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Xbox Series X review (2024): Unfulfilled potential
It's good enough to satisfy Microsoft fans, but everyone else should just buy a PS5.
The Game Awards 2024: The 15 biggest announcements and new trailers including The Witcher...
Sony's Astro Bot took home the Game of the Year award.
Balatro is an almost perfect mobile port
It serves up a faithful translation so I can be a real dirtbag anywhere I can bring my phone.
PlayStation 5 review (2024): A smaller console with a bigger game library
Four years on, Sony’s console has a big lead over its rival.
Here are the 14 most interesting titles from the Day of the Devs Game Awards stream
We have news on Hyper Light Breaker, Sleight of Hand and a dozen more forthcoming gems.
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The best stocking stuffer gifts under $50
When you don’t have a ton of space (or money) to spare, these gifts are clutch.
The best SSDs for PS5 in 2024
Plus, a step-by-step guide on how to install a PS5 SSD.
The best gaming monitors in 2024
Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let us help you demystify it all.
The best Nintendo Switch OLED accessories for 2024
Power up your system with some fancy peripherals.
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CES 2025 preview: The new technology we’re expecting and hoping to see in Las Vegas
The world's largest electronics conference is happening in January. Here's what we predict we'll see.
Cherlynn Low16 hours ago
The Game Awards has already set a date for its 2025 show
The Game Awards has announced the date of next year's event, which will be held at LA's Peacock Theater.
Cheyenne MacDonald20 hours ago
8010080100Xbox Series X review (2024): Unfulfilled potential
The Xbox Series X is still a powerful gaming console, but its limited library of exclusives makes it far less compelling than the PlayStation 5.
Devindra Hardawar12.13.2024
The Game Awards 2024: The 15 biggest announcements and new trailers including The Witcher 4 and Elden Ring
The Game Awards are over — here are our top announcements from the show.
ZeniMax Online Studios workers form their own union
Workers at ZeniMax Online Studios, the developer behind The Elder Scrolls Online, formed a new union with The Communication Workers of America (CWA) on Thursday.
Danny Gallagher12.13.2024
Elden Ring Nightreign is a co-op spinoff coming in 2025
FromSoftware announced Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone, co-op action game set in the same world as Elden Ring at The Game Awards 2024.
Ian Carlos Campbell12.13.2024
RGG reveals a Virtua Fighter revival and a brawler set in the 1910s
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio delivered a meaty one-two punch at The Game Awards. It's making a long-awaited new entry in the Virtua Fighter series as well as a Like A Dragon-style game set in the 1910s.
Kris Holt12.13.2024
Anker's 3-in-1 power bank drops to just $20, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
This week, we found discounts on the latest Apple Watch, the Paperwhite Kindle, a slew of Anker accessories and Sonos speakers.
The best stocking stuffer gifts under $50
Here's our list of the best gifts under $50 that make great stocking stuffers, inexpensive gifts for coworkers, and more.
Valentina Palladino12.13.2024
Balatro is an almost perfect mobile port
With Balatro quickly becoming one of the most widely loved games of 2024, we just wanted to take a second to praise the mobile version for being an almost perfect port.
Sam Rutherford12.13.2024
It’s the last day to get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $29
Get it with the checkout code GAMEPASS.
Sarah Fielding12.13.2024
Onimusha's back!
Capcom has announced Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the first new Onimusha game since the original 2001 PS2 version was remastered in 2019.
Steve Dent12.13.2024
Dispatch is a new narrative game from ex-Telltale developers
One of the highlights from The Game Awards last night was the moment Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and voice actor Laura Bailey took the stage to reveal Dispatch.
Steve Dent12.13.2024
8910089100PlayStation 5 review (2024): A smaller console with a bigger game library
Sony’s PS5 redesign is a smaller console with slightly more storage and the same incredible selection of hit games. It's easy to see how it's dominated this console cycle.
Mat Smith12.13.2024
The Last of Us Part II Remastered comes to PC on April 3, 2025
As has been rumored for a while (and in line with Sony's promise to share exclusive titles) PlayStation's The Last of Us part 2 Remastered is coming to PC on April 3, 2025.
Steve Dent12.13.2024
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is a new sci-fi game from Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog is pivoting from post-apocalyptic fungal drama to interstellar sci-fi bounty hunting with its newest game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Jessica Conditt12.12.2024
An Okami sequel is on the way, nearly two decades later
There were several major surprise announcements during this year's edition of The Game Awards, but perhaps none was quite as out of the blue as word of a sequel to Okami.
Kris Holt12.12.2024
Mafia: The Old Country is a Sicilian prequel arriving summer 2025
2K Games’ consistently sporadic Mafia series will return in 2025.
Jessica Conditt12.12.2024
The Overcooked team has a new creepy-cute co-op game called Stage Fright
Stage Fright brings Overcooked-style chaos to a series of escape rooms in a spooky, Luigi's Mansion kind of world.
Jessica Conditt12.12.2024
Squid Game: Unleashed will be playable at launch without a Netflix subscription
You’ll be able to play it with only a Netflix account (no subscription required) when it premieres on December 17.
Will Shanklin12.12.2024