The new year has begun and though the final season of My Hero Academia is ten months away, there is another story to be told, one whose anime adaptation fans have expected for a while now. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a prequel series about - as the title suggests - vigilantes operating outside the system and its director alone is cause for excitement.

After a wait that felt like forever, Ghost of Tsushima's sequel, Ghost of Yotei, has finally been revealed and is closer now than it has ever been before. 2025 is already a massive year for gaming, with big titles like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Avowed, and Monster Hunter Wilds launching, but now that Ghost of Yotei has been confirmed to be released sometime this year, it's an even greater time to be alive.

The board game industry has a tough challenge on its hands. The slate of 2024 releases was incredibly strong, and its difficult to imagine this years upcoming games being able to meet that established bar. There is always hope, and each year I am continually stunned with at least a couple of high-concept games that deliver a unique and visceral encounter.Its impossible to predict how the year will shape up before its even begun, but that wont stop me from laying out several titles that are hotly anticipated. These nine games caught my eye, promising a variety of compelling experiences. With any luck, a portion of my expectations will be met and we will be talking about these titles again at years end.Here are the key board games to keep an eye on heading into 2025.Cyberpunk 2077: The Board GameDesigner: ukasz WoniakSlip into the body of an Edgerunner and fight your way through Night City by rolling fistfuls of dice and carrying out actions in real time. Thats the hard sell, and it sounds wonderful. This narrative adventure game is app-driven, with your phone or tablet handling enemy actions as well as unexpected events and twists. You must act quickly, rolling dice on your turn and then spending those dice to move about the board and deal out pain to your foes.The real-time format has been successful before, and it could perfectly fit the frenetic action of the video game. Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game hopes to capture this spirit and offer a unique tabletop design that provides drama and cinematics. There is enough going on here that Im concerned it could all bust apart at the seams, but thats part of the joy of finding out.Dont Starve: The Board GameDesigner: Rafa PieczyskiVideo game adaptations have recently been highly successful in the board game hobby. Just in 2024, Slay the Spire: The Board Game and Dead Cells: The Board Game proved compelling translations from digital to tabletop. Dont Starve: The Board Game will now get its shot, coming from the board game publisher that brought to life the fantastic adaptation Frostpunk: The Board Game.Dont Starve has up to four players exploring and surviving in a nightmarish procedurally generated world. You can experiment with both magic and science, interweaving the two together in your bid for survival against both the elements and terrifying creatures that populate the realm. Part horror and part survival game, this should shape up to be a gripping experienceon the tabletop.IliadDesigner: Reiner KniziaProlific designer Reiner Knizia has designed hundreds of games over five decades. Publisher Bitewing Games has published several of his recent releases and just announced that it will be publishing three more in 2025. The most enticing of the trio is Iliad, a two-player, 30-minute tile-laying game set in the epic backdrop of Homers poem about the Trojan war.This has the look shared by Knizias classic work, boasting a minimalist ruleset with strong emergent nuance. The goal is to place your soldier tiles in specific rows or columns so that you have the most strength and can earn tokens representing the gods favor. It promises a tense affair with painful trade-offs and hand management. How deep the decision-making goes remains to be seen, but Im eager to experience the struggle firsthand.MaledictionDesigners: Leo Cunha, Nicole Lobo, and Daniel Pettersen de LucenaMalediction asks the question: What if the creatures you summoned in Magic: The Gathering actually appeared on a battlefield and could be manipulated? This upcoming card game combines elements of miniatures skirmish gaming with two-player card battlers. Both genres are woven together with a brooding and evocative setting full of detail.The concept is ambitious. Each asymmetric faction is packaged separately and contains everything you need to play, including a full set of character standees for all of your monsters and warriors. However, those with the necessary hardware and initiative may 3D print detailed miniatures for their warband, as each boxed set includes access to official STL files for the faction. Malediciton is set to debut on Gamefound soon with a relatively quick turnaround time, as the game is expected to be fully available in the latter half of 2025.Molly HouseDesigners: Jo Kelly and Cole WehrleMolly House is an unusual game that touches on a unique portion of history. Players take on the roles of gender-defying mollies in 18th-century England, attending social events while avoiding moralistic constables. These activities are represented through a hand of vice cards representing encounters and desires frowned upon by the Society for the Reformation of Manners. Players work together to host parties, but they must be careful. An informant could have infiltrated the group, threatening the entire community.Part of the appeal of this game from first-time designer Jo Kelly is that it was a finalist for the 2021 Zenobia Award. Another feather in its cap is that its being produced by Drew and Cole Wehrle. Cole of course has designed hits such as Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right and Arcs: Conflict & Collapse in the Reach, but the Wehrle brothers together produced second editions of Pax Pamir and John Company, two modern classics that are among the best historical board gaming has to offer. Molly House looks to be this publishers next big hit.Purple HazeDesigner: Bernard GrzybowskiThis is one we wont have to wait long for, as Purple Haze is currently being fulfilled to crowdfunding supporters and is set to hit retail soon after. On the surface this is a squad-based wargame where players control a United States Marine unit that embarks on missions into the terrifying Vietnam jungle. It has an eye beyond irregular combat, however, seeking to support a rich emergent narrative with scripted story passages. Theres a spirit here that harkens back to the classic Avalon Hill 1983 title Ambush!, where paragraphs of text are referenced at key points in the mission. This flourish adds life to the environment and seeks to achieve something more meaningful by stringing together a larger coherent story.This game appears experimental for the wargame genre, but its actually indicative of current narrative gaming trends from the hobby at large. The potential is enormous for a crossover hit, and fans of films such as Platoon and Full Metal Jacket will find a tone and demeanor that greatly appeals.RevenantDesigner: Allan KirkebyRevenant leads with visuals and story. An ancient cosmic threat has awakened, and players are tasked with carrying out humanitys last hope. They must maintain and escort the Revenant, a retrofitted imperial flagship holding the secrets of their civilization. Allegiances may shift at any moment and the remnant of society is fragile.This is a direct sequel to Voidfall, a sprawling 4X board game originally published in 2023. It continues the story from that previous release, allowing a group to play out the last days of a forsaken people. Mechanically, this is a sophisticated game of competitive worker placement where the various ships in the fleet are utilized to fight the voidborn and collect resources. It appears a fascinating and complex strategic affair, one certainly worth diving into.Shadow Moon SyndicatesDesigner: Jarrod CarmichaelShadow Moon Syndicates is a gorgeous card game. Players take on the roles of various criminal syndicate crime bosses, each vying for control of the mining colony Shadow Moon. Cards are used each round to influence regions of the colony, carry out high-stakes operations, and assemble teams of specialists. Managing your hand of cards is central to the games strategy.With such a rad and stylized setting, this game looks lively and evocative on the tabletop. It features a gripping concept and pits players against each other while performing nefarious deeds and underhanded black ops. Shadow Moon Syndicates seems to exhale cool, and its another game where Im eager to see how it lands.VantageDesigner: Jamey StegmaierVantage is the most mysterious entry on this list, for details are still scarce. What we do know is that the publisher of Wingspan is putting out an open-world cooperative adventure game in 2025, and its likely to be something entirely unique.Up to six players are scattered across the world and must explore their environs. There are nearly 800 interconnected locations on 400 cards, with over 900 other discoverable cards waiting to be encountered. These numbers are dizzying, but its difficult to know what this looks like in reality. Vantage is predicated on freedom, allowing each player full authority to interact and explore their own location from a first-person perspective. The more information discovered about this game the more unusual it sounds. Without a doubt, its going to be one of the most talked-about releases of 2025.

2024 was a weird year for video games, if not entertainment in general. While there certainly were major AAA releases, like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, it was smaller and indie titles that more or less stole the show. Games like Balatro, Tactical Breach Wizards, and Animal Well dominated best-of-the-year discussions, while Team Asobi and Sony Interactive Entertainments Astro Bot unexpectedly won the hearts of gamers yearning for a challenging, personality-driven platformer.By all accounts, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the biggest years for the video game industry in recent memory. The upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6 and the impending announcement of the successor to the Nintendo Switch alone would clinch that distinction, but there are even more releases to look forward to on the horizon. From AAA behemoths like Borderlands 4, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Ghost of Ytei to ambitious new titles like 2XKO, Arc Raiders, and Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, theres almost too many exciting new releases to keep track of.Not to worry, though; weve compiled a list of the 50 games to look forward to this year, organized by their expected release date or release window.Donkey Kong Country Returns HDRelease date:Jan. 16Where to play:Nintendo SwitchWhen Donkey Kong Country Returns first came out in 2010, it was the first DK Country game not to involve developer Rare, and it came as some relief to fans that Retro Studios installment of the classic platformer series felt fresh and fun. It may not be the Wii game you were expecting to get an HD Nintendo Switch version, but its still worth checking out, especially if you never had the chance to play it back in 2010. Maddy MyersSynduality Echo of AdaRelease date:Jan. 23Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XDo you like sci-fi? What about mechs? If so, this extraction shooter is one to watch. Youll explore the world of Amasia alongside your AI partner in search of rare resources, taking on strange creatures and other players in the process. Saira MuellerSniper Elite: ResistanceRelease date: Jan. 30Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XMeaning no disrespect to the older Sniper Elite games, its pretty impressive the way this series has just kept getting better with every entry. The latest, Sniper Elite: Resistance, will bring the series trademark stealth and sniping gameplay to Nazi-occupied France, where players will join the resistance. Austen GoslinCivilization 7Release date: Feb. 11Where to play: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XThe latest installment in the popular strategy franchise, Civilization 7 makes some bold changes to the familiar gameplay including the introduction of three Ages to represent different eras of civilization. Changes aside, itll likely still have you up until all hours taking just one more turn. Saira MuellerKingdom Come: Deliverance 2Release date: Feb. 4Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XWith Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, developer Warhorse Studios plans to deliver on the fantasy of role-playing a 15th-century Bohemian warrior with the reality of a life simulation. Players dont just engage in first-person medieval warfare; they need to sleep, eat, and train for visceral sword-based combat. The original Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a fan-favorite smash hit, and the sequel looks to go even bigger. Michael McWhertorAssassins Creed ShadowsRelease date: Feb. 14Where to play: Mac, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XPretty much for the entire run of the series, Assassins Creed fans have had one request: a game set in feudal Japan. That game, Assassins Creed Shadows, is finally out in 2025, bringing literal years of clamoring to a close. Youll play as two protagonists, swapping between the fictional assassin Naoe and the nonfictional samurai Yasuke, with stealth- or combat-focused gameplay respectively. Though Shadows was initially planned for a late 2024 release, Ubisoft delayed it, citing the need for additional polish. All told, Shadows could be the biggest Assassins Creed in years or the biggest flop. Either way, one to watch! Ari NotisAvowed Release date: Feb. 18Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series XThe role-playing game experts at Obsidian Entertainment return to the fantasy world of Eora from the Pillars of Eternity series for a brand-new, first-person adventure. Avowed looks like fantasy RPG comfort food, with swords and spells (and guns!) at the heart of combat, and choices and consequences driving its wizards-and-warriors narrative. Adventure and danger await in what appears to be a classic fantasy tale on the diverse and mysterious Living Lands. Michael McWhertorLost Records: Bloom & RageRelease date:Feb. 18Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XDont Nods Lost Records: Bloom & Rage seems to have a lot of what made Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange 2 special: a heartfelt, complex story about teenagers. This time, the studio is taking on a mid-90s group of friends in a band and adding a supernatural mystery to the mix. It looks like itll blend both the past and the present to create a woven narrative. Nicole CarpenterLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiRelease date:Feb. 21Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealthwas my favorite game of 2024, a colossal open-world RPG that doubled as a conclusion of sorts and starting point for the long-running franchise. Its story felt like meeting eclectic weirdos on a flight to Hawaii and then deciding to spend your entire vacation hanging out with your new best friends. One hitch: the game features turn-based combat, which isnt everyones cup of rum.Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiioffers an alternative for folks who want the Hawaiian adventure, but prefer to spend time mashing buttons as they pulverize baddies. Same beautiful setting. Same charming storytelling. But now you get a sword and naval combat! Chris PlanteMonster Hunter WildsRelease date:Feb. 28Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XCapcoms Monster Hunter franchise somehow manages to get both deeper and more approachable with each entry. Monster Hunter Wilds is the franchises most ambitious adventure yet, with a sprawling ecosystem that will feature new monsters to battle, a new mount to further speed up travel, and even greater depth for the series trademark combat. Dynamically changing environments and multiple weapon loadouts will help keep things fresh, even for Monster Hunter veterans. Michael McWhertorFragPunkRelease date: March 6Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XThis fast-paced, colorful shooter is set for release in March. Traditional hero shooter mechanics are bolstered by power-up cards, which grant wild bonuses like a teeny-tiny noggin thats tough to headshot, or an upside-down world. This free-to-play game has super short rounds and rewards aggressive play, quick reflexes, and clever use of hero powers and shard cards. Cass MarshallTales of the ShireRelease date:March 25Where to play: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XAlthough Frodo and his pals ended up getting pulled into some very un-hobbit-like adventures, we all know that most hobbits cant abide that sort of thing at all. Tales of the Shire embraces the core activities of the hobbit lifestyle farming, eating, and socializing already a trifecta in the cozy life sim genre. So if you wished Frodo had never left the Shire, and indeed that you yourself could make a home for yourself there, this is the game for you; heres a glowing preview of the game from Polygons own Lord of the Rings expert Susana Polo if you need more details. Maddy MyersAtomfallRelease date: March 27Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XInspired by Fallout: New Vegas, this upcoming game from Sniper Elite developer Rebellion Developments is set in an alt-history 1960s version of England in the wake of the Windscale nuclear disaster. In the world of Atomfall, the disaster has transformed northern England into a radioactive quarantine zone; the single-player, first-person survival game features everything youd hope to see in a New Vegas-inspired experience. That means scavenging, crafting, bartering with and/or fighting NPCs, and exploring and uncovering the mysteries of this ravaged world. Maddy MyersInZoiRelease date: March 28 (early access)Where to play: Windows PCThe first thing youll notice about InZoi is how extraordinarily realistic it looks, especially compared to The Sims, its stylized and cartoonish competitor. Kraftons upcoming life sim game slated to be released in early access on March 28 capitalizes on the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, and it shows. What remains to be seen is how fun the rest of the game is beyond the hyperrealism of its character creator. When Jordon Oloman previewed the game for Polygon at Gamescom 2024, he described InZoi as a technical marvel, a mind-boggling, genre-eating life simulator that Im keen to dig deeper into. Maddy MyersFootball Manager 25Release date: March 2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XThe story of Football Manager 25 has been one of delays. While it initially released its new entries in the fall, Sports Interactive announced in October 2024 that this years game wont come out until March (when many of the globes major leagues will be wrapping up their seasons), in order to deliver the best possible experience for the biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation. Among the many intriguing new features better animations, a completely overhauled match day experience, an improved UI the most exciting is the long-overdue addition of womens soccer to the mega popular simulator franchise. Pete VolkGrand Theft Auto 6Release date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series XDo we even have to remind you that Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently slated for 2025? Though theres no announced release date, publisher Take-Two Interactive has the game set for fall 2025. GTA 6 is easily the most anticipated game expected out in the next year, bringing the franchise back to Vice City, the franchises fictional version of Miami. While those games were set in the 1980s, GTA 6 brings Vice City to the present, following a Bonnie and Clyde-esque duo. Nicole Carpenter2XKORelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XAfter dominating the world of MOBAs, tactical shooters, and animated entertainment, Riot Games is now setting its sights on fighting games. 2XKO is set in the League of Legends universe and employs a few of its characters in a unique fighting game thats designed from the ground up for 2v2 combat. Austen GoslinBorderlands 4Release date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5,Windows PC, Xbox Series XBorderlands 4, criminally not titled 4derlands, doesnt need to be anything beyond more Borderlands to work. But the next entry in Gearboxs loot-shooter series introduces a number of new features, including a grappling hook (scientifically proven to improve every game its a part of) and an allegedly seamless map. Bring on the 87 gajillion guns! Ari NotisDeath Stranding 2: On the BeachRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5The next installment of the baffling and beautiful Kojima Productions game Death Stranding (2019) doesnt yet have a release date, but what we do know is that it will be just as incomprehensible as its predecessor. We know that much from multiple lengthy trailers that have been released for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, featuring such bizarre new additions as Dollman, a living puppet animated in stop-motion style. I dont know why theres a living puppet in this game, but Im also not sure I can explain anything that happened in the first game, either. Bring it on, Kojima. Maddy MyersDemonschoolRelease date: 2025Where to play: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XWith a light horror narrative, this turn-based RPG will see you fighting big bads while attending school on a mysterious island. Aside from fighting monsters with your friends, youll plan your school schedule in order to build skills. Saira MuellerDoom: The Dark AgesRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5,Windows PC, Xbox Series XGet ready to rip and tear with a CHAINSAW SHIELD in this medieval prequel to the Doom series. Doom: The Dark Ages may be set in the past, but that doesnt mean the gunplay will be any less contemporary. The setting simply gives the Doom Slayer a reason to smash demons with a spiked flail, ride on the back of a dragon, and pilot a giant mech that looks like an armored medieval knight. Its quite possibly 2025s most badass game. Michael McWhertorDune: AwakeningRelease date:TBAWhere to play: PlayStation 5,Windows PC, Xbox Series XPlayed from a third-person perspective, Funcoms Dune: Awakening will allow players to customize their own characters and align themselves with the various factions vying for control of Arrakis. Combat is dictated through an interesting mix of melee and ranged abilities, including firearms, which is a significant departure from the established canon. Youll also have the opportunity to build bases and drive vehicles that borrow much of the design language used in the more recent Villeneuve Dune saga through an open-world sandbox, pun intended.The small amounts of gameplay weve been shown thus far look like a blend of Subnautica or No Mans Sky with more live-service trappings thrown in, such as colored loot, guilds, and character progression systems. Alice JovaneGhost of YteiRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5Not quite Ghost of Tsushima 2, Ghost of Ytei is a new story from the developers at Sucker Punch, set in the early 1600s in the regions surrounding Mount Yotei. In that time period, the region was called Ezo, and was a separatist republic led by samurai. We dont know much about the games new protagonist, named Atsu, except that she wields two katanas and shes out for revenge. Maddy MyersKilling Floor 3Release date: 2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XNearly a decade after the release of Killing Floor 2, the FPS franchise is back with a sequel that should open up plenty of room for more co-op zombie killing. The game already looks a whole lot prettier than its predecessor, and it seems to have even more unlocks and upgrades to go along with its improved visuals. AGElden Ring NightreignRelease date: 2025Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XWe dont know much about this upcoming multiplayer, co-op Elden Ring spinoff game, but we know enough to be intrigued; the project brings roguelike and battle royale elements to the punishing world of the Lands Between, as well as randomized loot and preset characters from which to select (rather than a player-created protagonist, as FromSofts games typically have). It all sounds very different from Elden Ring, and yet it will probably have some ineffable Elden Ring-ness to it when it arrives sometime in 2025 (following a network test early in the year). Maddy MyersProfessor Layton and the New World of SteamRelease date:2025Where to play: Nintendo SwitchLevel-5 announced Professor Layton and the New World of Steam during a Nintendo Direct in 2023, but hasnt shared much about the game, aside from a few brief trailers that hinted at a new antagonist in a technologically evolving world. The last mainline Professor Layton game was released in 2017, so fans of the franchise are eager to learn more about the game as its 2025 release approaches. Nicole Carpenter33 ImmortalsRelease date:2025 (early access)Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series XWould it even be an action roguelike if you didnt fight through the underworld? 33 Immortals continues the trend with a game starring a damned soul who battles their way through hell, purgatory, and heaven but heres the really strange part. The game supports up to 33 players working in tandem, making this a massive cooperative experience. Killing god will probably take some teamwork, after all. Maddy MyersAnno 117: Pax RomanaRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XThe Anno franchise is really drilling down into the true sickos in its fan base now. The city-building simulation series is dropping its oldest edition yet, taking players all the way back to the days of ancient Rome where you can try your hand at running a little piece of the empire. Austen GoslinArc RaidersRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XA multiplayer extraction adventure where the player must loot a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of deadly robots. Those brave enough to raid the above world must build relationships with traders, survive dangerous conditions, and upgrade their underground base. Cass MarshallFableRelease date:2025Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series XThe first installment in the long-running series since 2012, this upcoming game is called simply Fable and, for several years since its announcement in 2020, details about it have been scant. Former entries in the action role-playing series were all about player choice, and the gameplay trailer that finally debuted in 2024 emphasized that as well, with a description that reads, What does it mean to be a Hero? Well, in the fairytale land of Albion, that is entirely up to you. This game is nominally coming out in 2025, so heres hoping well hear more about what those choices might be. Maddy MyersFBC: FirebreakRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XSet in the universe of 2019s Control, Remedy Entertainments cooperative first-person shooter follows a team of agents trapped inside the depths of the Oldest House, the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control. Isolated from the outside world, players must work together to fight against the extradimensional enemies trapped alongside them, utilizing a variety of tools, weapons, and equipment cobbled together from whatever they can find on hand. Desperate times call for desperate measures! Toussaint EganMarvel 1943: Rise of HydraRelease date:2025Where to play:PlayStation 5,Windows PC,Xbox Series XMarvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, former Uncharted director Amy Hennigs new project at her new studio, Skydance New Media, is based on a 2010 Marvel Comics series about Steve Rogers and TChallas grandpa teaming up to fight Nazis. The game has a four-character ensemble, so beyond those two more famous characters, theres also Gabriel Jones (a member of the Howling Commandos, an elite special forces unit formed by Nick Fury) and Nanali (described as the leader of the Wakandan Spy Network and in the comics, a former queen of Wakanda as well). No release date yet, but expect to be punching out those Nazis in 2025. Maddy MyersMetroid Prime 4: BeyondRelease date:2025Where to play: Nintendo SwitchAnnounced in 2017 and then followed by lots of radio silence and a total reboot, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been a long time coming. It came as a great surprise and relief, therefore, to see a full-length trailer for the game in 2024 that promised a 2025 release date. A more specific release date has yet to be clarified for Samus Arans next first-person adventure, but rumor has it that it might accompany the Switch 2 also slated for 2025, natch. (For those who have no idea why longtime Metroid fans are frothing at the mouth, pick up the remastered version of the first Metroid Prime on the Switch and get a taste of whats to come.) Maddy MyersPokemon Legends: Z-ARelease date:2025Where to play: Nintendo SwitchPokmon Legends: Z-A is the next installment in a series of Pokmon spinoffs that started with Pokmon Legends: Arceus. Im particularly eager for this release because it takes players to the urban setting of Lumiose City and the Pokmon X and Y generation. Ana DiazThe Sinking City 2Release date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5,Windows PC,Xbox Series XNearly six years removed from the release of the first game, Ukrainian developer Frogwares is returning with a follow-up to its 2019 survival horror game The Sinking City. Inspired by the works of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, The Sinking City 2 takes place in the fictional city of Arkham, Massachusetts, which has recently been afflicted by a supernatural flood. Though its a stand-alone story from The Sinking City, the sequel will likely boast a few references to the events of the previous game. Toussaint EganSkateRelease date:2025 (early access)Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XCall it Skate 4. Call it skate. However you refer to Electronic Arts revival of its beloved and long-dormant skateboarding franchise, you have to put some respect on its name due to the long, battle-tested, community-powered development period that (we hope) ensures developer Full Circle will deliver on a bazillion requests for a new Skate game. Next years free-to-play Skate promises to be a living, growing game, with something different to do every day, week, or season. Michael McWhertorSlay the Spire 2Release date:2025Where to play: Mac, Windows PCSlay the Spire is the perfect just one more game deck-building roguelike, providing variety through its four classes and massive assortment of cards and artifacts. Slay the Spire 2 doesnt look like it will change the formula too much, at least from what we saw in the gameplay trailer shown at The Game Awards, and thats a good thing. While some of the concepts and characters look the same, there are enough tweaks (including a new character called the Necrobinder) to make me excited to play hundreds of hours of a sequel. Chelsea StarkSplitgate 2Release date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XThe original Splitgate was one of the most fun and exciting surprises of the last several years, a snappy FPS with Portal-esque pathways that gave players the freedom to turn every map into an M.C. Escher firefight. As for how the sequel will improve the gameplay, well just have to wait and see. Austen GoslinSouth of MidnightRelease date:2025Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series XCompulsion Games, the developer of 2018s We Happy Few, is set to return in 2025 with a new third person action-adventure set in a Southern Gothic fantasy world inspired by the American South. South of Midnight follows the story of Hazel, a young woman whose hometown of Prospero is ravaged by a supernatural hurricane. Set adrift in a world that blurs the line between folklore and reality, Hazel must use her powers as a weaver to restore balance and find a new home. Toussaint EganSubnautica 2Release date:2025 (early access)Where to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series XSubnautica 2 is the sequel to the underwater survival game Subnautica. I loved the original game because you can explore breathtaking coral reefs and dark ocean depths. Im excited because developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment announced multiplayer for the sequel, so Ill have another survival game I can play with friends.Ana DiazThe AltersRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XIf you, like me, are looking forward to Bong Joon-hos sci-fi drama Mickey 17, you should definitely keep your eye out for this weird and wild survival adventure. Set on an inhospitable planet, The Alters puts players in the role of Jan Dolski, a space miner who must navigate a gigantic circular space station to stay out of the reach of the planets deadly sunlight. With no one else to aid him, Jan must rely on the Alters cloned versions of himself from alternate timelines to help him conquer the planets resources and devise a way to return home. Toussaint EganClair Obscur:Expedition 33Release date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5,Windows PC,Xbox Series XEven after a year of extraordinary RPGs in 2024, were still ready for what could be another banger or at least something stunning to look upon in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a turn-based single-player fantasy RPG thats also the first-ever project from developer Sandfall Interactive. The French studios game takes inspiration from Final Fantasy and Persona, and its slightly realistic, slightly stylized character designs (courtesy of Unreal Engine 5) pair with a distinctive Belle poque-meets-dark-fantasy setting. Maddy MyersMafia: The Old CountryRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XIts been nearly 10 years since the last game in the Mafia franchise, but developer Hangar 13, which previously made Mafia 3, is back for another tale of organized crime. This time around the open-world crime series is taking players to turn-of-the-century Sicily for some old-school action. Austen GoslinJudasRelease date:TBAWhere to play: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series XGhost Story Games (formerly Irrational Games) is back with its first release in over a decade. Set aboard a disintegrating spaceship, Judas is a first-person shooter centered on the eponymous protagonist, a pariah of this far-future society, who must fight to survive while weighing the future of the surviving remnants of humanity. The game will prominently feature procedurally generated scenarios inspired by Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordors Nemesis System. Toussaint EganThe Outer Worlds 2Release date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XObsidian Entertainment announced itll release The Outer Worlds 2, its cheeky science fiction role-playing game, in 2025 with a new trailer at The Game Awards in December. As the trailer narrator put it, The Outer Worlds 2 will have everything that should have been in the first game more action, more weapons, and more graphics, naturally. Again, theres no specific release date for this one, but the first gameplay trailer looks quite exciting. Nicole CarpenterGears of War: E-DayRelease date:TBAWhere to play: Windows PC, Xbox Series XGears 5 ended on a hell of a cliffhanger half a decade ago, so its intensely gratifying that, in 2025, the series picks up with Wait. A prequel?! Yes, Gears of War: E-Day is about as much of a prequel as a Gears of War game can be, going back to the start of the Locust horde invasion. Dangling narrative threads aside, mowing down hordes of squelchy underground abominations never gets old. Plus, playing once again as series mainstays Marcus and Dom is nostalgia in a bottle. Ari NotisMarathonRelease date:2025Where to play: Playstation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XA new game from Bungie would always be cause for celebration, but a new extraction shooter building on the bones of the developers first franchise is particularly interesting. This seems like Bungie taking a dive into the deepest end of the hardcore multiplayer FPS pool, and given the studios track record, its hard to think of anything more exciting in 2025 than that. Austen GoslinTerminator: SurvivorsRelease date:2025Where to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XLike other open-world survival games, Terminator: Survivors will task players either alone or in co-op multiplayer to scavenge for resources, build a base, and fight to survive against other players. But theres another wrinkle: In a post-Judgment Day world, players will also have to survive against hunter-killer robots, namely the Terminator T-800 and the other terrors in Skynets mechanized army, which aims to wipe out humanity for good. Michael McWhertorDeadlockRelease date:TBAWhere to play: Windows PCValves team-based multiplayer shooter, which also has a sprinkling of MOBA-inspired elements, didnt have an ordinary launch. Deadlock entered into secret early playtesting on Steam, with players sharing keys with one another through word of mouth and agreeing to a cone of silence about the games existence upon logging in. The game finally got a Steam page in August 2024, but its still not even technically in early access although you can play it, if you know a guy who knows a guy, etc. We figure Deadlock will get an actual release date in 2025, and having played it a bit ourselves, we can tell you its got a lot of potential and (despite the weird rollout) is worth keeping an eye on when its fully live. Maddy MyersMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake EaterRelease date:TBAWhere to play: PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series XAt a preview for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura told Polygon that the team definitely didnt want to alter any of the story or world but didnt address the elephant in the room (the departures of former Metal Gear creatives from Konami, like Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa). Given the immense respect for the source material seen in Konamis Silent Hill 2 remake (developed by Bloober Team), despite the immense skepticism about it on the part of Silent Hill fans, it does seem possible that Metal Gear Solid Delta might similarly win over the skeptical superfans out there. Thats clearly what the team is hoping for and they seemingly have some more time to polish, since the game doesnt yet have a release date beyond 2025. Maddy Myers

2024s movie calendar may have closed a little bit softly, but 2025 opens with a bang and just keeps rolling. To get you ready for a year full of excellent releases, weve put together a list of 50 movies that should already have a spot reserved on your watch list. The upcoming movie slate this year includes an myriad of superhero sequels and reboots from Superman to Fantastic Four: First Steps, along with some creative-looking horror movies, the long-awaited return of Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, a mysterious Kendrick Lamar musical, and Wicked: For Good. And if none of that were enough, theres also a third Avatar movie to cap off the whole thing. Heres all thoses movies and everything else you should be keeping an eye out for in 2025.Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlRelease date: On Netflix Jan. 3Directors: Nick Park, Merlin CrossinghamCast: Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Reece ShearsmithDrawing the eponymous doofus-and-dog team Wallace and Gromit into the era of strict IP continuity, the first Wallace & Gromit story since 2008 (and only the second full-length feature) brings back silent penguin antagonist Feathers McGraw for more hijinks around Wallaces awkward inventions. This is the first movie with Ben Whitehead as Wallace; hes been Wallaces voice in marketing and video games since 2008, and is reprising the role in the movies as well following the 2017 death of original Wallace voice Peter Sallis. Expect cheese jokes, stop-motion slapstick, and periodic long-suffering eyerolls from Gromit as Wallace deals with his latest invention, a helpful robotic garden gnome that runs amok. Tasha RobinsonDen of Thieves 2: PanteraRelease date: In theaters Jan. 10Director: Christian GudegastCast: Gerard Butler, OShea Jackson Jr.The first Den of Thieves has been lovingly called (by myself and others) Dirtbag Heat, and, judging by the explosive trailer, the sequel is poised to continue down that route by seemingly teaming up Gerard Butlers aggro cop Big Nick with OShea Jackson Jr.s smooth criminal Donnie Wilson. If you ever wanted to see Al Pacino and Robert De Niros characters from Heat team up in Europe, this is as close as youre going to get. And if its anywhere near as good as the first movie, youre in for an all-time January classic. Pete VolkPaddington in PeruRelease date: In theaters Jan. 17Director: Dougal WilsonCast: Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie WaltersThe weirdly critically beloved Paddington movie series continues the story of the hapless fish-out-of-water CG bear adopted by humans, inspired by Michael Bonds classic kids books. This third installment in the series has the little bear (Ben Whishaw) returning to his homeland of Peru to visit his aunt, and getting involved in an Amazonian mystery-adventure. This movie has already been out for a while in some countries, and critical word has been a pretty universal Its OK, but not as good as the first two. So temper your sky-high Paddington expectations accordingly. TRWolf ManRelease date: In theaters Jan. 17Director: Leigh WhannellCast: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda FirthDirector Leigh Whannells 2020 version of The Invisible Man was a terrific yet sadly overlooked update of the classic monster-movie story. It expertly pulled the story into modern times by letting it prey on 21st-century anxieties about technology, power, and human connection. Hopefully his new update of The Wolf Man is just as successful and even more widely recognized. Austen GoslinThe Color WithinRelease date: In theaters Jan. 24Director: Naoko YamadaCast: Akari Takaishi, Sayu Suzukawa, Taisei KidoAnimator-director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird) is back with an all-new feature film, this time produced by Science Saru, the acclaimed studio behind Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Inu-Oh. The Colors Within centers on the story of Totsuko, a high school student with synesthesia, who is inadvertently recruited to play in a band alongside her classmates Kimi and Rui. Together, the trios friendship grows alongside their love of music, while each of them confronts their own struggles in coming of age. Toussaint EganPresenceRelease date: In theaters Jan. 24Director: Steven SoderberghCast: Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris SullivanThe latest in Steven Soderberghs endless experiments with the cinematic form is an unconventional ghost story, seen from the POV of the presence of the title an invisible figure watching the struggles of a mother and father (Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan) dealing with family stresses in a new house. It got a strongly positive response in festival screenings, which emphasized that it isnt a blood-and-guts-and-jump-scares horror movie, just a melancholy, haunting story centered on, as the title has it, a disturbing unseen presence. TRLove HurtsRelease date: In theaters Feb. 7Director: Jonathan EusebioCast: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel WuIndependent production company 87North has quickly gone from action movie upstart to one of Hollywoods major players in the genre. It started with the John Wick movies, continued with hits like Atomic Blonde and The Fall Guy, and now, Ke Huy Quan gets another chance to be an action star with Love Hurts. The movie will also be the directorial debut of veteran stunt performer and action director Jonathan Eusebio, who worked as a fight coordinator on the first three John Wick movies, Doctor Strange, and The Fall Guy, and as a stunt coordinator on Black Panther and Birds of Prey. The guys got the goods. PVCaptain America: Brave New WorldRelease date: In theaters Feb. 14Director: Julius OnahCast: Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira HaasThe Marvel Cinematic Universe returns to theaters this year with the next installment of the Captain America franchise. Written in part by The Falcon and the Winter Soldier alums, Anthony Mackies Cap will face off against Harrison Fords Red Hulk and Giancarlo Espositos Sidewinder. Susana PoloThe GorgeRelease date: On Apple TV Plus Feb. 14Director: Scott DerricksonCast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney WeaverThe Gorge has an incredible concept. Its an sci-fi action movie about two snipers who are each tasked with guarding one side of a massive gorge with no idea whats inside. If that werent enough, its directed by the great Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone, Sinister, Doctor Strange), and stars the always excellent Anya Taylor-Joy as well as Miles Teller. Austen GoslinThe MonkeyRelease date: In theaters Feb. 21Director: Osgood PerkinsCast: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah WoodHot off the massive success of Longlegs, writer-director Oz Perkins is back in theaters less than a year later with this new adaptation of Stephen Kings classic story about a clapping toy monkey thats far more dangerous and sinister than it appears. Longlegs expertly mixed bizarre black humor with scares, which sounds like a perfect tone for The Monkey to strike too. AGThe Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes MovieRelease date: In theaters Feb. 28Director: Peter BrowngardtCast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicolThe Looney Tunes are set to return to the big screen this year with their first original fully animated feature film! The Day the Earth Blew Up stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, who, after a series of hijinks at a bubblegum factory, accidentally discover a clandestine alien plot to conquer the world! The good news is that they have each other to rely on in order to save the day. The bad news is well, they have to rely on each other in order to save the day. TEThe Legend of OchiRelease date: In theaters Feb. 28Director: Isaiah SaxonCast: Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily WatsonIs elevated fantasy the next discourse-worthy film label? After arguably creating its own subgenre with Hereditary and The Witch, A24 is ready to rethink magical realism with The Legend of Ochi, the debut feature from puppets-and-practical-effects visionary Isaiah Saxon. Unlike the studios horror outings, Ochi looks more like heartfelt, all-ages fantasy, following the journey of a young girl, Yuri (Helena Zengel), and a baby ochi, a primate-ish creature from a nearby foggy forest. A spin on E.T. with the heart of Jim Henson and a Moonrise Kingdom sheen sounds like exactly the antidote to big-budget Lord of the Rings wannabes. Matt PatchesSinnersRelease date: In theaters March 7Director: Ryan CooglerCast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack OConnellRyan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are teaming up once again, this time for an original supernatural horror film set in the 1930s Jim Crow-era South. Sinners stars Jordan in the dual role of Elijah and Elias, twin brothers who return to their hometown in search of relief and a chance to start over. What they find, however, is a horror greater than anything they could imagine brewing beneath the surface. TEBlack BagRelease date: In theaters March 14Director: Steven SoderberghCast: Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Reg-Jean PageSteven Soderbergh never misses, which is why its so exciting that his immediate follow-up to Presence is going to be a spy thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as a married couple. It seems like its going to have a Mr. & Mrs. Smith-type vibe, but perhaps with a bit more political intrigue sprinkled on top. AGDisneys Snow WhiteRelease date: In theaters March 21Director: Marc WebbCast: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew BurnapThe live-action Snow White has somehow attracted the most heated discourse is it feminist for Snow White to not need a prince? Are the Dwarfs played by little people or are they magical creatures or just CGI monstrosities? Whats up with that dress? But damn it if Rachel Zegler doesnt have the voice of an angel. Were here to see her belt her heart out in a movie that probably doesnt deserve her. Petrana RadulovicA Minecraft MovieRelease date: In theaters April 4Director: Jared HessCast: Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma MyersThe highly anticipated, long-in-development Minecraft movie finally arrives in 2025, and it sure looks interesting. Director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) is taking a familiar narrative approach to the adaptation, as four misfits find themselves pulled through a mysterious portal and dropped into the blocky, creative world of Minecraft, with Steve (Jack Black) serving as their guide in this cubic universe. The unlikely heroes of A Minecraft Movie will be challenged to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative as they fight to find their way home. Michael McWhertorMickey 17Release date: In theaters April 18Director: Bong Joon-hoCast: Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni ColletteBong Joon-ho follows up his Oscar-winning film Parasite with an adaptation of Edward Ashtons 2022 sci-fi novel Mickey 7. Mickey 17 centers on Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), a space colonist who agrees to become an expendable as part of his job colonizing the ice planet Niflheim. Mickey is killed multiple times during his job, only to be subsequently cloned over and over again to continue his mission. But when a terrible accident results in two of Mickeys clones existing at the same time as one another, theyll have to figure out a way to make their situation work without either of them being killed.Initially slated to be released on March 29, 2024, before being pushed back to January of this year, due in part to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Mickey 17 was once again pushed back to this April. TEThe Accountant 2Release date: In theaters April 25Director: Gavin OConnorCast: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J. K. SimmonsAfter a poor performance at the box office when it came out in 2016, Gavin OConnors (Warrior) The Accountant has become a bit of a cult hit as the kind of TNT-ass movie that would replay on cable endlessly. Its a fun action movie with a strong lead performance by Ben Affleck as an autistic accountant in deep with some very dangerous people, and the upcoming sequel returns most of the major players (including Affleck, OConnor, writer Bill Dubuque, and Afflecks co-stars J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson). As someone always down for a TNT-ass movie, I will be there. PVUntil DawnRelease date: In theaters April 25Director: David F. SandbergCast: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young YooPlayStation 4 game Until Dawn was a Choose Your Own Adventure-style slasher-horror game that built on decades of cinematic horror tropes and featured some pretty big stars (Hayden Panettiere, Rami Malek, Peter Stormare). Now, that interactive story is being adapted for the big screen as an R-rated love letter to the horror genre. Since its based on a branching story, itll be interesting to see what choices director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation, Shazam!) makes in his adaptation of the 2015 game. Until Dawn, the movie, will feature a young new cast of potential slasher victims, with Stormare reprising his role from the game. MMThe Thunderbolts*Release date: In theaters May 2Director: Jake SchreierCast: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David HarbourThe MCU has its Suicide Squad in the Thunderbolts, a team of villains and other shady types brought together when some force in the world sets out to kill all of them. Why does the movies title have an asterisk? Thats for them to know and us to find out. Susana PoloFinal Destination: BloodlinesRelease date: In theaters May 16Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam SteinCast: Brec Bassinger, Teo Briones, Tony ToddNo one in the Final Destination movies can escape death including the franchise itself. Fourteen years after Final Destination 5, the premonition-heavy horror series is back in hopes of a Scream-style relaunch.Produced by Spider-Man trilogy director Jon Watts, and with a script by Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Scream) and Lori Evans Taylor, the success of Bloodlines the most direct-to-video-esque title imaginable? really comes down to the hijinks of directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, who reportedly staged their own deaths during a Zoom call pitch session for the movie. Thats commitment, and a hope that the sixth installment can live up to the franchises spiritual successor, the Escape Room films. The bar is high! MPLilo & StitchRelease date: In theaters May 23Director: Dean Fleischer CampCast: Chris Sanders, Maia Kealoha, Sydney AgudongAll the trailers for the Lilo & Stitch remake have focused a lot on the adorable blue alien. But the movie is supposedly going to focus a lot more on the island community, fleshing out some of the side characters in Lilo and Nanis life. The original movies promotions also focused more on Stitch and less on the human side of the story, so maybe its not that out of pocket and the movie will deliver on that front. PRMission: Impossible The Final ReckoningRelease date: In theaters May 23Director: Christopher McQuarrieCast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving RhamesIts mildly bonkers how much AI has developed and become an existential threat to all sorts of industries in the year and a half since the previous Mission: Impossible movie, Dead Reckoning Part One, set up an inimical AI as the villain. The conceit already looked quaint back in 2023. Whos to say what itll look like when Tom Cruise/Ethan Hunt charges back into action against the AI in 2025? Regardless, its unclear why this movie isnt called Dead Reckoning Part Two, since its picking up at the to be continued point where the last movie left off. The big question is whether itll actually be any kind of final reckoning directorChristopher McQuarrie has already said this movie wont end the series, though rumors suggest it might be the final bow for Cruise as Ethan Hunt. TRFrom the World of John Wick: BallerinaRelease date: In theaters June 6Director: Len WisemanCast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel ByrneThis John Wick spinoff movie starring Ana de Armas has gone through a bit of a tumultuous development process, but since the latest update is that the film brought in Keanu Reeves and series director Chad Stahelski for some action punch-ups, it seems like its finally on the right track to be a proper entry in the franchise. AGHow To Train Your DragonRelease date: In theaters June 13Director: Dean DeBloisCast: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico ParkerDean DeBlois, the original director of How to Train Your Dragon, returns for the live-action remake. The first trailer showed off realistic re-creations of Berk, Hiccup, and the other Vikings, and a more photorealistic Toothless. The dragon still looks cute with the texture resolution cranked up to ultra! One things for certain: John Powells iconic score will go hard. PRPixars ElioRelease date: In theaters June 13Directors: Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, Adrian MolinaCast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaa, Jameela JamilAfter some developmental hiccups and delays, Pixars new alien comedy is finally coming out in 2025. Originally directed by Cocos Adrian Molina, Elio is now helmed by Domee Shi (Turning Red) and Madeline Sharafian in her directorial debut. Elio follows a young boy whos passionate about aliens and accidentally gets beamed up into an interplanetary organization, where hes mistakenly identified as Earths leader. PR28 Years LaterRelease date: In theaters June 28Director: Danny BoyleCast: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph FiennesWriter Alex Garland and director Danny Boyles apocalyptic 28 series might quietly be one of the best horror franchises of the 2000s, which is why its a surprise that it took them nearly 18 years to return to the series. But if the first trailer for 28 Years Later is any indication, their brand of zombie-ish horror hasnt stalled at all in the years since it last appeared. AGF1Release date: In theaters June 27Director: Joseph KosinskiCast: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry CondonTop Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is hoping that the combination of raw speed and the popularity of Formula 1 racing oh, and the star power of Brad Pitt will lure moviegoers to theaters to see F1 in 2025. Pitt plays a retired Formula 1 driver who returns to the sport to mentor a rookie racing prodigy (Damson Idris), starring alongside Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, and a host of real-world F1 drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri. MMM3GAN 2.0Release date: In theaters July 27Director: Gerard JohnstoneCast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Jenna DavisEveryones favorite homicidal childrens toy robot is back in 2025 with more murder, and hopefully more dancing. While we dont know much about M3GANs next outing, we know that the stars of the original will be back, along with writer Akela Cooper and director Gerard Johnstone, which is enough to get us excited. AGJurassic World RebirthRelease date: In theaters July 2Director: Gareth EdwardsCast: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan BaileyAfter three back-to-back billion-dollar box-office hits, the Jurassic World franchise returns for a seventh outing, this time with Scarlett Johansson taking the lead. Jurassic World Rebirth follows on the events of Dominion, with Earths remaining dinos living in isolated equatorial environments. And in series tradition, someones out to make a profit, so Johansson leads a covert ops team tasked with securing dinosaur genetic material that holds the key to a drug with lifesaving benefits. Rebirth promises a sinister, shocking discovery thats been hidden from the world for decades, in case you need some intrigue to go with your big dino action. MMUntitled Matt Stone & Trey Parker MusicalRelease date: In theaters July 4Director: Trey ParkerCast: ?South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have a controversial rap sheet but a high batting average when it comes to projects outside their 26-season-deep series: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a musical masterpiece; Team America: World Police is totally underrated; The Book of Mormon needs a rewrite, but the songs are legendary. So theres reason to think a team-up between Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and Drake-destroyer Kendrick Lamar could be the funniest damn thing well see this year. At the moment, we know nothing about it at last years CinemaCon, Paramounts CEO called the untitled film the craziest and most original scripts weve ever read and maybe were overhyping the next BASEketball. But you know what with so few comedies actually finding their ways to theaters these days, the next BASEketball might be a thrill, too. Matt PatchesSupermanRelease date: In theaters July 11Director: James GunnCast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela MercedJames Gunn and Peter Safrans new DC Films universe begins properly with the Gunn-written and -directed Superman, starring David Corenswet as Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Little is known about the movies plot, but the first teaser is big on hope and John Williams music. Susana PoloThe Fantastic Four: First StepsRelease date: In theaters July 25Director: Matt ShakmanCast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-BachrachPedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon-Moss Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn star as Marvels first superhero family, the Fantastic Four, and Marvel Studios is hoping the movie can breathe new life into a flagging MCU. Galactus menaces Earth in this period piece, with John Malkovich and Natasha Lyonne in undisclosed roles, and a presumed cameo from Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. Susana PoloThe Bad Guys 2Release date: In theaters Aug. 1Director: Pierre Perifel, JP SansCast: Zazie Beetz, Sam Rockwell, AwkwafinaThe Bad Guys specials Netflix has been churning out have inevitably been a bit disappointing visibly animated for a much lower budget than the 2022 feature movie, and lacking the movies reckless, wild visual sense and big-name cast. Hopefully that will change with the theatrical feature The Bad Guys 2, which brings the not-so-villanous anthropomorphic animal villains of Aaron Blabeys popular kids books back under the direction of Pierre Perifel and reunites the original cast, including Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Zazie Beetz, and Anthony Ramos. This time around, the heels turned heroes are trying to live up to their new good-guy intentions, until they give into the biggest trope in crime movies, and an all-female crime crew pulls them back in for One Last Job. TRNobody 2Release date: In theaters Aug. 15Director: Timo TjahjantoCast: Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon StoneWhile Ive liked a good chunk of 87Norths work, I wasnt a fan of Nobody, starring Bob Odenkirk. The movie had some good fights, and Odenkirk really put in the work, but some of the story elements put me off of the movie. But there is a solid foundation for potential there, and that potential skyrockets with the addition of action gore maestro Timo Tjahjanto in the directors chair. His movies are always must-see events. PVThe Conjuring: Last RitesRelease date: In theaters Sept. 5Director: Michael ChavesCast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick WilsonWere about nine movies into the Conjuring universe at this point, which is probably bigger than most of us ever thought a movie franchise based on Ed and Lorraine Warren could be. While we dont know for sure what Last Rites will be about just yet, we do know that its set to be some kind of finale to the stories that the Conjuring series has told thus far, and we know its being directed by series veteran Michael Chaves, who directed The Curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and The Nun II in the franchise already. AGThe BrideRelease date: In theaters Sept. 26Director: Maggie GyllenhaalCast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penlope CruzAny fresh adaptation of Frankenstein, or Bride of Frankenstein in this case, is cause for excitement, but this version directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal is especially notable considering its incredibly stacked cast. The movie stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penlope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Julianne Hough, and Jake Gyllenhaal, just to name a few. AGSaw XIRelease date: In theaters Sept. 26Director: Kevin Greutert2023s Saw X was a terrific return to form for the long-running horror franchise, reintroducing Tobin Bell as the enigmatic serial killer John Kramer in a story set between the events of Saw and Saw 2. The films director, Kevin Greutert, is set to return with yet another sequel later this year, with Tobin Bell presumably set to once again reprise his iconic role. TETron: AresRelease date: In theaters Oct. 10Director: Joachim RnningCast: Jared Leto, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-SmithDisneys Tron, amazingly, is still kicking thanks in large part to Jared Leto and a flashy Disney World roller coaster. But you know what? Whatever it takes for a premise that will always result in eye-popping visuals, even if the story cant keep up.With franchise-appropriate distance from 2010s Tron: Legacy (itself a legacy sequel to 1982s Tron), Tron: Ares finds certified Disney Director Joachim Rnning (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) reviving the were-in-the-computer sci-fi aesthetic of Legacy but with a new pitch: This time, the computer programs are running amok in the real world. Jeff Bridges is back, but the real draw this time around is Past Lives star Greta Lee breaking into the blockbuster scene. And while well miss Daft Punk doing the soundtrack, hey, were getting Nine Inch Nails. Let the hype (light) cycle begin. MPThe Black Phone 2Release date: In theaters Oct. 17Director: Scott DerricksonCast: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan HawkeThe existence of a sequel to The Black Phone raises a lot of questions that only The Black Phone 2 can answer. But while the original movie getting a sequel at all is a little confusing, we do know that original author Joe Hill pitched the idea for the sequel before the original was even out, and that director Scott Derrickson is back for the second iteration, along with Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Miguel Cazarez Mora, and even Ethan Hawke, who will all be reprising their roles from the original. AGMortal Kombat 2Release date: In theaters Oct. 24Director: Simon McQuoidCast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Karl Urban, Adeline RudolphThe first Mortal Kombat movie in the new reboot of the franchise was a big disappointment: Some of the casting was inspired, and the costuming looked great, but the fights were lackluster, sparse, and edited beyond recognition it was the kind of action movie where the behind-the-scenes footage looked better than the real thing. That means theres one thing on everyones mind for Mortal Kombat 2, which once again boasts a very strong cast: Will the movie actually have Mortal Kombat in it this time? PVBugoniaRelease date: In theaters Nov. 7Director: Yorgos LanthimosCast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Alicia SilverstoneThe latest from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness) stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in a project that seems even odder than Lanthimos usual fare, if only in its origins: Its a live-action remake of the Korean comedy Save the Green Planet! about a man who kidnaps a pharmaceutical exec who he believes is an alien, paving the way for an invasion. Stone stars as the gender-swapped exec; Plemons is the kidnapper, working with his mother (Alicia Silverstone), like any good conspiracy enthusiast would. TRPredator: BadlandsRelease date: In theaters Nov. 7Director: Dan TrachtenbergCast: Elle FanningDan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) provided a jolt of energy to the Predator franchise with Prey, a very different take on the series set in 1719 that followed a young Comanche woman (Amber Midthunder). Trachtenberg returns for Predator: Badlands and takes the franchise to the future, with Elle Fanning in the leading role. Not much is known about the movie, but Trachtenberg has reportedly shot a secret Predator movie that is also slated to come out in 2025. Predator fans, we are eating good. PVNow You See Me 3Release date: In theaters Nov. 14Director: Ruben FleischerCast: Dan Radcliffe, Rosamund Pike, Morgan FreemanWho had the return of Louis Leterriers stage magicians pull off a complicated heist series Now You See Me on their bingo card for 2025? The previous movie in the series directed by Wickeds Jon M. Chu was all the way back in 2016. Given the expansive cast (Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher, Ariana Greenblatt, Mark Ruffalo, Dominic Sessa, Justice Smith, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Rosamund Pike), this franchise feels like someone in the background has Fast and Furious franchise aims, but nine years between installments and a third director (Venoms Ruben Fleischer) over three movies makes that ambition seem a little dubious unless heavy-duty Now You See Me nostalgia has set in in the interim. TRThe Running ManRelease date: In theaters Nov. 21Director: Edgar WrightCast: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee PaceDid the world need another adaptation of Stephen Kings comparatively minor book The Running Man, after the deeply cheesy 1987 version starring Arnold Schwarzenegger at the height of his kill an antagonist, make a bad pun about it era? (Re: the guy he just cut in half: Ah, he had to split.) Consider this, though: This new version comes from Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright. And the advance summaries emphasize that its set in the hideous dystopic future of 2025. Given the themes about wealth inequity and desperation in this world, poor people compete on lethal game shows for moneythis one might feel all too timely. The cast (Glen Powell in the lead, Lee Pace as the antagonist, William H. Macy and Josh Brolin in the wings) sounds pretty promising, too. TRWicked: For GoodRelease date: In theaters Nov. 21Director: Jon M. ChuCast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle YeohThere were some eyebrow raises when director Jon M. Chu announced that he was splitting Wicked into two movies, myself included among them. But after the splendor of Wicked: Part I, I fully support that decision. Its an epic story that needs time to build and breathe! And now the time skip between the two acts will hit all the harder! Wicked: For Good will likely expand on the plays second act more than the first part did with the first act, and possibly include more of the Wizard of Oz. PRZootopia 2Release date: In theaters Nov. 26Directors: Jared Bush, Byron HowardCast: Jason Bateman, Fortune Feimster, Ginnifer GoodwinDisney Animation returns to the anthropomorphic well for this sequel to 2016s Zootopia. Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return as prey-predator buddy cop pair Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, hunting Ke Huy Quans Gary, a suspicious snake. Susana PoloFive Night at Freddys 2Release date: In theaters Dec. 5Director: Emma TanmiCast: Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth LailThe tween-friendly scares of Scott Cawthons Five Nights at Freddys franchise made for a very profitable movie adaptation in 2023, so Blumhouse is quickly making a sequel. Five Nights at Freddys 2 will see Josh Hutcherson return as the security guard paid to survive his stint at an abandoned pizzeria home to killer animatronic mascots for more PG-13-rated horror. MMAvatar: Fire and AshRelease date: In theaters Dec. 19Director: James CameronCast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaa, Sigourney WeaverJames Cameron proved the skeptics wrong with Avatar: The Way of Water, which revived the dormant sci-fi property with spectacular advancements and classic epic-story rigor. Fire and Ash, the next chapter, faces a different kind of task: Can Cameron really build a franchise on the moon of Pandora? With only a few years since The Way of Water, the filmmaker is relying on years of world-building with a crack team of Hollywood screenwriters to advance the world of Avatar in a way that can go toe-to-toe with Marvel and Star Wars. The promise of Fire and Ash is pretty basic: This time there are fire Navi! Whether Cameron can deepen the stories of Jake Sully and Neytiri while concocting bigger and wilder set-pieces is the exciting unknown. MPFrankensteinRelease date: In theaters and streaming on Netflix in 2025Director: Guillermo del ToroCast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth2025 is set to be a huge year for Guillermo del Toro, as the Academy Award-winning filmmaker is set to unveil one of the biggest passion projects of his career. Del Toro has been trying to produce an adaptation of Mary Shelleys seminal horror classic Frankenstein in some form or another since as early as 2007, at one point calling the book his favorite novel in the world. Can del Toro manage to create a film that lives up to his own lofty expectations? TE

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MacworldUnlike the iPhone, Apple ships a USB-C power adapter with all its MacBooks: Air and Pro. Unless your laptop stays in the same place all of the time, having a spare or a specific travel MacBook charger is a useful addition. You can buy a second Apple charger or check out more versatile, cheaper and smaller MacBook chargers to suit your needs and budget.Its important to note that there are risks with buying a cheap charger and we dont recommend you choose on price alone. That bargain MacBook charger might just fry your laptop or get dangerously hot. However, there are some great premium chargers from trusted brands that sell for less than Apple pricey chargers.What to look for in a MacBook chargerPD chargingWhat you need is a Power Delivery (PD) charger that can connect to your MacBook via USB-C. PD chargers can support up to 240W of power, although the most common congregate around the standard laptop power requirements: 30W, 45W, 65W and 100W. All the USB-C chargers we have tested here are PD chargers. All the chargers tested here can also fast-charge an iPhone.PD version 3.0 supports up to 100W. PD 3.1 can charge at 140W, which is what you need to fast-charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro. Note that the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports are all rated at PD 3.0only the MagSafe port is PD 3.1 so you must use Apples USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable, rather than a USB-C cable, to fast-charge the 140W 16-inch MacBook Pro. You can still power the laptop via USB-C or Thunderbolt cable but 100W is the maximum power via that method.WattageThe amount of power a charger can give your MacBook is, safety aside, the most important feature to look for when choosing a laptop charger.A laptop is designed to draw up to a certain amount of watts when running at full power; that is when you are stretching it by using lots of apps or pushing the graphics and video rendering functionsnot when youre just browsing the web. This level of max power is what the manufacturer considers when it decides on the wattage of the charger it includes with the laptop.When the laptop is idle or doing mundane jobs, it will draw only a small amount of power from the charger.Fast Charging Apple supports silicon fast charging on its latest MacBook models. When connected with the right charger and cable, you can charge a MacBook battery up to 50 per cent in 30 minutes. The M2 MacBook Air can be fast charged using a 65W or higher power adapter and either the MagSafe or a USB-C charging cable; see our M2 MacBook Air fast-charging tests.The M3 Air requires a 70W charger, which effectively pushes you to 100W for a non-Apple charger.On the 14-inch MacBook Pro, you can fast-charge with a 96W or higher USB-C charger and USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable or USB-C charge cable. On the 16-inch MacBook Pro, you can fast-charge only with an 140W USB-C Power Adapter paired with the USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable because the Thunderbolt ports are still 100W PD 3.0. Several companies now make a power adapter that supports the latest PD 3.1 standard that supports power output to up to 240W; other USB chargers have a practical maximum of 100W. It is fine to charge a laptop with a higher-wattage power adapter than it needs. It wont charge it any quicker (unless you follow the fast-charge rules above), but rest assured that a premium charger such as the ones reviewed here wont overcharge the MacBook battery and may have extra ports to change iPhones and other devices. If the charger has more wattage than it needs, it can use the spare power to charge other devices at the same time as the laptop.PortsMore ports on a charger make more sense as we all have more than one device that needs charging. Look for the total power output if you want to charge more than one device at the same time. When youre using your MacBook at full power, your charger might not have enough spare power for charging other devices unless you buy a charger with a higher wattage where the excess power can be channeled to your iPhone or AirPods at the same time as you power your laptop. PortabilityApples silicon-based power adapters are mostly larger than third-party chargers that are built using Gallium nitride (GaN) technology. GaN is a material that produces less heatand less heat means components can be closer together. This means GaN chargers can be smaller than previously possible.Some of todays GaN chargers are so small they can slip in your pocket, although youll still need to coil that USB-C cable somewhere too. Apple is late to the GaN party, but its recent GaN power adapters are certainly smaller than its older models.FoundryDue to their ultra-safe, sturdy three-pin Type G plug, the U.K. models are usually wider than their U.S. Type A and B plug counterparts. Fewer feature handy folding plug pins (see above) that can be found on most U.S. wall chargers, but they are becoming more standard on non-Apple-made chargers.Dimensions given in our reviews are for the U.S. models, which are also pictured for each product, but U.K. models are mostly also available.We have tested and reviewed wall chargers that ship with interchangeable plugs for international travel, as well as wall chargers that double up as travel adapters with all the plugs you should need wherever you are in the world plus USB ports and a spare power socket.If you need true portability away from a power socket, look for a laptop power bank. We tested a 25000mAh power bank that can fully recharge a 14-inch MacBook Pro. See our tests of the best portable power banks for MacBook.Wall, desktop or strip chargersMost of the PD chargers we review here are wall chargers that plug straight into the power socket. You could also consider a desktop charger, which differs from a straight-to-socket wall charger by connecting to power via a longer plugged cable, so offering greater range. This is sometimes a neater and more versatile desk solution, but isnt as pocketable for travel as a wall charger that requires just the charger-to-device cable.Another option is a power strip or extender. The best weve seen is from Ugreen. Its 100W 7-in-1 power strip features two 100W PD USB-C ports, one 22.5W USB-C and one 22.5W USB-A port, plus an extension plug socket on its top. Baseus has a more compact 100W PowerCombo strip with four USB ports. Both are reviewed below.CableYou need to connect the charger to your MacBook using a USB-C to USB-C charging cable or USB-C to MagSafe cable.If your Mac has a MagSafe 3 port (MacBook Air introduced in 2022; 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2021), you can use Apples own USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (PD 3.1-supporting 240W maximum). As well as freeing up one of the MacBooks Thunderbolt ports, this can protect from accidental cable pulls and is required for MacBook fast-charging on the 16in, but it is expensive at $49/49 compared to a quality USB-C cable. Apples USB-C to USB-C charging cables (100W maximum) cost $19/19 but you can find quality USB-C charging cables cheaper, for example from Ugreen (direct U.S. / Amazon.com / Amazon U.K.).Few of the chargers reviewed here come with a USB-C cable. Of course, you can use the cable that shipped with your MacBook, but having a spare is always useful. Weve rounded up the best USB-C and Thunderbolt cables.Here are our reviews of our favorite MacBook chargers. Later, we give more specific tips on buying the right charger for your model of MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.Anker 713 Nano II Best single-port 45W wall chargerProsUltra compact45WFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsSingle portDimensions: 1.38 x 1.49 x 1.62in (3.5 x 3.8 x 4.1cm)Weight: 2.44oz (69g)Ports: 1x USB-C (45W PD)Total power output: 45WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook AirThis single-port 45W charger is a much better option for MacBook Air owners as we believe that the Apple-supplied 30W or 35W Power Adapters are a little underpowered for the laptops potential maximum needs. It is also tiny in comparison to the Apple-supplied charger (38% smaller in volume than Apples non-GaN 30W Power Adapter, and 20% smaller than the 35W charger), and significantly cheaper while being a safe, trusted brand. Like the other Anker wall chargers, this model features foldable (U.S.) plug pins. The U.K. model is as great, although without the neat foldable plug pins.Because the M2 and M3 Air can be fast-charged using a higher power adapter, the Anker 715 65W Charger (below) is a better option and only a few bucks more in price and fractions of an inch in size. Its not Apples prescribed 70W but wed expect it to charge faster than at 45W. Or you should consider a multiport 65W charger, such as the Ugreen Nexode 65W 3-Port Charger or the Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Chargerboth of which are super-compact and will charge other devices at the same time as you are charging a laptop; see their reviews below.Anker 715 Nano II Best single-port 65W wall chargerProsCompact65WFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsSingle portPrice When Reviewed:42,99Best Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealoDimensions: 1.65 x 1.42 x 1.74in (4.2 x 3.6 x 4.4cm)Weight: 3.96oz (112g)Ports: 1x USB-C (65W PD 3.0)Total power output: 65WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch MacBook Pro; 8-core 14-inch MacBook ProA single-port 65W charger is the most affordable fast-charger for MacBook Air owners. The Anker 715 is small in comparison to the Apple-supplied charger, especially with its foldable U.S. plug pins, and still cheaper but not as noticeably so as Ankers 45W charger.Owners of the 13-inch Pro and entry-level 14-inch Pro should consider this charger as the most affordable, premium compact alternative to Apples larger, more expensive 67W Power Adapter.. You can use it to fast-charge an M2 MacBook, but it wont overcharge it and it will keep the battery topped up while you are working on your laptop. To fast-charge a 14in MacBook Pro, youll need a 96W or 100W charger.Ugreen Nexode Pro 65W Best= 3-port 65W USB-C wall chargerPros3 ports65WFoldable plug (U.S.)Lightest multiport chargerPrice When Reviewed:55,99Best Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View DealUgreen55,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo55,99 at UgreenDimensions: 2.1 x 1.6 x 1.3 inches (5.5 x 4 x 3.2cm)Weight: 4.1oz (117g)Ports: 2x USB-C (65W PD 3.0) and 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 65WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch MacBook Pro; 8-core 14-inch MacBook ProUgreens Nexode Pro 65W USB-C Wall Charger has three ports and is a great choice for a super-compact multiport 65W charger. The plug pins on the U.S. model fold in neatly to make it very pocketable for a three-port charger. Note that the pins on the U.K. version do not fold, so users from that country should consider the older but still great non-Pro Nexode 65W Charger that does have foldable U.K. plug pins or the Anker Prime 67W Charger reviewed below.It really is a tiny wonder. The Anker Prime 67W Wall Charger is just as compact, and both make fine mid-sized MacBook chargers.The two USB-C ports each support 65W, and the lower USB-A port can charge at up to 22.5W. Other same-time charging options include 45W for a laptop and 20W for a second device, or 45W plus 15W shared between the other two outputs. And you can fast-charge an M2 MacBook Air when using just one of the 65W ports.While its perfectly suitable for the 14in MacBook Pro, a 100W power adapter can fast-charge that model using either a USB-C charging cable or Apples own MagSafe 3 cable.Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports) Best= 3-port 65W USB-C wall chargerPros3 ports67WFoldable plug (U.S. and U.K.)Smallest multiport chargerConsNot for the top-end 14-inch MBPPrice When Reviewed:59,99 EuroBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View Deal59,99 View DealAnker59,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo59,99 at Amazon Marketplace CE59,99 at AnkerDimensions: 1.6 x 1.5 x 1.9in (4 x 3.8 x 5cm)Weight: 4.8oz (136g)Ports: 2x USB-C (67W PD 3.0) and 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 67WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch MacBook Pro; 8-core 14-inch MacBook ProIt might be bigger and heavier than the 45W or 65W single-port Anker chargers, but this GaN charger offers you much more with its three ports. Each of the two USB-C ports can supply up to 67W, although obviously not at the same time as 67W is the total possible output. And the USB-A port supports up to 22.5W. It is the smallest multiport USB-C wall charger, and it weighs just 136g, an indistinguishable difference to the equally compact 130g Ugreen Nexode 65W 3-Port USB-C Wall Charger. Both the U.S. and the U.K. models feature a foldable plug. The U.K. model is a little larger due to the Type-G 3-pin plug but its the smallest and lightest multiport 67W charger available in the U.K.Each port will adapt to your charging requirements. You can charge a laptop at up to 65W using just one of the USB-C ports or charge the laptop at 45W and another device at 20W via the other USB-C port. Another option is to power a laptop at 40W via USB-C, and an iPhone or Apple Watch at up to 22.5W using the USB-A port. Using all three ports, the first USB-C port can power the laptop at 40W, the second an iPhone at 12W, and the USB-A port could power up your AirPods at 12W. Its a great choice for fast-charging an M2 MacBook Air or just as a multiport solution for the 13in and entry-level 14in MacBook Pro. As with the Ugreen Nexode Pro, reviewed above, it will power the top-end 14-inch MacBook Pro, but a 100W charger can fast-charge that model. Read our full Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports) review Ugreen 65W GaN Wall Charger 4 Ports Best 4-Port 65W USB-C wall chargerPros4 ports65WFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsOne low 18W PD portLarger than 3-port chargersBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice27,99 View Deal47,47 View Deal49,99 View Deal49,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket27,99 at Amazon Marketplace CE47,47 at Proshop.de49,99 at notebooksbilligerView more prices from nullprozentshop.deClose Best Prices Today:Ugreen 65W GaN Wall Charger 4 Ports Best 4-Port 65W USB-C wall chargerRetailerPrice27,99 View Deal47,47 View Deal49,99 View Deal49,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from BackmarketDimensions: 1.3 x 2.56 x 2.56in (3.3 x 6.5 x 6.5cm)Weight: 8.8oz (249g)Ports: 2x USB-C (65W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (18W PD) and 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 65WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch MacBook Pro; 8-core 14-inch MacBook ProThis is the most ports (4) weve seen on a 65W USB-C PD wall charger, making it a versatile (and affordable) multi-option power adapter for any MacBook Air or 13in Pro. It would also support the 8-core-CPU model 14-inch MacBook Pro.It is noticeably larger than the three-port 65W chargers reviewed above, but is recommended if you need that extra charging port.Two of the USB-C ports support 65W, and one is curiously low at 18W but thats enough for most phones and mid-sized tablets. The USB-A port can Quick Charge and handle up to 22.5W.Use one of the 65W PD ports to fast-charge an M2 Air, but to fast-charge an M3 Air or 14in Pro youll need to look for one of the 100W chargers reviewed here.Anker Prime 100W GaN Wall Charger (3 Ports) Best 3-Port 100W USB-C wall chargerPros3 portsCompact100WFoldable plug (U.S. and U.K.)ConsCant fast-charge a 16in ProPrice When Reviewed:79,99 EuroBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View DealAnker79,99 View Deal83,13 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo79,99 at Anker83,13 at tease-ShopDimensions: 1.7 1.1 2.7in (4.4 x 2.9 x 6.8cm) Weight: 6oz (170g)Ports: 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0) and 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 100WColors: GrayBest for: 13-inch/14-inch/15-inch MacBook ProThe Anker Prime 100W GaN Wall Charger might have one fewer port than the 4-port Ugreen 100W charger, reviewed below, but its notably lighter and smaller than the 4-port Ugreen charger, and has recently been updated Ankers previous model so that it is smaller and a little lighter and with an improved center of gravity so it is less likely to drop out of a wall socket if knocked. Each of the two USB-C PD ports has a maximum of 100W so you cant fast-charge a 16in MacBook Pro, although it will easily supply the required standard-speed charge.The USB-A port can support up to 22.5W charging.AnkerA similar option is the Anker 737 GaNPrime 120W Charger (U.S. model / U.K. model) pictured above, which has the same three ports but with a maximum 120W output, meaning it can charge two mid-sized MacBooks at the same time. Its a little larger (1.25 x 1.7 x 3.14in) and minutely heavier than the Anker 100W charger as a consequence.Read our full Anker Prime Ladegert (100W, 3 Ports, GaN) review Ugreen Nexode 100W Best 4-port 100W USB-C wall chargerPros4 ports100WFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsThird USB-C port is 22.5WBulkier than someCant fast-charge 16in MBPBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View Deal41,99 View Deal59,90 View Deal68.07View Deal69,99 View Deal69.99View Deal69,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideView more pricesProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo41,99 at Amazon Marketplace CE59,90 at Maxgaming.ggView more prices from JACOBnotebooksbilligernotebooksbilliger.denullprozentshop.deClose Best Prices Today:Ugreen Nexode 100W Best 4-port 100W USB-C wall chargerRetailerPrice0.01View Deal41,99 View Deal59,90 View Deal68.07View Deal69,99 View Deal69.99View Deal69,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideView more pricesProductPricePrice comparison from BackmarketDimensions: 1.3 x 2.72 x 2.72in (3.3 x 6.9 x 6.9cm)Weight: 8.3oz (235g)Ports: 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (22.5W) and 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 100WColors: GrayBest for: 13-inch/14-inch/15-inch MacBook ProSuitable for all MacBooks, the four-port Ugreen 100W wall charger, with a foldable U.S. plug, is an excellent choice of versatile power adapter. It may not be as pocketable as the mini chargers, but it is still very portable. Its actually lighter than the companys own 65W 4-port charger.It has multiple charging options, such as 65W for laptop and 30W PD for light-laptop powering plus lower outputs for phones and other devices. Using three ports you could charge at 45W, 30W and 22.5W. Using all four, it can support laptop power delivery at 45W and 30W plus two devices each at 10.5W.And it can fast-charge an M2 or M3 MacBook Air or 14in MacBook Pro using one of the 100W PD ports.The U.K. model is a rounder, more barrel-shaped designwithout foldable prongsbut otherwise the same charger.UgreenUgreen has a newer, much smaller 100W charger, the Nexode Pro 100W Charger (U.S. / U.K.), which has one fewer USB-C port. If three ports is all you need (and that might be true for many) then this is the better choice, but we like the fourth port option. Read our Ugreen Nexode Pro 100W Charger review.Ugreen Nexode 100W 2-in-1 GaN Desktop Charger Best 2-in-1 100W USB-C desktop chargerPros3 portsCompact 2-in-1 charger100W15W MagSafe adjustable iPhone standConsCant fast-charge 16in MBPExpensivePrice When Reviewed:159,99 EuroBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View DealUgreen159,99 View Deal169,99 View Deal169.99View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo159,99 at Ugreen169,99 at notebooksbilligerView more prices from notebooksbilliger.deClose Best Prices Today:Ugreen Nexode 100W 2-in-1 GaN Desktop Charger Best 2-in-1 100W USB-C desktop chargerRetailerPrice0.01View DealUgreen159,99 View Deal169,99 View Deal169.99View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from BackmarketDimensions: 6.49 x 4.9 x 4.2in (16.5 x 12.5 x 10.7cm)Weight: 1.91lb (868g)Ports: 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-A (22.5W), 15W MagSafe charging padTotal power output: 100WColors: Gray/BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch MacBook Pro; iPhone 12/13/14/15Moving away from the USB-C wall chargers for a moment, we are big fans of this compact desktop charger that, at 100W, is powerful enough to charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro and also offers an adjustable 15W MagSafe charging pad for iPhones 12/13/14/15.It has three powerful portsto USB-C and one USB-Aplus the fully certified and maximum wireless 15W MagSafe pad that you can angle and place the iPhone on in either landscape or portrait modes.Using all four charging options you could power at 15W (iPhone), 45W MacBook via one of the USB-C ports, 25W with the other, and the remaining 10W via USB-A.If you want to charge your iPhone faster than even top-speed 15W wireless vai the pad, you can fast-cable charge your phone using either of the USB-C ports.As a desktop charger it comes with a 2m power lead to connect to your wall socket.Read our full Ugreen Nexode 100W USB-C Ladegert mit MagSafe 15W review Nekteck 100W Charger Best budget 100W USB-C wall chargerPros100WShips with 2m USB-C cableFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsSingle portDoesnt support MagSafeCant fast-charge 16in MBPNot available in U.K.Dimensions: 1.18 x 2.64 x 2.64in (3 x 6.7 x 6.7cm)Weight: 8.29oz (235g)Ports: 1x USB-C (100W PD 3.0)Total power output: 100WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch MacBook ProThis is a simple one-port 100W USB-C charger that is smaller than Apples 16-inch MacBook Pro charger and much cheaper.Note that Nekteck states that this charger does not support charging through Apples MagSafe cables, only USB-C, so that included 6.6ft (2m) USB-C cable comes in handy, and its not powerful enough to fast-charge a 16in MacBook Pro. Its available in the U.S. onlyUgreen Nexode Pro 160W Charger Best multiport PD 3.1 wall charger for 16in MacBook ProPros140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in ProSmaller than Apple 140W chargerThree portsFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsExpensivePrice When Reviewed:119,99Best Prices Today: RetailerPrice72,91 View Deal89,99 View Deal89,99 View DealUgreen119,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket72,91 at tease-Shop89,99 at notebooksbilliger89,99 at nullprozentshop.deView more prices from UgreenClose Best Prices Today:Ugreen Nexode Pro 160W Charger Best multiport PD 3.1 wall charger for 16in MacBook ProRetailerPrice72,91 View Deal89,99 View Deal89,99 View DealUgreen119,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from BackmarketDimensions: 2.8 x 1.7 x 1.3in (7.1 x 4.3 x 3.3cm)Weight: 10.7oz (304g)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1), 1x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (30W PD 3.0) and 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 160WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProThis is the first multiport PD 3.1 charger (with a 140W port) we tested and it is still noticeably smaller than Apples single-port charger. It is, however, slightly heavier than the Apple or Anker 140W chargers.It can fast-charge Apples 16-inch MacBook Pro, using the top USB-C port as long as you connect to the laptop using Apples MagSafe 3 cable. It has another 100W port below, and a 22.5W USB-A port at the bottom.There are many charging options: one-port using any of the above-mentioned ports, two 65W laptops simultaneously, or 65W+65W+30W charging at the same timeenough for a multi-MacBook charging session.Remember that Apple still requires use of its proprietary MagSafe cable for fast-charging from the 140W port.Read our full Ugreen Nexode Pro 160w USB C Ladegert 4-Ports Mini GaN Schnellladegerat review Apple 140W USB-C Power Adapter Best global wall charger for 16in MacBook ProPros140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in ProFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsSingle portLargeBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View Deal86View Deal58.7View Deal89.9View Deal53,81 View Deal55,30 View Deal57,00 View Deal78,90 View Deal86,00 View Deal86,00 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideView more pricesProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo86 at notebooksbilliger.de58.7 at JACOBView more prices from Alternatetease-Shopdigitalo.deSMDVClose Best Prices Today:Apple 140W USB-C Power Adapter Best global wall charger for 16in MacBook ProRetailerPrice0.01View Deal86View Deal58.7View Deal89.9View Deal53,81 View Deal55,30 View Deal57,00 View Deal78,90 View Deal86,00 View Deal86,00 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideView more pricesProductPricePrice comparison from BackmarketDimensions: 1.1 x 3.78 x 2.95in (2.9 x 9.6 x 7.5cm)Weight: 9.76oz (277g)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1)Total power output: 140WColors: WhiteBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProOnce the only game in town for ultimate 16in MacBook Pro fast-charging if you add Apples pricey $49/49 USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable, Apples 140W charger now faces competition from other third-party charger manufacturers. The 16-inch MacBook Pro comes with both charger and MagSafe cable as standard but if you want to match this as a spare set of both will set you back a steep $148/148.It is one of the most up-to-date chargers, supporting PD 3.1, which is why it can fast-charge a 16in MacBook Pro.The MagSafe cable is available in Silver, Space Gray, Midnight (blue) and Starlight (gold) but the charger itself is standard Apple White.The U.S. model features foldable plug pins. Unlike the smaller Anker 717 140W Charger, it is available in multiple countries.Anker 717 USB-C 140W Charger Best one-port wall charger for 16in MacBook ProPros140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in ProSmaller than Apple 140W chargerFoldable plug (U.S.)ConsSingle portAvailable with U.S. plug onlyBest Prices Today: RetailerPrice99,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket99,99 at AmazonDimensions: 1.22 x 2.66 x 2.31in (3.1 x 6.8 x 5.9cm)Weight: 8.3oz (235g)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1)Total power output: 140WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProWhile it has just one port like the Apple 140W Power Adapter, the Anker 717 is 40% smaller than Apples tall charger so makes it a much better choice if you travel with your laptop. It features foldable pins.Again like the Apple charger, its USB-C port is PD 3.1 and so can fast-charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro (or any fast-charge-supporting MacBook for that matter) but only if you use the MagSafe rather than a USB-C cable.Its the same price as Apples charger and does also require the MagSafe cable to fast-charge the 16in Pro.The Anker 717 is not available outside of North America.Plugable 140W USB-C Power Adapter Best budget one-port wall charger for 16in MacBook ProPros140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in ProSmaller than Apple 140W chargerFoldable plug (U.S.)Least expensive premium optionConsSingle portAvailable with U.S. plug onlyDimensions: 1.24 x 2.99 x 2.95in (3.1 x 7.6 x 7.5cm)Weight: 8.3oz (235g)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1)Total power output: 140WColors: WhiteBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProThis USB PD 3.1 charger looks a lot like Apples own but is smaller and cheaper.It also has just the one port, which is fine if you will use it with only one device, but a multi-port alternative, such as the Ugreen Nexode 140W Charger reviewed above, offers more flexibility.Combined with Apples MagSafe cable, this will fast-charge the 16-inch MacBook Pro, and makes a great spare for that laptop if you are based in North America.Anker Prime Charger (200W, 6 Ports, GaN) Best mixed USB-A/USB-C desktop chargerPros6 ports200WSuper-compactAffordableShips with 1.5m USB-C cableConsCant fast-charge 16in MBPPrice When Reviewed:79,99Best Prices Today: RetailerPriceAnker79,99 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket79,99 at AnkerDimensions: 4.4 x 3 x 1.4 inches (11.2 x 7.6 x 3.5cm) Weight: 1.24lb (563g)Ports: 4x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 2x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 200WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch MacBook ProThis tiny desktop charger is a beast in terms of total output and number of ports (6) but a lot smaller than you might expect. You wouldnt want it carried on your person, but its compact enough for travel purposes.Wed expect it to stay put, however, and charge multiple devices over a few desks. It can charge up to four USB-C devices (three laptops and a USB-C tablet) and two smartphones or other devices at the same time with its giant 200W of total charging power.Despite the 200W total output, the most one port can manage is 100W, which is fine for charging even Apples largest laptop but not for fast-charging the 16in Pro.This is a great option if you need to charge up to three MacBooks at a timefor example, two at 65W and one at 45W, and theres capacity to spare to power another device at 20W.Using all six ports would allow a combination of one 65W PD, two 45W PD, one 20W, and two 12W for less hungry devices, such as iPhone, AirPods or iPad.It ships with a 5ft (1.5M) USB-C cable.Ugreen has a similar 200W USB-C GaN Charger with four USB-C and two USB-A, but its larger with a lesser-powered USB-C lineup.Anker Prime Charger (250W, 6 Ports) Best customizable desktop chargerPrice When Reviewed:159,99Best Prices Today: RetailerPrice0.01View DealAnker140,00 View Deal183.56View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket0.01 at idealo140,00 at Anker183.56 at JACOBDimensions:4.2 1.6 3.6 inches (10.6 4 9.3cmWeight: 1.41lb (640g)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1), 3x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total output: 250WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProSimilar to the Anker Prime Charger (200W, 6 Ports, GaN) reviewed above, the Anker Prime Charger (250W, 6 Ports) adds 140W PD 3.1 functionality that is particularly useful for owners of the 16-inch MacBook Pro.It too has six USB ports: one 140W USB-C port (PD 3.1) and three 100W USB-C (PD 3.0) ports, plus two 22.5W USB-A ports on the side. Maximum power output is 250W so you could fast-charge a 140W laptop and still have over 100W for another laptop and a smaller device.It comes with an impressive set of port charging prioritization and customization functions using the tactile twisting smart control dial next to the USB-A ports. You can manually set power priority for one or two ports as you require (Port Priority Mode) or make sure that the laptops are at the front of the charging queue (Dual-Laptop Mode). A Low Current Mode helps to preserve battery life of phones and low-power devices. The default AI Power Mode allows the charger itself to work out the best prioritization of output by port.The highly visible 2.26-inch LCD display gives you visual feedback on the charging status and speed of each USB-C port. In down times you can set the display to show the time like an alarm clock.Read our full Anker Prime Charger (250W, 6 Ports, GaNPrime) review Ugreen Nexode 300W GaN Desktop Charger Best 300W USB-C desktop charger for 16-inch MacBook ProPros5 portsApple Fast Charging for 16in Pro140W PD 3.1300W maximumConsExpensivePrice When Reviewed:169,99 EuroBest Prices Today: RetailerPriceUgreen169,99 View Deal199,99 View Deal199,99 View Deal219,00 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket169,99 at Ugreen199,99 at notebooksbilliger199,99 at nullprozentshop.deView more prices from Maxgaming.ggClose Best Prices Today:Ugreen Nexode 300W GaN Desktop Charger Best 300W USB-C desktop charger for 16-inch MacBook ProRetailerPriceUgreen169,99 View Deal199,99 View Deal199,99 View Deal219,00 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from BackmarketDimensions: 6.49 x 4.9 x 4.2in (16.5 x 12.5 x 10.7cm)Weight: 1.91lb (868g)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1), 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (45W PD 3.0), 1x USB-A (22.5W)Total power output: 300WColors: Gray/BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProWhile the Satechi 200W USB-C 6-port PD GaN Charger, reviewed below, has two 140W PD 3.1 ports, you cant use both at 140W simultaneously as its max power is 200W. The Ugreen Nexode 300W GaN Desktop Charger, on the other hand, might have just one 140W PD 3.1 port but it can fast-charge both a 140W 16-inch MacBook Pro and another MacBook at 100W at the same time.With all ports in action it follows a port hierarchy of 140W/65W/45W/10W/22.5W.While this desktop charger ships with a 240W USB-C charging cablewhich you have to buy extra with the SatechiApple requires you to use its own USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable to fast-charge the top-end MacBook Pro at 140W as the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports are rated at just 100W, making the inclusion a bit superfluous for Mac users.If you require a desktop charger with an enormous maximum power output, this should be well enough for most needs. Satechi 145W USB-C GaN Travel Charger Best USB-C travel charger for 16-inch MacBook ProPros4 ports140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in ProUS/UK/EU/AU pinsConsNo USB-A portPrice When Reviewed:129,99Dimensions: 1.21 x 2.99 x 3.78in (3.1 x 7.6 x 9.6cm)Ports: 2x USB-C (140W PD 3.1), 2x USB-C (45W PD 3.0)Total power output: 145WColors: SilverBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProThis 140W PD 3.1 wall charger can sit at home in the US, UK, EU or AU/NZ and travel with you when you visit any of those regionsalthough its heavy compared to similar wall chargers with travel plugs.Even if youre not a frequent traveller, we think youll appreciate the option of the interchangeable international plugs and it works just fine if you decide not to travel at all.It has four USB-C ports: two at 140W so can fast-charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro when using Apples MagSafe charging cable; and two at 45W. When all the ports are active it powers as 65W, 30W, 25W and 20W, so can charge a couple of 13-inch or an entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro plus smaller devices such as your iPhone or Apple Watch.An alternative is the Belkin BoostCharge Pro 140W 4-Port GaN Wall Charger, reviewed below, which swaps one of the lower USB-C ports for a 12W USB-A port. Both are the same size but the Satechi wins out on having four USB-C, a smidge more total power (5W), and an AU/NZ plug option. If you want the USB-A port, the Belkin is the better choice. Read our full Satechi 145W USB-C GaN Travel Charger review Satechi 200W USB-C 6-port PD GaN Charger Best 200W USB-C desktop charger for 16-inch MacBook ProPros6 ports140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in Pro200W maximumConsNo USB-A portDimensions: 4.13 x 4.13 x 1.38in (10.5 x 10.5 x 3.5cm)Weight: 1.37lb (622g)Ports: 2x USB-C (140W PD 3.1), 4x USB-C (100W PD 3.0)Total power output: 200WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProWhile its total output of 200W and six ports equals that of the Ugreen Nexode 200W 6-Port desktop charger reviewed below, this desktop charger supports PD 3.1 and therefore 140W fast-charging for the 16-inch MacBook Pro using Apples USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable.200W is a lot but if you are powering multiple super-power-hungry devices, you might want to consider the 300W Ugreen Nexode desktop charger, reviewed above. With all ports in action this Satechi charger follows a port hierarchy of 65W/45W/20W/20W/20W/20W.Each of the ports is USB-C so youd need an adapter to use a USB-A charging cable, which some productsfor example, Fitbitstill insist on.The first two ports are PD 3.1 (140W) and the remaining four (PD 3.0) are rated at 100W.Its a shame that it doesnt ship with a 240W USB-C charging cable, but Apples fast-charging USB-C limitation makes this inconsequential for Mac users.Belkin BoostCharge Pro 140W 4-Port GaN Wall Charger Travel wall charger for 16-inch MacBook ProPros4 ports140W PD 3.1Apple Fast Charging for 16in ProUS/UK/EU pinsConsHeavyNo AU/NZ pinPrice When Reviewed:149,99Dimensions: 1.22 x 2.99 x 3.78in (3.1 x 7.6 x 9.6cm)Ports: 1x USB-C (140W PD 3.1), 2x USB-C (65W), 1x USB-A (12W)Total power output: 140WColors: WhiteBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProAlthough it isnt suitable for Australasian power sockets this 140W PD 3.1 wall charger is a worthy rival to the Satechi 145W USB-C GaN Travel Charger, reviewed aboveespecially if you desire or require a USB-A port, which the Satechi lacks.Both are the same size. The Satechi offers a little (just 5W) more total output.It has four ports: 1x USB-C at 140W so can fast-charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro when using Apples MagSafe charging cable; 2x USB-C at 65W; and 1x USB-A at 12W. When all the ports are active it powers as 65W PD USB-C, 45W USB-C, 20W USB-C and 12W USB-A port, so can charge a couple of 13-inch or entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro plus smaller devices such as your iPhone or Apple Watch.Minix Neo P3 100W Turbo 4-Ports Best budget travel wall chargerPros4 ports100WUS/UK/EU pinsConsCant fast-charge 16in MBPNo AU/NZ pinDimensions: 1 x 2.36 x 2.36in (2.5 x 6 x 6cm)Weight: 7.1oz (200g)Ports: 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (20W), 1x USB-A (18W)Total power output: 100WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch MacBook ProThis 100W PD charger boasts four ports, with two USB-C rated at 100W. However, the special thing about the Minix Neo P3 wall charger is its set of travel plugs (U.K., E.U.) that slide on to the folding U.S. plug pins. At 100W (PD 3.0), its enough to fast-charge a 14-inch MacBook Pro. There are two 100W USB-C PD ports, one 20W USB-C and an 18W QuickCharge 3.0 USB-A port, which should be enough to charge most of your devices out of one charger.OneAdaptr OneWorld65 Best 65W USB-C PD travel adapter and chargerPros65W PDFive ports plus one power socketTravel plug adapterConsTotal output limited for 5 portsPrice When Reviewed:64,95Best Prices Today: RetailerPriceOneAdaptr64,95 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket64,95 at OneAdaptrDimensions: 2.15 x 2.64 x 2.72in (5.5 x 6.7 x 6.9cm)Weight: 6.3oz (178g)Ports: 1x USB-C (65W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (20W), 1x USB-C & 2x USB-A (sharing 15W)Total power output: 65WColors: WhiteBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch MacBook Pro; 8-core 14-inch MacBook ProThe OneWorld65 looks like any international adapter but boasts a built-in 65W PD Charger and can charge up to six devices simultaneously.It features one 65W USB-C PD port, one 20W USB-C PD port, another USB-C charging port and two USB-A charging portsthe non-PD USB-C port and two USB-A ports share 15W of power. Maximum power output is 65W so if you are charging a mid-sized laptop in full use, there wont be much spare juice for the other devices. As well as all the USB ports you can also use this as a travel adapter. Sliding connectors will fit into US, European, Australian/NZ/Chinese and British wall sockets so covering over 200 countries, and you can plug a similar range of plugs into the OneWorld 65 from the other side.OneAdaptr OneWorld135 Best USB-C PD travel adapter for 16-inch MacBook ProPros135W PD 3.0Four ports plus one power socketTravel plug adapterConsCant fast-charge 16in MBPPrice When Reviewed:104,95Best Prices Today: RetailerPriceOneAdaptr104,95 View DealPrice comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwideProductPricePrice comparison from Backmarket104,95 at OneAdaptrDimensions: 3.7 x 2.13 x 2.09in (9.4 x 5.4 x 5.3cm)Weight: 9.63oz (273g)Ports: 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (20W), 1x USB-A (18W)Total power output: 135WColors: Bue or WhiteBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProThe OneWorld135 is a souped-up version of the OneWord65, and with 100W USB-C output its powerful enough to charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro, although not fast charge it as that requires one 140W PD 3.1 port. With its universal power outlet and four USB ports, it can charge up to five devices simultaneously.Max output is 135W, so it can handle charging a large laptop and still have enough power for another small one or fast-charge multiple phones, headphones and watches. Sliding connectors will fit into US, European, Australian/NZ/Chinese and British wall sockets.There is also a slightly cheaper OneWorld100 available in Black, although max output as the name suggests is 105W, so if your 16-inch MacBook is sucking all the watts, there wont be much left for charging your phone by the other USB ports, but a 14-inch MacBook and iPhone could happily fast-charge together connected by USB-C.Ugreen 145W Power Bank for Laptop Power bank for MacBookProsPortable 25000mAh power145W total power output3 portsConsRequires chargerCant fast-charge 16in MBPDimensions: 6.3 x 3.2 x 1.1in (16 x 8.1 x 2.8cm)Weight: 18.1oz (513g)Ports: 1x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (45W), 1x USB-A (18W)Total power output: 145WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProWe are not always sat next to a power socket when we need to recharge our MacBook Pro or Air. And without a power point none of the other chargers reviewed here will be of much use.While we are quite used to carrying around power banks for our phones, laptop power banks are a rarer breedbut just as handy when power fades to zero.Boasting 25000mAh, this Ugreen laptop power bank can recharge a fading MacBook Pro back to full power and still have enough power over to fast-charge your iPhoneindeed you can charge both at the same time, along with your AirPods or Apple Watch as this MacBook power bank has three ports. Theres a handy LED battery-capacity percentage indicator, so you can tell how much power is left before you leave home.Its air-travel-friendly so makes a useful companion in your cabin bag if you are going to be using your MacBook on a long flight.Youll need to bring along your charging cables, although the supplied USB-C cable can be used to both charge your MacBook and recharge the power bankthough not simultaneously. A 65W wall charger (not included) can get the power bank back to 100% in around two hours.See our full list of the best power banks for MacBook for more options.Ugreen 65W Power Strip DigiNest Cube GaN Extension Lead Neatest USB-C power extenderPros4 USB ports and 3 AC power socketsDimensions:3 x 3 x 3in (7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6cm)Ports: 2x USB-C (65W PD 3.0), 2x USB-A (18W), 3x power socketTotal power output: 65WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch MacBook Pro; 8-core 14-inch MacBook ProThis is a clever power strip or plug extender that includes four USB ports (2x USB-C, 2x USB-A), two of which are PD compatible at 65W, and three power plugs. Maximum output on the USB ports is 65W shared.Its like a desktop charger, but with three added AC power sockets for TV, monitor, hard drive, lamps and so forth. Its cable length is 6ft (1.8m).Its a great way to reduce cable clutter on your desk, or in any room.Ugreen 100W USB-C GaN Power Strip Best USB-C power extenderPros4 USB ports and 3 AC power socketsConsBulkyCant fast-charge 16in MBPDimensions: 3 x 2 x 5in (4.2 x 3.6 x 4.4cm)Weight: 1.51lb (685g)Ports: 2x USB-C (100W PD 3.0), 1x USB-C (22.5W), 1x USB-A (22.5W), 3x power socketTotal power output: 100WColors: GrayBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProThis power strip or plug extender is also from Ugreen and includes four USB ports (3x USB-C, 1x USB-A), two of which are PD compatible at 100W. Maximum output on the USB ports is 100W, and for the three power plugs (one on the top, and two behind) 1,870W.Its both a desktop charger and AC power extender with sockets. Its cable length is 6ft (1.8m).Baseus PowerCombo 100W All-in-One USB C Charging Station Compact USB-C power extenderPros4 USB ports and 2 AC power socketsSmaller than similar USB power extendersConsCant fast-charge 16in MBPU.S./CA onlyPrice When Reviewed:79,99Dimensions:3.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 inches (8.9 x 4.1 x 4.1cm)Ports: 2x USB-C (65W PD 3.0), 2x USB-A (18W), 3x power socketTotal power output: 100WColors: BlackBest for: MacBook Air; 13-inch/14-inch/16-inch MacBook ProAnother great power extender is the gaN-based Baseus PowerCombo, which comes in several models. At the top-end, the 100W PowerCombo gives you four USB ports (2x 100W USB-C and 2x 60W USB-A); maximum output is 100W in a variety of combinations depending on your needs.When charging phones, it supports Apple Fast Charging and Samsungs 45W Super Fact Charging 2.0.It also includes two AC power sockets, so you can plug in your monitor, hard drive or other powered devices at the same time as using the main charger. Its power cable length is 5ft (1.5m), and it ships with a USB-C cable.In the PowerCombo family lineup theres a 40W PowerCombo with 2x USB-C and 1x USB-A, and a 65W PowerCombo with 2x USB-C and 2x USB-A.Best charger for M1, M2 or M3 MacBook AirThe MacBook Air ships with either a 30W or 35W Power Adapter, but we recommend at least a 45W charger for the MacBook Air (Intel-based as well as M1/M2/M3 models).For a 45W charger with just one port, the ultra-compact Anker 713 Nano II 45W Charger (U.S. / U.K.) is a great option, and about 40% smaller than Apples 30W charger. Its more powerful than Apples 35W Power Adapter and less expensive. It does have just the one port, but the amount of spare charge youd get using a 35W charger with a MacBook Air isnt likely to offer much if you are also trying to charge even your AirPods unless the laptop was sitting doing not much at all at the time.Going for a 65W or even 100W multiport charger makes more sense. Ankers three-port Anker Prime 67W GaN Wall Charger (U.S. / U.K.) can charge a laptop at 45W and an iPhone or iPad at 20W. It has two USB-C ports (both capable of PD charging at 65W, although not at the same time) and a 22.5W USB-A port. You could even charge a MacBook Air at 40W (still higher than Apples supplied charger), an iPhone at 12W and a set of AirPods at 5W. Or fast-charge an M2 MacBook Air.Ugreens 3-port Nexode Pro 65W USB-C Charger (U.S. / U.K.) is similar, although a smidge larger. Using all three ports, you could charge a laptop at 45W and two smaller devices at 15W shared.Best charger for 13-inch or 14-inch MacBook ProThe 13-inch MacBook Pro ships with a 67W Power Adapter, so you can look to a 65W charger to save on money and size.Your choice of charger for the 14-inch MacBook Pro depends on the model. The M3 14-inch MacBook Pro ships with a 70W adapter while the M3 Pro and M3 Max model ships with a 96W charger.A 65W charger will suffice, but you wont get fast-charging like you will with a 100W model. Anker has the most affordable single-port charger, the 715 Nano II 65W (U.S. / U.K.). For a multiport 100W charger we rate Ugreens 4-port Nexode 100W USB-C Wall Charger (U.S. / U.K.) or the Anker 737 GaNPrime 120W Charger (U.S. / U.K.), which is smaller and has a higher total power output but features one less port. Very similar to the Ugreen 100W Charger is the Anker Prime 100W GaN Wall Charger (U.S. / U.K.), which both U.S. and U.K. users will appreciate for its foldable plug prongs.As well as fast-charging a 14in Pro using the 100W port, you can charge at full 65W power and have spare to charge another device at up to 30W, or charge the laptop a little slower and charge three other devices, say your iPhone, iPad and AirPods.Best charger for 15-inch MacBook ProWhile it shipped with an 87W Apple Power Adapter, we recommend a 100W charger for the 15-inch MacBook Pro. We prefer a charger that can power multiple devices at the same time, so we like Ugreens 4-port Nexode 100W USB-C Wall Charger (U.S. / U.K.).For a budget one-port 100W wall charger, the Nekteck 100W USB-C Charger (U.S.) will save you some cash and has a neat foldable U.S. plug. It also comes with its own 2m (6.5ft) USB-C cable but doesnt work with Apples MagSafe 3 charger.The most versatile and affordable desktop charger weve tested is the 200W 6-port Anker Prime Charger (U.S. / U.K.), which boasts a whopping six ports (4x USB-C, and 2x USB-A).Best charger for 16-inch MacBook ProUntil recently Apple made this recommendation easy. Its 140W Power Adapter (U.S. / U.K.) will fast-charge the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2021 and later models) from 0-50 percent charge in 30 minutes as it supports the most up-to-date PD 3.1 charing.Apple recommends pairing its 140W Power Adapter with a 16inch MacBook Pro (2021) using its USB-C to MagSafe 3 as the only way to fast-chargethe Tunderbolt ports are PD 3.0 rated rather than 3.1. Its not cheap, but for pure power this is the combination you want with Apples largest MacBook.Anker, Ugreen and Plugable have now released their own PD 3.1 fast-charging USB-C 140W chargersthe Anker 717 Charger (U.S.) is the same price and limited to the same one port. It is, however, 40% smaller than Apples super-tall 140W charger. The Ugreen Nexode Pro 160W Charger (U.S. / U.K.) is much smaller than the Apple 140W charger and boasts four charging ports. Fast-charge the 16-inch MacBook using the top USB-C port, and luxuriate with 100W and 30W ports below, and a 22.5W USB-A port at the topalthough remember that the maximum total output is 160W. As the most able PD 3.1 charger, we recommend this as a portable second charger for 16in MacBook Pro owners if they travel with their laptop a lot.If you can live without the fast charging, a 100W charger should be ample for most situations, and here there are more options with multi-charging opportunities.Ugreens Nexode 100W USB-C Wall Charger (U.S. / U.K.) has four charging ports, but for a budget one-port 100W wall charger its hard to beat the Nekteck 100W USB-C Charger (U.S), which comes with its own 2m (6.5ft) USB-C cable.And, again, Ugreens powerful Nexode 200W USB-C Desktop Charger (U.S. / U.K.) is a great, if less portable, option.Which charger does each MacBook need?Here are the power specs of the batteries and power adapters that Apple ships with each of its MacBooks:M1 MacBook Air: 30W Power AdapterM2 MacBook Air: 30W or 35W Power Adapter depending on 8-or-10-core GPU (Graphics Processing Unit); fast-charge capable with 70W charger or higherM3 MacBook Air: 30W or 35W Power Adapter depending on 8-or-10-core GPU (Graphics Processing Unit); fast-charge capable with 70W charger or higher15-inch M3 MacBook Air: 35W Power Adapter; fast-charge capable with 70W charger or higher13-inch M1 MacBook Pro: 61W Power Adapter13-inch M2 MacBook Pro: 67W Power Adapter14-inch M2 Pro/Max MacBook Pro: 67W or 96W Power Adapter depending on 10-or-12-core GPU; fast-charge capable with 96W charger or higher14-inch M3 Pro/Max MacBook Pro: 70W or 96W Power Adapter depending on 14-or-16-core GPU; fast-charge capable with 96W charger or higher15-inch MacBook Pro: 87W Power Adapter16-inch MacBook Pro: 140W Power Adapter fast-charger FAQ 1.Can you use a charger with a higher wattage than your laptop?Yes, you can safely use a laptop charger with a higher wattage as the laptop will only ever draw the amount of power required at the time. If your laptop was supplied with a 35W charger it will never draw more than 35W unless being fast-charged, so you can use a 65W, 90W or higher charger.If the charger has multiple ports that extra juice will mean you can charge other devices at the same time.2.Can you use a charger with a lower wattage than your laptop?You can but you should try to avoid using a lower wattage charger than what your laptop requires. A 30W charger cant supply sufficient power for a 90W laptops needs. At the least, your laptop is likely to run out of power while you are using it. At the worst, you could damage the laptop or create dangerous problems for the charger.The under-powered charger wont have enough power to give to your laptop and it therefore has to work harder to try to match the needs of your laptop. The danger is that this can cause overheating and potentially fire.For more details read our explainer What wattage USB-C charger can you use to charge a MacBook?

Back in 2022, Apple loudly talked up its next-generation CarPlay before quietly committing to it being released in 2024 and now it's saying nothing about having missed that deadline.The new CarPlay would take over all car information and entertainment functions image credit: AppleApple has always had a reputation for refusing to announce or even admit to something it was working on, until it was ready to ship. Yet when it gave what it called a sneak peek at the new CarPlay in 2022, it sounded as if it were ready."Automakers from around the world are excited to bring this new vision of CarPlay to customers," said Emily Schubert, Apple's Senior Manager of Car Experience Engineering at WWDC 2022. "Vehicles will start to be announced late next year, and we can't wait to show you more further down the road." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums