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April 29
- I paired three keyboards with the $99 Stream Deck Neo to see if Corsair's $350 Galleon 100 SD is actually worth it
- After the Wolfenstein tabletop RPG dev told me about its OTT hail mary system, I'm all in
- I've given up taking a second weapon into Marathon matches, and you should too
- The Boys season 5 episode 5 recap: Easter eggs, cameos, and who dies
- Who is Brett Mahoney in Daredevil: Born Again season 2?
- Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 7 includes a confrontation that lets down two of this season's most interesting characters
April 28
- After seeing new Blood of Dawnwalker gameplay, here's 5 ways that it's becoming my most anticipated RPG of 2026
- New on Prime Video in May 2026: all the latest movies and shows streaming
- I put the best 14-inch gaming laptops head to head with one clear winner, but there's a catch
- I love Slay the Spire 2, I hate Slay the Spire 2
- The Steam Controller doesn't appear to be a hit for competitive play, so here are the alternatives I'd recommend instead
April 27
- Tides of Tomorrow is a single player multiplayer game where you have to deal with what the last player did...
- Xbox has changed its name and backtracked on Game Pass prices, but is it too little too late?
- Until Dawn dev's new sci-fi horror builds on Alien and The Thing's coworker paranoia: "It's a different, more mature way of viewing relationships"
- Maul – Shadow Lord episode 8 connects the Star Wars show to Solo in a big way
- Who is the masked Inquisitor in Maul – Shadow Lord? The Star Wars history of the Eleventh Brother explained
- Maul – Shadow Lord episode 8 tunnel visions explained: all the references to Maul's Star Wars past
April 26
- Waiting to play games is better than playing at launch, and Crimson Desert proves it
- Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings retrospective – The millennial medieval masterwork proves that there's more to RTS than killing and destruction
April 25
- Tarkov chief Nikita Buyanov is right: Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter for "casual people," but that's why I like it
- Masters of Albion reimagines Fable's world in the hands of a god – unfortunately, that god is me
- "There was an arrogant assumption that players of shooters didn't want and wouldn't care about a story; we just didn't believe this": Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw
- The current Warhammer 40K edition comes to a glorious end with the Return of Yarrick, and I can't wait for what's next
April 24
- If you like Battlefield at its most chaotic, I promise you'll love digging tunnels and flying choppers in Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
- Over Your Dead Body is an ultra-violent, surprisingly heartwarming gorefest with kills that would make Michael Myers jealous
- "It's a slippery slope to try and build a game for an audience": Marathon, Arc Raiders, and Last Flag devs dig into the trend-bucking evolution of multiplayer shooters
- Vampire Crawlers is exactly the evolution I want from Poncle and it's my new handheld obsession
April 23
- Stranger Things: Tales From '85 gives us the epic final showdown we deserved in season 5 – and there's not even a Demogorgon in sight
- The 5 biggest changes coming to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
- 13 years on, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is finally fixing the biggest problem I had with the original
- Final Fantasy 14's 8.0 update will shape the future of the MMO, but I hope Square Enix remembers the one quest that got me excited for Dawntrail
April 22
- Clayface: Everything you need to know about the new DC horror
- Tides of Tomorrow is a watery, plastic apocalypse take on Fallout that's more about story choices than RPG numbers
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn's beta lacks the show's gravitas but does enough to keep me invested
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book finds a brand-new identity for Nintendo's sidelined platformer mascot
- The Boys season 5, episode 4 recap: Easter eggs, cameos, and who dies
- Invincible season 4 finale post-credits scenes: how many are there and how do they set up season 5?
- Invincible season 5 release date speculation, trailer, cast, story, and everything else we know
- Jessica Jones has finally returned in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, but I wish she weren't burdened with a tired comic-book trope
- Does Jessica Jones have a daughter in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, and where is Luke Cage?
April 21
- 37 years since Prince of Persia, Replaced is the bombastic cinematic platformer I've been waiting for
- "My board games are naturally nonconfrontational." Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave speaks about family values and her late father's influence on her latest board game, Sanibel
April 20
- Windrose is a pretty good karaoke cover of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, but you'll have to play a lot of average survival game to get to it
- How ‘Adorable Adventures’ recreates the wholesome experience of exploring a peaceful national park
- Who is Inquisitor Marrok calling in Maul – Shadow Lord episode 6? All the Star Wars characters he could be contacting, including Vader
April 19
- 30 years on, Metal Slug's arcade action and stylish visuals owe Studio Ghibli a debt: "We were very much inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's book, Daydream Note"
April 17
- Mouse: P.I. For Hire is great for a couple hours, fine for several more, and then a long exhausting exercise
- I love Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, but having no Switch 2 version is a mistake
- As Akira heads back to the big screen, the anime masterpiece hasn't lost any impact almost 40 years later
- These are the best travel board games to take with you on vacation in 2026
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer: The Big Preview – Exclusive access with Lucasfilm and Fuse Games
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is leveraging player feedback to deliver the strategy RPG I've longed for since 2005
April 16
- Metro 2039 - Everything you need to know about the next Metro game
- After 300 hours, Hades 2 has put me back under its spell with a console launch and secret new game mode
April 15
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day toys confirm that Savage Hulk will appear in the new Marvel movie, but he won't be grey
- InZoi boss isn't fazed by "a few hundred thousand returns", and the team have an honest approach as the 1.0 launch looms in the next year
- I spent 12 hours constructing a diabolical Pokemon Champions team to challenge the meta head-on, which has caused so many forfeits I almost feel bad
- The Sims 4's microtransaction Marketplace has officially shown me the door after 24 years of Simming
- 10 years on, Your Name remains a legendary anime love story that may never be eclipsed
- What is V-One in The Boys season 5, how is it different from Compound V, and which Supes have V-One in their blood?
- Why didn't Homelander kill [redacted] in The Boys season 5 episode 3? And how that decision could come back to haunt him
- The Boys season 5, episode 3 recap: Easter eggs, cameos, and deaths
- Is Heather Glenn becoming Lady Muse in Daredevil: Born Again season 2? The Marvel comics villain explained
April 14
- As Animal Crossing turns 25 in the golden age of cozy life sims, I love how Pokemon Pokopia and Tomodachi Life build on its legacy
- New on Netflix in May 2026: all the latest movies and shows streaming this month
- Don't freak out, but Nintendo just dropped an egg-dorable Yoshi teapot set and plushies
- Crafting my own devilish dungeons in roguelike Minos has awakened something villainous inside of me, but I can't stop
April 13
- No Man's Sky's Xeno Arena update has given me something I never knew I needed: Pokemon battling in VR
- Moves of the Diamond Hand is my favorite dice-rolling RPG since Disco Elysium, and it's somehow even weirder
- Who is Maul's brother? The Star Wars history of Savage Opress explained
April 11
- "It's a sea change": Forza Horizon 6 is leaving the Xbox One behind, and it's a better game because of it
April 10
- A-Train's The Boys redemption arc is the most satisfying since Game of Thrones’ Jaime Lannister, and it was emotional seeing him come full circle in season 5
- Video game adaptation Exit 8 is more than just a horror movie about liminal space – it's an examination of fear at the most intimate level
- "The real world is always way more dank than we anticipate," Prove You're Human's creative director tells me about tackling this AI-inspired follow-up to 1000xResist
April 9
- 3 new to Netflix shows to binge this weekend (April 10–April 12)
- How PUBG is trying to win back the West
- Exit 8 and horror indie game movie adaptations like Iron Lung and Five Nights at Freddy's only work when directors understand what made them viral
- Samson proves there's still room for smaller Grand Theft Auto-style sandboxes – I just wish this one was better
April 8
- The Boys season 5 episode 2 recap: Easter eggs, cameos, who dies
- The Boys season 5 episode 1 recap: Easter eggs, cameos and big deaths
- Fuelled by Playground's "relentless pursuit of excellence", Forza Horizon 6 is set to become one of the best racing games of the generation
- Best Daredevil Vs Bullseye comic fights, ranked
- Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 4 ending explained: Is [spoiler] dead? Why does Bullseye want to kill them?
- Daredevil: Born Again season 2 changes the relationship between Matt Murdock and Bullseye, and that's a good thing
April 7
- I've been collecting amiibo for 12 years, but the Super Mario Galaxy figures are a huge feast for the eyes
- As the Artemis II crew return to Earth, Starfield on PS5 is a great way to keep your space exploration fantasies alive
- When does Maul – Shadow Lord take place on the Star Wars timeline?
April 6
- You don't have to choose between a controller and a keyboard; there's a secret third option, and I may not have become a full-time PC gamer without it
- I benchmarked Cyberpunk 2077 on 15 gaming laptops, these are the specs you need to hit 60fps in RT Ultra in 2026
- Who is Devon Izara in Maul – Shadow Lord? The new Twi'lek Jedi explained
- What is the Shadow Collective in Maul – Shadow Lord? Explaining the crime group's Clone Wars and Mandalorian origins
April 4
- Can a VPN let you play region-locked games?
- Warhammer 40K Eye of Terror reminds me of something the game has been missing for ages
April 3
- Blighted, the cannibal Soulslike Metroidvania action RPG with "psychedelic Western nightmare" art, is a lot to swallow
- Fallout star's new mermaid horror-comedy with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score is an eerie, endearing must-watch
- What should gamers look for in a VPN?
- The Boys season 5: 5 things to remember ahead of the final season
April 2
- Animal Crossing helped me process grief, and I'm not alone: "Visiting her island has brought me a lot of peace"
- This Neopets mini-game collection proves it's actually good to preserve bad games, scratching my nostalgia-addled brain in just the right way
- These are the 3 new to Netflix shows I'll be watching this weekend (April 3–April 5)
April 1
- MTG Secrets of Strixhaven finally fixes a problem I've had with Magic for years
- Console gaming on a VPN: what works on PS5/Xbox Series X
- Yes, Marathon is hard – but that is liberating
- The Super Mario Bros Movie 3 release date speculation, story, cast, and everything else we know so far
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Easter eggs: All the Nintendo references and cameos you may have missed
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ending explained: how many post-credits scenes are there, all the Nintendo cameos, and does it set up a Super Smash Bros. movie?