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The best Playdate games for 2025

Puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.

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The best Playdate games for 2025
Here are some of the best games available on the Playdate Catalog. That includes puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
Samsung has begun taking pre-orders for its 500Hz OLED gaming monitor
Samsung's Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor with a 500 Hz refresh rate is now up for pre-order in select markets.
Your PS5 now natively accepts Apple Pay
PS5 users can officially use Apple Pay with the PlayStation Store to buy games directly in console.
Nintendo grants itself the power to brick Switches with pirated games
Nintendo's latest update to its user agreement allows it to brick Switches caught with illegal material on them.
The developers behind Overwatch have unionized
The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild, a union with the Communications Workers of America, includes nearly 200 developers.
Spreadsheet puzzles, metatextual platformers and other new indie games worth checking out
Here's our roundup of recent indie gaming releases, as well as some upcoming titles that caught our eye.
Epic launches a reward program to lure you away from the App Store
Get 20 percent in Epic Rewards for in-app purchases in Fortnite and other games.
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order updates: The latest on restocks, My Nintendo Store invites and more
The new console will officially be available on June 5.
'Doom: The Dark Ages' review: Goodbye parkour, hello Shield Saw
The Slayer in Doom: The Dark Ages moves like a bull on ice skates, heavy and meaty but incredibly agile. It feels good, and more importantly, it feels right.
GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The Strong National Museum of Play welcomed the 2025 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame today.
Palworld removes Pal gliding as it continues its legal battle with Nintendo
For the record, Pokémon didn't invent gliding.
Nintendo's Switch 2 sales forecast predicts 15 million consoles in its first fiscal year
Nintendo is throwing some cold water on Switch 2 sales estimates even though launch demand seems to be off the charts.
Razer will sell you a $230 head cushion speaker, in this economy
Razer has opened up sales for the Clio, a speaker specifically for gaming chairs. However, it’ll set you back $230.
Mafia: The Old Country arrives on August 8
The Mafia series returns on August 8. The prequel Mafia: The Old Country arrives for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on that date.
Alienware just launched a new line of more affordable laptops
Alienware just released a pair of laptops that act as a more budget-friendly alternative to the Area 51 computers. The Aurora line starts at $1,150.
The best gaming gear for graduates
Whether they’re playing games for fun or a future career, these are the best items to get.
The 18-inch Lenovo Legion 9i can switch between 2D and 3D without glasses
The gaming laptop doesn’t come to the US until 'sometime this fall.'
Appeals court once again upholds Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not violate antitrust laws.
The next Battlefield game will launch sometime before April 2026
EA recommitted to a launch window before April 2026 in its latest earnings report.
New PlayStation studio teamLFG is working on a multiplayer action game
The 'ambitious' incubation project is set in 'a brand new mythic, science-fantasy universe.'

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