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If you had been itching for m\ore info about Forspoken like I have been, then great news. Not only do we have a new trailer, but also we only have to wait 6 months to play it. Forspoken has a worldwide release date of May 24, 2022. …

With so many speaker options, the question is where do you want to drop your $600? Well if that is your budget then the JBL Partybox 110 certainly makes an argument for itself. Do you want a way to enjoy some jams on a…

Do you need something to do on Christmas? Well maybe a cute looking platformer is what you need. The gorgeous looking 3D single-player adventure platformer will take you on a wholesome journey. Give yourself or a loved one a treat.…

Microsoft has absolutely blasted the competition out of the park with their Surface Pro’s and Surface Laptops. Their formfactor with surprising amounts of power have made for the most premium of work and play devices. So how does the third…

We Re-Reckoned it was pretty cool that Kingdoms of Amalur got it's Re-Reckoning. The last thing we expected was an expansion with heaps of new Amalur. Yet here we are. 2021 might be shit, but this is pretty cool! It has been almost…

$500 is a lot of money to spend on anything and when it comes to portable speakers UE Boom seemed to have the market covered with form factor and ease of transport. So the question begging is whether another competitor can make a more…

Have you been itching for a high speed space flight action game? Well maybe Chorus is what you have been waiting for. FISHLABS and publisher Deep Silver have unleashed the game so you can enter a dark new universe and explore epic…

Since I reviewed the Fitbit Sense I have had it attached to my wrist basically ever since. It is an absolutely fantastic watch with some extraordinary features and a good battery life. The only issue is that $450 is a lot of money to spend…

As anyone would know by now, online streaming has boomed over the years. Whether it is via YouTube, Twitch, or whatever that Facebook one is called, there are a lot of ways for creators to reach an audience. A new survey commissioned…

Call of Duty is an interesting series. Due to excellent gameplay the series has made some excellent and enjoyable fictional stories. The issue has always come in when the game tries to tell relatively true stories and things can get…