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A Victrix Pro BFG and all its parts sit splayed out on a table.

Victrix Pro BFG review: Unique PS5 controller could replace your DualSense

With its incredibly innovative modular design, the Victrix Pro BFG is the best third-party PS5 controller you can buy right now.
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RiotPWR Xbox Edition review: The best cloud gaming controller you shouldn’t buy

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Sony PlayStation 5 review: Showcasing this generation’s potential

Xbox Series X Stylized Graphic

Microsoft Xbox Series X review: You’re going to want a Game Pass subscription

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Playdate review: WarioWare as a gaming handheld

Playing Amazon Luna on a laptop.

Amazon Luna review: Not quite on cloud nine yet

Shadow of the Tomb Raider running on a Steam Deck.

Steam Deck review: Expect an experimental gaming experience

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iiRcade review: A high-quality home arcade system that’s still growing

Xbox Series S

Xbox Series S review: Impressive but not worth it in the long run

Sony PlayStation 4 Slim

Sony PlayStation 4 Slim review

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Xbox One X review: Still the most powerful console

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Sony PlayStation 4 Pro review: The default choice

Nintendo Switch review

Nintendo Switch review: The must-have console

Nintendo Switch review: The must-have console

The Nintendo Switch delivers on more new and interesting features than any console in recent memory. It's the most inventive gaming device in recent memory.
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Xbox One S Review: Affordable 4K Entertainment

Xbox One S Review: Affordable 4K Entertainment

Microsoft started off on the wrong foot this generation, but it isn’t giving up with the smaller, sleeker Xbox One S. But should you wait for the Xbox Series X?
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TurboGrafx-16 Mini Review: Hardcore retro joy for everyone

TurboGrafx-16 Mini Review: Hardcore retro joy for everyone

The latest retro console to get the rerelease treatment is the TurboGrafx-16 Mini, and it's a real joy. However, some of the games are a serious challenge.
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Nintendo Switch Lite review

Nintendo Switch Lite review

The Switch Lite doesn't stray far from the original formula, but its changes do make a difference in its comfortable design and improved battery life
Xbox One S All-Digital Edition review

Xbox One S All-Digital Edition review: No-Disc Dystopia

Xbox One S All-Digital Edition review: No-Disc Dystopia

The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition removes the disc drive and lowers the cost as a result, but the money you save isn’t worth losing physical games. The slightly more expensive Xbox One S will still be the better value in the long run when factoring in used game purchases and retailer sales.
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PlayStation Classic review

PlayStation Classic review

Sony has entered the mini-console fray with its very own PlayStation Classic. There’s no doubt that the PS1 era saw many great games, but Sony has not honored that legacy. Instead, we get a collectible that capitalizes on the cute mini aesthetic but falls short just about everywhere else.
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SNES Classic Edition review

SNES Classic Edition review

Can Nintendo’s coveted 16-bit emulation box live up to the hype? Find out in our SNES Classic Edition review!
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New Nintendo 3DS XL review

New Nintendo 3DS XL review

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Sony PlayStation 4 review

Sony PlayStation 4 review

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Ouya Review

Ouya Review

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Nintendo Wii U review

Nintendo Wii U review

Nintendo 3DS XL Review

Nintendo 3DS XL Review

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Sony PlayStation Vita Review

Sony PlayStation Vita Review

Nintendo 3DS Review

Nintendo 3DS Review

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Review

Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Review

Nintendo DSi XL Review

Nintendo DSi XL Review

Sony PSP Go Review

Sony PSP Go Review

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Review

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Review

Nintendo DSi Review

Nintendo DSi Review

Xbox 360 Elite Review

Xbox 360 Elite Review

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Sony Playstation 3 Review

Sony Playstation 3 Review

Nintendo Wii Review

Nintendo Wii Review

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Giovanni is a writer and video producer focusing on happenings in the video game industry. He has contributed stories to Inverse, Fanbyte, The Inventory, and more. He was previously a segment producer on Polygon’s daily gaming show Speedrun and he currently hosts the Left Trigger Right Trigger podcast. Four Tetris 99 wins, and counting.