PC gaming, guides, hardware picks & retro deep dives. No filler; just shoot ’em up & boot ’em up.
Best Buys & Buying Guides
Resolution, refresh rate, panel type, response time — everything that actually matters, explained plainly.
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From budget picks to audiophile options — the headsets worth your money.
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8BitDo and beyond — the best D-pads for classic gaming on modern hardware.
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Step-by-step guides for getting set up, sorted out, and making the most of your hardware.
Servers, voice channels, bots and the overlay — everything you need to get started.
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Calm, precise, controlled — blue’s the colour for a setup that means business without shouting about it.
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Raspberry Pi, RetroPie, controls and cabinet — the complete build guide.
Read the guide →Old Games, New Ways to Play
Home computers, classic consoles, the games that defined a generation — and where to find them in 2026.
C64, Spectrum, Amiga, Atari — originals and modern alternatives covered.
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NES to Dreamcast — every major console, original hardware and modern alternatives.
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Digital and physical — the games worth your time and where to find them.
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From entry-level to tournament-ready — the best fight sticks available.
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No lore, four colours, one perfect idea: the detachable Force pod. Still one of the smartest mechanics the shoot-’em-up genre ever produced.
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The PS1 cult classic nobody asked for and everybody remembers. No emulator required.
Read more →The Monthly Retrospective
One game a month. What made it work, what it got right, and why it still matters.
History & Culture
The bigger stories — where gaming came from, and what it’s been tangled up with along the way.
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1989: The Year the Beat-‘Em-Up Grew Up
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Nostalgia’s Proven ROI & The Indie Gaming Industry
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Return of Retro (just like we said)
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Designed to Be Looked At: What Female Game Characters Tell Us About Who They Were Made For
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When Music Walked Into the Room: My Greatest Crossovers Between Gaming and Music
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The Machines That Built Modern Gaming: A Guide to the Home Computer Era
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Manchester: The City That Invented Modern Computing (And Some of the Best Games You Ever Played)
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Is Your Old Game Collection Worth a Fortune?
What’s Going On
Takes on gaming news, industry trends, and the things worth paying attention to.
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Pixel Arcadia’s First Showcase: Review/Re-cap
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Nostalgia’s Proven ROI & The Indie Gaming Industry
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Return of Retro (just like we said)
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Designed to Be Looked At: What Female Game Characters Tell Us About Who They Were Made For
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Anbernic’s RG SP Is Out Now and It’s Cheaper Than the GBA SP Was in 2003
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Hyperkin’s SupaBoy Returns! With New Paint Job
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Hollywood Ping Pong: Atari signs film deal with Universal Pictures
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Pepsiman Is Back — And You Can Play It In Your Browser Right Now