Ben Johnson

Job Title: Staff Writer
Twitter: @bwtjohnson
Bio: As a big Nintendo fan, Ben always insists Splatoon is the best shooter ever. You'll find him playing Xenoblade Chronicles, Civilization, and Overwatch 2 almost every month, too.
Contact: [email protected]

A Nintendo Direct is coming February 8, 2023

Feb 7, 2023

Apple eyes the gaming market with new chips in Mac and iPad

Apple Mac gaming - a Macbook Pro on a mango yellow background, showing the screen and the base. On the screen is a woman with a giant hat from Resident Evil Village.

Feb 7, 2023

Titan Warfare codes

A character from Titan Warfare with a staff, alongside a massive creature with growing eyes.

Feb 7, 2023

Wordle today hint and answer – February 7

Wordle today hint answer - a five by six grid showing various words with grey, yellow, and green highlights. The words are 'vague, hints, lucky, today, times, stuck'

Feb 7, 2023

The best portable gaming consoles 2023

The Ayaneo 2, one of the best portable gaming consoles, on a purple background, with the screen showing Red Dead Redemption 2, with a grisled, shaven man with a hat looking out in a close up of his face

Feb 7, 2023

Anime Clicker Fight codes

Luffy from One Piece throwing punches on a red background with a larger version of his head in the top right corner and a finger clicking in the background on the red. Luffy wears a straw hat and red outfit with black hair underneath, and a burst of purple and pink energy behind him depicting movement.

Feb 7, 2023

Every Second Your Neck Grows codes

Feb 7, 2023

All of Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion fatalities

Mortal Kombat's Scorpion against a mango yellow background. They are a man with a dark hood, yellow mask and yellow gown, like a ninja. They have blank eyes and strong, black-armour-padded arms.

Feb 6, 2023

What is Instagram?

What isInstagram? Three screenshots showing the Instagram app on a mango yellow background. On the left, the feed, showing a woman holding a cat and various menu options. On the right, a grid on a proficle, showing roughly 15 small pictures in a three by five grid. In the middle, two people with apples on their heads lay down on a rock in the photo mode.

Feb 6, 2023

Dark Souls Solaire – ending, amiibo, and lore

The Dark Souls Solaria amiibo, in the 'Praise the Sun' pose (both arms held up in a Y shape).

Feb 6, 2023

Android gaming phone manufacturer Poco unveils new X5 hardware

Three mobile phones for the Poco X5 spec reveal -- on a grey and black background. All layed screen away from the camera, one black, one yellow, and in the middle blue.

Feb 6, 2023

The best party games on mobile

Best party games on mobile: a screenshot from Just Dance Now with a purple background and a giant disco ball, with three dancers in front

Feb 6, 2023

Nier creator Yoko Taro has a new mobile game coming to iOS and Android

A screenshot from the teaser for an upcoming Sega and Yoko Taro mobile game, showing a smart phone falling towards a grey tiled floor. The phone has the time on it, 10.45, and some other writing below, with a mostly black screen.

Feb 6, 2023

Wordle today hint and answer – February 6

Wordle today hint answer - a five by six grid showing various words with grey, yellow, and green highlights. The words are 'vague, hints, lucky, today, times, stuck'

Feb 6, 2023

Fruit Battlegrounds codes (February 2023)

Fruit Battlegrounds codes: a large, muscular, horned man with glowing eyes stands in a clouded space, opposite a straw hat-wearing red gown-adorned character in Fruit Battlegrounds.

Feb 6, 2023

Criminality codes – free experience and more

Two Roblox characters shoot it out in a subway in Criminality.

Feb 6, 2023

The BotW recipe book

Art of Link and his horse from BotW

Feb 6, 2023

Attack on Titan Evolution codes (February 2023)

Art from Attack on Titan Evolution showing a character screaming, eyes glowing.

Feb 6, 2023

Splatoon amiibo – all the octoplastic out there

The three new Splatoon 3 amiibo for... a yellow haired inkling with a bow, a blue haired octoling, and the little buddy from the single player mode.

Feb 6, 2023

Booga Booga codes

Art from Booga Booga codes, a guide to freebies in this Roblox survival experience, showing a snail climbing up a mossy rock on a beach with cloudy blues skies in the distance with floating rocks in the distance.

Feb 6, 2023

Skyrim followers guide

Three Skyrim followers cutout and superimposed on a blurred background of trees and a path in Skyrim. On the left is a well armoured orc with a mohawk-type hair and grisly eyes. On the right is a blonde man with a grey/green tunic and fancy facial hair. In the middle is a vampire with tight-to-the-head medium length hair, a long cape, and red sleeved clothing.

Feb 6, 2023

Fortnite map for chapter 4, season 1

Various characters look at the Fortnite map from a cliff, with golden sun lighting the island.

Feb 6, 2023

Five Stars codes

Two characters from the game Fire Stars, codes in the article, in front of an ornate castle. On the right is a woman with blonde hair over her shoulders and an elegant white outfit. On the left is a man in strict black armour with black hair.

Feb 6, 2023

FIFA 23 Ultimate Team web app and errors

Harry Kane's FIFA 23 Ultimate Team card on a mango yellow background, showing the number 92, the England flag, the Spurs crest, his name, and a celebratory picture.

Feb 6, 2023

A Hero’s Destiny codes – free boosts and more

Feb 6, 2023

Da Hood codes – free cash and more

Some Roblox characters riding bikes around the streets with a red stop sign in the background in Da Hood.

Feb 6, 2023

Splatoon 3 weapons, tier list, and more

A Splatoon 3 character in an aerial pose holding a bow and arrow style weapon, the Trick-Stinger.

Feb 6, 2023

Skyrim enchanting guide

A woman in a hood and fur armour stands in front of a man standing over a glowing countertop enchanting an item, for our Skyrim enchanting guide.

Feb 6, 2023

Our favourite Mario characters

Three Mario characters on a mango yellow background. First, Toadsworth, an old man with small glasses a stick, a white moustache over his mouth, and a fancy purple outfit, also with a mushroom for hair. Second, in the middle, Mollosque Launcher - a jellyfish with big blond sideburns in a curl, fluffy eyebrows, and white bands around their neck. Lastly, Mario character Bowser Jr, a small tortoise with a fierce look in hovercraft with a smily face on it. Also he is wearing a bib with teeth drawn on it

Feb 6, 2023

Mining Simulator 2 codes

Art for Mining Simulator 2 showing a dog and a Roblox character in mining gear with glittery eyes as they look at underground treasure.

Feb 6, 2023

Where to pre-order The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Link, a small blonde boy with a shield on his back, runs away from the camera towards golden trees and tall far-off towers in a screenshot from The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.

Feb 6, 2023

FIFA 23 Switch deals and differences

FIFA 23 Switch - a footballer screaming into the sky in a white top against a white background.

Feb 6, 2023