brothers, Guy Fieri, and CNN in the unscripted market, but also Game of Thrones and Batman. While $43 billion is nothing to laugh at, when you consider AT&T acquired WarnerMedia for $85 billion back in 2018, Zaslav got a pretty good deal.

Sherman believes that ViacomCBS' Paramount+ and NBCUniversal's Peacock won't last as standalone streaming services, so a merger is likely in their future. The question is, who will they merge with in order to stand a fighting chance against the likes of Amazon, Netflix, and Disney? A potential outcome is for either Peacock or Paramount+ to merge with the new Discovery/WarnerMedia conglomerate or another company buys them instead. The one streaming service we haven't mentioned yet, that could play a big role as far as mergers are concerned, is Apple TV+.

Valued at over $2 trillion dollars, there isn't much Apple can't afford to buy, but does it even want to? "So we don't know exactly where Apple wants to go in this and that's sort of the other large, open-ended question here," Sherman told IGN. "Clearly, Apple wants to play in this world to some degree, otherwise they wouldn't have started this Apple TV+ service, but they have so little content right now that they're not a viable competitor and they obviously must know that." Fortunately for Apple, it has the luxury of time since streaming isn't its primary source of income.

What is the most powerful weapon in the Streaming Wars?

Intellectual property, or "IP" for short, is still the most powerful weapon in any streamer's arsenal. Owning the rights to iconic franchises like Game of Thrones (HBO), Star Wars (Disney), and Lord of the Rings (Amazon) can obviously be crucial in bringing more subscribers to your platform. So we spoke to HBO Max Executive Vice President and General Manager Andy Forssell to learn more about the value IP brings to streaming services.

"DC obviously has a huge history going back to the heyday of the books," Forssell explained. "We're going to lean into that hugely. Just the James Gunn thread of it here, with Suicide Squad and then Peacemaker early next year (2022). We have a bunch more in development. But as you'd expect, we will lean into it pretty heavily in terms of mining that universe. It's got to be doing it in a way that's really specific to DC and with a voice. Not that everything we do in that universe will have the same voice, but with several veins of consistency."

With all of the recent acclaim for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad and Zach Snyder's Justice League, it's easy to forget that WarnerMedia/HBO has more firepower in its armory than DC properties, such as the Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, which is currently in production.

"You look at Game of Thrones, built on a fantastic IP from George R. R. Martin," Forssell said. "Game of Thrones really doesn't have a comparison, in terms of the last couple of decades, and in terms of a show attracting the kind of people it attracted, especially in this fragmented universe. House of Dragon [sic] will continue that. And there's a bunch more in the development pipeline there. I think that's something we'll mine for years to come, and it's a universe that clearly people love. And it's our job not to screw it up, but to build on it and make it interesting."

While HBO Max and DC continue to develop blockbuster titles like the Suicide Squad spinoff Peacemaker and a live-action Green Lantern show, taking risks with new IP that's not based on any pre-existing material is also important to Forssell and his team. Highly-acclaimed new series like Mare of Easttown and Hacks help diversify HBO Max's portfolio, especially during awards season, where HBO and HBO Max lead the 2021 Emmys with a combined 130 nominations.

Amazon Prime Video is taking a similar approach as it continues to add exciting new content to its service. Even though the company's reported $1 billion investment for five seasons of Lord of the Rings makes for a captivating headline, Amazon's Vernon Sanders, Co-Head of Television, and Marc Resteghini, Head of Development, are also investing in new talent with new ideas.

"It's so key that we have a wide-open door for those original ideas and concepts," Resteghini informed IGN. "We're particularly excited about a couple of things that are coming next year, Outer Range and Lightyears, that are wholly original and we fell in love and we're just passionate about. Outer Range came from a playwright in New York who hadn't done television before. We did THEM last year that came out from a new creator in Little Marvin. So we are just as excited about things that are new and unique and different and come from exciting new voices, and that's as much a part of our effort as the bigger IP pieces are."

But high-value intellectual properties don't always come in the form of Dragons, Caped Crusaders, or even Hobbits. Take Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon, for example, who sold her Hello Sunshine production company for north of $900 million. Witherspoon's company doesn't own any iconic IP or famous superheroes that will guarantee billions of dollars of annual revenue for years to come like Marvel and Star Wars, however, she does have a proven track record of successful titles like Apple's The Morning Show, HBO's Big Little Lies, and Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere.

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are also cashing in on the IP craze, with an astonishing $935 million contract extension from ViacomCBS, which will keep them in the adult-animated business until 2027. These numbers are truly staggering if you think back to Amazon's reported purchase of Lord of the Rings for $250 million. The value of reliable IP on both the big and small screens has grown tremendously over the past few years.

"Get as much IP as you can get, that's the name of the game," CNBC's Alex Sherman told IGN. "I think it's by far the most important thing in streaming. If you look at what acquisitions have worked over the past 10 years, the biggest ones that have worked were all IP acquisitions. They're Disney buying Marvel, it's Disney buying Lucas, it's acquisitions of IP that have paid off in droves for the media companies."

So if you want to survive the future of the streaming wars, consider gaining a new ally with some valuable IP like Discovery's potential merger with the WarnerMedia company, or have $2 trillion in your back pocket like Apple to sit back, relax, and watch as the war rages one. Either way, TV and movie fans get to enjoy all of the benefits as streaming services spend billions on quality entertainment. All you have to do is subscribe to your streamer of choice and press play.

David Griffin is the TV Streaming Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

King Arthur: Knight's Tale, the next-gen tactics-RPG mash-up on its way for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S (and already out for PC in Early Access), has just had a new developer diary released by its developers, explaining the game's attempt to uniquely blend turn-based tactics and RPG gameplay. You can watch that video below and it should give you a good idea of what the game is all about.

Meanwhile, the developers at NeocoreGames just dropped a summer update for the aforementioned PC version, which includes, among other things, a new class (the Sage, whose abilities revolve around ice magic), controller support, and brand-new abilities for the existing characters and classes.

For more on King Arthur: Knight's Tale, don't miss the announcement trailer. Another tactical RPG, Marvel Midnight Suns, was announced by XCOM developer Firaxis at Gamescom last week. IGN will have the gameplay premiere for that on Wednesday at 11:30am PT/2:30pm ET.

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

September 2021 will see two movies that are simultaneously releasing on HBO Max and in theaters – Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho and James Wan's latest horror film Malignant. Cry Macho is based on a book by the same name and stars Eastwood as a "one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder." Malignant, on the other hand, is a horror-thriller that follows a character named Madison who is "paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders."

Check out the trailer for Cry Macho in the video player below:

Alongside the return of Doom Patrol for its third season, September will also see the arrival of Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain's Scenes From a Marriage. This limited series is a modern adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's classic Swedish series of the same name.

A ton of movies are returning to HBO Max this month, including all the Harry Potter films, 2021's Mortal Kombat, and Angelina Jolie's Those Who Wish Me Dead. The latest Adventure Time: Distant Lands special – Wizard City – also makes its way to the streamer on September 2.

On the documentary front, Nuclear Family will be released on September 26 and follows filmmaker Ry Russo-Young as she "turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family… when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most."

Check out the slideshow gallery below for the highlights of HBO Max's September 2021 offerings, followed by the full list:

September 1

• A Hijacking, 2013 (HBO)
• The Animal, 2001 (HBO)
• Army Of Darkness, 1993 (HBO)
• The Benchwarmers, 2006 (HBO)
• Bodas de Oro (aka The Anniversary), 2019 (HBO)
• The Cell 2, 2009 (HBO)
• Cloverfield, 2008 (HBO)
• Dead Again, 1991 (HBO)
• Deck the Halls, 2006 (HBO)
• Detour, 2017 (HBO)
• Drinking Buddies, 2013 (HBO)
• Epic Movie, 2007 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Event Horizon, 1997 (HBO)
• The Evil Dead, 1983 (HBO)
• Evil Dead 2, 1987 (HBO)
• Flawless, 2008 (HBO)
• The Forgotten, 2004 (HBO)
• Fun Size, 2012 (HBO)
• The Gallows, 2015 (HBO)
• The Good German, 2006 (HBO)
• The Good Heart, 2010 (HBO)
• The Goonies, 1985
• Green Lantern, 2011
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001
• Impostor, 2002 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
• Inheritance, 2020 (HBO)
• In the Heart of the Sea, 2015 (HBO)
• Kany Garcia: Soy Yo En Vivo, 2019 (HBO)
• King Kong, 2005 (Extended Version) HBO)
• Lady in the Water, 2006 (HBO)
• Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
• Mr. Nobody, 2013 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• My Golden Days, 2016 (HBO)
• Nanny McPhee, 2006 (HBO)
• Oblivion, 2013 (HBO)
• On the Town, 1949
• Ouija: Origin of Evil, 2016 (HBO)
• Paulie, 1998 (HBO)
• The Poet Of Havana, 2015 (HBO)
• Prime, 2005 (HBO)
• Prince Avalanche, 2013 (HBO)
• Reik En Vivo Desde El Auditorio Nacional, 2015 (HBO)
• Rent, 2005 (HBO)
• Romeo Santos The King Stays King: Live At Madison Square Garden, 2012 (HBO)
• Santana – Corazon: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It, 2014 (HBO)
• Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, 2012 (HBO)
• Severance, 2007 (HBO)
• Showdown In Little Tokyo, 1991 (HBO)
• The Song Remains the Same, 1976
• Taken 2, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
• Thalia Viva Tour En Vivo, 2014 (HBO)
• That's Entertainment!, 1974
• That's Entertainment! II, 1976
• That's Entertainment! III, 1994
• Transformers, 2007 (HBO)
• Undisputed, 2002 (HBO)
• Vanilla Sky, 2001 (HBO)
• View from the Top, 2003 (HBO)
• What They Had, 2018 (HBO)
• What Women Want, 2000 (HBO)
• Yandel: Legacy – De Lider A Leyenda Tour, 2015 (HBO)

September 2

• Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Wizard City, Max Original Special Premiere
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Season Finale

September 3

• Amaraica, 2020 (HBO)
• At Last, 2020
• Bittu, 2020
• Coffee Shop Names, 2020
• Liberty Kid, 2007

September 4

• News of the World, 2020 (HBO)

September 7

• Hard Knocks '21: The Dallas Cowboys, Season Finale (HBO)

September 8

• Nasciturus, 2021

September 9

• Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Reunion Special
• Mortal Kombat, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English Only on supported devices)

September 10

• Elliott from Earth, Season 1
• Malignant, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision)

September 11

• Ben 10, Season 4C
• NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
• Walker, Season 1

September 12

• Scenes from a Marriage, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

September 13

• Care Bears: Unlock the Magic
• I'm Sorry
• Little Ellen, Max Original Series Premiere

September 15

• A La Calle, 2020

• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, 1966

September 16

• Tig n' Seek, Max Original Season 3 Premiere

September 17

• Apple & Onion, Season 2B
• Cry Macho, Warner Bros. Film Premiere (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision)
• El Cuartito, 2021 (HBO)

• Superman & Lois, Season 1

September 18

• The People v. The Klan

September 20

• Hard, Season 3 Finale (HBO)
• Total Dramarama

September 21

• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

September 23

• Ahir Shah: Dots, Max Original Special Premiere
• Doom Patrol, Max Original Season 3 Premiere
• The Other Two, Max Original Season 2 Finale

September 25

• Promising Young Woman, 2020 (HBO)

September 26

• Nuclear Family, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)

September 27

• Huesped Americano (aka The American Guest), Series Premiere (HBO)
• Little Sky, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)
• Neh, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)
• Unmothered, 2021 Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short (HBO)

September 29

• Entre Hombres (aka Amongst Men), Series Premiere (HBO)

September 30

• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
• Ten-Year-Old Tom, Max Original Series Premiere
• Those Who Wish Me Dead, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision)
• The Way Down, Max Original Series Premiere
• Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs, Max Original Series Premiere

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