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HyperX is a company that is as akin to gaming gear as Logitech is to computer gear. The manufacturer of gaming controllers, mice, mouse pads, gaming chairs, and more is responsible for some of the best gaming headsets available today. © iStock.com/Sushiman With everything from high-end models to those suited more toward professional gaming, it’s easy to get lost on which HyperX headset might be right for you. Of course, you want good sound quality, an excellent microphone, and a cord that stays out of your way....

Available for under $30, the Roku Express offers you the complete selection of Roku’s 700,000+ movies and TV shows, including its 300+ live free TV channels. The Roku Ultra features outstanding Wi-Fi with 50% more coverage area, and its Ethernet capability allows you to stream your favorite movies and TV shows with outstanding performance. Everything about the Roku Streambar Pro stems from the immersive audio experience it provides. Dialogue is crisp and clear, and the Streambar Pro is smart enough to quiet commercials....

This review contains spoilers. Hurray! The BBC has treated us once again this Christmas to a bleak and chilly Agatha Christie adaption over three parts. There’s really no reason why such fare should seem to fit so perfectly with the festive season (unless you’ve just had a three hour fight over the remote control with less keen family members and have considered committing murder yourself) but it absolutely continues to work in this first episode of the Poirot mystery The ABC Murders....

Alien: Isolation was an absolute triumph. Creative Assembly’s 2014 release captured the atmosphere of the series better than any developer in video games had before, and since. Yesterday, it was announced that 20th Century Fox was taking the game’s cutscenes and turning them into a ‘digital series’ for IGN. Today, you can watch it. Similar to the Netflix model, all seven episodes of the series have dropped, coming in at a total runtime of around 74 minutes....

A new update in Genshin Impact always means new characters, and Collei was introduced with the 3.0 update that added Sumeru to the game. Players who get their hands on Collei will find she is an exciting addition to a party, acting as a quality sub-DPS, and highly suitable to support Electro characters who want to take advantage of new synergies like Quicken. Collei Abilities Before looking at the best build for Collei, it is important to know her abilities....

It might not have the back catalogue to match its big American rivals, but the BBC curates an interesting roster of films on its own free platform. There are rarely ever more than thirty titles available to view (and they all have an annoyingly short lifespan before they disappear – even if you download them) but there’s also always something on there that’s worth a watch. Everything on the iPlayer comes with a ticking clock that lets you know how long it’s got left, so it’s handy to know what’s worth catching for free before it vanishes....

This The Deuce review contains spoilers. The Deuce Season 2 Episode 5 “I saw on the news they even got women astronauts now,” nickel joint operator Irene says partway through “All You’ll Be Eating is Cannibals.” She’s right, of course. Sally Ride became the first American female astronaut in 1978, the year that The Deuce Season 2 is set in. Ride would go on to become the third ever woman in space in 1983, one year after Svetlana Savitskaya and 20 years (!...

As part of its weekly blog posts, Bungie has laid out the schedule for the first month of activities in Destiny 2. This kicks off with the Inverted Spire Nightfall on September 12, and is followed by the Leviathan Raid the day after on September 13. Trials return on September 15 and fans will no doubt be pleased to find out that the exotic dealer Xur will be making an appearance very soon....

Rollerball Year Made: 1975 Year Set: 2018 Imagination: 2/10 Accuracy: 1/10 Blade Runner Year Made: 1982 Year Set: 2019 Imagination: 7/10 Accuracy: 3/10 RoboCop Year Made: 1987 Year Set: 2015 Imagination: 5/10 Accuracy: 4/10 Demolition Man Year Made: 1993 Year Set: 1996/2032 Imagination: 8/10 Accuracy: 8/10 The 6th Day Year Made: 2000 Year Set: 2015 Imagination: 9/10 Accuracy: 7/10

Xbox Game Studio The Initiative is setting itself up to be something of an all-star studio as it continues work on what is believed to be a new Perfect Dark game, with the latest round of hirings including developers from Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward and The Last of Us and Uncharted studio Naughty Dog. As reported by Video Games Chronicle, the latest round of hires include former Insomniac environment artist Giovanni Martinez, graphics programmer Hawar Dogramachi of Naughty Dog, Jaime Molina environment artist and Joylon Myers world builder both of Infinity Ward, Joseph Than, a producer from Blizzard, artist Lauren Manuel Garcia Carro and animator Lee Davis also of Naughty Dog and QA Maxwell Morrison formerly of Id Software, Riot and Gearbox to name but eight....

The lives of wealthy stockbrokers are ripe for satire. In a country where so much of the citizenry lives paycheck-to-paycheck, who wouldn’t gawk at people who make tons of money by making tons of money? The Invisible Hand has a lot to say about the existence of shady companies that make money by gaming the system, but it does so while also pretending to be a regular game. The thing is, it isn’t completely upfront about this, which leads to some issues as the plot develops....

Treyarch keep making improvements to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as they have rolled out yet another patch update. Notably, this is the third patch update that has been released over a three day period. The latest Black Ops Cold War patch update mainly focuses on the tuning of scorestreaks, zombies, and more. To begin, the developers have rolled out a small playlist update. Nuketown 24/7 has returned as the featured playlist....

The Cloud 2’s design is simple but effective, offering excellent comfort and strong build quality. These qualities have made it a favourite amongst esports pros as well as anyone else that might wear a gaming headset for hours on end, and wants something that will last for years too. The Cloud 2 is also well-known for its well-balanced audio with good stereo imaging, which should be great for all kinds of casual and competitive gaming as well as for general listening....

Fans of Path of Exile have been on the edge of their seats to hear more about update 3.13. Back in October, we were told that the expansion announcement was pushed out of December to avoid the thundering juggernaut that is Cyberpunk 2077. Today, developer Grind Gear Games pulled back the veil. Path of Exile‘s next expansion is Echoes of the Atlas, as shown off during the developer’s livestream on Twitch....

Looks like we’ve survived another purge…for now. As first reported by Deadline, USA Network has opted not to proceed with further seasons of The Purge, cancelling the series after two seasons. The network also bid adieu to its other drama adapted from a Universal film in cancelling Treadstone, the series set in the world of the Bourne films. The Purge was based on the long-running film franchise of the same name, set in an alternate history United States where once a year, all laws are suspended and citizens are permitted to commit any crimes they’d like for 12 hours....

Dave Franco is hoping his first stab at directing will be a good one. The star of Now You See Me, Scrubs and The Disaster Artist will debut his first feature film next month – a horror, called The Rental. With a cast led by Franco’s real-life wife Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Apostle), Sheila Vand (Snowpiercer), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), the film presents itself as a pretty taut vacation thriller in its first trailer, which arrived online this week....

The Right To Reply has been going for six weeks now. And still we receive comments that are rude, insulting and just plain weird. Let’s enjoy the journey together…

The rise of esports in both popularity and its success has taken the world by storm in what can only be described as a global phenomenon. Video games were once considered little more than entertainment, but gradually this perception has evolved with the creation of complex games that allow for fast-paced action and varying strategies almost like physical sports. And like sports, video games now have competitive levels that require precision, practice, and top-tier skill....

The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack has added haunted houses, occult and certain ghosts that can appear at any time throughout the game. There is no denying that The Sims 4 has now become spookier than ever before but your Sim can easily tackle all of of these issues if you know how to become a Paranormal Investigator. Once you become a Paranormal Investigator in The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack, you will also be able to help other Sims exorcise their houses....

Warning: Spoilers ahead for future Walking Dead TV stoylines. The upcoming tenth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead is carrying an unprecedented amount of unknown aspects; a bizarre phenomenon for a series that generally stayed close to its source material in Robert Kirkman’s comic series until some inside baseball interference – notably key cast exits – made crucial comic/TV divergences necessary, especially regarding who is involved in the currently igniting Whisperer War....