
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

Clearance deal: We reviewed this laptop and it's a great choice
By Rebecca Spear published
Deal The Lenovo 14-inch IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 packs a Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD. We gave it a high score and now it's on a clearance sale.

Review: Alienware Area-51 offers insanely smooth gaming
By Rebecca Spear published
Review I reviewed the Alienware 16 Area-51 AW30 gaming laptop. It's absolutely blown me away with its smooth performance, colorful RGB, and mechanical keyboard.

Xbox Ally is not a Switch 2 competitor: It's a Steam Deck rival
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds Analysts predict the Switch 2 will outsell all other gaming handhelds combined this year, but that's a non-issue for Xbox Ally. It's a Steam Deck competitor.

Here's how to enable Photoshop's hidden reflection removal tool
By Rebecca Spear published
Adobe Photoshop's new(ish) Reflection Removal tool works super fast, and it has saved me hours of editing time. Here's how to enable it.

The FlipGo Horizon looks like the perfect portable monitor
By Rebecca Spear published
Laptops JSAUX FlipGo Horizon makes it easy to attach two portable monitors to your laptop, but it offers a key feature that many other portable monitor accessories don't.

Check out the best laptops for Microsoft Flight Simulator
By Cale Hunt, Ben Wilson last updated
Laptops Take to the virtual skies wherever you are with a gaming laptop capable of efficiently running Microsoft Flight Simulator without issue.

I loved traveling with this zipperless ROG Ally carry case
By Rebecca Spear published
Review Waterfield's new ROG Ally case features a magnetic lining around the opening to keep the bag shut, rather than using a zipper. Here's my real-world experience.

The Outer Worlds 2 will be 'less silly' and have a 'darker tone'
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming During an interview at SGF 2025, The Outer Worlds 2 game director explained that this sci-fi sequel will have a more serious and somber tone than the original game and I can't wait for it.

Here's how the new Xbox Ally compares to Steam Deck
By Rebecca Spear published
Handheld It turns out that the Xbox Ally is rather comparable to the Steam Deck. Here's how these two gaming handhelds match up against each other.

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.

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 2025. 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.
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