Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology.
After earning a B.A. in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University, Marshall started his journalism career at The Escapist as a news writer and game reviewer. Since then, he has covered a variety of topics for Tom’s Guide, including security, streaming and productivity.
Over the past decade, Marshall has helped establish Tom’s Guide as a top destination for gaming hardware reviews. After launching the site’s very first buying guide, which was about gaming mice, he branched off into keyboards, headsets, monitors, desktops, laptops and gaming consoles. So far, he has covered the launch of the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, as well as the flagship games for each system.
Marshall is also a veteran of tech industry trade shows, having covered CES, E3, IFA, GDC, NYCC, PAX East, PAX West, SXSW and a variety of smaller events.
After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi. When he’s not reviewing games for work, he prefers to play RPGs and strategy titles.
Latest articles by Marshall Honorof

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Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red announced that The Witcher Remake will be an open-world game, unlike the original title. That could help the game feel more like The Witcher 3, for better or worse.

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Justin Roiland’s bizarre first-person shooter, High On Life, will be a day-one Xbox Game Pass title. (So will Hello Neighbor 2.)

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With The Witcher Remake, CD Projekt Red will present the classic PC RPG to a whole new audience, updating some of its systems along the way.

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The Witcher Remake will be an open-world game, which raises some interesting questions about what else CD Projekt Red might change along the way.

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Our gaming editor has been playing Final Fantasy Dimensions for weeks, and when he's done, he's not sure if he'll ever find a mobile game that's as good.

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In a respectable Cyber Monday gaming deal, you can get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II for $55 — the first time this hit game has gone on sale.

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For Cyber Monday, retailers are offering steep discounts on PS5 exclusive games, including Ratchet & Clank, Spider-Man and The Last of Us.

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You can currently buy $25 Xbox Gift Cards for $20 apiece at Target, and you’re free to buy multiple cards or transfer the codes when you’re done.

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The Dell S3222DGM curved QHD gaming monitor is available for just $279 today — a $70 savings.

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Whether you want new or classic PC games, you can potentially save a lot of money if you peruse the Steam, Humble Store and GOG Black Friday deals on offer.

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Elden Ring is a surefire contender for 2022’s game of the year, and now you can get it for $35. The game usually retails for $60.

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Sonic Frontiers, which just came out a few weeks ago on PS5, is already discounted to $35 in an early Black Friday sale.

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The PS5 and Xbox Series X make tempting Black Friday purchases, as they’re highly sought-after holiday gifts. Learn about how to get them — and what you'll need to complement them.

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The Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop, which usually costs $1,499, is on sale for just $999 in a Best Buy Black Friday deal.

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With two years of high-quality games under its belt, the PS5 has something for everyone. We polled the Tom's Guide staff to discover their favorite PS5 games.

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Pentiment expects its players to know a lot about medieval history, religion and science, and rewards them with a smart, satisfying adventure.

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In an early Black Friday deal, you can buy the SteelSeries Arctis 7P/7X for just $89. This versatile headset is one of the best models we’ve tested in the last few years.

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The Samsung Odyssey Ark is a 55-inch 4K curved gaming monitor that can easily double as a living room TV, but you may not want to pay $3,500 for it.

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The PS5 and Xbox Series X have now been out for two years, and each one has developed a distinctive ecosystem: the PS5 for hardware, and the Xbox Series X for software.

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The Tom’s Guide staff rounds up our favorite Xbox Series X games to celebrate the system’s two-year anniversary.

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The PS5’s cloud gaming capabilities are pretty limited, which is odd when you consider just how far Xbox Cloud Gaming has come in the past few years.

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The Xbox Cloud Gaming smart TV app offers a decent facsimile of a console experience, but during extended gaming sessions, it doesn’t hold up nearly as well as an Xbox Series X/S.

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According to a new sizzle reel, Final Fantasy XVI should be out in Summer 2023, and exclusive to the PS5 for at least six months afterward.
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