The gaming chair space is a crowded one, but AndaSeat is coming in with a gaming chair partnership with esports team Fnatic, allowing you to play – and work – in comfort, while also pledging your allegiance to the team. However, what you’ll really love about this seat won’t be …
Read More »Philips SHP9600 review: “Not much of an upgrade over the SHP9500”
The Philips SHP9600 is one of two headsets released by Philips in 2020, the first being one we also covered recently with our Philips Fidelio X3 review. While the Fidelio X3 is a premium-priced set of headphones, coming in at over $300, the SHP9600 is the opposite; a somewhat cheap …
Read More »WWE 2K Battlegrounds review: “a brand thats reached its rock bottom”
Sports game fans often lament how their favorite series are annualized and aren’t always given enough time to improve. This year-over-year dev cycle is a challenge for the teams making the games too, and Visual Concepts learned that the hard way when WWE 2K20 became a viral sensation for bugs …
Read More »Best Shots review: Empyre #6 “a fun and fairly straightforward adventure”
Empyre #6 (opens in new tab) is not the kind of book that’s likely to impress many people. Its scale feels off, as so many characters take care of smaller pieces of the plot in tie-in books. The villains of the conflict make the story a bit of a riff …
Read More »Project Power review: “Struggles to coerce its parts into satisfying shape”
At one point in Netflix’s action-fantasy hybrid, Jamie Foxx keenly extols the pistol shrimp’s unexpected battle powers. Sadly, this promising but piecemeal genre twist from directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catfish, Nerve) never quite matches the crustacean’s clout or surprise value. Despite its engaging A-grade leads, class-A-plus drugs, brutal bust-ups and …
Read More »Razer Naga Left-Handed Edition gaming mouse review: “A literal and genuine game-changer”
The Razer Naga Left-Handed Edition is a revelation. For lefties, absolutely, but also for those of us who might have slightly ‘different’ hands of dextrous requirements. But exactly how does this left-handed version take inspiration from its very popular right-handed brethren, years after that originally appeared on our desks? Well, …
Read More »Best Shots Review: Immortal Hulk #36 “a return to horrifying form”
After a few months of guest artists and backstory, Marvel’s Immortal Hulk series leaps back headfirst into compelling body horror in Immortal Hulk #36 (opens in new tab). Picking up directly after the last issue’s explosive, gamma-irradiated cliffhanger, writer Al Ewing immediately starts to deal with the aftermath. As the …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 “both silly and self-serious” (5/10)
Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and Fco Plascencia Lettering by Tom Napolitano Published by DC ‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) The sophomore event slump becomes explicit in Dark Nights: Death Metal #2. …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Fire Power #1 a “dynamic and emotional kung-fu story”
Fire Power #1 Written by Robert Kirkman Art by Chris Samnee and Matt Wilson Lettering by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics ‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 (Image credit: Chris Samnee/Matt Wilson/Rus Wooton (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)) (opens in new tab) Originally slated for Free Comic Book Day, the oversized …
Read More »Iron Man VR review: “Could have been a great superhero experience”
There are moments when Iron Man VR nails that ‘oh yeah, I can fly’ feel of testing out Stark’s techno powers. Things like directing repulsor jets from your palms with the PSVR Move controllers to fly around, or flipping your wrist forwards to unleashing a swarm of tiny homing missiles …
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