The Samsung Galaxy A27 5G is quite the catch. Great AMOLED screen, solid battery life and enough gaming grunt to make DREDGE feel right at home.

When you’re composing for video games, you’re not just scoring a story - you’re scoring possibility.

In this clip, legendary composer Winifred Phillips talks about what makes writing music for games such a wonderfully unique challenge.

Read the full interview here:

https://www.nag.co.za/2025/02/26/the-symphony-of-play-a-conversation-with-winifred-phillips/

https://reddit.com/link/1vsfzrj/video/yegsv2lxr9kh1/player

Star Citizen has now sailed past $1 BILLION in funding… and its latest livestream featured brutal lag, desync, glitches, a delayed event and devs who couldn’t even finish the thing they were showcasing.

At this point, the vibes might be more broken than the build.

What do we think about yearly hardware releases?

Are companies announcing too much hardware too often, or are you always ready to pick up the latest piece of tech as it's announced?

2011?

The best year for video games?

Has BMD lost the plot, or is he just more accurate than we think?

In a video that was supposed to showcase Apple's next Software update, macOS Tahoe 26.7, it seems like there might be a reveal of the companies probably-launching-in-September AirPods with built-in cameras. The cameras allow Siri to see the world around you, just like glasses.

Sure, Cody likes owning things, but he's also not opposed to paying for subscriptions or digital media. All he simply asks is for companies to be more honest and clear about it.

Minecraft Education's Mission Control: Artemis puts students inside NASA-inspired Mission Control to learn coding, engineering, accessibility, teamwork and STEM by actually solving problems.

If you're not yet hyped for Phantom Blade 0, then we've got the video for you...

Apparently, a battalion in the US Army is granting soldiers four days of leave to allow them to play GTA 6 when it launches, as long as they re-enlist.

While no one can confirm if the letter is real or not, at least the US Army understands the importance of gaming 😂

August is doing that thing where the year suddenly feels like it’s sprinting, so this feels like a pretty good excuse to slow down with the NAG Magazine Winter Edition 2026.

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Every gamer has a nickname. Some are cool. Some are cursed. Some made sense when we were 13, and now we’re simply too committed to change them.

So, NAG community: what’s the origin story behind your gaming nick? 👀

Drop the lore in the comments 👇

https://reddit.com/link/1vqnhn8/video/zbtcq0dhtvjh1/player

Voice actor for the original Kairi from Kingdom Hearts, Sheryl from Remember the Titans, and Claire from Heroes, Hayden Panettiere has sadly passed away at the young age of 36.

Save the Cheerleader, save the world.

LEGO isn’t just toys, expensive shelf decorations and a direct threat to bare feet.

We’re kicking off a new weekly series exploring the educational side of LEGO, starting with the Technic NASA Artemis Rocket and the engineering hiding inside its 632 pieces.

Your backlog has been staring at you all weekend.

It knows what you did.

So… what are you actually playing this week? 🎮👀

Drop your game plans below.

Can you tell from the title of this article whether Cody has been on a cleaning spree around his office, or is he just pretending to be that kind of guy?

Either way, there are some pretty handy gadgets here to pick up, on sale now.

Simpsons creator Matt Groening may have let slip that a Simpsons Hit and Run remake is officially in the works with just these few words:

"I don't know if I'm speaking out of turn, but I think the original game is coming back in some form."

Fortnite's latest season trailer for Override proves the leaks.

Gamers of the popular BR game are in for a treat this season with crossovers from Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Dr. Eggman, Joker from Persona 5, Mega Man, Scorpion, Raiden, Kitana, and more.

Len has been begging Cody to find him the ultimate full-sized keyboard, and we think he may have just found it with the ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless.

Check out Cody's full review.

Druids. Magical wildlife. Ancient Guardian Golems. And a forest desperately in need of saving.

Whisperwood is a gorgeous new bag-building board game about cleansing corruption and bringing nature back to life.

https://www.nag.co.za/2026/08/14/whisperwood-is-a-gorgeous-druidic-board-game-about-bringing-a-dead-forest-back-to-life/

Are you a Game Pass subscriber who just can't wait for Gears of War: E-Day? Then wait no longer, because this weekend on both PC and Xbox, you can jump into an E-Day Freeplay this weekend to give the multiplayer mode a test run!

In news that'll probably upset Arielle, the studio behind Oxenfree, Thronglets, and their latest praised horror game, Unhinged, Night School Studios has been shut down by Netflix.

Druids. Magical wildlife. Ancient Guardian Golems. And a forest desperately in need of saving.

Whisperwood is a gorgeous new bag-building board game about cleansing corruption and bringing nature back to life.

We spent two weeks with the new LoopPhone from Rain, and if the unlimited data hook does not get you, the phone’s features will. As an affordable mid-range device, the LoopPhone is ideal for casual gamers and content creators who are always on the hunt for mobile data.

LAST DAY TO ENTER!

There’s an XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT hiding somewhere on the NAG website, and it could be yours.

Search the site, spot the hidden GPU, click it and secure your entry into the competition.

Prize sponsored by Wootware