gaming
SteelSeries Rival review: a refined optical gaming mouse
Today we’re looking at the SteelSeries Rival 300, one of a growing number of gaming mice with an acceleration-free optical sensor. The idea here is that by eliminating hardware acceleration, you can get a much more consistent experience; moving your mouse three inches will always translate into the same amount of on-screen movement at a fixed DPI. That should make it easier to learn the smooth, pr...
Das Keyboard 4 Professional Mechanical Keyboard REVIEW
Das Keyboard 4 Professional Mechanical Keyboard REVIEW High-performance, mechanical keyboard works with Mac, too. In the past year, I have rediscovered the wonder of mechanical keyboards. As soon as my fingers tickled the keys on a tournament-level mechanical keyboard, I was instantly transported back to my grade school’s computer lab where I played Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? after typ...
DREVO Calibur Review: An RGB Mechanical Keyboard With Bluetooth? Yes Please!
DREVO Calibur Review: An RGB Mechanical Keyboard With Bluetooth? Yes Please! My requirements for mechanical keyboards are generally quite loose: each of my keystrokes needs to echo throughout my hallways like a strike from the hammer of Thor, and it needs to be able to connect to my PC at least over USB. So yeah, not too a list too hard to hit. But you know, DREVO has much higher standards than me...
DXRacer IRON Gaming Chair
DXRacer have for a long time been established as the Gaming Chair company to beat. From famous Youtubers to everyday gamers, their presence has been felt and is synonymous with quality products. Does the IRON Gaming Chair live up to the prestigious name? When we first received the chair, we had a jolly old time getting it put together, made easy as all the tools needed are included, while the rest...
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for mobile out next month
Animal Crossing’s first mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, will launch in late November, Nintendo announced during a Direct presentation about the project. Pre-registration for the game is available on both iOS and Android now. In Pocket Camp, players manage their own campsite. They can personalize and build up both their character and their campsite, which they decorate with a variety of ...
I CAN build my own PC but I CHOOSE Maingear!
Back when I began building computers, companies like Maingear didn’t even exist! The first time I built my own computer, I went all out! I was in college and met a group of LAN gamers and they all had custom computers. Compared to my Dell at the time, I felt very unprepared for this new world(of porn.. that you stored on harddrives… get off my lawn!). So I jumped in with both feet like...
HoTS(Heroes of the Storm) the first MOBA I don’t HATE and I hate them all.
So many of you know I HATE MOBAS I mean, I would prefer castration over playing any MOBA. Yet for some reason I absolutely LOVE Heroes of the Storm. And here is why: Hero Interaction via humor as well as Positive Reinforcement and Reprimand: Basically, this is where you get told, “Good Heal” or “Heal Me” or humorous interactions like, “Wow you are ugly” T...
Top 2 Youtube Gaming Channels With HIGH Quality Content that rival Netflix
There are two YouTube Channels that have provided me with hours of extremely entertaining content. Forget these YouTube Red “movies”, the community is really good at making their own amazing content if you know where to look! These rival most of the best Netflix binges I have done in the past! Here are our top two of the Month: #2 goes to Viva La Dirt LeagueA channel dedicated to Real ...
Why Ultima Online is STILL the best MMO
When I (legally) sold my Ultima Online accounts in 2000 for the hefty sum of $1800, the game was already three years old and being challenged by the likes of EverQuest andAsheron’s Call. I thought I was done forever. My guild was eyeing Dark Age of Camelot, and I wanted to cash out and rid myself of the chore of maintaining a dozen grandfathered houses on the dying half of a shard struggling...
“Behind the Avatar” with Milleuda – What it means to be a gamer, the cliches, friendships, and more!
Everyone has a story when it comes to why they game and I find those stories extremely interesting. But often we are hidden behind a nickname and avatar we chose for us in game. The whole point of this is to get an insight into the player… Behind the Avatar! What got you into gaming? Why do you play specific games? Why do you game? What does gaming mean to you? How has gaming helped y...
THE “GIRL” GAMER: ON THE OTHER SIDE
Names, locations, and affiliations have been changed to keep it civil with those involved. All recaps are personal opinions of the author of this article. Any conversations are direct re-counts from documented interactions. Events occurred over a 15 day period including prep to last login. This experience is 100% authentic. Skype Convo [8/10/2013 10:39:14 PM] John Doe: “sarah” was li...