Billed as the ultimate graphics cards for 1440p, AMD’s new Radeon RX 7800 XT and its sibling the Radeon RX 7700 XT aim to take on Nvidia in the contested, and very expensive, mid-range graphics card market. We were sent an AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT reference card to test…

As a lover of gaming tat, Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield Constellation Edition is right up my alley. But, no stranger to ridiculously expensive and slightly iffy collector’s edition versions of its games, Bethesda may have really outdone themselves this time. After years of reviewing games, I decided I’d pick a…

Most laptops have reasonably good built-in cameras and microphones. They are usually intended for ad hoc video calls where quality is not a prime concern. With tiny lenses and mics built into modern laptops’ increasingly bezels, they do a pretty good job. But, if you are hosting a meeting or…

The Aspera AS8 is a 6-inch Australian budget smartphone powered by Android 13 Go Edition. The folks at Aspera sent over a mint-coloured handset for me to test. I’ve looked at a few phones from Aspera in the past. By and large, they offer very good value for money for…

HyperX has released a version of their Cloud Stinger 2 headset specifically designed for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Matching the colours of the PlayStation 5 branding, this Cloud Stinger 2 headset is in brilliant white with an inlay of black and a flash of blue. …

The game starts with players selecting their own customisable avatar. As an Unnamed, the player’s character is in servitude to a malevolent regime. On discovering and bonding with a mystical gauntlet they are introduced to a peculiar guiding spirit called Nyaal. …

The WD My Passport SSD is a palm-sized high-speed portable external USB NVMe solid-state drive. The drive is very small measuring only 100.08mm x 55.12mm x 8.89mm and weighing just 45.7g. There are many solutions available for portable data backup and storage. As cloud-based options become more commonly available, you…

Park Beyond enters a marketplace with very strong competition. The well-established Planet Coaster is feature-rich and also has the advantage of seven years of post-release tweaks to get it running well. When Chris Sawyer release RollerCoaster Tycoon in 1999 he introduced gamers to a new game genre. Combining the mechanics…

Aliens: Dark Descent is a real-time strategy game based on the popular sci-fi movie franchise. Players take command of a team of Colonial Marines on an inhospitable mining moon overrun by the titular Aliens. For over 40 years the Alien movies have been terrifying and thrilling fans of sci-fi and…