Intel NUC 12 Pro Wall Street Canyon bite-sized review
Intel’s latest NUC 12 mini-PC has “the power of small” printed on it – and it’s right:
This business PC is mighty tiny but packs enough computing punch to get the job done.
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Author: Gerard Campbell
The Talos Principle 2 (reviewed on PC)
The Talos Principle 2 is one of those puzzle games when you’ll suddenly get an “ah-ha” moment when you least expect it.
Simply put, The Talos Principle 2 is a masterpiece that just gets better and better the deeper you go down the rabbit hole.
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F1 Manager 23 (via Xbox Gamepass)
Like all the other management video games, F1 Manager 23 puts you in the shoes of a team principal vying for world championship glory.
While dealing with all the shit that comes with managing a high-profile racing team.
Thanks to Xbox ANZ for the opportunity to Review F1 Manager 23
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Mighty Ape mobile
E-retailler Mighty Ape is a familiar name to many New Zealanders, especially in the gaming space.
Now it’s entered the telecommunications space, joining forces with One NZ (formerly Vodafone NZ) to offer a suite of pre-pay mobile offerings for New Zealand customers (sorry, Aussie chums, it’s NZ only).
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Pepper Grinder (PC demo)
While I’m spending most of my game time lately mucking around on my Valve Steam Deck (I’m contemplating a write-up for this esteemed site).
I’m finding I’m spending more time playing quirky, indie titles from indie publisher darling Devolver Digital.
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Norton Anti-Track, Byte sized review
Norton Anti-Track is an app and browser extension for Windows PCs that, according to Norton, helps consumers “take control of their online privacy and keep their data private”.
In an age where it seems everything online is trying to keep tabs on your, Norton Anti-track seems to be the perfect antidote to hide your online identity from nefarious websites and trackers.
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Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart PC
Ratchet & Clank are one of PlayStation’s most endearing duos, first appearing on the PlayStation 2 in 2002 from developer Insomniac Games.
The pair were a resounding success on Sony’s games console, and over the years appeared in such classics as Tools of Destruction, Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal.
Now we have Rift Apart PC.
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Logitech MX Keys S keyboard & MX Anywhere 3S mouse
I’ve always been a fan of Logitech’s hardware and have owned a fair few keyboards, mice and other peripherals over the years.
Currently sitting in my desk shelf is a Logitech Performance MX mouse.
So I was looking forward to testing out the company’s new MX Keys S keyboard and MX Anywhere 3S mouse.
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System Shock remake (reviewed on PC)
In 1994, Looking Glass Technologies introduced rogue AI Shodan to the world in the original System Shock.
Set aboard a space station in 2072, the player assumed the role of a hacker who must thwart the evil plans of Shodan, a genuinely unsettling AI who was quite terrifying.
The game was universally praised for its gameplay by critics but was only a moderate commercial success.
Fast forward to 2023 and we’ve seen the release of a remade System Shock from retro game specialist studio Nightdive Studios (Only available on PC at the moment but is coming to consoles later this year).
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Stasis Bone Totem (reviewed on PC)
A sequel to 2015 game Stasis, which I never played.
Stasis Bone Totem sees husband and wife oceanic salvagers Mac and Charlie O’Bannon (and robotic bear Moses) stumble across a derelict oil rig run by the Cayne Corporation.
What follows is a Lovecraftian tale that takes the main characters all the way down to an undersea complex and melds themes of an ancient alien civilisation, unnatural human experimentation and Gieger-esque visuals.
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Intel NUC11 mini PC review
I’ve dabbled in PC gaming since the days of the Sinclair ZX81 and Spectrum (I’m truly showing my age here).
While modern PC gamers are running graphics cards with 12 Gigabytes of VRAM (and more) and CPUs that are more powerful than anything you could imagine in 1990.
Which brings me to Intel’s Beast Canyon Intel NUC11 PC: A small but mighty gaming PC that is unobtrusive, packs a powerful punch in a small form factor – and there’s not a bit of beige to be seen!
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