Asus Asus Asus Asus Even though Asus is doing its very best to let us all know that this year marks the 20th anniversary of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) branding, you may well not have picked up on the fact that it’s releasing all kinds of one-off goodies to celebrate two decades of high-end…
Market research firm notes quiet and steady growth in PC sector Ever since the first iPad came out, we had to hear analysts and market research firms predict a future in which we’d all ditch our traditional PCs for slates. Once again, however, time is the ultimate judge, and now that tablets are seemingly everywhere,…
Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon, has experienced a good deal of pre-release turbulence. It only just got a release date after a lengthy delay following rough playtest feedback, and after a fiasco involving some stolen art assets, studio morale took a nose dive. Former art director Joseph Cross left the studio in Dec. 2025 after…
Ara: History Untold was a decent attempt by Microsoft to snatch some strategic territory from Firaxis’ Civilization series, but all its sabre-rattling didn’t seem to come to much when it launched last September. Perhaps this is due to the fact its pleasingly modular city construction was undermined by hefty micromanagement. Or maybe it’s because it…
Once you progress far enough in Monster Hunter Wilds, you’ll be let loose into the world to knock out back-to-back battles with Lala Barinas and Balaharas in seamless hunts served up by shifting monster spawns. Unfortunately, not even ace hunters can be in two places at once: Your friend might need your help with a…
Monster Hunter Wilds is launching in February, so now is the perfect time to get to grips with what to expect the next time you head out on a hunt. It’s been a long wait for those of us desperate to play ever since the game was announced in 2023, and even though we’ve seen…
Announced last year, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds is the latest in Sega’s ongoing kart racing series starring Tails. At Sony’s State of Play presentation today, we saw some gameplay footage along with the news that a network test will kick off on February 21. As someone who loved Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed, I’m enthused by what…
X1 marks the spot The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas officially kicks off tomorrow, though companies are already rushing to announce new product launches. Count Lenovo among them — just ahead of CES, the world’s top supplier of PCs announced the expansion of its X1 portfolio, including a modular ThinkPad X1 Tablet, ThinkPad…
“Running on real hardware”. Ancient’s excellent Earthion is currently available on Steam, and has been racking up positive reviews all over the web. It’s coming to modern systems next month before hitting the Mega Drive / Genesis in 2026, but one platform we didn’t expect to see it on is the Game Boy Color. Before…
Dailly was presented with the honour at the Scottish Games Awards 2023. At the Scottish Games Awards, which took place on November 2nd at Platform, in Glasgow, the co-creator of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings, Mike Dailly, was given a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the games industry. Dailly was one of the…