As the year ends, it’s a good time to look back at the best new game releases. This list is based on scores from Metacritic, and only includes games that came out in 2025 with reviews from at least 25 critics. We’re focusing on brand new games, so even though The Legend of Zelda is fantastic on the Nintendo Switch 2, it won’t be included because it’s a port of an older title.
It’s crazy to think the Xbox 360 is over 20 years old now! As a fan, I remember when it first came out and how it really changed gaming for Microsoft. They improved everything, especially Xbox Live. Sure, there were issues – anyone who had one remembers being terrified of the Red Ring of Death! – but despite that, Microsoft sold over 84 million consoles, making it the most successful Xbox ever. And the games! Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 were just the beginning of an amazing library. Even with newer consoles out there from PlayStation and Nintendo, I still get a huge wave of nostalgia thinking about my Xbox 360.
![The study demonstrates how contributions to the coefficient [latex]F_{W,3}^{(2,1),\text{fin}}[/latex] vary with center-of-mass energy, specifically between 50 and 150 GeV, revealing a nuanced relationship between these parameters.](https://arxiv.org/html/2512.22992v1/x12.png)
New research delivers a more precise understanding of quark behavior within the Drell-Yan process, enhancing the accuracy of theoretical models used at particle colliders.
The new Switch 2 is definitely more powerful, but some early adopters were let down by how things played out in 2025. It would have been helpful for them to have known more beforehand about what to expect, especially when it came to selling old gear or buying new accessories. Hopefully, future buyers can avoid those same problems.
Stardew Valley is a hugely popular indie game from the 2010s that remains incredibly successful today. Players worldwide adore the game, and that affection often extends to its creator, ConcernedApe. The developer has earned a lot of praise from the community by consistently releasing updates without asking for any additional payment beyond the original price.
What does this chaos portend? A bullish ascent or a trap set in the shadows? Let us peer into the abyss of data and maybe find some humor along the way.
According to CoinMarketCap (the oracle of crypto despair), Midnight’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) hit a whopping 67. That’s right, folks-overbought like a Black Friday shopping spree! 🛍️ Traders saw that 18% weekly gain and thought, “Time to cash out before this turns into a pumpkin!” 🎃 And boy, did they-price got rejected harder than a bad pickup line at $0.09.
A new study delves into instances where sums in number theory cancel out more effectively than previously understood, potentially unlocking new proofs about prime numbers and arithmetic progressions.
This list reflects the LEGO set’s price at the time of release, not adjusted for inflation.
2025. A year that will be remembered, if only by those unfortunate enough to have invested in this… phenomenon. Prices soared, governments momentarily forgot their disdain for anything they couldn’t control, and fortunes were made and, of course, lost. Oh, so many lost. 😇
