Tag: gaming
The extremely handy and super-cheap air duster I use to clean out my gaming PC is back on sale again
There was a surprising amount of interest when I first wrote about the Wolfbox MF50 Electric Air Duster. And now the handy and super-cheap gadget is back on sale at Amazon, so I thought I’d give it another shoutout in case you missed the initial offer. I’d been buying compressed…
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I tried the Nintendo Switch 2’s new handheld boost feature, and I couldn’t believe how good these smash-hit Switch games looked
Recently, Nintendo dropped a firmware update for the Nintendo Switch 2. In System Update 22.0.0, players were treated to a range of small improvements to features like GameChat and Airplane Mode. However, Nintendo also sneakily added a brand new option called Handheld Mode Boost. While playing your Nintendo Switch 2…
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, March 30 (game #1023)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers…
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I’m finally playing Eastshade, and it’s turned me into a travelling painter who really cares about artistic composition
Chill, walking simulator-cross-traveling painter game Eastshade has been in my backlog for a while now. If memory serves, it’s because I found mention of it having wonderful virtual landscapes during a time when I was writing about that aspect of games. From the Backlog Every gamer has a backlog —…
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, March 29 (game #1022)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers…
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These are my top 5 Pokémon games on Nintendo Switch 2 — including a controversial entry, and one that you may have forgotten
I’ve played a lot of Pokémon over the years, including just about every mainline game, and a fair few spin-offs too. I didn’t actually start playing until Pokémon Black and White released, and I’d just hit age 10 (good times), but I swiftly made it my mission to go back…
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