Dave James, Managing Editor Hardware (Image credit: Future) This month I have been mostly testing… handhelds and laptops: I’ve been going mobile with my gaming recently, checking out new handhelds, with new chips inside, and shiny new laptops, too. The OneXPlayer 2 Pro wasn’t super-exciting, but I’ve also got the Meteor Lake-powered OneXPlayer X1 in…
Wonder sees third-largest physical launch in Mario platformer history. The latest UK charts are now in and it is a big week at the top of the table for new releases (surprising nobody). This was always going to be a battle between the boys in red and it is the hero of the friendly-neighbourhood variety…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the…
El Paso, Elsewhere is a videogame-ass videogame. Its features wouldn’t be out of place scrawled across an OG PlayStation game’s back cover: 50 levels of intense action! Seven powerful weapons!An army of the undead to blast back to hell!More lurid colored lighting than you can shake an LED array at! While it may draw from…
It’s “one of Switch 1’s prettiest games yet”. We already know that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a technical showcase on Switch 2, and we’re sure many of you have spent the weekend exploring Viewros on the new console over the weekend. But for those of you who are still clinging on to your Switch…
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: Idiot sockpuppet lawyers and a bailiff with the power to turn people into chickens. These are their stories. The stage has been set, on trial is Mr Bean, a known funny guy, an unknown perpetrator of financial fraud. There’s…
Let’s rock, let’s rock today. While it was rumoured for more months than we care to remember, the wait for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4‘s 11th July release date still feels like a long one. Fortunately, Spotify is here to make things a little bit easier. The streaming service has given us our…
“This was the opportunity of a lifetime”. Mario vs. Donkey Kong is finally here on Switch. This remake gives the original GBA puzzle platformer a fresh lick of paint and throws in a handful of new features too — including a fully revamped score. The composers for the GBA original, DigiPen Music Department, were brought…
The Dark Lord of the Sith is coming to PS4. Gleaming helm, sweeping cape, glowing red lightsaber: Darth Vader’s imposing presence is so purely menacing that few dare stand before him. In Star Wars Battlefront II, you will wield the full arsenal of Lord Vader’s vast powers against the enemies of order. Anger fuels the…
Secretlab is one of the mainstays of purpose built gaming chairs. They’re known for making pricy, yet comfortable thrones that seat even the largest of humans with the Titan Evo currently earning our best overall recommendation when it comes to the best PC gaming chairs around. Now the brand is set to take that loving…