
Rebecca Spear
Self-professed geek, Rebecca Spear, is one of Windows Central's gaming editors with a focus on gaming handhelds, mini PCs, PC gaming, and laptops. When she isn't checking out the latest titles on Xbox Game Pass, PC, ROG Ally, or Steam Deck; she can be found digital drawing with a Wacom tablet. She's written thousands of game guides, previews, interviews, features, and hardware reviews over the last few years. If you need information about anything gaming-related, her articles can help you out. She also loves testing game accessories and any new tech on the market. Drawing tablets and drawing programs like Adobe Fresco and Photoshop are among her chief interests. You can follow her @rrspear on X (formerly Twitter).
When away from electronics, she loves taking her corgi, Penny, out to the river to go swimming and is always up for a game of volleyball. Otherwise, you'll most often find her curled up with a fantasy or sci-fi novel as her cats purr on her lap. She also loves attending comic conventions while cosplaying as her favorite video game characters. Her house is filled with gaming collectibles and posters and she's always on the lookout for more.
Latest articles by Rebecca Spear

Double Fine's newest game has you playing as a moving lighthouse
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming From the studio that brought us Psychonauts and Grim Fandango comes a new adventure where you play as a moving lighthouse. It looks charming and strange.

Here's every Xbox and PC game announced during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025
By Zachary Boddy last updated
Gaming Another Xbox Games Showcase and Summer Game Fest has came and went, and I kept track of every Xbox and PC game announcement in one place: here.

Xbox Ally X is better than ROG Ally X handheld in many ways
By Rebecca Spear published
Handheld With the new Xbox Ally X on the horizon, I took a moment to compare it against the ROG Ally X. It offers some major improvements that you're going to want to know about.

Here's how the new Xbox ROG Ally compares to the original handheld
By Rebecca Spear published
Handheld Now that the Xbox ROG Ally has been revealed, here's how this gaming handheld compares to the original ROG Ally gaming device.

Here's everything we know so far about all five Z2 handheld chips
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds The next wave of mainstream PC gaming handhelds will largely feature AMD Z2 Series processors. Here's how they compare against each other and everything you need to know about these APUs.

Capcom revealed Resident Evil 9 at Summer Game Fest 2025
By Samuel Tolbert, Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Capcom showed up during Summer Game Fest 2025, not to reveal Resident Evil 9, but to tease the next entry in the long-running survival-horror franchise.

LIVE: Summer Game Fest is tonight, here's the latest news and rumors
By Jez Corden, Rebecca Spear last updated
Gaming It's Summer Game Fest season again, and we're here to report on the latest Xbox and PC gaming news as it gets revealed. Check in regularly to see the latest gaming news, announcements, and rumors.

LIVE: Summer Game Fest is tonight, here's the latest news and rumors
By Jez Corden, Rebecca Spear last updated
Gaming It's Summer Game Fest season again, and we're here to report on the latest Xbox and PC gaming news as it gets revealed. Check in regularly to see the latest gaming news, announcements, and rumors.

You'll never guess who's voicing this Mickey Mouse-like character
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming The voice actor who played Joel from The Last of Us and Indiana from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is voicing the main character in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire.

Best Upcoming PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Alexander Cope last updated
For PC gamers This is going to be a great year for PC gamers as several huge titles are set to release in 2024. Here are the ones to get the most excited about.

SteamOS is here for ROG Ally and Legion Go handhelds
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds You can easily install SteamOS on your ROG Ally or Legion Go Windows gaming handhelds by following our step-by-step instructions. It doesn't take very long either.

I'm happy I took two Snapdragon laptops on my latest work trip
By Rebecca Spear published
Laptops I took two Snapdragon-powered laptops on my recent trip to Taiwan for Computex, and it proved to me that these are the perfect travel companions.

Expedition 33 is so compelling because of one key thing
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a masterpiece with hidden depth and meaning subtly woven throughout its story, combat, and art style.

Grab these amazing Sony ANC headphones while they're $120 off
By Rebecca Spear published
DEAL Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Premium Noise Canceling are $120 off with this Memorial Day deal. They're an excellent choice, especially at this low price.

Beelink EQI12 mini PC is far more affordable with this deal
By Rebecca Spear published
DEAL The Beelink EQI12 is a fantastic little computer that can handle your work, school, or home workloads with ease. Right now, it's very affordable while this Memorial Day deal lasts.

These are the very best accessories to get for Legion Go
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Handhelds The Legion Go is an impressive gaming handheld, but there are ways to improve the experience. Here are the best Legion Go accessories you can get

MSI swaps Intel for AMD in newly revealed Z2 Extreme handheld
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds During Computex 2025, MSI revealed a brand new MSI Claw handheld, but it will feature an AMD APU unlike previous Intel-toting MSI Claw devices.

I hope Steam Deck 2 and ROG Ally 2 add this game-changing feature
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds Gaming handhelds could better be used as all-around entertainment and work machines if they just had this one simple feature.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ just got a special new Polar Tempest Edition
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds The MSI Claw 8 AI+ is one of the most powerful and elusive PC gaming handhelds on the market right now, and it just got a Polar Tempest Edition.

The best gaming laptops in 2025 will change the way you play
By Cale Hunt last updated
Laptops With one of the best gaming laptops in your hands, you can forget about needing a bulky desktop rig. From budget options to elite picks, here are our favorites.

Best SSD for Xbox Series X|S in 2025
By Samuel Tolbert, Rebecca Spear last updated
Xbox With Xbox Series X and Series S demanding high-speed SSD storage, these are the best SSD external drives to expand your console.

There are some tradeoffs between a ROG Ally and Legion Go S
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Handhelds We compared the Legion Go S against the ROG Ally. They're both good handhelds, but they outpace each other in different ways.

Here's how the new Legion Go S compares to the original Legion Go.
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Handhelds Not sure which Legion Go to get? Specs for the new Legion Go S have been revealed. Here's how this new device compares against the original Legion Go.
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