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Jeff Dunn
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senior reporter @engadget.com. formerly ars technica, business insider. writing the occasional weirdo game review at jeffreviewsgames.wordpress.com.
it's with mixed emotions that i can confirm nursing pillows make for great lap desks
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
truly cannot express how funny it is that people spent a couple years torching their life savings on shitty drawings of apes. just the worst monkey pics you've ever seen. how could anyone have expected things to get better for us after that
August 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
as an american who recently had a kid, the only attainable goal i have left in life is, of course, to finish in the top 10k in Fantasy Premier League. it's year 11 for me, previous best rank is 22k, last year was 76k (which was enough for top 1%). here's my team to start the year:
August 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
waxed poetic about FAST FUSION for our new list of Switch 2 game recs www.engadget.com/gaming/ninte...
The best Nintendo Switch 2 games for 2025
Load up your new console with excellent games for all kinds of players.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my 1-month old has only shit on our wall three times thus far and tbh i think those are pretty good defensive numbers on my part
July 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
he’s only gone and done it lads
July 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
microsoft branding a studio as "AAAA" only to have it spend 7 years building a game that doesn't ship before it cans the whole staff seems like the perfect microcosm for the video game industry in 2025
July 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i moved from boston to new york about a decade ago, and the only persistent belief i've held about this city over that time is that knicks fans deserve every ounce of torment that ever befalls them
May 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
here is a 100-word review / some bad poetry on the reflective qualities of EURO TRUCK SIMULATOR 2 jeffreviewsgames.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/e...
Euro Truck Simulator 2 (PC)
It’s 1:30 in the morning, and I can’t sleep. I’m streaming XS Manchester, soon to die, from 3,300 miles away. “Hand in My Pocket” plays after a Tesco ad. The monitor g…
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May 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
i'm liking CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33, but the "we have Moogles at home" and "we have 'Aerith dies' at home" energy is undeniable
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
here's my write-up of the new Backbone Pro controller. i like it! a clear upgrade over the original. it'll be a great gift. but $170 for a mobile gamepad is always gonna be a tough sell, especially now: www.engadget.com/gaming/backb...
Backbone Pro hands-on: A pricey controller for more than just your phone
The Backbone One is one of the more popular smartphone gamepads on the market, but its follow-up wants to meet gamers across devices.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
herded up a little (early) group retrospective on the Nintendo Switch ahead of the Switch 2's release (mainly so i could have a new excuse to blab about Gunpei Yokoi on the site) www.engadget.com/gaming/ninte...
Reflections on the Nintendo Switch, the hybrid console that changed gaming
Before the Nintendo Switch 2 arrives next month, we took some time to reflect on the many ways the original Switch has stood out to us.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
games media has been in a slow-motion extinction event for years but it's no less terrible when the wrecking ball hits. best wishes to everyone affected, shocking amount of talent to just discard. always have a soft spot for polygon, helped me start out back in 2012 kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs
One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up
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May 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
walmart charged and cancelled on me four times, leading my bank to lock my debit card. best buy kicked me out of eight 90-min queues without giving me a chance to order. then, at 1:40am, i (tentatively) got the new nintendo thing. i'm 34 and having a kid in two months. what am i doing with my life
April 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
some real gems in this one www.engadget.com/entertainmen...
Engadget's favorite videos from 20 years of YouTube
The first video was uploaded to YouTube 20 years ago today.
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April 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
wrote a little review of LONELY MOUNTAINS: SNOW RIDERS, one of my favorite games of 2025 so far, for our running best Xbox games post: www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/...
April 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
put together an explainer on the Switch 2 + microSD Express situation. i've tested the one (1!) card that was available to purchase prior to Wednesday, and it is indeed a major leap forward. but be ready to pay for it, at least to start. file sizes will be key: www.engadget.com/gaming/ninte...
The Nintendo Switch 2 promises major storage upgrades, but it'll cost you
The Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the first mainstream devices to embrace super-fast microSD Express cards, but the move might bring some growing pains to start.
www.engadget.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
here's my review of the new iPad, in which (1) "no Apple Intelligence" is both a pro and a con, (2) i spend a paragraph talking about Infinity Nikki, (3) i continue my crusade against non-laminated displays and (4) there's a photo of a very good dog: www.engadget.com/mobile/table...
iPad (2025) with A16 review: No Apple Intelligence, no problem
Apple’s latest entry-level tablet isn't very exciting, but it still meets most iPad users where they live.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
covering tech at the start of my career: "lol...touchwiz"

covering tech today: "the richest man on earth is trying to put my mother out of a job"
March 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
asked that Apple Intelligence Genmoji thing to make me an emoji of "the word 'true'". that was the whole prompt

it came back with this masterpiece

think i'm coming around on generative AI
March 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
i don't like to self-promote on here but i've been grinding away on a ton of these big-ass guides for Engadget, and i do take them seriously. if you're looking for any of these things or just want to learn more about a given market, here ya go

mechanical keyboards: www.engadget.com/computing/ac...
The 5 best mechanical keyboards for 2025
Here's everything you need to know before buying a mechanical keyboard, plus the best mechanical keyboards you can get right now.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
i can't stop watching. it's so glorious youtu.be/nnqkOug3ap8?...
MUST SEE: Goodison Park ERUPTS with Tarkowski's equalizer v. Liverpool | Premier League | NBC Sports
YouTube video by NBC Sports
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February 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
chiefs 3-peat or philadelphia gets a title

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd9s...
Nobody Wins
YouTube video by Kris Kristofferson - Topic
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January 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
praise the Moyesiah
January 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
(trying to get out of bronze in marvel rivals) once again i am confronting the darkness of humanity. its shadow is long
January 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM