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GameRavenHollow Meridian review: the best open world since 2023Tideglass Studios' Hollow Meridian is a sprawling, consequence-tracking open world that finally earns the comparisons to the genre's best. Our full review, score and buying guide.
GameRavenTen indie games to watch this winterFrom a grief-soaked point-and-click to a cooking roguelike, here are ten independent games worth clearing space for this winter.
GameRavenThe best controllers for PC in 2026, tested over 200 hoursWe bought, charged and wore out eight PC controllers over four months. Here are the ones worth your money, with prices and verdicts for every budget.
GameRavenIs Game Pass worth it in 2026? We did the math on 14 monthsWe tracked every game we played on Xbox Game Pass for 14 months and compared the subscription cost against buying each title at retail. Here's what it actually saved us.
GameRavenA conversation with a composer about writing music for menusComposer Lena Voss on writing music for the screens players spend the least time thinking about and the most time actually listening to.
GameRavenHow to fix stick drift at homeStick drift doesn't always mean a new controller. Here's the cleaning and recalibration process that fixes most drift in twenty minutes, plus when you actually need a replacement part.
GameRavenWhy speedrunners love broken physicsClipping through walls, rocket jumps and sequence breaks aren't bugs to speedrunners, they're the whole point. A look at why broken physics became its own art form.
GameRavenThe level design of a single room in Half-Life 2A close reading of the trainyard checkpoint room near the start of Half-Life 2, and the quiet design decisions that teach you an entire game's rules in under a minute.