The BenQ EW3880R seeks to find a place among the best gaming monitors not with a blisteringly quick fresh rate, but through the screen quality itself. Make no mistake, either. The BenQ EW3880R is a big monitor with an equally large price tag of $1,050 / £1,030, which positions it …
Read More »HP Omen 30L review: “A 1440p gaming powerhouse”
HP’s Omen 30L range is the gaming PC for those who don’t want to build their own gaming PC. Assembling your own system can be a daunting prospect (and it’s easier to buy depleted uranium than a new graphics card right now), but luckily HP has you covered, offering a …
Read More »Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT review: “Perhaps the best Corsair has ever produced”
The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT is an updated model of the Virtuoso SE from 2019 and, thus the latest in Corsair’s premium flagship headset, costing a pretty penny but offering the world in return (as much as one of the best gaming headsets can offer the world, anyway). …
Read More »Football Manager 2021 review: “The most accomplished series entry in years, and more accessible than ever”
While last year’s game focused on improving things for the long-term Chris Wilder wannabe – development centre, club vision, etc – Football Manager 2021 implements changes that make it straightforward for anyone to enjoy from the get-go. There isn’t a single improvement that steals the headlines, but the culmination of …
Read More »Logitech G923 steering wheel review: “Probably the best value-for-money set-up on the market”
I think sim racing was made for people like me. I don’t hold a driving license in real life, but I have always loved racing games: from Ridge Racer on the first PlayStation to now using the best PS4 steering wheels (opens in new tab) in brand new games of …
Read More »Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2 review: “Plenty more to offer than just trips back to the past”
The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater wilderness years are officially over. While fans will understandably remember the many (god, so many) times they’ve been burnt by the return of The Birdman in recent memory, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is a well-pitched palette cleanser for the series. It’s both …
Read More »Destiny 2: Shadowkeep review: “Destiny Christmas has come once again”
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep is undeniably smaller than Forsaken, but it’s every bit as impactful. Where Forsaken fixed a bunch of stuff because it had to, Shadowkeep purposefully adds to existing stuff because it can. It’s not without its hangups, but it introduces several exciting systems, areas, and activities which channel …
Read More »Borderlands 3 review: “A fan-servicing treat of a Borderlands game”
I counted the number of guns I used over the course of the Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab) campaign. Seriously, I kept track with a tally counter and everything. The total, so far, has come to 223. Not quite in the bazillions territory, then, but I must have sold, …
Read More »Monster Hunter World: Iceborne review: “A better version of an already great game”
When you get right down to it, most video games try to answer a simple question: how do we make fighting giant monsters more fun? Shadow of the Colossus made the monsters bigger. Dragon’s Dogma let you climb the monsters as if they were giant jungle gyms. But Monster Hunter …
Read More »Instant Family review: “Makes for a bumpy ride”
From the director (Sean Anders) and star (Mark Wahlberg) of the Daddy’s Home movies comes another film about the travails of parenting, only this time inching into more serious territory. Instant Family is, for Anders, a personal picture: its tale of Pete (Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) adopting three children …
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