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The upcoming break between seasons will be the longest since the show’s revival, but there are understandable reasons for it. While a new season of the main show isn’t arriving until later, UK audiences recently enjoyed a new Doctor Who spinoff, The War Between the Land and the Sea, in December 2025. This spinoff, created and co-written by Russell T Davies, required a significant amount of his time and the BBC’s resources (it will be available internationally on Disney+ in 2026). Beyond that, the show is undergoing some big changes, and its long-term direction is still being decided.

The changes are mostly noticeable in the new opening and closing themes, which have unique details that take time to appreciate. Beyond that, there are subtler additions that aren’t immediately apparent, but once you recognize them, they enrich the experience and add depth.

Around the late 2000s, most shooter games focused on using cover to advance. I fondly remember spending hours playing Gears of War, where battles were less about running and gunning and more about carefully waiting for the right moment to attack. Where you positioned yourself was more important than how well you aimed. This style of gameplay heavily influenced a whole generation of shooters, but it’s become much less common now.

The financial drama Industry is back for its fourth season on January 11th at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max. That’s a fast return after the third season ended in September 2024, quicker than most shows on HBO. The series follows young graduates as they start their careers at the competitive London investment bank, Pierpoint & Co. This season, the Pierpoint team gets caught up in a thrilling, international chase while also dealing with their personal lives – relationships, friendships, and everything in between. Starring Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Sagar Radia, and Ken Leung, Season 4 will have eight episodes released weekly on Sundays.

Most fans know Pennywise is the most famous form of IT, but it’s not the only one. Throughout the book and its adaptations, IT has appeared as many frightening things – a creepy librarian, a burned child, a swarm of piranhas, a monstrous baby, and even the decaying bodies of those it’s killed. What’s interesting is that Pennywise isn’t the only scary part of IT, and some of its most disturbing forms actually appear only in Stephen King’s original novel.

Many anime released this year delivered the complex stories and relatable themes that fans love in popular action series, though some explored much grimmer subjects. The most exciting anime of 2025, however, really impressed by skillfully combining realistic and dark elements. Here are five of the newest anime from 2025 that felt particularly innovative.

Starting January 12th, BioWare’s action RPG, Anthem, will no longer be playable. Because the game requires a constant internet connection, shutting down the servers means the game will be completely inaccessible. While Anthem may eventually be forgotten, those who played it in 2019 will remember it as a major topic of discussion that year.

For the next 11 days, PlayStation Network users with PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5, and PS5 consoles can get the Batman: Arkham Collection for free. This collection includes a highly-rated game originally released on PS3. While these games are a bit older now, they still play great and are currently available at their lowest price ever on the PlayStation Store.

Xbox recently announced on its social media channels that Quarantine Zone: The Last Check will be available to play on Xbox Game Pass starting day one. The game is scheduled to launch in about 24 hours, on January 12th, but there’s also a bit of disappointing news to share.