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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· Cover№ 309

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

A mid-range rig gaming three hours a night adds $6.78 to the average American power bill. The expensive habit is never turning it off, which quietly costs more than the gaming does.

Emily Nakamura·6 min

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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

Bookstore shelves stacked with Japanese manga volumes including Naruto and other popular shonen series

GAME GUIDES · KINJA

Game Guides№ 163

The Most Popular Anime of All Time, Actually Ranked

Emily Nakamura·15 min

Close-up of a purple Nintendo GameCube controller

CONSOLE & HANDHELD · KINJA

Console & Handheld№ 162

Every GameCube Controller Nintendo Ever Made, From Launch Day to Switch 2

Emily Nakamura·14 min

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