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Even with 32 GPU cores, the M1 Max MacBook Pro still isn’t a gaming destination

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Elden Ring delayed by a month, but an open test is coming this year

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Ubisoft quietly reveals Rainbow Six Extraction’s release date

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Hearthstone’s standout Mercanaries mode is smothered by the main game

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Everything we know about Elden Ring

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Elden Ring closed network test: What is it and how to play

Mobile
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The best gaming tablets for 2021

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The best Nintendo Switch shooter games

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Destiny 2: Where to find Xur for the weekend of October 15

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Playing games via Nintendo Switch Online.

Switch Online + Expansion Pack’s pricing gives the service too much credit

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Key art for Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise.

Animal Crossing won’t take away your DLC items if you ditch Switch Online

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Upcoming Games

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: Price, game list, and release date

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Pricing.

Fable 4: Release date, trailer, and everything we know

Scenic view of a castle from the new Fable trailer.

Everything we know about the Guardians of the Galaxy game

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How to pre-order Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Dialga and Palkia in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

How to pre-order Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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Everything we know about Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Everything we know about Triangle Strategy

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The best upcoming Nintendo Switch games

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Nintendo Switch

The best Nintendo Switch games for 2021

Mario and Bowser in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.

The best multiplayer games on Nintendo Switch

Pokemon and their trainers welcome players to the world of Unite.

Metroid Dread review: The queen is back, all hail the queen

Samus slides away from an EMMI in Metroid Dread.

Nintendo Switch OLED review: An upgrade’s an upgrade

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe running on a Nintendo Switch OLED.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania review: It won’t quite make you go ape

GonGon rolls across a stage full of bananas.
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Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack is a pricey online plan

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 2.0 update is gigantic

A Villager drinks coffee at The Roost in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Animal Crossing paid DLC lets players design adorable vacation homes

Players joining the development company in Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise.
Playstation

The best PS5 games for 2021

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The best upcoming PS5 games

Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits review: A legendary adventure

kena faces down a giant boss in Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

Deathloop review: Live, die, repeat, and look good doing it

Deathloop's hero shoots an enemy with two handguns.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart review: Another PS5 superhero spectacle

Ratchet fires a huge weapon in Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker brings less change, more comfort

A picaresque landscape in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker.

Sony’s next PS VR helmet is VR’s best chance at going mainstream

A man playing with a PS VR headset and Move controllers.

Sony’s new wireless neckband speakers sport Dolby Atmos

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Xbox

The best Xbox Series X games for 2021

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The best upcoming Xbox Series X games

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The best games on Xbox Game Pass for 2021

Raz standing in the Motherlobe in Psychonauts 2.

All cross-platform games (PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC)

The best open-world games for Xbox Series X

Player flying above cliffs in Immortals.

The best fighting games for Xbox Series X

Mortal Kombat 11 character screen featuring Skorpion.

Oh, no! Forza Horizon 5 might turn me into a car guy

Cars race in Forza Horizon 5.

Xbox to mark 20th anniversary with release of a transparent controller

Xbox 20th anniversary Controller.

How about a pair of Xbox-inspired sneakers by Adidas?

New sneakers from Xbox and Adidas.
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PC Gaming

The best PC games for 2021

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The best indie games on PC

The best multiplayer games on PC

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AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs. RX 6600 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 3060: Budget GPUs, tested

AMD RX 6600 among other graphics cards.

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Back 4 Blood PC performance guide: The best settings for optimized frame rates

Back 4 Blood Cleaners attacking Retch.

Alienware celebrates 25 years with new Aurora, finally adding clear side panel

New Alienware Aurora on blurred background.

Intel says it may not have enough Arc Alchemist cards to meet demand

Intel Arc Alchemist concept art.

Monster Hunter Rise on PC won’t support Switch cross-saves

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Best Games of All Time

The best EA games of all time

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The best Bioware games of all time

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The best Bethesda games of all time

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The best stealth games

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The best horror games of all time

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The best N64 games of all time

The best GameCube games of all time

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The best Wii games of all time

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Game Guides

Back 4 Blood’s card system explained

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Back 4 Blood enemy guide: How to kill all Special Ridden

Back 4 Blood Stinger preparing to attack.

FIFA 22 career mode guide: Start your road to glory

The manager selection screen in FIFA 22.

Everything we know about Diablo 4

Diablo 4 promotional image of Lillith

Is Back 4 Blood cross-platform?

Hunters in Back 4 Blood.

Far Cry 6 beginner’s guide: Tips and tricks for overthrowing the government of Yara

Danni standing with a rifle over her shoulder.

All PS5 games that support 120 fps: Destiny 2, Fortnite, and more

Destiny 2 player preparing for battle.

The best Nintendo Switch controllers for 2021

Red and blue Joy-Con view from angle.

A beginner’s guide to Back 4 Blood: How to fight back against the horde

Hoffman in Back 4 Blood.

Metroid Dread: Suit upgrades guide

Samus from Metroid Dread.
Mobile Gaming

The best Android games you can play offline

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The best iPhone games currently available (October 2021)

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The best Android games available (October 2021)

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The best online multiplayer games for Android and iOS

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Recent Stories

New World review: A gorgeous mountain with nothing on top

Two players fighting in New World.

What Metroid Dread gets right (and wrong) about horror

An E.M.M.I. attacks Samus in Metroid Dread.

Dragon Age 4 will reportedly be next-gen exclusive

Art from Dragon Age 4.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl already has its first tournament-banned character

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The best video game consoles for 2021

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Genshin Impact tweeted (and deleted) a bizarre post about Elon Musk

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Best cheap Adobe Photoshop deals for October 2021

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Daily Steals: The best deals to shop today

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Battlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone mode features extraction and buy phases

A soldier stands next to a downed satellite in Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone.

Acer’s Nitro XV2 is the fastest 1440p gaming display we’ve ever seen

Acer XV272U KF monitor.

Metroid Dread: Abilities guide

Samus aiming arm cannon in Metroid Dread.

Every major video game delay that’s happened in 2021 already

A World War 2 plane flies over Battlefield 2042's robots.

Ghost Recon Frontline’s closed test has been postponed indefinitely

A three person squad stands on a bridge in Ghost Recon Frontline.

EA’s long-running FIFA franchise might lose the FIFA name

A player shoots for the goal in FIFA 22.

The best weapons in Metroid Dread

Samus posing for Metroid Dread cover.

Metroid Dread: 10 beginner’s tips and tricks

Samus holding cube in Metroid Dread.

The best RPGs for Android

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