From left, Abe Sylvia, executive producer Katie O’Connell, Josh Lucas, Carol Burnett, Laura Dern, Ricky Martin, Jayme Lemons and Amber Chardae Robinson pose for a portrait to promote their Apple TV+ television miniseries “Palm Royale” during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour on Feb. 5, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

‘Palm Royale’ has ‘the best ladies in the business’

The cast of the new Apple TV+ series, which includes Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern (also an executive producer), Allison Janney and Leslie Bibb, impressed comedy legend Carol Burnett enough to sign onto the show, even though Burnett’s character spends multiple episodes in a coma. The series, set in 1969, takes a satirical look at the lengths a woman takes for acceptance into high society.

The 12 finalists being considered for induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y.: Asteroids, Elite, Guitar Hero, Metroid, Myst, Neopets, Resident Evil, SimCity, Tokimeki Memorial, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Ultima and You Don’t Know Jack. Three or four of the finalists will be inducted in May following voting by a panel of judges and the public.

World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists announced

From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, the 12 contenders vying to be inducted this year draw from four decades of gaming, various platforms and genres

Players have to know where their teammates are and make sure they’re not hitting each other in the crossfire because friendly fire is always a risk in Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 accomplishes what bigger-name games couldn’t

Arrowhead Games crafts a compelling 4-player co-op by reimagining the original as a squad-based 3rd-person shooter

Fearless Rock & Roll Hall of Fame predictions

What better time to settle into the yearly debate of who should get in, who will get in, and why Sheryl Crow’s inclusion in this thing makes it all feel absurd?

Comedian and impressionist Matt Friend in New York on March 4. Over the past couple of months, Friend has turned the red carpet into a petri dish for viral content, mastering impromptu interactions with actors and musicians who have become increasingly familiar with his online presence.

Meet Matt Friend, Hollywood and TikTok’s new favorite impressionist

The 25-year-old, just a few years removed from college, has amassed more than a million followers on TikTok, frequently guests on cable news networks, has started voicing characters on “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” and is currently in the middle of a national stand-up tour, mixing in his astute impressions with observational humor. On the red carpet, whether he’s at the Grammys or the Emmys, it seems like every celebrity is pleased to meet him, having become increasingly familiar with his online presence.

An inkling fights a horde of Jelletons in Side order, the new Wave 2 downloadable content for Splatoon 3.

Splatoon 3 dishes up generous Side Order

The latest wave of Splatoon 3 downloadable content introduces a new single-player mode.

Lily Gladstone, center, in a scene from “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a film that has been nominated for best picture Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards. Gladstone has been nominated for best actress.

What will win at the Oscars?

AP film writers Coyle and Bahr share their predictions ahead of the 96th ceremony on March 10

In the 1997 original Final Fantasy VII game, players needed to use their imaginations with crude, faceless, blocky 3D models. The graphics of Rebirth, however, are so vastly improved that we can see, for example, the creases in its soulful characters’ faces and the shadows they cast against the wall.

Rebirth of a beloved Final Fantasy game

The second chapter in VII’s remake trilogy refreshes the original’s script, and offers improved graphics and an open world.

Summer concert calendars are filling up quickly.

Liner Notes: Willie hits the road with Dylan as Coldplay dominates the touring charts

Check out your favorite amphitheater’s website and you’ll see a lot of those calendars filling up.

Timothée Chalamet, foreground left, and Austin Butler in a scene from “Dune: Part Two.” The two actors trained, separately, with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles to prepare for their characters’ climactic showdown.

Pain, sweat and sandworms

Butler, Chalamet and the rest of the cast rise to the challenge of making 2nd chapter in ambitious and visionary ‘Dune’ franchise