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Best PC gaming accessories

When a PC build is complete, the only worry that’s left is to make sure everything around it is helping achieve a more convenient and enjoyable gaming experience. This is where a PC’s accessories come into play.  Stands, racks, mouse pads, chairs, and other accessories offer solutions to many issues that can inconvenience PC gamers. Many of which are affordable and have longer lifespans than a PC itself. The following items are some of the best PC gaming accessories. Best headset stand Gamenote RGB headset holder Image via Gamenote The

Ratchet and Clank, Xbox Series, Switch Are Tops in June, Says NPD Report

The NPD Group has announced the official stats on the state of gaming for June 2021. Gaming sales as a whole have risen considerably in the last year, and multiple new games have cracked the best-seller list. While the NPD Group’s findings are sometimes based on supposition rather than hard numbers, we can get a good picture for where the gaming industry is based on these findings. According to the report, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is the top-selling game of June, which is impressive considering the relative scarcity of

League of Legends fan crafts Jhin mask using resin

One of the most defining accessory of League’s ADC champion Jhin is his mask–and one creative fan brought it to life in stunning quality. In the clip, the League fan showed off his hand-crafted Jhin Mask that he had made using resin. The clip showed the process to bring Jhin’s mask to real life. After detailing and painting, the finished product looks like it popped straight out of the game. The artist, who has his own online store named Mad Prince Designs, features several designs across pop culture. While this

Xbox Cloud Gaming Launches on iOS and PC for All Game Pass Ultimate Members

All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now play Game Pass games through iOS devices and PC via the cloud, Microsoft announced on Monday. Game Pass Ultimate members can stream over 100 games from the service’s catalog directly through their browser on either Windows 10 PC or Apple’s mobile devices by going to xbox.com/play and signing in from Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari browsers. Streaming games is no additional charge for subscribers and is available in 22 countries. Microsoft initially launched an app for its Project xCloud game streaming on

Aliens: Fireteam Confirmed for August Release; Gets a Slightly New Name

If you’ve been waiting patiently to take an express elevator to hell in Cold Iron Studios’ upcoming co-op shooter, Aliens: Fireteam, then we may have some great news for you. Yes, a release date has finally been locked in and, as suspected, it’ll be coming this summer. More specifically, the US-based developer took to Twitter yesterday to announce an August 24 launch date. Go ahead and check out said tweet down below: In addition to the newly-confirmed release date, Cold Iron Studios also unveiled a slightly new name for their

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Confirmed for August 24th, New Trailer and Digital Deluxe Edition Revealed

Following up on Best Buy listing its release date, Cold Iron Studios and Focus Home Interactive have confirmed that Aliens: Fireteam Elite will be releasing on August 24th. The base game will cost $39.99 on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC via Steam. Check out the latest trailer below. Along with the Standard Edition, there’s a Digital Deluxe Edition for $69.99. It includes the base game, the Endeavor Veteran Pack and the Endeavor Pass for access to four cosmetic DLC bundles. Releasing post-launch, these DLC bundles will

Best extended battery packs for Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch comes with a 4,210mAh battery capacity, which translates to between 2.5 to 6.5 hours of playing time. But this figure changes drastically depending on the settings and the game. Once the Switch’s battery dies, it takes around three hours for a full charge. While the short battery life might be fine for couch gamers, it isn’t sufficient for those who play on the go and need more power. An easy way to boost the power on a Nintendo Switch is to pick up an extended battery pack.

Tiny handheld Playdate preorders open next month for $179, with 24 charming monochrome games to start

Playdate, app and game designer Panic’s first shot at hardware, finally has a firm price and ship date, as well as a bunch of surprise features cooked up since its announcement in 2019. The tiny handheld gaming console will cost $179, ship later this year and come with a 24-game “season” doled out over 12 weeks. But now it also has a cute speaker dock and low-code game creation platform. We first heard about Playdate more than two years ago, were charmed by its clean look, funky crank control, and

Playdate Handheld Console Reveals Launch Lineup as Pre-Orders Set to Go Live in July

Remember Playdate, the cute, retro-looking handheld game device with an unusual crank handle analog input that was first revealed back in 2019? Well, developer Panic has been hard at work over the past couple of years and is presumably approaching its planned release window. Today, an update video introduced the 24 games that will be available as part of the console’s first “season,” as well as a dock station accessory that charges the device and doubles as a speaker to play music. Oh, and it’s also a pen-holder, too… seriously.