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Well, this year's graphics card launches were a right shitshow, eh?
Launch malfunction This year saw the worst launch of any GPU generation I can remember in all my 20 years as a tech journo.
I hated using oil pastels in school, but this artist has made me want to give them a second chance thanks to their adorable, low-poly video game character paintings
Pretty picture Low-poly, high-quality.
Steam has quietly become the best place to buy videogame soundtracks—even for games that were never released on PC
High notes 5 games I played this year made me rush out and buy their soundtracks, and each was rewarding to own in a different way.
The Fractal Design Scape feels like a gaming headset from the future, which makes it the best thing I've tested in 2035. I mean, this year
Gear of the Year I've seen the light, and I don't want to go back.
I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre
Multivania Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.
I'm obsessed with detective games, and I think these 9 prove that 2025 was the best year for the genre ever
CASE CLOSED It’s a real genre renaissance out there, chief.
2025 was the best year for ninja games ever, but all of them just made it clear that 2008's Ninja Gaiden 2 remains untouchable
🏆 This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming mouse of 2025
Gear of the year Three rodent contenders, but only one winner for the year.
