2025 was the usual mix of gaming controversy, disappointments and successes, but it had more than its share of happy surprises, too.

Fire and Ash is the work of a talented filmmaker. Pandora remains a lavishly imagined, technically immersive world, rendered ...

Decades ago, when a 28-year-old Zoe Saldaña walked onto the performance-capture stage of Avatar for the first time, she was ...

Cosmic Star Heroine is another indie title inspired by some of the best JRPGs ever made, such as Chrono Trigger, Phantasy ...

Alabama hides a secret paradise where reality seems to blur into an Impressionist masterpiece – the Huntsville Botanical Garden is where stressed-out humans go to remember how to breathe again.

Welcome to the shopping wonderland known as Tanger Outlets in Commerce, Georgia – a sprawling retail paradise where your $50 can stretch further than your grandmother’s holiday leftovers. The ...

Back behind the visor, better than ever By Paul Hunter Metroid Prime 4: Beyond feels like a proper “welcome back” for Samus, ...

MAVI's The Pilot mixtape marks a confident shift from grief to clarity. Our review explores the Charlotte rapper's sober year ...

One of the world’s most dazzling amphibians is under threat from unregulated photography trips, scientists have warned, after ...

The artwork by illustrator Tom Jung, which brought in $3.9 million, features Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and other characters ...

On the small screen, 2025 was all about money—the ostentatious peacocking of wealth on shows such as Sirens, And Just Like ...