2025
Razer is the latest gaming brand to jump on the ‘AI gaming’ bandwagon as it opens up the ‘first of three global AI hubs’
Razer, the ‘lifestyle brand for gamers’ (don’t ask), has announced it is further committing to AI with the first of three AI hubs opening up around the world. First it’s Singapore, then Europe and the US. Announced on August 4, Razer’s Singapore-based AI hub is live, with the green-tinted tech company set to hire 150…
Up to 700% faster than any interface in your gaming PC: PCI-SIG announces the specification goals for PCIe 8.0
Desktop PCs have only been supporting the PCIe 5.0 interface for a couple of years, and the first PCIe 6.0 SSD appeared just last month, but progress waits for nobody. To that end, electronics consortium PCI-SIG has announced the specification goals for PCIe 8.0, proving that the relentless drive for doubling the data rate with…
A review of the Chromatic
In the realm of FPGA Game Boys, the Chromatic has some obvious disadvantages compared to its main competitor, the Analogue Pocket. Where the Analogue Pocket has Game Boy Advance cartridge support, adapters for other cartridges, as well as SD card support that allows for playing, well, pretty much anything, the Chromatic is a much…
Audeze MM-100 headphone review
I’ll be right up front about this, so strap in: the Audeze MM-100 is not for everyone. Nor, it must be said, is it designed to be. Audeze describes the planar magnetic drivers used here as “tuned for production-grade accuracy”, and it really isn’t kidding. But if pin-point audio precision is your goal, the Audeze…
You probably have like $100 in Steam trading cards on all those games you’ve never played, and you can get it without ever actually launching them
Hey, do you play Steam? No, I don’t mean do you play games on Steam. I mean do you play Steam, the platform itself? Do you care about your profile level, your badges, the optimal allocation of your Steam Points? Probably not, unless your brain is broken in all the right places (I empathise), but…
NBA 2K26 captures authentic NBA presentation with new improvements
NBA 2K26 tip-off on PlayStation 5 is less than a month away; bringing a host of exciting gameplay innovations and presentation enhancements in the latest iteration of the NBA 2K franchise. This year, the Visual Concepts development team made another Eurostep forward in lifelike animations and authenticity, with heightened player fidelity, palpable arena atmosphere, energetic…
Talking Point: Nintendo Indie World Showcase Predictions – What Do You Hope To See?
It’s Nintendo’s Indie World, we’re all just living in it. Nintendo is going absolutely crazy as tomorrow, 7th August 2025, we’re getting our second video game showcase for the Switch 2 and Switch. And it’s an Indie World. Indie World showcases are always a nice surprise, and given that this is the first for the…
Wander Stars and the Power of Words: How the Japanese Belief of Kotodama Shaped a Battle System
Category: Games August 6, 2025 Wander Stars and the Power of Words: How the Japanese Belief of Kotodama Shaped a Battle System Andie GalloArt Director & Narrative Designer, Wander Stars Summary Wander Stars is a turn-based JRPG where you can combine words to create powerful attacks. Kotodama is the Japanese belief that words and names…