The best games of 2025 (so far)

"We wrapped up 11 of the 12 months in 2025, and the list of our favorite games this year is getting packed. That's mostly thanks to October, which was an absolute storm of new releases. Now feels like the best time to look back at some of the incredible games we've played this year and sneak in new ones before heading into our traditional year-in‑review festivities and eventual top‑10 list. Here's a roundup of the best games we've played so far in 2025."

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Everyone will be talking about this AI… why not invest in it?

Every big win starts the same way: a few people see it before the rest do. RAD Intel is one of those moments. Their AI is already reshaping how brands understand audiences and predict what works next, and it's catching serious attention from investors. They've raised over $50M, reserved their Nasdaq ticker $RADI, and shares are still just $0.85. You don't get many chances to be early. This is one of them. [Ad]

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Wincing at movies? Your brain might be re-creating the pain

"Wincing at the sight of a movie character slowly stepping on a nail or slamming their fingers in a car door is an experience we can all relate to. When we watch people on-screen get injured, we tend to have a physical reaction even though we are in the comfort of our own home. The reason behind these reactions has puzzled scientists for decades. But a new study … may have found the answer. When watching a movie, our brain doesn't just visually process the information on the screen — it simulates what we see, making the sensation reverberate through our body."

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The magic touch: how healthy are massages actually?

"There are many purposes that spots and stripes serve in nature, but how they form has been more of a mystery to scientists. Now, researchers have advanced their breakthrough theory — and it could help us design materials that can respond to the environment and change color on demand. University of Colorado Boulder researchers have closed the gap between math and biology, moving from a neat physics simulation of their animal-pattern theory to something that explains how those crisp yet imperfect designs actually arise in nature. 'Imperfections are everywhere in nature... We proposed a simple idea that can explain how cells assemble to create these variations.'"

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**Scanning is now really this easy**

Who needs a bulky office scanner when you can just snap a pic and call it a day? With iScanner, scanning contracts, receipts, IDs, or handwritten notes is literally as easy as taking a photo — except now it's a crisp PDF, DOC, or JPG. Need to sign something? Tap-tap — done. Blurring out sensitive info? Easy. Plus, AI tools straighten pages, remove noise, and detect text in over 20 languages. No clunky hardware, no paper jams, no weird scanning noises — just pro-level scans from the device already in your hand. See how easy? You're doing great, sweetie. (Oh, and save with code FLASH.) [Ad]

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What did dodo meat taste like? Probably better than you've been led to believe

"Have you heard that dodo meat tasted foul? Loathsome, even. You're not alone. It's a strangely prevalent rumor, given that nobody alive today has ever eaten one. However, it's quite possible that this 'fact' is one that got lost in translation. Known to science as Raphus cucullatus, dodos also went by the nickname 'wallowbird', said to have been inspired by the way their meat made people sick. But as Jan den Hengst, author of The Dodo: The Bird That Drew the Short Straw, wrote in a 2009 study, this dodo meat review may have been misunderstood."

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