The staff at CNET, ZDNET, PC Mag, Lifehacker and Mashable got together to pick their favorite titles from this year.

No matter how carefully you play, your avatar will fall countless times, in comically painful-looking ways. The others you meet along the way — sneering would-be guides, alpha-male donkey men with giant dangling members — paint a world of distorted, vicious masculinity that pokes fun at the classic video game power fantasy. (PC, PlayStation 5)

It's hard to make open-world games feel fresh in 2025, but by all accounts, Yotei does an admirable job of that. If you want to luxuriate in gorgeous visuals and do cool sword tricks for a few dozen hours, here you go.

The Bears are coming off a statement win against the Philadelphia Eagles, where they dominated the trenches to the tune of 281 rushing yards and kept Philadelphia's offense out of rhythm while forcing two turnovers on defense. Chicago has won nine of its last 10 games, including five straight.

The name might be a bit on the nose, but Terminator 3: The Redemption was certainly the better game, playing to the franchise's bombastic strengths with linear, action-heavy gameplay. Like the other tie-in game, it bounced between the dark future and the movie's present-day events, though it's overall a shorter, more focused title.

I’ve been using nearly all of the current consoles since they were first shipped to reviewers. Read on for my take on each.

Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday. Marcus Johansson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period for the Wild (16-9-5),