PlayStation 5 gamers have at least five higher-profile games to look forward to in January 2026, and they should mark their calendars accordingly.

With the holiday season upon us, we've put together a list of the 12 best Christmas games that are perfect for embracing the festive spirit.

By playing video games, “people are practicing complex skills in simulated environments,” said Aaron Seitz, a professor of psychology and the director of the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well - being at Northeastern University, unlike traditional “brain games,” which tend to be as “simple as possible.”

Many of the gameplay features we take for granted today had to start somewhere! Here are 9 games that invented famous mechanics.

According to Circana director Mat Piscatella, the average price of a new unit of video game hardware has risen from around $235 in 2019 to $439 in 2025. That appears to be a major driver in the decline of video game spending, which has dropped to $ 5.9 billion, a 4% decrease from last year's $6.1 billion.

I’ve been making lists of my 10 favorite games of the year annually for more than a decade, and 2025’s may have been the hardest to finish. It was a rollicking year for video games, from nails-tough action-platformers to innovative puzzlers, and I had one hell of a time narrowing down my list of favorites.

Video game remakes are becoming increasingly common, but the developers behind the biggest ones hope that there are lessons and positive emotions in revisiting the past.

Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.