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Airplane passenger in a window seat playing an action game on a handheld gaming PC at cruising altitude

Console & Handheld· Cover№ 321

Can You Play Game Pass Games Offline? Yes, on a 30-Day Leash

Downloaded Game Pass titles work fine without Wi-Fi. The fine print is a subscription check-in clock, a one-device rule on PC, and a chunk of the catalog that refuses to boot offline at all.

Emily Nakamura·8 min

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Compact gray retro gaming handheld with a 3.5-inch screen showing a colorful 16-bit platformer, sitting on a wooden desk next to a 64GB microSD card and its case

CONSOLE & HANDHELD · KINJA

Console & Handheld№ 318

The Best Retro Handheld Under $100 in 2026 Costs $68. Ignore the Other 21 Picks.

Emily Nakamura·8 min

A mid-tower gaming PC with blue and purple RGB lighting glowing through a glass side panel on a desk, next to a plug-in electricity usage meter showing a digital readout, with a game glowing on a monitor in the dim background

PC & HARDWARE · KINJA

PC & Hardware№ 309

Gaming PC Electricity Cost Per Month in 2026: About $7, and Idling Costs More Than Playing

Emily Nakamura·6 min

A hand holding a smartphone showing a fantasy mobile RPG character roster behind a glowing red padlock and a blank price tag, with stacks of coins nearby, illustrating the risk of selling a Genshin Impact game account

GAMING · KINJA

Gaming№ 306

Trying to Sell Your Genshin Account Is a Trap at Both Ends

Emily Nakamura·7 min

A black game console controller on a wooden table in front of a TV showing a blurred game-library grid, illustrating what happens to your downloaded games when you cancel a Game Pass subscription

CONSOLE & HANDHELD · KINJA

Console & Handheld№ 305

What Happens to Your Games When You Cancel Game Pass: You Keep Only What You Bought

Emily Nakamura·7 min

Atmospheric gaming setup with a Nintendo Switch playing a Pokemon-style game, a Switch Pro controller, a Bulbasaur figure, and a small Pokeball stand with Gengar on screen

GAME GUIDES · KINJA

Game Guides№ 269

The Pokemon Legends Z-A Best Starter Is Totodile, and Game8 Is Wrong About Tepig

Emily Nakamura·12 min

Person holding a Nintendo Switch with red and blue Joy-Cons, viewing the home screen library

GAME GUIDES · KINJA

Game Guides№ 265

The Silksong Reaper vs Wanderer Crest Debate Has a Clear Answer

Emily Nakamura·9 min

Modern white gaming PC build with an AORUS GeForce RTX graphics card and cooling fans, the Blackwell-generation hardware that the locked 60 FPS Nightreign port leaves mostly idle

PC & HARDWARE · KINJA

PC & Hardware№ 255

Elden Ring Nightreign RTX 5060 Review: 80 Hours With the Wrong Card for This Game

Emily Nakamura·10 min

Game controller and illuminated keyboard glowing in a dark room, the industry visibly contracting

GAMING · KINJA

Gaming№ 238

Why Are Video Game Studios Closing Despite Record Sales?

Emily Nakamura·8 min

A Windows handheld gaming PC with detachable controllers and a bright display, the form factor that runs Call of Duty but trades framerate for portability

CONSOLE & HANDHELD · KINJA

Console & Handheld№ 229

Is the Legion Go Good for Call of Duty? Yes, With Caveats

Emily Nakamura·13 min

Close-up shallow-focus photograph of a black Xbox controller

CONSOLE & HANDHELD · KINJA

Console & Handheld№ 195

Is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Worth It at $22.99 After the Call of Duty Cut?

Emily Nakamura·8 min

Person playing a handheld gaming console

PC & HARDWARE · KINJA

PC & Hardware№ 175

Why Handheld Gaming PCs Are So Expensive Now (And Why It's Getting Worse)

Emily Nakamura·13 min

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