A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Woot has launched a fresh round of discounts on factory reconditioned Alienware gaming laptops, with prices starting as low as $1,049.99. These deals offer a chance to grab Dell's current-generation ...

The critically-acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 has arrived on the Switch 2—and players will get an extra month for free before its own subscription caveats kick in, if you buy in now. Below, we've ...

Final Fantasy XIV Online went live on Nintendo Switch 2 today, August 4, 2026, at 6:00 AM ET (3:00 AM PT) — the first time the MMORPG has appeared on any Nintendo platform in the game's 13-year ...

Decent performance for the price. Keyboard and touchpad are good, not great. Simple design aesthetic is nice. It has plenty of ports, including Ethernet. Display lacks color. Thick bezels and a tall ...

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I’ve been using Alienware laptops since the late 2000s, and one word has always defined the brand for me: excess. The good kind. For the longest time, if a gamer wanted a laptop that looked every bit ...

Scott Baird is a Contributor at DualShockers with over a decade of experience writing about video games, board games, and tabletop RPGs. He has been writing professionally since 2013 and covering ...

Square Enix has officially revealed the FFXIV Evercold Collector’s Edition, and it’s massive. From a transforming mechanical mount to an exclusive Reaper statue, here is everything included in both ...

Alienware has been around for 30 years. But what may surprise you is that in all of that time, the company has never made a true budget gaming laptop. Even some of its smaller systems from previous ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. When I first heard about a budget-friendly Alienware laptop, I was beyond excited. What was I expecting? A distinctly Alienware product at an ...