Opinion: When It Comes To Metroid’s Future, Familiar Is Better
Same-us. On 6th August, the original Famicom Disk System Metroid turns 40. To celebrate this milestone, we’re publishing various Metroid articles this week discussing Samus’ past, present, and future. Today, Ryan considers how the series might best move forward… Read the full article on nintendolife.com
AYANEO Says It Will Release A GBA SP Clone, It Just Hasn’t Figured Out How To Do It Yet
“We will make a GBA SP”. AYANEO boss Arthur Zhang has let slip during a recent livestream that the company plans to produce a GBA SP-style device in the future. The company has been showing off its KONKR Pocket Advance device recently, which is based on the original GBA model. However, many other Chinese firms…
MacBook Neo outperforms Dell XPS 13 in Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark—though I wouldn’t recommend gaming on either notebook
Remember those ‘I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC’ ad spots from years ago? Such platform rivalry feels like old, mouldering hat these days (especially to a console-gaming interloper like me). That said, we live in a world where both the MacBook Neo and the Dell XPS 13, two notebooks alike in dignity, are vying…
Retro Review: RBI Baseball 16
From the trademark score and sound effects to the simple and addictive gameplay, the RBI Baseball series was legendary on the Nintendo Entertainment System and even had some cool moments on the Super Nintendo and Genesis. In the end though the story remains the same. If you’re looking for a casual and simple game of…
Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review For Xenoblade Chronicles 2 On Switch 2
Been waiting Aegis for this. Nintendo has just released Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition digitally, meaning the classic Monolith Soft RPG has finally been given the performance upgrade it’s needed for yonks. You can check out our updated review for a few impressions on the new release, but the tech boffins over at…
The Making Of: Star Wars Episode 1 Racer – “Maybe We Can’t Make A Great Racing Game, But We Can Make An Excellent Toy”
With Galactic Racer on the way, we revisit a N64 (and Dreamcast) classic. Being a kid in the ’90s, it was pretty much impossible not to get swept up in the anticipation and excitement for Star Wars Episode 1. Arriving just a couple of years after the rerelease of the original trilogy in cinemas (which…
Razer Blade 16 (2026) review
My, how the world can change in a year. The previous version of the Razer Blade 16 shot to the top of our best gaming laptop guide upon its release in 2025, thanks to its fantastic chassis design, great performance, and battery-powered gaming abilities, among other virtues. Yes, it was hugely expensive. But thanks to…
New Patch Unlocks WipEout 3’s Euro-Only ‘Special Edition’ Content For U.S. And Japanese Players
Speed boost. WipEout fans will be aware that the third game in the series launched in two different versions; the standard edition arrived in all territories, but the enhanced ‘Special Edition’ was exclusive to Europe. This updated version showcased altered physics, AI fixes, new circuits and four-person multiplayer via two consoles and two televisions. On…
MSI unveils its first 4K OLED monitor using a promising inkjet-printed panel, and it’s not made by Samsung or LG
MSI has just announced the Pro Max OLED 271UPJW12, and if you aren’t a monitor wizard who can make sense of all those numbers, that’s a new 27-inch 4K inkjet-printed OLED monitor. If you are unfamiliar with what that means, inkjet printing is a cheaper process than the traditional deposition process used by LG and…
Help shape the future of PC Gamer and enter for a chance to win $200
We’re working on what’s next for PC Gamer, on pcgamer.com, our magazine, on social platforms, and in video. Gaming is a dynamic, sprawling landscape and we’ve got some great ideas about how PC Gamer best fits into it as this vibrant medium continues to evolve. What’s essential, of course, is that we better understand you…
