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HyperX Cloud III wired gaming headset review
The HyperX Cloud III is a stylish upgrade to the well-received Cloud II headset. Read More »
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz 48GB kit review
Corsair’s new Vengeance RGB 5200MHz PC5-41600 DDR5 is not only performance memory but also a break from the norm coming in 24GB modules. Read More »
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PC/Xbox Series X|S review
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor continues the story of Cal Kestis, a Jedi padawan who escaped the Jedi massacre after Emperor Palpatine’s Order 66. Read More »
ASUS ROG ALLY preview
ASUS has entered the portable gaming console ring with its Windows 11-based, AMD-powered ROG Ally. I spent an afternoon trying out this new handheld gaming … Read More »
Stranded: Alien Dawn PC review
Stranded: Alien Dawn is a PC real-time strategy game from Haemimont Games, the developer of Surviving Mars. Read More »
Poly Sync 10 USB speakerphone review
The Poly Sync 10 is a compact USB speakerphone. With a footprint only just bigger than a mobile phone this lightweight device is a portable … Read More »
Park Beyond PC preview
Park Beyond is an upcoming theme park management game developed by Limbic Entertainment that allows players to bend, if not break the laws of physics. Read More »
Bluetti AC180 Portable Power Station review
Bluetti’s AC180 Portable Power Station is a 1152Wh, 1800W rechargeable portable battery unit that can double as an uninterruptible power supply. Read More »
Norton 360 Platinum review
Norton LifeLock’s Norton 360 Platinum is the latest iteration of the long-running antivirus and security suite primarily aimed at home users. Read More »
Dead Island 2 PC review
Dead Island 2 invites players to wade through a zombie-infesting Los Angeles in this violent, yet somewhat tongue-in-cheek, splatter-fest of a sequel. Read More »
Dead Space PC review
Dead Space, EA’s classic survival horror game from 2008, gets a complete overhaul, reimagining the chilling encounters on the derelict mining platform, the USG Ishimura. Read More »
WWE 2K23 Xbox Series X|S review
2K’s latest instalment of the long-running wrestling franchise, WWE 2K23, promises more over-the-top action inside (and outside) the ring. Read More »
Intel NUC 13 Extreme barebones mini-PC review
I take a look at the Intel NUC 13 Extreme, formerly codenamed Raptor Canyon, a mini-PC chassis, PSU, and motherboard with an unlocked 13th Gen … Read More »
The Last of Us Part I PC review
Some ten years after its first release the remake of the hit PlayStation game, The Last of Us Part I, is now available on PC. Read More »
Resident Evil 4 PlayStation 5 review
Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 game originally released on the Nintendo GameCube. Read More »
Theme park simulator Park Beyond opens its gates in June
Bandai Namco Europe and Limbic Entertainment have announced that Park Beyond will be released on 16th June, with pre-orders now available. Read More »
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless headset review
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless is an all-in-one wireless headset solution for PC, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile devices. Read More »
The HTC Vive Wireless Adapter with the Vive Pro 2 VR headset review
I ditch the cable with the HTC Vive Pro 2 virtual reality headset headset and the Vive Wireless Adapter. Read More »
Redfall PC preview
Bethesda ANZ recently invited me to a media-only preview session of Arkane Austin’s upcoming vampire shooter, Redfall. Read More »
Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Pro Interactive Pen Display review
Wacom’s Cintiq 27 Pro is a digital canvas designed for the creative professional. The 27” 4K IPS touchscreen features calibrated colour and comes with the … Read More »
PlayStation VR2: the games round-up – part 1
The PlayStation VR2 brings high-fidelity VR gaming to the PlayStation 5. Read More »
Kerbal Space Program 2 Early Access impressions
Kerbal Space Program 2, the long-awaited sequel to the smash-hit original is now available in early access. Read More »
Unplugged: Air Guitar PlayStation VR2 review
Developer, Anotherway, scratches that Guitar Hero itch with its PlayStation VR2 launch title, Unplugged: Air Guitar. Read More »
PlayStation VR2 review
Sony’s recently released PlayStation VR2 has welcomed players, both old and new, into the world of virtual reality on the PlayStation 5. Read More »
Kerbal Space Program 2 launches in early access
Kerbal Space Program 2 is now available in PC early access on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and other digital storefronts. Read More »
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX review
AMD enters the area, once more, with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, a new contender in the continuing battle for gaming GPU supremacy. Read More »
Hyper X Cloud Stinger 2 Wireless review
A lightweight gaming headset, the Hyper X Cloud Stringer 2 Wireless has been designed for ease of use and trouble-free audio. It comes complete with … Read More »
Hogwarts Legacy Xbox Series X|S review
Fans of Harry Potter’s Wizarding World, and newcomers alike, get the AAA role-playing game experience with Hogwarts Legacy. Read More »
HTC VIVE XR Elite preview
HTC is about to launch yet another consumer headset into the cooling, but still contested, virtual reality/augmented reality marketplace, the HTC VIVE XR Elite. Read More »
Deliver Us Mars PC review
The follow-up to 2018’s Deliver Us The Moon, Deliver Us Mars is more of the same sci-fi exploration and puzzle solving, this time on the … Read More »
Brother ADS-4700W Wireless Desktop Document Scanner review
The Brother ADS-4700W is a compact professional wireless desktop document scanner aimed at home/office users. Read More »
ASUS TUF Gaming Z790 WIFI D4 motherboard review
It’s the heart of any PC build, that’s why picking the right motherboard is so important. Is the ASUS TUF Gaming Z790 WIFI D4 the … Read More »
One Piece Odyssey PC review
Celebrated Japanese manga and anime series, One Piece, gets the open-world RPG treatment with Bandai Namco’s One-Piece Odyssey. Read More »
Corsair Katar Elite wireless mouse review
Corsair sent over one of its Katar Elite wireless mice to test out. Read More »
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PC review
Sony blesses PC owners with another of its former PlayStation exclusives, the follow-up to Insomniac’s acclaimed web-slinging Spider-Man game, Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. Read More »
Homeseek PC preview
Homeseek is a real-time strategy game from developer Traptics that has more than a tinge of Fallout about it. Read More »
Need for Speed Unbound PlayStation 5 review
For Need for Speed Unbound EA Games and UK studio Criterion have mixed cel-shaded animation and a photoreal environment to give the latest instalment of … Read More »
Philips 65” 9500 series TV review
Phillips sent over their huge 65” 65PML9506/79 9500 series mini-LED Android TV for me to take a look at. Read More »
The Callisto Protocol Xbox Series X|S review
Striking Distance Studios, led by Dead Space veteran Glen Schofield, and PUBG’s Krafton invite players to the fourth Galilean moon of Jupiter to experience the … Read More »
Marvel’s Midnight Suns PC review
Firaxis, master of the turn-based strategy game refocuses its efforts away from civilisations and alien invasions and instead towards the Marvel Universe with Marvel’s Midnight … Read More »
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me PlayStation 5 review
Supermassive Games rounds off the first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology with The Devil in Me, a sinister tale set in a hotel based … Read More »
Evil West Xbox Series X|S review
Flying Wild Hog developer of the bonkers Shadow Warrior series turns its attention to the Wild West, but with vampires and monsters, in the third-person … Read More »
Sackboy: A Big Adventure PC review
Without much in the way of any fanfare, Sumo Digital’s 3D platformer, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, comes to PC. Read More »
Kingston 2TB NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD review
Kingston’s NV2 is a fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe (non-volatile memory express) M.2 solid-state data storage drive. It is primarily intended for laptops and small form-factor … Read More »
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Switch review
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is an incredibly well-presented digital museum of video gaming heritage. It follows the timeline from Atari’s first Computer Space cabinet … Read More »
Asus CM3 Chromebook review
Does the Asus 10.5-inch CM3 Chromebook offer a viable alternative to a Windows notebook? I take a look and find out out. Read More »
Kobo Clara 2E e-reader review
The Kobo Clara 2E is an e-reader made with recycled plastic. But is it any good? Read More »
God of War Ragnarök PlayStation 5 review
Kratos and his son, Atreus, continue their adventures across the nine realms of Norse mythology in God of War Ragnarök. Read More »
Gotham Knights PC review
WB Games Montreal, developers of Batman: Arkham Origins, return to the Dark Knight Detective’s hometown with Gotham Knights. Read More »
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me PC preview
Supermassive Games’ The Dark Pictures Anthology reaches its season finale with The Devil in Me. I got to spend an hour or so with the … Read More »
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 campaign PC review
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, as is the way with most of the games in the long-running first-person shooter franchise, is split into two … Read More »
Poly Voyager 4320 UC headset review
Plantronics’ Poly Voyager 4320 UC is a stylish lightweight headset designed for a corporate environment. Read More »
God of War Ragnarök early impressions
God of War Ragnarök is almost upon us. I’ve been playing a preview of the new PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game and what follows … Read More »
Intel 13th Generation “Raptor Lake” Core i9-13900K review
Intel has released its new flagship desktop CPU, the Core i9-13900K. Boasting 24 cores and 32 threads with a maximum boost clock of 5.80 GHz, … Read More »
No Man’s Sky Nintendo Switch review
No Man’s Sky Nintendo Switch review Read More »
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X review
AMD has unleashed its Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs based on the company’s 5nm Zen 4 architecture. Read More »
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection PC review
At long last PC gamers get to join Nathan Drake and friends with Naughty Dog’s Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Read More »
Return to Monkey Island PC review
The creator of the classic Monkey Island games, the legendary Ron Gilbert, returns to the franchise with the aptly named Return to Monkey Island. Read More »
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection PS5 review
TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection is a medley of classic games featuring those heroes in a half-shell, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Read More »
FIFA 23 Xbox Series X|S review
FIFA 23 marks the final game to be released by the partnership between EA Sports and FIFA. Read More »

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