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PlayStation made an announcement today regarding the upcoming launch of the PS5. According to a recent post on the PlayStation Blog, there will be no PS5s available at physical retailers on launch day. Interested gamers will instead have to purchase a console online for delivery or in-store pickup.

ROCCAT has been very active lately, with a new Elo lineup of headsets, the Burst Pro mouse and new additions to the Vulcan keyboard series. The Vulcan Pro and Vulcan TKL Pro will be available worldwide tomorrow, Friday, October 30. These keyboards feature the all-new Titan Optical Switch, a technology that ROCCAT has put a lot of time into developing. With these exciting new developments, ROCCAT certainly is a brand to keep your eye on, as all of their new…

LEGO recently announced it's latest building set partnership, and it is one I never thought I would see. Beginning November 1, 2020, LEGO fans can pick up the 123 Sesame Street set, which is part of the LEGO IDEAS collection. For those unaware, LEGO IDEAS is a place for fans to get creative with LEGO ideas, have fans vote on their favourites, and then LEGO sees what they can do to bring it to life.

Hey, instead of an article or articles talking about video game news today, I thought I’d give you a video with me talking about some stuff, including the PS5. I plug the site too (of course), one of Adam Roffel’s newest contests, and my column. Want to see more video game news updates from me? Let us know!…

As the world awaits the release of the PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S, SteelSeries is already getting ahead of the game with the release of the Arctis 7P & 7X headsets, designed to work seamlessly with the next-gen consoles. While the 7X is designed to work specifically with Xbox consoles and the 7P with PlayStation consoles, both are still compatible with PC, Android and the Nintendo Switch.

While 2020 begins a brand new decade, it also ushers in a new philosophy at Google when it comes to their lineup of Pixel phones. While rumored for most of the year, Google did in fact launch a Google Pixel 5, but did not include an XL model as in previous years. Google also opted to aim for a brand new price point with the Pixel 5, one that detangles them from the high end market and places them more appropriately in that mid-tier level. But with a number of downgrades to the device over the Google Pixel 4 XL, is there a reason to upgrade to the Pixel 5? 

Performance Design Products has been creating fantastic Nintendo Switch controllers and accessories since the day the console launched, and we have been fortunate enough to review many of them here on the website. While we enjoyed the wired Fight Pads featuring iconic Nintendo characters, and the wired Faceoff controllers with swappable face plates, we always came back to one small point on each review - we really wish PDP had a wireless option.

The Alcatel 1B aims to provide the essential smartphone experience at a fraction of the cost. It runs Android 10 Go edition, which is intended to use less RAM than the full operating system - a key requirement when budgeting a smartphone device at $100. While nobody should expect top-tier performance from a budget device, there must conversely exist enough function on these more affordable devices for them to provide any value whatsoever. That being said, where does the Alcatel 1B stack up? Let's dive right in and find out!

Yesterday, Sony revealed the Playstation 5 User Interface, also known as the PS5 main menu. And it looked pretty great! Here are my thoughts on the upcoming PS5 UI. A lot of people were wondering what the main menu on the PS5 looked like. Yesterday, we finally got our first look! On the surface, the menu looks similar to the PS4’s menu. There are some really cool new features to the system though. First of all, there are now ‘cards’…

Many companies attempting to keep the costs down on 4K televisions are letting consumers know up front that their devices do not have HDMI 2.1, but instead carry the standard HDMI 2.0. For many, the instantly begin to worry about not having HDMI 2.1, but is it really that big of deal, at least right now? We don't think so, and here is why.