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Gaming on a Mac can be a difficult proposition. While compatibility is improving all the time, the fact is that the vast majority of PC-oriented gamers play on Windows, so many developers don’t consider Mac as a platform they need to prioritise. It’s a shame, because Mac actually has some great gaming experiences on offer.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Breath of Fire series, here’s a quick primer. It’s a JRPG franchise that’s been running since 1993, when the original game launched for SNES in Japan. Since then, Breath of Fire has grown to become a successful, if somewhat cult, RPG franchise; if you love JRPGs, you’ve probably already heard

Lost Ark is an impossibly massive game full of content. With 7 continents separated by vast seas, each one containing a bounty of NPCs and quests, you could potentially invest hundreds of hours into this game before you even get close to reaching the end. However, that vastness presents its own problem: transportation. You’ll be

When you’re thinking of becoming a professional streamer or podcaster, there are few things more important than the microphone you’re using. After all, if your followers or listeners can’t hear you clearly, then the most important part of your content – your unique personality – will fall on deaf ears. Naturally, there are plenty of

When it comes to sports games in the US, few titles are as popular as the NBA’s 2K series and the NFL’s Madden series. This correlates to the popularity of both traditional leagues. While the NFL is the most lucrative sports league in North America and has the most popular championship game, the NBA has

There are so many options on the market when it comes to gaming headsets that it can be hard to know how you’re supposed to choose one. Offerings from major companies like Razer, SteelSeries, and Corsair jostle for position, and new options are springing up all the time, making it even more difficult to navigate

The FIFA series is a venerable gaming institution. It stretches all the way back to 1993, when the original FIFA International Soccer was released. Today, FIFA is inarguably the most popular football game around. While pretenders to the throne keep rising up, FIFA swats them back down, remaining comfortable and seeing off any challenges that

If you’re a PC gamer, then you’ll know the importance of a great gaming keyboard. Whether you opt for a mechanical monstrosity or an affordable membrane option, your keyboard is the workhorse of your gaming PC; it’s the peripheral you’ll likely interact with the most, alongside your mouse. It’s a good thing, then, that there

Most people spend their time concerned with GPUs when it comes to gaming. But the impact of a good gaming monitor can’t be overstated. With many established brands battling to be the number one consumer pick, Desklab is the newcomer on everyone’s lips. To understand the importance of having the best gaming monitor, it’s essential

Depending on your particular interests, 1992 was something of a banner year for popular culture. Classic albums like Alice in Chains’ Dirt, REM’s Automatic for the People, and Tom Waits’ Bone Machine were all released in 1992, and undeniable cinematic classics like Disney’s Aladdin and Clint Eastwood’s masterpiece Unforgiven were packing out cinemas. Gaming was

If you’re a young gamer, then you might be thinking that the gaming landscape in 1993 looks positively primitive. With the fourth console generation well underway, pretty much all of the most popular games of 1993 were 16-bit pixel art-based titles. Still, there’s a huge wave of nostalgic love for these games that’s still underway

There are a few classic video games whose formula has been an enduring part of the medium. One of the most notable examples of this phenomenon is Castlevania, which uses a potent blend of exploration, power-ups, and combat against a backdrop of gothic horror to sink its claws into players.  The first entry to the