Join Mashable as we look back at the viral videos, breakout movies, memes, dating trends, tech buzz, scientific breakthroughs, and more moments that defined 2025! There are very few small years for ...

After a long year that felt like it would never end at times, 2026 is finally here. The new year offers a fresh opportunity to get away from the baggage of 2025 and start with a clean slate. It’s also ...

This was always going to be a monumental year for gaming. With new entries of reliable franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Monster Hunter on deck to satiate fans, and the return of some seminal ...

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) watches videos with David Walsh (left), president of the National Institute on Media and Family, at a news conference in the Senate Office Building on the effects of ...

Video game studios throw around the word "immersion" a lot, and it can mean different things. Many video games use mechanics and systems to "immerse" players, and draw them into an expansive or ...

It’s hard to keep track of every game launch. While a handful of titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, or Death Stranding 2: On the Beach are sure to top the year’s “best ...

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men have more than doubled their average time per week spent gaming. By Claire Cain Miller and Amy Fan Claire Cain Miller is working on a series of ...

Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year. By Yussef Cole In its struggle to understand and make sense of life, art has a way of remaining relevant even when, in chaotic ...

2025 remained a stellar year for new games despite GTA VI being moved into 2026. The year gave us AAA hits like Black Ops 7 and Ghost of Yotei alongside standout indies like Hollow Knight: Silksong, ...

That’s another year of video games down, and I don’t know about you, but my fingers are sore from all the button-mashing and joystick rotations. Games seem to be getting longer, sprawling between 60 ...