LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the Stage 501 speaker comes with an "AI Karaok...
Itâs been 35 years since Intelligent Systems debuted its Fire Emblem series on Nintendo's Famicom. Through its ever-evolving combat and the introduction of beloved character bonding mechanics, the ser...
Hi, I'm the author of The Program audio series, a fairly successful fiction podcast that launched on HackerNews in 2018. Seven years later, this little sci-fi anthology is still ongoing, having releas...
A screening for leading short-drama app ReelShort's 'Wings of Fire.' Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for ReelShort Soapy micro dramas gained popularity in the US but face a reckoning in 2026. Big questions ...
The Legend of Zelda is one of the most iconic video game series of all time. Starting on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, The Legend of Zelda follows various incarnations of Princess Zelda a...
2025 has been one of the strongest years for anime in ages, building on what is clearly a new Golden Age in the Japanese animation industry. With widening viewership, more access to anime on streaming...
God of Warâs Norse-set masterpieces has cemented it as one of PlayStationâs most iconic franchises . Born during the PS2 era, the God of War franchise made a name for itself with excellent action game...
The Xenomorph from the Alien film franchise is one of the coolest, most nefarious movie monsters ever hatched, with its acid blood, mouths-within-mouths, and diabolical claws. It pretty much single-ha...
When you have a series that's consistently gotten new games for almost 40 years, you have to think about how younger generations will be able to play them. That, and, of course, thinking about your bo...
Black Panther writer and director Ryan Coogler has detailed the script for Black Panther 2 before the death of star Chadwick Boseman. Boseman died in August 2020 aged 43 from complications of colon ca...
"Sorry, Baby." A24 While this wasn't a huge year at the box office, it was a great year in terms of quality. Just because something didn't break records doesn't mean it's not worth your time. ...
Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, on...
Ever since digital streaming was introduced as an alternative to cable, companies like Disney, Warner Bros, Netflix, and Amazon have been finding new ways to "revolutionize" monthly subscriptions, whi...
2025 proved to be a fairly quiet year for the Star Wars franchise, although itâs hard to sniff at something as great as Andor Season 2. Still, itâs safe to say fans are jonesing for new Star Wars cont...
In the early 1980s, filmmaking legends George Lucas and Steven Speilberg created Hollywoodâs seminal action-adventure franchise starring Harrison Ford as a thrill-seeking archeologist and college prof...
The author (right) poses with her friends while attending a Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere in Vegas. Courtesy of Anna Rahmanan In August, I took a 48-hour break from motherhood to see the Backs...
The highest scores on IGNâs review scale are 9 for âAmazingâ and 10 for âMasterpiece.â This year, only sixteen films received the highest marks from IGNâs roster of critics, and of those, only two fil...
đ Key Facts â James Cameron was fired from his first directing job on Piranha II: The Spawning. â He initially viewed the firing as a p...
I tried the famous cake that Tom Cruise sends to his Hollywood friends every Christmas. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images I tried the famous "Tom Cruise Cake," which the actor sends to a...
Actor Idris Elba is knighted in the New Year Honours. The 53-year old Hollywood star from Hackney, London can now officially be called Sir Idris. Sir Idris, who rose to prominence for playing Stringer...