I admit it: I’m a coward. The first time I fired up Path of Exile 1, accidentally tabbing over to its sprawling passive skill tree filled me with an instinctual dread, like I was coming face to face with some ancestral human enemy. How could my frail, mortal mind ever hope to make sense of…
For gamers who prefer the classics, settling down for a session on a retro computer or opting to play a former favorite on a modern-day console appeals. While many games of today are hogging the limelight, there is still an appetite for some of yesteryear’s classics. In fact, the options are extensive these days. Although…
Users have shown Gigabyte cards are leaking some of the thermal gel used to keep their memory/VRM cool when placed on their side. Igor’s Lab, an expert on all things thermal paste, has gone hands-on to try to explain it, not just to understand why this is happening but also why manufacturers may choose a…
This week saw the release of Metal Gear Solid: The Master Collection, which makes one of the great gaming series available once more on contemporary platforms. It should have been cause for great celebration but… oh dear, oh dear oh dear. These compilations are more complex and harder work than we the audience often assume…
Ambrosia Sky: Act One launched in November 2025 as the first installment of an episodic immersive sim narrative following spacefaring researcher Dalia as she investigates the fungus-overrun ruins of the station she once called home. But while developer Soft Rains initially aimed to complete Ambrosia Sky with two additional paid acts, it’s now planning to…
We are thrilled to announce that a new white version of the Gold Wireless Headset will be joining the lineup this October in North America, just in time for the holidays. With the same enhanced comfort and performance of the new Gold Wireless Headset, gamers can stand out a bit more with this new crisp…
Thanks to MonkeyNess and a group of other Mother / Earthbound fans! A small group of fans has recently gone to the incredible effort of recreating a ridiculously rare tabletop spin-off to Mother 2 / EarthBound to prevent it from becoming lost forever. Slot Brothers is a card and dice game that stars the Sanchez…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe owners in the U.S., Canada and Mexico now have a chance to compete in the Mario Kart North American Online Open tournament on Nintendo Switch. Players can take part in up to 24 races each day and will be scored based on their in-game ranking in each race. At the end…
If you’d told me a few years ago that I’d be reviewing a laptop with 192 GB of RAM and an RTX 5090, I’d think you were pitching an episode of Black Mirror. Yet here sits the Acer Predator Helios 18 AI—a machine that bulldozes right through the line between desktop and laptop. If you’re…
Many of you took notice when Gleamlight took the limelight in the Indie World presentation. The similarities to the acclaimed adventure title Hollow Knight were hard to ignore. Polygon contacted the publisher behind Gleamlight and expressed the opinion that they and legions of other felt the game borrowed too heavily on Hollow Knight. Here’s the…