The danger of having an opening as memorable as The Last of Us’ first 15 minutes is that, nine years later, everyone already knows what to expect. The birthday present, the wake-up call, the desperate drive into town… it’s all very much charted territory at this point. And yet, by …
Read More »Streamplify Complete Bundle review: “an amazing starting bundle but overpriced”
If you’re thinking about showcasing your gameplay then you’ll need some dedicated streaming for gamers gear. Included in the Streamplify complete streaming bundle is a dedicated streaming webcam, microphone, microphone arm mount, two ring lights of different sizes and a foldable green screen. You can pick up the entire bundle …
Read More »White Noise review: “Noah Baumbachs latest marriage story is full of surprises”
Like his previous movie, Noah Baumbach’s latest, White Noise, is another marriage story, centred on hotshot Hitler Studies professor Jack Gladney (Adam Driver) and his peppy exercise-instructor wife Babette (Baumbach’s real-life partner Greta Gerwig, sporting a magnificently ’80s blonde perm). The marriage is the fourth for both; but from minute …
Read More »Immortality review: “One beautiful headf*ck”
I hold the pieces of Marissa Marcel’s life in my head. Tiny fragments of missed glances, passionate kisses, forbidden lust, and things that maybe we weren’t meant to see. Three movies, all unreleased, and at the center of it all – a missing woman. What did happen to Marissa Marcel? …
Read More »SK Hynix Platinum P41 review: “As good as any of the best Gen 4 drives”
The new SK Hynix Platinum P41 is aimed squarely at the very best high-performance M.2 SSDs for gaming. That’s novel for an SK Hynix drive. But it shouldn’t actually be a surprise. SK Hynix isn’t all that well known as a consumer brand. But it is absolutely one of the …
Read More »BenQ X3000i review: “Provides some of the best gaming pictures we’ve ever seen”
Following the launch of the excellent X1300i last year which was a big step up for HD projectors for gaming, BenQ’s 2022 range has been expanded to consider specific kinds of players such as the social and casual players, and the competitive, and then also the explorers. BenQ says …
Read More »BenQ TK700 review: “Sets a new benchmark for home gaming projectors”
BenQ’s 2022 releases include new projectors which not only update their offerings to include 4K gaming units among its list of projectors for gaming but have picture-givers geared toward different kinds of players: social gamers, competitive gamers, and open-world gamers. The T7 series, which includes the BenQ TK700, is aimed …
Read More »SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 review: “A best-in-class audio proposition”
Nova stems from the Latin ‘Novus’, meaning new. For those of us in the UK in the ‘90s, it also means ‘affordable hatchback car commandeered by amateur tuning enthusiast’. It’s certainly appropriate nomenclature in the first sense, given that this is a significant product refresh of SteelSeries’ all-conquering Arctis line. …
Read More »SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 review: “A very well-considered headset”
Before we even get to the Arctis Nova 1, it really does feel like Steelseries has been standing atop the best gaming headset crowd forever now, stockpiling awards since the days when Fortnite and PUBG were merely baffling typos. But truthfully, the Arctis line has earned its reputation chiefly for …
Read More »SteelSeries Arena 7 speakers review: “Excellent and worthy of SteelSeries gaming audio reputation”
Meet the SteelSeries Arena 7, the brand’s first stab at taking what it does with headsets and trying to create something to give the very best computer speakers a run for their money. Building on that strong reputation for producing some of the best gaming headsets we’ve tested, the Arena …
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