Zoe Slater is excited to spend Christmas with her family for the first time in a long time, but the person who has been harassing her since June is about to be revealed, and it could ruin the holiday. Actress Michelle Ryan hinted at this during an interview with her co-star Jessie Wallace.
New research demonstrates how information theory can dramatically improve the efficiency of identifying underlying systems from observational data.
The five-episode miniseries, The War Between the Land and the Sea, is a Doctor Who spinoff that echoes the success of the similarly structured Torchwood: Children of Earth. Children of Earth originally aired over five consecutive days in 2009, and both series are considered particularly well-made. This approach – releasing a short, focused event series over a single week – seems to work very well for Doctor Who spinoffs, and fans hope to see more releases using this format in the future.
This month’s featured game is LEGO Horizon Adventures, launched last November by the team behind the Horizon series, Guerrilla Games, and Studio Gobo. Surprisingly, despite being a PlayStation-developed game, it wasn’t exclusive to PlayStation consoles – it also came out on Nintendo Switch. Although released less than a year ago, LEGO Horizon Adventures hasn’t been a big hit. Reviews were lukewarm (it has a score of 71 on Metacritic), and it’s already available for free with a PlayStation Plus subscription, suggesting it didn’t gain much traction with players.
Rockstar Games recently surprised fans by releasing the original Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation 5, even before doing so for its sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2. Remarkably, despite being a game from 2009 originally made for the PS3, it’s currently one of the 20 most popular games on PlayStation Network, according to PS TimeTracker. In fact, it’s the oldest game in the top 20, and when excluding free-to-play titles, it jumps into the top 10.
The discussion about how the series began and a preview of the final episode – which Russell T Davies called “carnage” – led to talk about Jemma Redgrave’s character, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. Kate, who leads UNIT, has been a regular part of Doctor Who since she first appeared in 2012.
Look, I get why we’re drawn to end-of-the-world stories, but so many sci-fi shows lately feel…well, relentlessly depressing. It’s always crumbling buildings, people losing their humanity, and just a constant sense of hopelessness. They really drive home the idea that if you do survive, you’ve lost everything worth living for. And while that feels realistic, honestly, it gets draining to watch. It’s a bit much, and I found myself needing something…lighter.
The EA game being removed is actually a mobile title called Real Racing 3, first released in 2013 by Firemonkeys Studios. It was a sequel to Real Racing (2009) and Real Racing 2 (2010). While PC and console gamers might not be familiar with the series, it was once very popular on iOS and Android, which explains its long run until 2025 or 2026. The reason for its removal isn’t officially stated, only described as an “emotional decision.” It’s likely due to licensing issues and the cost of maintaining servers exceeding the revenue from in-app purchases—though this is just an educated guess, as the game is free to play.
This year was full of celebrity weddings that everyone talked about, but some really stood out. From Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s nuptials to Patrick Schwarzenegger and Abby Champion’s ceremony, and Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s lavish Italian wedding, there were plenty of high-profile celebrations of love.