The most popular games are getting harder and harder to usurp
The most popular games are getting harder and harder to usurp

It’s harder than ever for a new video game to crack the top of the most-played list. According to the Circana Player Engagement Tracker and video game market analyst Mat Piscatella, in 2025, the top five most-played games on PS5 and Xbox… were the same in 2024. And they likely won’t be changing anytime soon. […]

Disney Plus is getting vertical video
Disney Plus is getting vertical video

Disney Plus will be getting a vertical video feed later this year, Disney announced as part of its Global Tech & Data Showcase for advertisers at CES. Based on an interview with Erin Teague, Disney’s EVP of product management for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, Deadline reports that vertical video in the app could include “original […]

How to watch ‘Predator: Badlands’ at home digitally ahead of its February 4K Blu-ray release

Predator: Badlands has landed on digital platforms ahead of the February 4K Blu-ray release, but still no word on the Hulu streaming release date.

10 retired Lego Star Wars sets we wish would come back

Over the last 25 years, a lot of Lego Star Wars sets have come and gone. These are the ones we wish would make a return.

Some of our favorite 4K UHD Blu-rays are three for $33 at Amazon right now
Some of our favorite 4K UHD Blu-rays are three for $33 at Amazon right now

The holidays — and the copious amounts of binge-watching that come with them — are very much behind us at this point, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be time to catch up on the movies from last year (and beyond) you might have missed. Thankfully, Amazon has brought back one of the better promos […]

Spotify is finally bringing your friends’ Listening Activity to mobile
Spotify is finally bringing your friends’ Listening Activity to mobile

Since almost day one, Spotify has offered the ability to creep on your friends’ listening habits – but you could mostly only uncover those guilty pleasures on the desktop app. The company experimented with a community feature on the mobile app back in 2022, but it never officially launched. Now the company is finally bringing […]

Netflix is bringing back some big franchises in 2026
Netflix is bringing back some big franchises in 2026

Last year was a pivotal one for Netflix, as it saw arguably the streamer’s two most prominent series – Stranger Things and Squid Game – come to an end. And while Netflix has a number of competing priorities now, its lineup for 2026 also shows it’s not quite done with blockbuster franchises just yet. The […]

I tried Lego’s new Smart Brick and Stars Wars sets — and the biggest Lego change for 50 years has won me over

Lego’s Smart Play system is the biggest change to the Lego brick in years, and at CES I went hands-on with the new Star Wars sets arriving in March.

Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat
Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat

Roblox is rolling out its previously announced requirement for all users to go through an age estimation process to be able to use the platform’s chat features. The policy was announced in November 2025 and was rolled out to Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands in December, but now users will be prompted to complete […]