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Today, Creative Labs announced the launch of the Sound BlasterX: G6 external all purpose external sound card and ampliphier, with the ultimate goal of turning your less than stellar headset into a device that rival headsets that cost hundreds of dollars more. We've had the opportunity to use the G6 for over a week now, and are incredibly impressed with the results!

The best players in the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokken Tournament have arrived in Nashville, Tennessee, and are vying for the title of World Championship. With $500,000 in prizes for both the video games and trading card game, ontop of thousands of other prizes, this is easily the biggest weekend for the Pokémon Company.

Gamescom 2018 is in full swing, and Ubisoft kept up with everyone else yesterday and launched two new trailers for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which is due out later this year on October 5th.

Microsoft treated fans in Germany, and around the world, with a ton of news via a special Xbox event broadcasted on Mixer this morning (eastern time). On top of a new Xbox bundle and PUBG exiting early access and getting a full release, the company announced a number of other great things, many of which were a complete surprise! We've got a rundown list of all the announcements below!

Luigi’s Mansion for the 3DS has been given a release date. Check out the press release below for more information. “This October, everyone’s favorite video game scaredy-cat Luigi is returning to a haunted mansion he hasn’t visited since 2001. In the Luigi’s Mansion game, a Nintendo 3DS remake of the spooky Nintendo GameCube game, Luigi must enter a sprawling mansion equipped with nothing but his trusty flashlight and Poltergust 3000, a vacuum-like contraption used to capture ghosts, find treasure and…

I played Earthlock on the Wii U. I didn’t like it. When the title came to the Nintendo Switch, I was very skeptical. Then a demo came to the eshop. I was curious and so I downloaded it. Is Earthlock better on the Nintendo Switch or does its Wii U problems still plague it? On the Wii U, Earthlock had very long load times. You had a long load time whenever you went into another area. This made the game…

In August, The LEGO Group launched a number of brand new Harry Potter LEGO sets, using inspiration from both the Harry Potter books/films, as well as the Fantastic Beasts series of movies. A number of fantastic sets have been released, including the Womping Willow, Hogwarts Express, Hogwarts Castle, and the one we got the opportunity to review, Newt's Case of Magical Creatures. Is this roughly 700 piece set worth the asking of price of roughly 49.99 USD? Let's dive in and get building!

Nintendo UK had an Indie Highlight video today. You can check it out below and then please come back for my thoughts on this Indie Direct. The Nintendo Indie highlight video was not announced. It was a complete surprise. Also surprising was that three of the games shown in the video: Bad North, Prison Architect, and Morphies Law came out today! I thought the video was pretty impressive overall. Nintendo Switch is getting a ton more Indie games for the…

Underworld Ascendant has been given a release date for PC and console versions of the game have been announced. Check out the press release below. “CALABASAS, Calif. – Aug. 20, 2018 – Underworld Ascendant, the fan-funded action RPG from independent game studio OtherSide Entertainment, co-founded by Paul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey), will descend onto Steam for PC Thursday, November 15, 2018 for $29.99 USD, published by 505 Games. OtherSide and 505 have also…

Purchasing a good gaming chair is not a walk in the park. Typically, high-quality gaming chairs are very expensive because of the kind of materials that are used to make them and the additional features that the manufacturers use to make the chairs attractive. Besides, the high demand for good chairs in the industry makes it easy for manufacturers to price their products very expensively. However, it is easy to get the perfect gaming chair without breaking your bank, as…