This year saw the worst launch of any GPU generation I can remember in all my 20 years as a tech journo.

Low-poly, high-quality.

5 games I played this year made me rush out and buy their soundtracks, and each was rewarding to own in a different way.

I've seen the light, and I don't want to go back.

Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.

It’s a real genre renaissance out there, chief.

2025 was the year of creative bankruptcy.

A race against (end) time.

This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.

Herdling is a small, simple diversion, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.

Three rodent contenders, but only one winner for the year.

Three fantastic keyboards from this year, but there can only be one winner.

Slay bells jingling.

There's a veritable CPU Arm-y marching towards the PC.

Cassette Beasts may have stiff competition, but it boasts online multiplayer and a unique creature fusion system.

At the end of 2025, it's clear that casual shooters are back in a big way.

Lego-Dinosaur kids become Ark adults.

No joke, it's been the best upgrade I've done in years.

How well do you know the odd intricacies of life Topside?

It's hard to say goodbye to Goodnight Universe.

The power of the written word can quite literally change nations in this sci-fi masterpiece.

Motherboards are the only way that Intel stands any chance of winning an award this year.

It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.

A new limited-time farm strat just dropped.