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Thread count: Ikea is stitching together a smarter home

With plans to launch more than 20 Matter-over-Thread devices, Ikea is embracing Matter in a move to make its smart home simpler and more affordable.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Astro Bot’s director on making a PlayStation icon

Even the smallest details help give Astro his charming personality.

Jay Peters
Mission to Zyxx’s creators are laughing their way through the sci-fi spinoff boom

With their new spinoff podcast, the Mission to Zyxx team is building a bigger universe of improvised space adventures.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Mario Kart World’s designers had to rethink everything to make it open world

Producer Kosuke Yabuki talks about what went into building the Nintendo Switch 2 launch title.

Andrew Webster
The enduring cool of skateboarding games

2025 looks to continue the great run.

Jay Peters
Poker Face’s formula wasn’t broke, so Rian Johnson didn’t want to change it

For Rian Johnson, the fun of Poker Face season 2 was figuring out how to give its lie-detecting lead new relationships.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Jazz legend Kamasi Washington was influenced by anime, and now he’s making music for one

More than anything else, Shinichirō Watanabe wanted Kamasi Washington to trust his musical instincts.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Sinners’ cinematographer wants you to feel the Mississippi Delta’s vastness

To bring Sinners to life, director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw had to focus on the big picture.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
How 2025’s surprise RPG hit lured some big-name stars

In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Andy Serkis and Charlie Cox join a cast featuring gaming’s hottest voice actors.

Tom Regan
Why Doctor Who’s latest robot threat is a dangerous AI: ‘this is what’s happening’

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies sees the new season’s first villain as a reflection of our times.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Doctor Who’s new companion is going to keep him on his toes

Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu open up about how Miss Belinda Chandra is going to shake up the series.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Side Quest’s creators wanted to tell stories about why people love games

Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney saw their Side Quest series as a way to flesh out the world of Mythic Quest prime.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
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Andrew Webster
The beautiful, retro tech of two theatrical sound designers

Smart home skepticism and the joy of old-school hardware.

Kristen Radtke
With a tea-making fantasy game, Davey Wreden gets real

The developer behind metafictional hits The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide returns in search of inner peace.

Lewis Gordon
Cold Wallet’s director wanted to make a revenge thriller for the crypto era

Director Cutter Hodierne’s new film, Cold Wallet, is a parable about how the house almost always wins.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Common Side Effects’ creators see the US healthcare system as the show’s villain

Joe Bennett and Steve Hely know their new Adult Swim animated series has its finger on the pulse.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Chris Ware explains how to draw strangers on the bus without getting arrested

The celebrated cartoonist talks anxiety, process, and the final installment of his Acme Novelty Datebook series.

Kristen Radtke
Robert Eggers wants you to see his Nosferatu as both a lover and a biter

To get Nosferatu’s nightmarish love triangle right, Robert Eggers looked to Wuthering Heights for inspiration.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Dune: Prophecy’s showrunner wants you to think beyond the hero / villain binary

Alison Schapker sees Dune: Prophecy as a story about the ebb and flow of institutional power.

Charles Pulliam-Moore