Redefining action horror — In a few days, Dead Space is coming back. As a big fan of the original trilogy, I honestly have mixed feelings about it. If EA was going to remake any of the original games, the first one is probably the one to pick — but it also holds up…

Will they overcome their prior firmware difficulties? — Barely a year after launching the excellent-for-the-price budget conscious HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless gaming mouse, the HP-owned company is prepped to throw it in both the proverbial and the literal trash. Nothing stops the tech progress train, I guess? A few weeks ago, HyperX announced at…

I almost missed a new Nintendo Switch favorite — A demo is either a chance to try a game I’m already planning to buy, or a helpful tool to confirm that I’m not missing out by skipping something. That game demo dichotomy is typical for most players if you look at the few conversion statistics that have dripped out…

This rusty pile of bad pinball tables didn’t deserve a re-release — I love real analog pinball machines, but I also love digital pinball. From older stuff like the 3D Ultra or Pro Pinball franchises, to modern things like The Pinball Arcade or Pinball FX, I’ve played a lot of it. Virtual pinball has been good…

Futuristic game technology meets decade-old design — If you’re looking for a new game to show off your PS5, Xbox Series X, or beefy ray tracing equipped PC, and you don’t care about anything else other than seeing the future of gaming visuals — then The Callisto Protocol might be worth…

Remember the Razer Kraken? — There was a time, around a decade ago, when “Razer Kraken” was synonymous with “mainstream gaming headset.” The original Kraken did a ton of work to popularize the idea of a pair of headphones with a mic strapped to it for gaming. Its bulbous bright design, huge soft cushions, and…

Literally designed to make you want something else — A “decoy product” is one designed and priced in such a way as to make the other options in the same product family look more attractive to you psychologically. These decoys may not be outright bad on their own, but when put up against other similar options, your brain can…

Another hot take on one of my favorite franchises — The treasure chest is a well-established core component of video games. Discover a shiny box, open it up, get a cool animation and a fun new thing to use, repeat. This simple cycle is in hundreds if not thousands of video games, going all the way back to when games…

A few issues and an awkward price — I’ve reviewed the rest of the Arctis Nova series over the course of the last few months, but I’ve been sitting on my review of the Nova 7 for a while because it’s the one I’m the most mixed on. SteelSeries streamlined their headset lineup a bit with this year’s…