Big gaming titles have been few and far between recently, but that's about to change, writes Siobhan Keogh.

If you're looking for blood, you've come to the right place. Until Dawn splashes the thick red stuff across walls and has it clotting on floorboards.

Louder, straighter, more pummelling, more forceful - that's the direction British rockers Foals have taken on their fourth album.

Inoffensive, unremarkable and mostly just a bit naff, this adaptation of Bill Bryson's memoir of walking the Appalachian Trail is about as good as it could possibly have hoped to be, which is to say not very good at all.

Jemaine Clement unleashes the dad jokes as a father in a bittersweet new American comedy. He talks about it and his many other projects to Russell Baillie.

In case you missed it, Justin Bieber had his ceremonial rebirth at the MTV Video Music Awards this week.

Remember Dr Dre's brilliantly glamorous video for Still D.R.E? Where he and Snoop Dogg cruise around Compton in Chevys, bouncing on hydraulics and partying with bikini babes?

Location played a big part in inspiring the New Zealander's latest project, writes Lydia Jenkin.

Disney reveals details of its Pasifikan princess movie with Dwayne Johnson talking about playing Maui. Dominic Corry reports.

Maala is stepping out of the shadows with the launch of his debut EP. The man behind the project, Evan Sinton, talks to Chris Schulz.

He got himself into a bit of bother with one of their songs, but there's one high profile Kiwi fan of NWA who can't wait to see the rap crew's new film.

Jon Toogood is ditching his band mates and touring on his own for the first time - as long as he can escape the demands of a newborn baby. The Shihad frontman talks to Chris Schulz.

Lovers of 80s pop rejoice, today Simply Red are announcing their Big Love Tour is coming Downunder, which will see them play across New Zealand in February and March.

Not many band members can say they've played a gig in a pitch-black venue, but Dion Lunadon has.

Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, this indie coming-of-age dramedy is all about Greg (Mann), a teenage boy whose mother makes him spend time with cancer-stricken classmate Rachel (Cooke).

Jono Kenyon says he's used to getting his kit off on the TV2 show - and there's plenty more nudity coming in its second season.

Meryl Streep's rock'n'roll dysfunctional family drama makes Mamma Mia look authentic.

Glenfield's most famous export is funny and warm in her show that takes her around the world to talk to the locals about matters of style and beauty,

The story of Colombian drugs kingpin Pablo Escobar has been adapted for the screen many times. But Netflix says the show isn't out to celebrate the man.

Telefeature dramatises the much-recounted story of how four men aboard spent a tense 119 days adrift before coming ashore on Great Barrier Island, writes Russell Baillie.

Kody Nielson tells Lydia Jenkin about stripping back his music and finally going solo.

Rachel Bache is counting down the days until the new Chvrches album is released. For now, their new single Never Ending Circles, will have to do.

This is the perfect spot for a chinwag and a nightcap.

Sun/Son by Eb and Sparrow is a whole-hearted, deep-hued Americana.

Stephen Fry is packing his bags for a quickfire December visit, the English comedian planning a one-off Auckland show at The Civic on December 2.

The man with the octopus dreadlocks is becoming a ubiquitous voice across pop, hip-hop and R&B, the go-to guy for sweet hooks on depressing sex jams.