Hands-On

Elden Ring has a lot of the same DNA as the Dark Souls series, with challenging combat and a lot of secrets to uncover.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy features an original story about the beloved band of galactic misfits, but you’ve probably played similar games before.

Back 4 Blood is a fun and straightforward co-op zombie shooter, with a lot of Left 4 Dead’s DNA baked into its design. You’ll probably want to assemble a group of friends to play with you, though.

The Apple Mac mini may look the same, but new processors bring big changes.

Amazon Luna shows some promise as yet another cloud gaming service, but it’s pretty similar to what’s already out there.

The Razer DeathAdder V2 Pro, Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro and Razer BlackShark V2 Pro are excellent peripherals, but come with some caveats.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla lets you build and customize your own Viking settlement, but some questions linger about the game's story.

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory lets you experience the series' soundtrack in an agreeable rhythm game with some welcome RPG elements.

Baldur's Gate 3 throws players into the deep end in terms of lore and mechanics, but it's shaping up to be a satisfying game.

The SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless for Xbox gaming headset works effortlessly with almost any system, but has a few big drawbacks.

Once I got into Animal Crossing: New Horizons' groove, I understood why people adore this franchise so much.

The Whirlwind FX Element keyboard is a full-size RGB mechanical model that costs only $100.

Wasteland 3 offers tons of choices in combat and conversation

The Astro ID program has perhaps the deepest level of customization I've ever seen in a gaming headset.

Fuser may be the game that reignites the rhythm genre as a whole – and that would be rather remarkable.

If Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous asks a lot from its players, it’s because it offers a lot back in return.

Outriders is worth checking out, thanks to delightful gunplay and a decent story setup.

30XX is, perhaps, the best game I played at PAX East 2020.

The Fallout 76: Wastelanders expansion will come complete with a big roster of NPCs.

Doom Eternal isn’t just a fast-and-furious, adrenaline-soaked adventure; it’s also a very smart game about resource management.

Destroy All Humans and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated look solid, whether or not you’re an existing fan.

If you’re looking for a hardboiled cyberpunk mystery with a lot of story and a fair bit of gunplay, Liberated looks promising.

Mojo wants to create a display that delivers augmented reality to a pair of contact lenses. Here’s how the lenses work and what you’ll be able to use them for.

Doom Eternal builds on its predecessor to make an even deeper, smarter power fantasy.

Nissan's e-4ORCE test car looks like a Leaf, but under the sheet metal it's a totally new beast.

Samsung’s first 5G phone is here, and the speed the Galaxy S10 5G offers is amazing. But most people won't see the benefits until 5G networks are more widespread.

I don't know if anyone really expected Google Stadia to work on an airplane — but someone had to try.

Starting at $999, this electric bike is more affordable than most.

Here's what you get in the Google Stadia Founder's Edition pack, and whether it's worth your hard-earned $129.