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The best Playdate games for 2025
Puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
The best Xbox games for 2025
Whether you have Series X, Series S, One X or One S, there's something here for you.
Tech's biggest winners in 2024
Engadget's annual look back at the industry's best developments of the year.
The best Nintendo Switch controllers for 2025
You don't have to settle for faulty Joy-Cons.
The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories for 2025
These controllers, headsets, remotes and more can take your gaming experience up a notch.
The best of gaming, curated by Engadget editors
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The best gaming handhelds for 2025
From portable PC powerhouses to mobile emulation machines.
The best Playdate games for 2025
Puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
The best depressing games to languish to in 2025
There are a lot of different games that'll accompany you through the dark side.
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The best gaming handhelds for 2025
Here's a list of the best handheld gaming systems you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Jeff Dunn8 hours ago
The first PlayStation Plus games of 2025 include The Stanley Parable and Suicide Squad
The free games available to PlayStation Plus subscribers this month include Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered.
Nathan Ingraham11 hours ago
Dang, 2024 was a great year for horror game fans
When it comes to new horror games, there are times of feast and famine, and this past year we gorged until our bellies bulged and our mouths dripped with gruesome grease.
Jessica Conditt12.31.2024
Russia is trying to make its own game consoles in a bid for technological independence
Russia's video game consoles in development exemplifies the country's efforts toward technological sovereignty.
Jeremy Gan12.31.2024
The best mobile gaming controllers for 2025
Here's a list of the best mobile game controllers you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Kris Naudus12.31.2024
The best Playdate games for 2025
Here are some of the best games available on the Playdate Catalog. That includes puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.30.2024
CES 2025: LG's bendable 5K OLED, Hyundai's holographic windshield display and other tech we're expecting to see in Las Vegas
The world's largest electronics conference is happening again in January. Here's what we expect to see.
Cherlynn Low12.30.2024
The best depressing games to languish to in 2025
What qualifies a video game as “depressing?” Here, we’re looking at games that just have a pall over them, whether it’s directly from story beats or a more subtle vibe given off by the visuals, music or activities the player has to participate in.
Engadget12.30.2024
The best Xbox games for 2025
Here's a list of the best games for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Engadget12.27.2024
Xbox Cloud Gaming has had trouble loading games for the last 24 hours
Xbox Cloud Gaming has been experiencing issues loading games for the last day, according to Microsoft's status page, though the company is working on a fix.
Ian Carlos Campbell12.27.2024
The best Nintendo Switch OLED accessories for 2025
Here are the best accessories for the Nintendo Switch OLED edition, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Kris Naudus12.27.2024
The 26 best Nintendo Switch games in 2025
Here's a list of the best games for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite, from A to Z trigger, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Engadget12.27.2024
The best PS5 games for 2025: Top PlayStation titles to play right now
Here are the best games you can get for the PlayStation 5 right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Engadget12.26.2024
Tech's biggest winners in 2024
Our team looks back on the highlights of 2024, including gadgets, apps and games.
The best Nintendo Switch controllers for 2025
A good controller can level-up your entire Switch gaming experience. These are the best Switch controllers you can buy right now.
Kris Naudus12.26.2024
The best PS5 accessories for 2025
Here are the best accessories for the Sony PlayStation 5, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Igor Bonifacic12.26.2024
The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories for 2025
Here are the best accessories to buy for the Xbox Series X and S, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Devindra Hardawar12.26.2024
The best couch co-op games for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox
Here are 27 of the best couch co-op games we’ve played across the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
Jeff Dunn12.25.2024
Engadget's Balatro of the year 2024
No game this year captured the imagination of the Engadget crew quite like Balatro did, which is why we wrote
Engadget12.24.2024
Engadget's Games of the Year 2024
We played a lot of games in 2024. These were our favorite ones.
Engadget12.24.2024