Pikmin Bloom has had its best year yet in 2025 and has now reached $100 million in lifetime player spending. That milestone just took place on December 1, which is around four years after the initial launch.

It’s notable that Pikmin Bloom has continued to grow over the years. According to AppMagic, the game brought in $34.8 million in 2025, and there’s still a month remaining. Interestingly, there’s been growth every year.

In 2022, Pikmin Bloom earned only $8.4 million. However, that increased substantially to $20.9 million in 2023. Another jump took place in 2024 to $33.4 million.

There are many throughlines in the list you’re about to scroll through: triumphant comebacks, showstopping debuts, thrill-seeking left-turns and emotional documents of grief and pain. But what stays with me, after weeks of working on our end-of-year lists, is the element of surprise – your longtime fave’s capacity to catch you off guard, years into their career, or the possibility you could fall instantly in love with an album by an artist you’d never heard of. And isn’t that why we love music? Here’s hoping you find something new and exciting in this list: NME’s 50 best albums of 2025.

A U.S. appeals court has upheld a temporary restraining order that prevents OpenAI and Jony Ive’s new hardware venture from using the name ”io” for products similar to those planned by AI audio startup iyO, Bloomberg Law reports. iyO sued OpenAI earlier this year after the latter announced its partnership with Ive’s new firm, arguing that OpenAI’s planned ”io” branding was too close to its own name and related to similar AI-driven hardware.

Why did Netflix strike its nearly $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. after dismissing major deals for years? How confident are they that they can navigate the regulatory environment in the U.S. and around the world? What will the deal mean for Hollywood creatives, and the other companies that Warner Bros. produces TV programming for?

In a wide-ranging call with Wall Street analysts early Friday morning, Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters addressed many of those questions, with Sarandos framing the deal as a “rare opportunity.”

European cinema trade body the UNIC has come out against Netflix‘s planned $82.7 billion takeover of Warner Bros., saying the deal will be bad news for the theatrical business.

In a statement on Friday, issued shortly after Netflix and Warner Bros. made the takeover bid official, the UNIC said the proposed deal “represents a double risk” with fewer films being produced and fewer of those being made getting released in cinemas.

“As elsewhere, cinemas in Europe rely on one product for their viability: films. And to ensure they can attract and successfully serve the widest possible audience, that flow of content needs to be consistent and diverse, with an exclusive period of release supported by effective marketing,” the statement reads. “By that measure, the planned acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix fails in every regard.”

Jon Hamm’s Your Friends & Neighbors was one of Apple TV’s biggest hits this year, and Apple has just announced the release date for season 2.

Your Friends & Neighbors returns to Apple TV in April for season 2

Jon Hamm is returning to Apple TV soon to continue his secret life of crime.

Your Friends & Neighbors season 2 premieres Friday, April 3 with the first episode, followed by weekly releases through June 5.

Joining the returning cast of Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, and more is newcomer James Marsden.