Lego’s Smart Brick is here, and it transforms these new Star Wars sets
Lego’s Smart Brick is here, and it transforms these new Star Wars sets

Lego’s new Smart Brick is a pretty big deal. It packs a miniature computer, a microphone, and NFC tech into a classic 2×4 Lego brick, which can power all sorts of new experiences with select sets. It has so much promise that we awarded it “best in show” at CES 2026, and now, eight Star […]

Best AI games… as in games about AI, not slop made by AI

As AI invades everyday life, we’ve gone back and revisited the best video games with memorable AI characters, evil or otherwise.

How MLB can make baseball relevant on a fast-changing internet
How MLB can make baseball relevant on a fast-changing internet

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the contemporary attention economy, follow Mia Sato. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started “KING BASEBALL, monarch of the American sport world, is sick,” […]

Resident Evil Requiem leans too much on the series’ past
Resident Evil Requiem leans too much on the series’ past

Resident Evil turns 30 this year. The series is full of history – the new Resident Evil Requiem is technically the ninth mainline game, but there are a bunch of spinoffs, remakes, movies, and even a TV show – which can make it fun to follow for fans. But it’s also intimidating for people like […]

8 new 4K Blu-rays from February 2026 to add to your collection

It’s our biggest Blu-ray Bounty ever — this month, we’ll be exploring 8 of the latest 4K releases from February 2026.

I watched the first trailer for The Backrooms, A24 has another hit horror film

A24 has given us a glimpse at director Kane Parsons’s The Backrooms, which is primed to become of the 2026’s biggest horror movies.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 199 — The Obsolete Astronaut?

On Episode 199 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee, who has thoughts on how and when robots may perform better —and more safely —than humans in space.

The Witcher is a perfect fit for Reigns’ Tinder-like roleplaying
The Witcher is a perfect fit for Reigns’ Tinder-like roleplaying

I never knew how easy it was to die in an orgy. But that’s just one of the many threats facing Geralt of Rivia in his latest adventure. The studio behind the Reigns series of Tinder-like choose-your-own-adventure games has now adapted The Witcher, following a handful of original titles and a take on Game of […]

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse — release date, cast, plot, and everything else we know about the new Marvel movie

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is the final installment in Sony’s Spider-Verse trilogy — here’s all you need to know about it.