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The best video games of 2025, from Ghost of Yotei to Hades 2

There were hundreds of great games released this year, but these are my favourite 15.

  • Tim Biggs

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Nintendo pulls off an incredible expansion with open world Mario Kart

The first new entry in more than a decade, Mario Kart World delivers fresh and delightful road tripping, ideal for family game nights and weekend hangouts.

  • Tim Biggs
Kiyohiro Izumo uses the Kirin Electric Salt spoon which intensifies salt flavor by flowing a mild electric current through the food around the tongue to attract salt towards the tongue, during 2025 CES Unveiled, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Electric spoons, AI running shoes: The best (and worst) tech gadgets

The world’s largest consumer electronics conference was a physical representation of the best and worst of the technology sector in 2025.

  • David Swan
“The idea that something could be lost to time worries me”: Leslie Haworth among the 4,500 DVDs in his collection.

First the vinyl revival, now DVDs? Why physical media is making a comeback

In an era of streaming anxiety, Leslie Haworth has lined his apartment with 4500 titles.

  • Garry Maddox
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GTA 6 trailer offers look at series’ first female protagonist

Rockstar Games has debuted the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI and the upcoming game has a lot to live up to.

  • Tim Biggs
Kostia Liakhov and Samantha Cable developed their game Copycat at nights and weekends over the past two years. Now they hope to unleash it on the world.

How one of these Australian-made games could be the next global smash

Australian games have already taken the world by storm. But are we about to see the next Untitled Goose Game?

  • Karl Quinn
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When a user is fully immersed, the outer screen on the Vision Pro obscures their eyes so you know they can’t see you.

Apple’s vision for mixed reality could make headsets mainstream

Apple’s impossibly high-end $5000 headset likely won’t be an instant hit, but neither was the iPhone nor the Apple Watch.

  • Tim Biggs
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The dark Aussie game the world can’t get enough of

A cult game that combines the super cute with the darkly disturbing has become a global hit – and even its creator struggles to play it.

  • Bella Ann Sanchez
The Sonos Ray is a tiny soundbar, but with more depth than most.

The best home tech for your buck this tax time

From TVs and headphones to smart home gadgets, here are our top picks if you’re planning a splurge with your tax refund this year.

  • Tim Biggs
John and Diane Bruce at their home in Cronulla with their $5000 Karaoke Setup.

From the Archives, 1992: Karaoke’s one way to extend a lounge croon

The Herald visited with the Bruce family of Cronulla, who had embraced the karaoke craze and stumped up $5000 for the “home entertainment system that makes you the star”.

  • Anthony Dennis