As you may already be aware, I have a penchant for all things cute in the hardware sphere—and that means mini PCs absolutely command my attention. All that power in such a small footprint? Delightful! But even more head turning is Framework’s latest entrant into the space. The Framework Desktop has got it all: an…
As we’ve entered the 15th year of PlayStation Plus, we’ve got even more great content for members to look forward to. This month, unleash brutal finishers in the reimagined Mortal Kombat 1, swing through Marvel’s New York skyline as the iconic web-slinger in Marvel’s Spider-Man, or gear up to repel swarming alien forces in Earth…
“It would be a very good business decision”. The Switch 2 release schedule is already home to a bunch of ports that never would have been possible on Switch 1, and we can only assume that this will continue for the years to come. One title that’s yet to be eyed for the new hybrid…
We’ve all been there, right? Thermal paste splattered all over the CPU socket? No? Just me and that guy from The Verge? Whatever, the prospect of replacing thermal paste with a neat, long-lasting pad is still intriguing. And that’s exactly what cooling specialist Carbice and PC maker Cyberpower claim to have delivered thanks to the…
Brian Hicks, former DayZ creative director, co-creator of the whole battle royale genre, and current creative director of 775 Interactive, wants players to have more control over their games. Chatting to us about his long career in survival games—including the time DayZ’s creators got obsessed with a little educational game before becoming embroiled in a…
The actor behind Astarion, Neil Newbon, has gone on record as being keen to play Astarion again. Everyone’s favourite spawn from Baldur’s Gate 3 has stolen hearts (including mine), and you’d be forgiven for thinking Newbon would jump at the chance to play something similar—not so. In an interview with challenge runner Luality (who has…
More drag than drive? Ahead of Drag x Drive‘s launch tomorrow, reviews for the wheelchair basketball game have dropped, and… they’re pretty mixed. Focusing on 3v3 matches and fully controlled using the Switch 2’s Mouse Mode controls, Drag x Drive is a relatively unique multiplayer experience. But, looking over most reviews of the game, that…
Everyone loves a good rivalry, and Tekken fans have been eating good for a while thanks to Korean player (and long-time Tekken veteran) Knee, as well as Pakistani pro Arslan Ash, who bulldozed onto the scene in 2019 and has been dominating a whole host of fighting game tournaments since. Things between the two have…
James Bentley, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve been finally testing out an RTX 50 series laptop, and have been thinking a little too much about upgrading my PC case. Okay, I know it’s strange to say that media keys have become an almost essential part of a gaming keyboard I’d use every…
Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 model slipped right by me, as my time away and under my comfy rock last week saw me oblivious to the company’s new AI ‘world model’. So excuse me for the somewhat delayed reaction to this, but hoo boy, have we come far with generative AI. Though as Google DeepMind CEO…