Warning: spoilers for Ms. Marvel episode 4 ahead – turn back now if you have not seen the latest episode of the MCU show. Marvel’s Disney Plus series have had the unfortunate habit of faltering in the middle. After strong starts, the likes of Loki and Hawkeye treaded water before …
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Size doesn’t mean everything in a water battle, but it’s easy to forget that when the Nerf Super Soaker Twister comes out to play. This is an intimidating sight. Is it one of the best water guns, though? Good looks won’t mean much if it falls flat in action, after …
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The Nerf Minecraft Pillager’s Crossbow caught me off-guard. Despite looking unwieldy and imprecise, this blaster is powerful. Stupidly powerful. To begin with, it gives some of the best Nerf guns a run for their money thanks to an impressive range. It also costs a fair shake less – it’s $27.99 …
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Warning: The following review contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4 episode 3. Turn away now if you have not seen Netflix’s latest venture into the Upside Down… There’s a lot to love about the first three episodes of Stranger Things 4, but there’s no escaping the feeling that The …
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We all know that HyperX makes some of the best gaming headsets by now; its Cloud Alpha wired headset has long been a top performer for PC particularly and is as reliable in providing top audio performance as ever. Now, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless enters the market with some …
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Call it coincidence, the pandemic effect, or evidence that a lot of filmmakers really liked Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, but cine-memoirs have become all the rage. Already this year we’ve had Branagh’s lyrical Belfast, Linklater’s fanciful Apollo 10 1/2, and still to come is Spielberg’s The Fabelmans. Director James Gray’s childhood …
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The Roccat Burst Pro Air is yet another reminder that the brand knows how to make some great-looking peripherals that perform very well. Unboxing the Roccat Burst Pro Air will have you wanting an all-white PC setup (or black as that’s the mouse’s other colorway) and when the vibrant RGB …
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The Razer Huntsman Mini Analog isn’t so much of a revolution in itself, but – following the success of the Razer Huntsman V2 Analog – Razer has brought one of its biggest game-changers to its smallest keyboards yet. It certainly won’t be for everyone, but considering the best gaming keyboards …
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The Western Digital Black D50 Game Dock with NVMe SSD is exactly the kind of device laptop gamers need in their arsenal of tools. Most modern gaming laptops are impressively powerful, enough to power an entire gaming setup. But even the best gaming laptops come up short on storage and …
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The Kill Team Starter Set is designed to be a lifeline. For what feels like 40,000 years, Warhammer 40K has been a staple of gaming life. But if the grimdark setting and superb miniature sculpts appealed to you, the only way into its tabletop world was the full game. That …
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