Deep game guides, breaking gaming news, honest reviews and tested hardware picks for your setup.https://critvolt.com/en-ushttps://critvolt.com/guides/assassins-creed-shadows-naoe-or-yasuke/https://critvolt.com/guides/assassins-creed-shadows-naoe-or-yasuke/The two protagonists play like different games. Here is what each one is actually good at, and when switching is worth the walk back.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTguidesAssassin's Creed ShadowsBeginnerhttps://critvolt.com/guides/forza-horizon-6-early-cars/https://critvolt.com/guides/forza-horizon-6-early-cars/Which early Forza Horizon 6 cars are worth your first credits, and which ones only look fast on the stat bars.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTguidesForza Horizon 6CarsBeginnerhttps://critvolt.com/news/forza-horizon-6-japan-setting/https://critvolt.com/news/forza-horizon-6-japan-setting/Playground Games moves the Horizon Festival to Japan for its sixth entry, the setting the series' community has asked for the longest.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnewsForza Horizon 6Announcementshttps://critvolt.com/news/resident-evil-requiem-launch-week/https://critvolt.com/news/resident-evil-requiem-launch-week/Requiem arrived with a camera toggle, a difficulty spread and one thing players immediately asked Capcom to look at.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnewsResident Evil RequiemLaunchhttps://critvolt.com/guides/resident-evil-requiem-first-vs-third-person/https://critvolt.com/guides/resident-evil-requiem-first-vs-third-person/Requiem lets you switch camera at any time. Here is what each view actually changes, and which one suits how you play.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTguidesResident Evil RequiemSettingshttps://critvolt.com/reviews/resident-evil-requiem-review/https://critvolt.com/reviews/resident-evil-requiem-review/Requiem is the most confident Resident Evil since RE2 Remake, and the camera toggle turns out to be the least interesting thing about it.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTreviewsResident Evil RequiemSurvival Horrorhttps://critvolt.com/reviews/forza-horizon-6-review/https://critvolt.com/reviews/forza-horizon-6-review/Japan gives Horizon the road network it has needed for two entries. What it does not fix is the festival wrapped around it.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTreviewsForza Horizon 6Racinghttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-gpu-resident-evil-requiem/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-gpu-resident-evil-requiem/What you actually need to run Resident Evil Requiem at 1440p with ray tracing on, and where the money stops buying you frames.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupGPUBuying GuideResident Evil Requiemhttps://critvolt.com/reviews/assassins-creed-shadows-review/https://critvolt.com/reviews/assassins-creed-shadows-review/Naoe and Yasuke are two genuinely different games sharing one map, and Shadows is at its best when it stops pretending otherwise.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTreviewsAssassin's Creed ShadowsOpen WorldStealthhttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-graphics-cards-1440p/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-graphics-cards-1440p/Tested picks for 1440p at high refresh rates, from the card most people should buy to the one worth stretching for.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupGPUBuying Guide1440phttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-wheel-forza-horizon-6/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-wheel-forza-horizon-6/Force feedback wheels that suit Horizon's arcade-leaning handling, from an entry belt drive to a direct drive worth the desk space.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupRacing WheelBuying GuideForza Horizon 6https://critvolt.com/news/assassins-creed-shadows-seasonal-update/https://critvolt.com/news/assassins-creed-shadows-seasonal-update/Ubisoft's post-launch work on Shadows keeps circling back to the seasons — the one system that changes how the game is played rather than how much of it there is.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTnewsAssassin's Creed ShadowsUpdateshttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-monitor-assassins-creed-shadows/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-monitor-assassins-creed-shadows/Shadows is a game about light, contrast and distance. These are the panels that actually show you what the art team drew.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupMonitorBuying GuideAssassin's Creed Shadowshttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-budget-gaming-pc-under-1000/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-budget-gaming-pc-under-1000/Three prebuilt gaming PCs under $1,000 that are worth buying, and the specification traps to walk away from.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupPrebuiltBudgetBuying Guidehttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-monitors-competitive-shooters/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-monitors-competitive-shooters/High refresh panels tested for motion clarity and input lag, with honest advice on when a faster monitor stops helping.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupMonitorEsportsBuying Guidehttps://critvolt.com/setup/best-gaming-headsets/https://critvolt.com/setup/best-gaming-headsets/Wireless and wired gaming headsets ranked on microphone quality, comfort over long sessions, and whether the software is bearable.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsetupHeadsetPeripheralsBuying GuideCounter-Strike 2