Jay Allsopp

Boxing is a sport with a long and storied history.  It’s not really possible to prove whether prehistoric cultures engaged in sports akin to boxing, although since playfighting for fun is a common sight among many animals, it’s not impossible to imagine.  The Ancient Greeks believed that boxing was a sport played by the gods

Playing games together with friends in the same room is one of life’s greatest joys. If you’ve never experienced the pleasure of battling friends in Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros, then you’re missing out on a simple but thrilling way to build friendships. The Switch, in particular, has proven to be a great console

There’s no better way to settle an argument, however small or petty it might be, than a round in your favourite fighting game. Assuming both participants are gamers, of course, grabbing a controller and getting ready to square off against your opponent one-on-one is a great way to let off steam and level the playing

Despite somewhat rocky beginnings, the Nintendo Switch has gone on to become one of the most successful consoles of all time. Thanks to a unique and innovative central gimmick that allows players to choose whether they want to enjoy the console in handheld or docked mode, as well as an extensive software library containing some

The PS5’s voice narration feature can be an incredibly useful one, especially if you’re partially sighted. Having your console narrate what’s happening on screen can make it much easier to know what you’re doing if the menus are giving you a hard time. However, it can just as easily become overwhelming, and it’s also possible

Game sharing is an incredibly handy little feature that you can access on your Xbox. It allows not only you, but also anyone else in your household, to access and play games that you’ve downloaded on your principal console. Of course, you’ll want to know how to enable such a useful feature, and we’ve got

Depending on your definition of the word “game”, Roblox is either one of the most popular games or one of the most popular game creation platforms in the world. It’s got millions upon millions of users and rakes in cash at an almost embarrassing rate. With that said, some of the processes surrounding Roblox can

We’re calling it right now: 2024 has to be the year when we finally hear about the long-awaited and much-rumoured Nintendo Switch successor. After all, Nintendo can’t keep a lid on its new hardware forever, right? The Switch is entering its seventh year in 2024, and most consoles generally last around that long before their

It’s fair to say that the console war between Microsoft and Sony has taken on a very different shape to how it originally looked back in the 2000s. These days, Microsoft’s ecosystem is spreading over more than just Xbox consoles; the company is taking a hybrid approach, focusing on both PC and Xbox and attempting

It’s easy to feel smug as a PC gamer. Where console gamers bicker and squabble over the exclusives to which they have access, PC gamers can usually sit in their comfortable gaming chairs and smile knowingly at the vast library of games available to them. More and more games are coming along each and every

Did you know that you can emulate the Android smartphone and tablet operating system on your PC? It’s true – a number of enterprising developers have created some pretty incredible Android emulators that work perfectly with PCs, allowing you to access any number of great apps from the comfort of your laptop or desktop. As

A good gaming headset is arguably just as important as the game you’re playing, or the console or PC on which you’re playing it. Hearing the game’s immersive audio all around you as you creep through darkened streets, search for enemies in a multi-layered map, or watch a story unfold before your eyes is an