How to turn a USB flash drive into a portable games console
A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job on that front.…
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14 of the best iPhone & iPad games to play right now
While there will always be a place for gaming consoles and PCs, there’s nothing quite like finding that latest mobile obsession. Whether it’s for playing games on the couch while the TV is occupied, or…
Microsoft backs down on $80 triple-A games
The top price of new video games is suddenly a hot topic, with many publishers pushing for a higher $80 price tag just a year or two after $70 suddenly became commonplace. Notably, Nintendo’s price…
This ‘blurry’ keyboard mimics the look of low-poly PCs in retro games
Nostalgia never goes out of fashion, it just moves to new eras. Right now, the early days of 3D gaming are all the rage, with the latest indie games aping the low-polygon, low-res texture look…
Nifty Chrome add-on shows which Steam games are already on Game Pass
Have you ever bought a streaming movie, only to find out the next day that it was already available on your Netflix/Hulu/Max/whatever you’re binging this month subscription? Well now you can get that wonderful feeling…
Xbox PC app can now stream 250+ games beyond the Game Pass library
Microsoft is expanding the Xbox PC app with a “Stream your own game” feature. If you have Game Pass Ultimate, you can now stream over 250 console games from beyond the usual Game Pass library…
Steam Summer Sale winners: 25 unbeatable deals on top-notch games
The Steam Summer Sale is upon us, which means PC gamers all over the world are searching for what to spend their bank account balances on. Got no time for that? Here are the 25…
The best PC games of 2025 (that don’t need a graphics card)
For seven years I’ve been collecting the best PC games every year that don’t need a graphics card, tracking down games for those of us with older computers or laptops. And I love doing it…
Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age
For those who missed the Flash era, these in-browser apps feel somewhat like the vintage apps that defined a generation of Internet culture from the late 1990s through the 2000s when it first became possible…
Steam games come to the Xbox app in latest beta
This is an Xbox. If you’re reading these words on any kind of web-connected screen, especially if it’s a Windows PC, Microsoft wants you to think that. To double down on its everything, everywhere, all…