A bad workman always blames their tools, so reads the old adage. The same is true in gaming; how many times have you slapped your mouse down in frustration because you’re sure it’s just cost you the win in Counter Strike or Valorant? Well, let’s take the tools out of the equation and look at…
It turns out that almost every other loose surface racing sim for two decades has been going easy on you. Dirt Rally 2, EA WRC and the Nacon games feel completely different to each other, but what they all have in common is a certain amount of good grace. They massage your inputs. They give…
The US and China are forever accusing each other of cyberattacks, but this one might be more significant than the rest—as China says the US is behind a series of attacks on its National Time Service Center. And while the idea of the US waging war on time itself might seem amusing, China sees the…
Monster Train 2 continues to chug along as one of 2025’s best games, a highly-replayable deckbuilder with an ingenious clan combination system. After adding 15 new cards in September’s The Lost Arsenal update, the game continues to deliver on its promised roadmap. The second payload of post-launch content is called Echoes From the Void, and…
It was the Arc Raiders Server Slam over the weekend, but you probably already know that. Why? Because a frankly alarming number of people poured in to slam those servers, so odds are decent you’re one of them. With the full version of Embark Studios’ extraction shooter due out on October 30, its server test…
Warhammer is enjoying about as big a renaissance of popularity as it’s ever had, with a tabletop wargaming boom, popular videogames, and even a TV series or two on the way. But if you’re a newcomer to Games Workshop’s worlds, it’s still not the easiest thing to wrap your head around. With three different core…
Z-A++? The latest Pokémon adventure has landed on the Switch and Switch, letting players roam about a much-expanded rendition of Lumiose City from X & Y. Pokémon Legends: Z-A has received some fairly mixed reception so far, though it seems most are in agreement that although it might not be the prettiest game ever made…
The ROG Xbox Ally X, despite having a very awkward name, is a very impressive machine. Our Dave likes it very much, but found the major sticking point to be the massively high $1,000 price tag—and it’s not like the non-X variant is particularly cheap either, at $600. Speaking to Variety, Xbox president Sarah Bond…
Customising your Minecraft experience with the best Minecraft mods is a must for anyone getting tired of the normal routine of base building and cave exploring. However, if you’re after something a bit more exciting than a mod designed to streamline your experience as an explorer, it’s worth checking out Minecraft horror mods, which can…
Never released in the US of A! “Among the finest action role-playing titles ever crafted, possibly even the finest, and a game that absolutely no RPG fan should miss.” This quote, from our 2009 review of the 1995 action-RPG, Terranigma, should give you some idea of just how highly we regard the third slice of…