2016 was when I chose PC gaming as my go-to system. I had a chair gifted to me by a family member, and while the sentiment was lovely, the chair was not. But I didn’t mind, at least not for the first five years. It was covered in this
SteelSeries is a brand I associate with excellence. That said, that excellence can sometimes have a trade off in cost. I’d always prefer to spend my money wisely, and saving up for the best is usually the route I’d prefer to take. Not everyone shares my sentiments, but
In review after review I’ve given the same advice – “stop using USB thumb drives”. There are far better solutions for moving files between devices that are faster and more reliable. Late last year we got our first device that might buck that trend – the SK Hynix Beetle. A USB-C
We’ve been seeing a lot more solid options coming out of China for DRAM and NVMe storage devices. This is our first time working with Netac, a flash storage manufacturer out of Shenzen, China. Founded in 1999, they’ve been providing chips for other OEMs as well as their
Like most tabletop enthusiasts, my hobby is ever-expanding. My office/game room/hobby space has as many hobby “things” as it does games. Paint, tools, 3d printers, laminators, foam cutters, and all the associated supplies and bits and bobs to turn plastic, wood, paper, and resin into game pieces, miniatures,
Mavix has become one of my go-to companies for high quality and comfortable chairs. Sure, most of their chairs don’t have the “gamer” look, but frankly, very few companies are able to offer much on that front anyway. Entirely too many companies make chairs that have the gamer look,
I’m old enough to remember when force feedback was mostly vibration and the occasional kick in one direction or another. Microsoft made mech combat better with a force feedback joystick called the Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro, and then followed with a racing wheel, the Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel, both
I recently began to dive into creating more video-based content for GamingTrend, specifically to better provide coverage while attending conventions, and quickly realized that if I wanted to create content on a semi-professional level, I would need to begin acquiring a large assortment of new tools. The first item I
