With ‘The Hunt for Red October,’ Tom Clancy’s legend began 40 years ago

“The Hunt for Red October,” written by an insurance salesman, launched a publishing empire and a series of Hollywood movies. Tom Clancy’s career was helped along by a push from The Washington Post ... and a good review from President Ronald Reagan.

Balatro, an addictive twist on poker, is about to be everywhere

Balatro, a spiced-up version of virtual poker, has become the video game surprise hit of the year. It has sold 2 million copies since its February release, and on Sept. 26, localthunk finally arrived on smartphone platforms.

‘Creating a revolution’: How ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ changed punk music and video games

“I think it helped to create our sport, skateboarding and action sports, in general, as a genre of games. It definitely got a lot more people interested in skating itself,” Hawk said. “It introduced a whole generation to a genre of music they may have never experienced. And, I mean, it just completely changed my life.”

Zelda gets more power, more screentime in latest title

Combat-heavy Echoes of Wisdom gives character her first starring role

Why Kelly Clarkson chooses a ‘safe’ interviewing approach

As the host and an executive producer on the “Kelly Clarkson Show,” now in its 6th season, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter says, “I never ask someone something that I wouldn’t mind answering” in order to make sure that guests are comfortable and have a good time.

After the ‘Gold’ rush: Bluegrass star Molly Tuttle still exploring on ‘Into the Wild’ EP

The virtuosic guitarist views her latest release as a continuation of her 2023 Grammy-winning album.

As Hollywood and streaming go global, US State Department leans on power of film

The success of global TV shows like Netflix’s “Squid Game” has made international productions a worthwhile bet for studios. At the same time, it’s also a key area of interest for the U.S. State Department as it looks for ways to project soft power.

Flipping the script on romantic comedies

How Natasha Rothwell confronted loneliness and self-worth in her new Hulu series, 'How to Die Alone.'

Astro Bot is the rare perfect video game

Astro Bot, the latest PlayStation Studios title from Team Asobi, captures a sense of childlike play and harnesses the power of the haptic controllers better than any other game ever has.

Building beyond the standard music biopic format

‘Piece by Piece’ features Pharrell, other stars animated in Lego bricks while in ‘Better Man’ Robbie Williams is played by a CGI chimp

Madden NFL 25 flexes new muscles

More modes, ways to play help venerable football series remain attractive to both casual fans, hard-gore gamers.

The 33 fall movies most likely to cast a spell on us

Fall’s films include a witch, The Joker, an ‘Apprentice,’ a stop-motion snail and LEGO Pharrell.

After years of hype, Black Myth: Wukong ends up feeling bland

After four hours of play, it’s hard to find what makes Black Myth: Wukong unique and interesting. But at least it gets combat right.

Zedd has more to say on ‘timeless’ ‘Telos’ album

German dance-pop maverick waited nine years to release his third full-length album, but he’s happy with the result.

USO commemorates ‘American Icon’ Toby Keith in NBC concert tribute

NBC will broadcast a two-hour concert tribute “Toby Keith: American Icon” on Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST/PST to celebrate the life and legacy of the country singer-songwriter who died in February. Keith worked regularly with the USO and performed for troops around the world.

‘Country music brings you home. And everybody wants to feel at home’

Lainey Wilson discusses her career and her fifth studio album, ‘Whirlwind,’ which releases Friday.

Calling all former ‘Star Wars’ fans

Upcoming title Outlaws somehow makes game critic fall in love again with a galaxy far, far away

Legend: New album should resonate with both kids and adults

The R&B-pop singer discusses his ambitious first children’s album, ‘My Favorite Dream,’ and new single, ‘L-O-V-E.’