As I struggle to fall asleep after a night of Destiny 2, the game keeps running through my mind. It's like getting a song stuck in my head: I see the flash of combat and feel the rumbling controller in my hand. But I rarely hear the sounds of battle. Instead, I hear voices.

Somewhere between the fancier notebooks at your local big box store and high-powered desktop replacements is the "budget" gaming laptop, a modestly-priced portable system built to play games well enough. Origin PC's latest Eon15-S is the perfect example.

Adal, the setting for Absolver, is large and untamed, but it fits. Overgrown ruins dot the landscape.

The Ys series has been setting the bar for combat and music in action role-playing games since 1987. The latest game, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, is no different, but it does have something more recent entries have lacked — a memorable story.

Hyperkin is a company known for its retro emulation consoles and affordable gaming accessories. It is not a company known for high quality mechanical keyboards, and the Super Nintendo-inspired Hyper Clack is not going to change that.

If you've never played XCOM 2, here's my advice: skip the vanilla version and start by playing the new expansion, War of the Chosen. It's the best 2K's XCOM series has ever been.

Mario's power as an icon is defined by his versatility.

The Yakuza series combines deep melodrama with exploration through vibrant city streets. Yakuza Kiwami is a remake that recreates the feeling of the original game, adding new features to streamline the experience. It's a glorious crime story that benefits from a fresh coat of paint.

Kingston and their gaming-centric HyperX brand expanded into the mechanical keyboard market with the Alloy FPS last year and the reception was wholly positive. The slimmed-down board was designed in conjunction with professional gamers and it firmly had them in mind when crafting a product that was sturdy, reliable and portable. Now, HyperX have taken things in a slightly different direction with the Alloy Elite.

Have you ever looked directly at the Sun only to find it wasn't there? That's the question asked by The 2017 Solar Eclipse, the ultimate can't-miss entertainment experience of the year. Unless you missed it.

I never knew being a truck driver could be so much fun.

The new Razer Blade Stealth is an unusual beast. It's manufactured by a company that proudly states on the box that they are “For Gamers, By Gamers” but, like the previous model, it's not really a gaming laptop. But it is one of the best ultrabooks you can buy.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is an easy video game to like in spite of its flaws. It's buoyed by a winning cast of characters and has some of the prettiest vistas this side of an actual trip to India. It also includes one of the most entertaining hidden features I've ever encountered in a video game.

If Overwatch had a single-player story mode, it would be Agents of Mayhem. If a big-name developer devoted the time and energy to do a G.I. Joe game right, it would be Agents of Mayhem. If Crackdown had more personality and jokes about balls, it would be Agents of Mayhem. The Saints Row spin-off is a lot of things, and most of them are awesome.

Every nerd loves a good tech war: Windows vs Mac, Apple vs Android, Intel vs AMD. They give us something to armchair argue about over beers with friends — or to rant over in the comments of illustrious tech blogs. After spending the weekend playing with AMD's new Vega 64 and Vega 56 graphics cards, I think I can safely say an old tech war is back on — even if AMD's latest salvo feels paltry. Nvidia might be leading the discrete graphics card industry, but AMD's two newest cards are cheap and fast enough to finally compete. And that can only mean good things for PC users.

Sonic Mania is a celebration, a digitised block party of blistering speeds and bright worlds. Sega's decision to hand their famous mascot over to fan creators and artists has paid massive dividends, creating a game that is not just a welcome return to form but a raucous, delightful experience.

Tacoma is a narrative game about chasing ghosts. Set in the future aboard a large space station, players search for answers in augmented reality recordings of past events. The digital remnants of the station's crew steal romantic moments, play video games and strum guitars. These shadows are all too human, and observing them is a haunting and captivating experience.

Tenkeyless keyboards lose the number pad on the right side in favour of a more compact footprint. I say, why stop there? Vortexgear's 75 per cent Race 3 features nearly all the functionality of a tenkeyless board in a smaller, sleeker package, and it's gorgeous to boot.

If you don't care about 3D anymore — and even Nintendo's interest in it seems to be fading — then the New Nintendo 2DS XL is the absolute best model in Nintendo's line of portable gaming hardware. It's a shame the company makes adding new devices such a burden.