Silver Pines is a gorgeous 2D Resident Evil-inspired metroidvania, with a dash of Twin Peaks, where I spent most of my time methodically stabbing monsters’ shins

Welcome to Silver Pines. You might recognise it, if you’ve visited Twin Peaks or Alan Wake’s Bright Falls. It’s wet, it’s weird, it’s a bit unsettling. It’s also the last-known location of Eddie Velvet, a musician being tracked by private investigator Red Walker—that’s you. But who cares about runaway musicians when there are monsters trying…

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Minecraft Switch 2 Rating Pops Up Online

Pick (axe) me. Just when you thought Minecraft couldn’t possibly exist on another platform, a rating board comes along to suggest otherwise. The ESRB website has been updated with a Minecraft listing specifically for Switch 2 — a different listing to the ones for PS5 and Switch/Xbox Series (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything)….

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Yet another rad gaming tool parts ways with Microsoft

As anyone who’s endured hearing me talk about Linux (which is cool) will know, one of my favourite things about the sunlit uplands of free and open-source (FOSS) software is Luxtorpeda, a compatibility tool that will automatically download and install open-source engine reimplementations—and other mods—for supported games you run with it. For instance, fire up…

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As if ROG Astral 50-series graphics cards could get any beefier, Asus has just announced a CHONKY anniversary update

As hardware goes, graphics cards can be on the heftier side. Asus ROG’s Astral cards were already a case in point, but the company has just unveiled an anniversary edition well-deserving of the two C’s in ‘thicc’. During this year’s Computex, Asus announced the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20. The GPU isn’t only CHONKY,…

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Hands-on report: FlexStrike wireless fight stick, Pulse Elevate wireless speakers, PlayStation’s 27” Gaming Monitor

Hands-on report: FlexStrike wireless fight stick, Pulse Elevate wireless speakers, PlayStation’s 27” Gaming Monitor

When the original PlayStation first launched over 30 years ago, gaming was mostly about you sitting in front of an old-school CRT television, controller in hand. While that’s still the case for many, there are now more options than ever to customize your gaming environment.  Fast forward to 2026, and PlayStation now offers a variety…

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