Despite all the ups and downs in the world this year, 2021 was a good year for music of all sorts. There were thrilling returns by veteran artists, impressive debuts from newer acts, and the development of fascinating new scenes…
The 12 Best Multiplayer Games of 2021
You’re on break. You miss your friends. You have some downtime. You wanna disengage and get some game time in. What are you going to do? As Bill Murray in Space Jam once said:“Perhaps I could be of some assistance.”…
The 25 best anime of 2021
It’s been a weird year. There’s the overall state of the world (which, you know) and media and the entertainment industry continues to be redefined every few months as the business behind the scenes is impacted by audiences choosing to…
The Top 12 Indie Games of 2021
What, you thought we were done? When we say this was a stellar year for video games, we aren’t messing around. Every year we struggle to fight for our favorites: voting, polling, debating what deserves to be in a Top…
The 12 Best Video Games of 2021
Wait, already? Really? Yes, we played video games this year! Indeed we did, and a lot of them were very good. It was surprising how good a year it was for video games across the board. Not only did smaller…
The 13 Best Movies of 2021
The film industry is in a state of massive change right now. The way we watch movies has never been in a more dubious state during my lifetime, certainly, and maybe yours. This was the year movie theaters reopened in…
The 26 Best TV Shows of 2021
We say this every year, but TV has never been greater. If there’s one takeaway from television this year, especially looking at what made our list, it’s that shows only get better as they go on beyond their first season.…