16 sensible Christmas presents for avid gamers | Games

Gamers is usually a tough bunch to purchase for. Most of them will get their new video games digitally from Steam, Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation’s on-line outlets, so you may’t simply wrap up the most recent model of Call of Duty and be carried out with it. Fortunately, there are many helpful equipment and enjoyable life-style presents to look out for, and avid gamers are inclined to have loads of different pursuits that intersect with video games in several methods.

So when you have a participant in your life, whether or not they’re younger or outdated(er), listed here are some concepts chosen by the Guardian’s video games writers. And naturally, we’re beginning with Lego …

Adults

Game Boy Lego

_{£54.99 at Lego
£44.99 at Amazon}

A close to 1:1 scale duplicate of the unique Game Boy, full with buildable carts to fit into the again and a stand to show it on. A retro gamer’s dream.

Luxury online game books

_{£32 at Tune & Fairweather}

Video recreation books for adults is a booming market with corporations reminiscent of Tune & Fairweather and Lost in Cult producing attractive top quality books, that includes in-depth research of titles reminiscent of Elden Ring (pictured) and Outer Wilds, in addition to historic guides to traditional consoles. If you already know their favorite recreation, there’s fairly probably a luxurious ebook about it.

Arzopa Z1FC moveable gaming monitor

_{£89.99 at Amazon}

This light-weight, 16.1-inch show is the right companion to handheld gaming units such because the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck, offering an even bigger display screen expertise wherever you’re. The picture is crisp and vibrant and the 144hz refresh price means it could possibly sustain with fast-paced video games.

Insert Coin clothes

_{£84.99 at Insert Coin}

For 15 years, Insert Coin has been designing high quality clothes primarily based round new and retro video games. Latest arrivals embody a ridiculously cool Resident Evil 4 bomber jacket (pictured), Persona 5 blazers and Cyberpunk 2077 beanie hats.

Vinyl soundtrack albums (£35+)

_{£36 at Laced Records}

For anybody who loves video video games and vinyl there’s a rising vary of labels providing top quality, superbly packaged soundtrack albums. Laced Records has Doom, Zelda and Hellblade data, but additionally take a look at Data Discs, IAm8Bit and Black Screen for an entire host of recent and retro gaming audio.

Anime Blu-ray particular editions

_{£29.99 at HMV}

Anime has all the time closely influenced online game designers, so the participant in your life might admire the inspirations behind titles reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid, and Silent Hill. There are beautiful new Blu-ray variations of seminal animated motion pictures Perfect Blue and Ghost within the Shell (pictured), each accessible from HMV, Amazon and others, or attempt Akira, Mobile Suit Gundam or Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Video recreation board video games

_{£86.99 at Zatu Games
£79.99 at Amazon}

Take your gamer offline for a couple of hours with a board recreation primarily based on a online game. Slay the Spire is a superb, easy-to-learn tackle the collectible card technique title, or for retro followers the Pac Man themed model of Quoridor could be very elegant.

Cook and Becker artwork print

_{$135 at Cook and Becker}

Working with each artists and online game builders, Cook and Becker sells extraordinarily top quality prints impressed by an enormous vary of titles from Astro Bot to World of Warcraft. The Ghost of Yotei idea artwork (pictured) is especially beautiful.

Children and teenagers

PowerA controller

_{£19.99 at Currys
£19.99 at Amazon}

It’s all the time helpful to have a spare controller prepared for when a buddy comes spherical to play and PowerA has primary, hardy pads for Xbox, Switch and PC that do the job simply positive. The Advantage controllers for Switch 2 (pictured) are particularly good.

Omy online game sticker poster

_{€11.83 at Omy
£22.31 at Amazon}

We love this fashionable poster that comes with dozens of vibrant stickers, every with a particular place to search out on the image. Inspired by traditional arcade video games and kawaii design, it’ll look nice on any younger gamer’s bed room wall. Available from Omy and from varied UK stockists.

Super Micro recreation

_{£19.95 at The Game Collection
£19.99 at Argos}

A retro expertise you may take wherever, the Super Micro range is a group of teeny handhelds, sufficiently small to suit on a keychain. Choose from Asteroids, Centipede, or Burger Time (every of which comes with two additional video games) or go along with the legendary Space Invaders.

Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands starter set

_{£45 at Hobbycraft
£42.99 at Amazon}

The good option to get began in D&D, this new self-contained set comes with primary guides for the dungeon grasp and gamers in addition to cube, character sheets, pre-written quests and extra.

Minecraft chess set

_{£56.99 at Robert Dyas
£61.99 at Amazon}

Convince your favorite gamer to place down their controller and play chess as a substitute with this Minecraft-themed board. Villagers tackle creepers on an genuine grass-coloured floor, however sadly, you may’t construct an enormous fortified fortress or plant TNT in all places.

Raspberry Pi 400 private laptop equipment

_{£76.80 at The Pi Hut
£97.91 at Amazon}

For anybody seeking to get into coding, or simply enjoying about with computer systems, the Raspberry Pi 400 is a tiny PC constructed right into a keyboard. Running the Raspberry Pi OS, it comes with all the things you want together with mouse, cables, wi-fi help and a newbie’s information. There’s additionally a 40-pin GPIO header so you may join it to different electronics tasks, and a extra highly effective model the Raspberry Pi 500 can be accessible for £96.

Turtle Beach Atlas 200 headset

_{£49.99 at Argos
£49.99 at Amazon}

Every gamer wants a headset they’ll depend on, and also you don’t should lay our a fortune. The new Turtle Beach Atlas 200 for consoles and PC is a light-weight, snug choice with crisp, immersive audio. Otherwise we just like the Razer Barracuda X (£70), among the best wi-fi headsets for beneath £100.

Legend of Zelda Bokoblin chest mild

_{£16.99 at HMV
£11.29 at Amazon}

Zelda followers will likely be aware of the Bokoblin chests scattered around the globe of Hyrule providing precious loot to adventurers. This formally licensed duplicate options mildly scary glowing eyes, and while you open it, you’re handled to the traditional Bokoblin tune.