
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

Don't want to spend big on a Surface Pen? These are the best alternatives.
By Cale Hunt last updated
Surface The Surface Pen and Surface Slim Pen are still the best options for Surface PCs, but alternatives keep getting better and usually don't cost nearly as much. Here are my favorites.

How different is the Legion Go 2 from the Legion Go S?
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Handhelds The Legion Go 2 is technically just a prototype right now, but we know enough of the current specs that we can compare it against the new Legion Go S.

MSI Cubi NUC 13MQ review: Decent performance but too expensive
By Rebecca Spear published
Review I used the MSI Cubi NUC 13MQ mini PC as my main work computer for a week. It's a decent computer with one big problem. Our review.

Should you destroy Sargamis' statue in Avowed? — Here's what I'd do
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming The Eothian Oracle, Sargamis, wants you to put the Splinter of Eothas relic into his statue. Here's what happens if you do that.

Use these settings when playing Avowed on gaming handhelds
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds Avowed runs pretty well on ROG Ally as long as you're playing at the right settings. But you won't want to play on Steam Deck.

Who should you give the Meteorite to in Avowed?
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming After finding the Meteorite in Avowed, you have the choice of giving it to two people, but who should you give it to?

Creative Cloud is currently 70% off for students and teachers
By Rebecca Spear published
Software Students and teachers can get Adobe Creative Cloud apps for much less than usual right now, thanks to this special deal.

Connecting an ROG Ally or Ally X to a TV is easy — Here's how
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds I love playing my ROG Ally and ROG Ally X while they're connected to my TV. Getting it all set up is really easy too. Here's how to do it.

Here are the absolute best ROG Ally and Ally X accessories
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Handhelds The ASUS ROG Ally and ROG Ally X are both amazing gaming handhelds, but the experience of using them can be even better with the right accessories.

Can your PC handle the latest Assassin's Creed RPG?
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming Make sure your gaming PC can handle Assassin's Creed Shadows before the game launches.

This affordable mini PC easily handles my daily workload
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The Geekom A6 mini PC features an AMD Ryzen CPU, Radeon graphics, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It's a fantastic device that costs under $500.

Gaming handhelds are great for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds I spent time figuring out if I could play KCD2 on gaming handhelds. Here's how well it plays on ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and Legion Go.

2 pros and 2 cons of SteamOS coming to non-Steam Deck handhelds
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds SteamOS will soon officially be available on multiple third-party gaming handhelds, which is both good and bad.

Review: I'd recommend the Galaxy Book5 Pro to almost anyone
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro is a Copilot+ PC that offers very good performance and can even handle a bit of gaming. Our review.

7 Legion Go S and Legion Go 2 facts answered at the official Q&A
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds During an official Q&A, Lenovo answered questions about the company's upcoming gaming handhelds, and we learned a lot.

MSI Claw AI+ still hasn't launched, and it's not helping the handheld's reputation
By Rebecca Spear published
Handheld New MSI Claw AI+ handhelds were supposed to have launched already, but they're still not available. This isn't helping instill confidence in the new PC gaming devices.

JSAUX FlipGo Pro 16 review: I'll never travel without it
By Rebecca Spear published
Review The FlipGo Pro 16 is a fantastic dual-stack portable monitor that makes it easy to multitask on a business trip — our review.

Nitro Blaze 11 size vs. Legion Go, ROG Ally, and Steam Deck
By Rebecca Spear published
Handhelds The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 has a 10.9-inch display and looks massive beside the next largest PC gaming handheld on the market.

The fourth Xbox Developer_Direct title seems to be none other than an all-new 'Ninja Gaiden'
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Ninja Gaiden is a famed hack n' slash series that has some historical roots with the OG Xbox.

Best desktop PC accessories 2025: Get the perfect computer setup
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Essentials To get the best experience out of your computer setup, you want to use the best PC accessories. Here are our top picks.

If you're looking for a Procreate alternative for Windows, these 7 drawing apps are the best to use
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Drawing Apps Procreate is a top-rated drawing app, but it's only designed for iPhones and iPad. Fortunately, there are many other amazing drawing programs out there for Windows users.

GDC's latest annual survey sheds light on game developer layoffs, Xbox Game Pass, sentiments toward generative AI, and more
By Rebecca Spear published
Gaming GDC survey results provide a look into gaming industry layoffs, generative AI usage, Steam Deck impact, and more.

CES 2025 proved that this is the year of the AI mini PC
By Rebecca Spear published
Mini PC We saw more mini PCs at CES 2025 than we have in recent years. Here are the devices that stood out the most.
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