With millions of bored teenagers hanging out around the house because of the pandemic, new releases of games, movies and TV shows provide them with something to break up the monotony of staring at the walls at their houses.

Video games provide perhaps the most interactive experience in some cases allowing students to play online with friends. Or at other times they provide an escape when exploring new worlds and taking on different roles and identities.

Movies are the perfect way to get lost in a story besides the same Groundhog’s Day storyline we’ve been stuck in for almost a year. There hasn’t been a lot of big releases since the pandemic hit, but films that were supposed to come out last year will soon be streamable or in movie theaters following new safety guidelines.

Games

Halo Infinite First-Person Shooter The 10th installment in the franchise, Halo infinite will be the last standalone Halo game for the foreseeable future.

Horizon Forbidden West Action RPG This the sequel to the long-awaited Horizon Zero dawn continues the story of Aloy as she seeks for a mysterious plague

God of War Ragnarok Action-Adventure God of War Ragnarok continues the events of the 2018 hit as Kratos and his son endure the impending doom known as Ragnarok.

Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart Action Platformer After a four-year hiatus Insomniac Games brings back the beloved franchise as heroes Ratchet and Clank traverse across multiple realities to stop a villainous emperor.

Stray Puzzle Adventure Stray follows a stray cat that seeks escape while uncovering an ancient mystery in the Cyberpunk-esque city.

Movies

No Time To Die Starring Daniel Craig, this long-awaited movie will feature Craig reprising his role-playing James Bond. It was originally scheduled for release in April 2020.

Space Jam 2 Starring Lebron James, this reboot of the classic 1996 Looney Tunes squad will feature this generation’s MVP, Lebron James.

Godzilla V Kong Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Godzilla v Kong follows the long-anticipated duel between movie monsters Godzilla and King Kong.

Mission: Impossible 7 Starring Tom Cruise the daring agent, Ethan Hunt, will return once again in this high stakes action movie.

Matrix 4 Starring Keanu Reeves, although little is known about the Matrix 4, it has been reported that Reeves will return as Neo as well as several others from the original.

TV Shows

Loki: (Season 1) Starring Tom Hiddleston, this show will feature Loki after escaping with the Tesseract in Avengers Endgame, Loki finds himself in a new dimension.

Cowboy Bebop: (Season 1) Starring Jon Cho, this will be the first live-action version of the beloved Japanese anime series. It will be available for streaming on Netflix.

Mandalorian (Season 3) Starring Pedro Pascal, will be a continuation of the Emmy-winning made-for-TV Star Wars series.

Better Call Saul: (Season 6) Starring Bob Odenkirk, this spin-off prequel of the hit series Breaking Bad continues its 6th season.

Stranger Things (Season 4) Starring Millie Bobby Brown, this will be the last season of the Netflix classic finalizes the story of Eleven as she searches for Chief Hopper.