From the arcade to hand-held consoles, the gaming experience has always thrived on rewards, and this is one thing that will likely never change. Bonus mechanics, whether physical credits or digital spins, are central to player engagement, driving repeat play and long-term loyalty as players keep coming back for more. But is this a good…
Green light. After last week’s 3DS 15th anniversary, we knew it was only a matter of time before another big hardware birthday sent us spiralling; we just didn’t expect it to come this quickly. Today marks 20 years since the launch of the DS Lite in Japan — a fact that we are totally comfortable…
Category: PC Gaming Coming Home – World of Warcraft: Midnight’s New Housing Feature Adds a Cozy Paradise Within Azeroth Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published March 2, 2026 Summary Housing allows you to take a break from your many adventures in Azeroth and decorate a place you can call home, be it in Razorwind Shores…
Between metroidvania Sons of Sparta, a remake of the original trilogy, and a bold new vision of clean-and-dadly Kratos, my cup runneth over with God of War news right now. And yet, somehow, there is more. Internet detectives—that is, people who look at LinkedIn—have spotted a now-deleted page on the profile of a (purported) senior…
Once upon a time, I had a mid-range gaming laptop, a cheap drawing tablet, and a creative dream eternally constricted by all the dang wires. The latest luxurious Strix Halo 2-in-1 laptop from Lenovo would’ve been the dream for my younger self—though likely would’ve fallen far outside her budget. The just announced Lenovo Yoga Pro…
As much as I like the sound of bedtime gaming, I haven’t yet committed to a handheld gaming PC of my own. Part of that is down to pricing, but a not insignificant part of it is also to do with the question of long-term hardware support. Lenovo, for one, is saying it’s in the…
I enjoy a weird prototype as much as the next person, but it’s not CES, and I’m a bit surprised to see Lenovo whipping out the big guns for Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026. The Legion Go Fold is rather large for a mobile device. The Legion Go Fold is a concept handheld gaming PC…
For a brief period in the early 2000s, RedOctane was a big deal. It peaked in 2005 as the publisher of Guitar Hero, leading Activision to acquire it the following year, but just a few years after that the ride was over: Amidst massive market oversaturation and flagging interest among players, Activision shuttered the whole…
You really have to offer something special to charge $250 for a keyboard. Even more so for one that’s TKL. The white Cherry Xtrfy MX 8.2 Pro TMR TKL (say that three times fast) looks a bit garish and costs a lot of money, but offers a better second impression than a first one. It’s…
Just how evil is this resident..? Capcom has come out guns blazing with its latest Switch 2 release: a full-fat survival horror experience in the form of Resident Evil Requiem. Launching on the same day as other platforms, this is really the first time this has happened in…. well, bloomin’ ages. It’s a belter, too….