Perfect duality

AI is proving an unsuitable substitute for video game guides and one indie developer has highlighted exactly why it doesn’t work.

Atari has cool retro hardware and promising new games dropping this year and next. I got my hands on the 2600+ Pac-Man Edition, Adventure of Samsara, and Bubsy 4D, and can’t wait to play more.

The Pocket Fit Elite will be one of the first handhelds out from Ayaneo’s KONKR sub-brand and will start at less than $399.

Ayn will start shipping its dual-screen Thor handheld, which starts at $250, in October.

My new primary controller

Xbox will be testing thousands of game titles to ensure compatibility with its new handhelds.

The company says $250 Analogue 3D is 99 percent done.

Masahiro Sakurai’s bizarre, deceptively complex Nintendo Switch 2 racer recalls Mario Kart, Mario Party, and Super Smash Bros. I got to take it for a test drive ahead of its November 20 release.

Iteration, not revolution

We just need the prices now…

Nvidia’s GeForce Now is set to receive a massive update that’ll turn even a budget PC into a gaming beast. Here’s what’s coming.

Upcoming handheld is all the better for its Xbox tie-in

After first being teased in 2019, Hyperkin’s Competitor will be available in October for $49.99.

My love for this console burns bright as ever

An Xbox executive has suggested the brand wants to offer cloud gaming at a lower price. An exact plan from Microsoft has yet to be announced.

AI will play a big part in the next Xbox

Current and upcoming games will look and run better on RTX 50-series GPUs

After just three weeks of owning it, I lost my Nintendo Switch 2 on a flight. Thankfully, the airline found it, but this $30 gadget means I’ll never lose it again.

Play vintage favorites and stream modern apps with one compact, plug-and-play device.

Tailored sound for every game

These are the best handheld gaming consoles out there

This chunky custom creation crams the guts of a gaming laptop, including an RTX 4090 graphics card, into a handheld chassis.

The Wednesday letters page has some detailed advice for anyone trying to build their own gaming PC, as one reader enjoys Fast Fusion on Switch 2.

The PS4 should still soldier on as a Blu-ray player

As promised last month, Apple released four new title to Apple Arcade, adding to the catalog 200+ ad-free games available to subscribers.

The AI system has detected and reported 1,200 cases to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children this year.

The AYANEO Pocket DS Is The First Dual Screen Android Handheld

Some of the WB’s best games along with its most divisive.

Genki’s New Nintendo Switch 2 Cases Provide More Grip And Fit In The Dock Too

New rumours for the PS6 give a good indication of its release date, price, and how powerful it will be compared to its Xbox counterpart.

A pyrrhic victory

Help us decide which handheld moves on!

Don’t try to play your new Switch 2 in a hot room.

EA keeps saying all the right things, as fans approve of the latest annoucement for this year’s Battlefield 6.

Virtua Fighter 6 has its first proper gameplay video, and the fighting game continues to look amazing on the graphics front.

A comprehensive leak of PS6 info reveals the next-gen console’s potential specs, price, and release timing.

Konami and M2 present a new compilation of classic Gradius titles, which also includes a brand new sequel for one of the best shmup franchises of the 80s and 90s.

GameCentral speaks to producer Ryosaku Ueno about Gradius Origins, Salamander 3, and how to get younger gamers into 2D shmups.

I interviewed SNK’s Yasuyuki Oda and animator Masami Obari just before Evo 2025 to discuss designing the popular Street Fighter character and the game’s new animated opening.

In 2025, 256 gigabytes just isn’t enough, and tacking on more storage isn’t as easy as it sounds.

With 64 players in a match, Battlefield 6 needs to feature cross-platform support to fill each map.

At the Evo 2025 fighting game tournament, Guilty Gear Strive developer Arc System Works revealed a first look at Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and confirmed an August 21 release date for the DLC guest character.

LeapFrog’s LeapMove has kids learning math, reading, and spelling while getting some exercise.

Game Pass has been killing it all August long, but it has a few more surprises for this weekend.

Next week we get a new slate of games on PlayStation Plus, but these are some of the best games already on the service to play this weekend.

The game will also have two open beta weekends in August ahead of the launch date.

As rumors ramp up about the Steam Deck 2, here’s what I’m hoping to see from a new system.

Follow the Battlefield 6 reveal event as it happened

Battlefield 6 casts its eyes back to the series’ best years, but is this resurrection of past glories actually exciting?