Articles by Samuel Tolbert

Not everyone picking up a PS5 goes for a 4K TV. Whether it’s due to space, setup, or simply preference, some players prefer to choose from the best 4K monitors, so when they’re playing the best PS5 games available, everything looks as good and runs as smooth as it was originally intended. We’ve rounded up and highlighted a couple of select monitors, so if you’re one of the PS5 owners forgoing a TV, these are the options you should choose from.

Electronics such as monitors are heavily limited right now due to low stock and high demand, so the availablity of the items we’ve listed here may fluctuate.

Best Overall: LG 27GN950-B

The LG 27GN950-B features a sleek build, with minimalist bezels that result in a screen with virtually no borders. As a result, the 27-inch display’s viewing angles are great no matter how your desk is set up. It’s a full 4K UHD display (3840×2160) while using an IPS panel, meaning you get incredibly low lag, with LG advertising a mere 1ms of input lag.

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Call of Duty falls to #2 as a new title steps up.

What you need to know

The February 2021 NPD results have been revealed.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was the best-selling game of the month.
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console.
The PS5 is the fastest-selling console in U.S. history.

2021’s NPD results are continuing and thanks to the efforts of analyst Mat Piscatella, we have a breakdown of the best-selling games in the U.S. (in dollar sales), tracked from January 31 to February 27.

For game sales, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was finally dethroned and has been knocked to the #2 spot, while newcomer Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was the best-selling game of the month. Notably, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales continues to show strong legs in fourth place, while the 2019 title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is at #10.

In terms of console sales, the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in both units sold and dollar sales. The PS5 was the s…

So, you want a keyboard to use with your PS4 or PS5. If you want to use it with games, know that most PS4 games only support keyboards for sending messages to other players in-game, not as an alternative controller. Because of this, you should probably save your money and don’t go all-out on a fancy mechanical gaming keyboard. A compact or lightweight keyboard can sit next to you on the couch while you play games and is just as easy to pull into your lap for a quick message. Here are some of the best PS4 keyboards (that also work with PS5) you can get right now.

Compact, compact keyboard

Jelly Comb Foldable Keyboard

Staff Pick

This Jelly Comb is reliable, compact, and comes with a touchscreen mouse! Don’t waste your time with a bulky keyboard, and grab this easy-to-store option.

$35 at Amazon

Small, but complete

Logitech K360

If you’re looking for a simple, wireless, compact keyboard that works and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, you might want to consider this one from Lo…

Evolve your preorder to fit your needs.

The long-awaited Biomutant from Experiment 101 is finally set to arrive later in 2021 and anyone looking forward to this truly unusual action role-playing game has a variety of options to pick and choose from. It’s published by THQ Nordic, meaning there’s some truly wild (and expensive) collector’s editions for anyone willing. To help clear up what comes with what, we’ve put together a preorder guide for Biomutant, detailing each edition of the game available.

Biomutant all editions available for preorder

There’s three different versions of Biomutant that you can choose from when preordering. The first is the standard edition. It’s $60 and comes with the game, so it’s pretty simple. After that, things get interesting.

If you want a special edition of the game, you could go for the Collector’s Edition. At $120, you get the game and a variety of neat bonus items:

Official Soundtrack
A1 Fabric Artwork
Figurine of the main character
Premium B…

Mediatonic’s 2020 title Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout helped propel the developer into stardom.

What you need to know

Mediatonic is a game development studio most recently known for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
Today, Epic Games announced that it was acquiring Mediatonic and its parent company Tonic Games Group.
Epic Games is looking at bringing new features like cross-play to Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout but has nothing concrete to announce for now.

Publisher Epic Games is acquiring Mediatonic, the studio behind several games but most recently Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. The purchase, which was made for an undisclosed price, will see Mediatonic join other Epic Games studios like Rocket League developer Psyonix. Tonic Games Group CEO Dave Bailey stated that “With Epic, we feel like we have found a home that was made for us.”

“It’s no secret that Epic is invested in building the metaverse and Tonic Games shares this goal. As Epic works to build this virtual future, we need gr…

Signs of things yet to come.

What you need to know

Elden Ring was first announced back at E3 2019.
Since then, new information has been sparse and new footage or trailers nonexistent.
Today, a few snippets of blurred footage leaked from what is reportedly an internal use trailer

Yes, really. If you’ve been waiting for news or even a new glimpse of FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s upcoming Elden Ring, there’s a little something today. A few seconds of footage from what is reportedly an internal trailer for Elden Ring have leaked. These blurry, camera-off-screen glimpses might seem like the stereotypical fake leak but have been stated to be accurate by multiple reputable journalists and analysts, such as Jason Schreier at Bloomberg.

So, if you don’t want to see these bits of footage, you should leave now. If you’re curious, you can look below.

This isn’t from me, but I needed some way to share it elsewhere for those who care. #EldenRing pic.twitter.com/YxUNH9Fq2K— AestheticGame…

Get set to escape Blackreef.

Deathloop, a game from Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Lyon about rival assassins Colt and Julianna Blake, is right around the corner and in a year that is seeing countless games delayed, it’s promising to be one of the best PS5 games available. Here are the different editions of Deathloop available for preorder, so if you aren’t sure which version of the game you want to grab, we’ve got you covered.

Deathloop all editions available for preorder

There are two different versions of Deathloop available for preorder, a standard edition for $60 and a deluxe edition for $80. Both versions of the game are available for purchase on PS5 both digitally and physically, so you’re set no matter which way you want to consume your media.

No matter what version of the game you preorder, you’ll get some special bonus items:

“Storm Rider” Colt skin
Royal Protector Machete
One Trinket

Then, there’s the long list of stuff you get for $20 extra by grabbing the deluxe…

Astro developer Asobi Team is reportedly unaffected though.

What you need to know

Japan Studio is the oldest first-party team at Sony Worldwide Studios.
According to VGC, this team is being downsized due to a lack of financial success, with internal game development slowing.
Asobi Team, a group within Japan Studio that make the Astro games, are reportedly not affected.

According to a report from VGC, Sony is winding down internal game development at Japan Studio, the oldest first-party studio at Sony Worldwide Studios. The “vast majority” of the developers at the studio have reportedly been let go, though Asobi Team, the developers of the Astrobot games, will continue to function as normal.

Several key veterans from the studio left earlier in 2021 to begin Bokeh Game Studio, a new team working on a multiplatform horror game. It’s not clear if this downsizing also extends to the external development team, which has partnered on titles like the Demon’s Souls PS5 remake, which is …

What time to tune in, what to expect and more.

After devoting its State of Play shows to specific games like The Last of Us Part 2 throughout 2020, Sony recently announced a new State of Play showcase for February 25, 2021. This showcase isn’t focused on a single game and is instead bringing a variety of updates and announcements on PS4 and PS5 titles for players to look forward to. Here’s how to watch today’s State of Play presentation.

How to watch the Feb. 25 PlayStation State of Play

Today’s State of Play kicks off at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT. The show will be around 30 minutes long, give or take a bit. 10 games will be show, with both new titles and some games previously announced at the June 2020 Future of Gaming showcase both being featured.

Go to the official PlayStation YouTube video for the State of Play.
Alternatively, you can also go to the official PlayStation Twitch channel.

The YouTube link is live now, if you want to wait until it goes live at 5:00 p.m. ET. …

The resolution of this case is uncertain.

What you need to know

Google, Bungie and id Software are facing a class-action lawsuit over claims of running games on Stadia at 4K.
The lawsuit claims that the development studios and Google mislead consumers with what the streaming service was capable of.
The plaintiffs are seeking full restitution for the purchase price of Stadia and/or “any damages incurred” as a result of the purchase.

Google, id Software and Bungie are facing a class-action lawsuit over the capabilities of the Stadia streaming platform. The lawsuit, which is 42 pages long, specifically alleges that Google and the other companies were misleading about the performance of games on Stadia, pointing to how Doom Eternal was initially advertised as running at 4K 60 FPS with HDR on the platform before being scaled back at launch.

Bungie and the performance of Destiny 2 on Stadia are under quite similar scrutiny, being advertised as a game that could run at 4K 60 FPS on St…