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The Audiophile Headphone Community Ruined Its One Shot at Relevance

Why welcome newcomers when you can shun them?

5d ago

A pair of Audio-Technica M50X headphones in gray sits on a closed laptop. The cord is attached, and loosely sitting to the left side of the frame.

5d ago

The Best Retro Game Re-release of 2025

A Sega arcade classic makes a grand return!

5d ago

A virtual depiction of Sega’s arcade classic The Ocean Hunter, inside a digital videogame mall in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Two other mall patrons stand to left side of the frame, with more mall traffic and a storefront in the distance behind them.

5d ago

Lego Horizon Adventures Fell Into a Sad Forgotten Hole

Sony’s beautiful family game deserved more players

Mar 5

The costume selection screen from Lego Horizon Adventures. Aloy stands on the right side of the screen, and a table of costumes sits on the left.

Mar 5

AMD’s New 9070 GPU Feels Like a Bad Decoy Product

Don’t fall for these old pricing tricks!

Mar 3

A close-up shot of a mechanical gaming keyboard with its backlighting set to red.

Mar 3

Nvidia Totally Blew The 50 Series GPU Launch

You were supposed to save PC gaming, not destroy it!

Feb 25

A white mechanical keyboard with its key lighting set to green sitting on a desk mat with a green-lit lower edge.

Feb 25

A Mashup of Pirates and “Like a Dragon” Shouldn’t Work This Well

Sega brought the fun back to video games

Feb 22

Pirate captain Goro Majima and his crew pose for a celebratory moment, group-photo style. A “Pirates Coliseum” sign hangs in the background alongside some dramatic lights.

Feb 22

Avowed’s Awesome Magic System Could Be An Entire Game

BioShock Fans Rejoice!

Feb 21

A first-person perspective camera view of the game Avowed, showing a lush interior cave, with a small pond just ahead and some mushrooms. The player character holds up a wand a magical book in their hands.

Feb 21

Wait, Why Do I Want To Buy a Third VR Headset?

The endless pursuit of needless tech

Feb 19

A Meta Quest 3 VR headset and its three camera bumps appear dominant in the frame on a desk, with a Quest 2 headset set to the left side. A keyboard sits below them on a desk tray.

Feb 19

Warriors Abyss: The Good Little Surprise I Almost Skipped

And the one version to avoid at all costs

Feb 19

Dynasty Warriors hero Zhang Fei blasts through some enemies in the second arctic-themed zone of Warriors Abyss.

Feb 19

The Worst Experiences I’ve Had With The PS5 Pro So Far

Can these issues be fixed?

Feb 18

A Sony Dualsense Edge controller sitting on a desk mat. The hard shell case for the controller is visible on the left edge of the frame. The photo is stylized in black and white.

Feb 18

Alex Rowe

Alex Rowe

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I post commentary about gaming, tech, and sometimes music. I’ve written professionally about games since 2005. Look mom, I’m using my English degree!

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