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Drop him a line [here](mailto:matt.peckham@time.com). ## Matt Peckham *  Oct 25, 2017 ### [The 10 Best Tech Gifts Under $50](https://time.com/4991905/best-tech-gifts-under-50-2017/) The best budget or stocking stuffer gift ideas [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 23, 2017 ### [30 Ultimate Tech Gifts for Every Person on Your Holiday Shopping List](https://time.com/4988292/best-tech-gifts-2017/) Need help picking a tech gift? Here's our guide to the best holiday gadgets [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 18, 2017 ### [The 15 Most Influential Websites of All Time](https://time.com/4960202/most-influential-websites/) They drove the world wide web's evolution [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 16, 2017 ### [This Is What a Super Nintendo Plus Magic Looks Like](https://time.com/4981296/super-nt-release-date-preview/) One SNES to rule them all [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 16, 2017 ### [This Is When You Can Play _Doom_ on the Nintendo Switch](https://time.com/4983719/this-is-when-you-can-play-doom-on-the-nintendo-switch/) It's coming sooner than you think [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 12, 2017 ### [The New Zen of Playing Old Video Games](https://time.com/4979236/new-zen-of-playing-old-video-games/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 10, 2017 ### [Nintendo's Super NES Classic Is Back in Stock](https://time.com/4975929/snes-classic-stock/) Until supplies run out [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 6, 2017 ### [_Stardew Valley_ for Switch Feels Like the Farming Game's Ideal Home](https://time.com/4972198/stardew-valley-switch-impressions/) There's no finer version [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Oct 4, 2017 ### [_The Witcher 3_ Just Got Full PlayStation 4 Pro Support](https://time.com/4968728/the-witcher-3-ps4-pro/) And performance enhancements, too [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Sep 28, 2017 ### [_Red Dead Redemption 2_ Is Coming and This Is Its Incredible Second Trailer](https://time.com/4961128/red-dead-redemption-2-trailer/) It's a prequel alright [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Sep 20, 2017 ### [Apple Admits Its New Apple Watch Series 3 Has a Big Problem](https://time.com/4950454/apple-watch-3-lte-issues/) Apple says it's looking into a fix, but buyers should probably wait [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Sep 18, 2017 ### [CCleaner Malware Hack: What to Know and How to Protect Yourself](https://time.com/4946576/ccleaner-malware-hack/) How to ensure you're safe from the latest malware outbreak [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Sep 13, 2017 ### [Apple Is Letting Some Buyers Line Up for the iPhone 8 Early](https://time.com/4939499/iphone-8-preorder-early/) Some buyers can get pre-approved right now [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Sep 13, 2017 ### [This Is the Creator of _Journey_'s Stunning Next Big Indie Game](https://time.com/4938910/iphone-apple-tv-sky-preview/) It's Thatgamecompany's first post-PlayStation game for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Sep 12, 2017 ### [Nintendo Just Confirmed the NES Classic Is Coming Back](https://time.com/4937072/nes-classic-edition-release-date/) And it plans to sell the Super NES Classic into next year [BUSINESS](/section/business/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/matt-peckham/","name":"Matt Peckham"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/matt-peckham/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/matt-peckham/"},"name":"Matt Peckham","jobTitle":null,"description":"Matt Peckham is TIME's video games critic. 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