Yours truly is still recovering from a Starbucks-spread illness, so while I'm not asking for sympathy, I would appreciate some tempered expectations for the quality of this week's post. The Co-Opticrew is still enamored with that dadgum haunting going on up at the Moon, but our attention is starting to turn elsewhere.
The month of October is upon it, full of spooky nights, winding corn mazes, and pumpkin spice everything. For this month’s MMOCO column, we’ll be looking at upcoming updates for TERA, FFXIV, and SWTOR....
The Co-Opticrew is heading to the moon this weekend! Rumors abound that it's haunted, so we've decided to lend a hand and see if we can get to the bottom of it. Plus, if any good pulse rifles, gloves, or helmets just happen to be lying around, let's just say we're... happy to take it back to Co-Optimus HQ for further testing.
If you’ve read some of my other peripheral reviews, you might know that I’m a big fan of the HyperX Alloy series of keyboards. The original Alloy FPS (reviewed three years ago in October of 2016) made me believe that mechanical keyboards weren’t all just hype. Since then, I’ve reviewed the Alloy FPS Pro, the Alloy Elite, and...
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While I'm pretty sure our last Weekend in Gaming post happened like, yesterday, the Gregorian calendar on my phone says it's already time for another. On one hand, jumping straight from one weekend to the next is a nice feeling, but it definitely feels strange not knowing what I did for all that time. Ah well, I guess there's nothing to do about it but enjoy the weekend and unwrap the three hundred boxes of Shrek 2 DVDs that showed randomly showed up at my doorstep.
HyperX continues to evolve its headset line-up with its recently released gaming headset, the Cloud Alpha S. After having reviewed six other audio/microphone devices in the HyperX arsenal (the Cloud Stinger, the Cloud Revolver S, the Cloud Flight Wireless, the Cloud Stinger Wireless, the Cloud MIX Wired, and the Cloud Earbuds), I was delighted to f...
It's that time of the week again, folks. The Co-Opticrew has cobbled together yet another set of plans to fill their gaming time for the next couple days. Conveniently, temperatures are staying nice and toasty around these parts, so we have even more reason to stay indoors and enjoy the warm glow of LCD.
Let’s have a moment of transparency. I don’t write in a formal office nor do I play games in a special gaming room built and arranged for just such a purpose; both of these things can happen in coffee shops, at friends’ places, or, most often, at home. Knowing that my work, pleasure, and daily life may bleed into one another at any given moment has kept me aware of the aesthetic that my dedicated work/gaming/living space has, even when I’m not using it. To that end, Woo-dy delivers a sleek, very sharp-looking keyboard that adds a no-frills aesthetic to whatever area in which the work may be getting done.
With fall(ish) weather beginning to approach in earnest, the Co-Opticrew has settled into some familiar rhythms. Maybe it's the tiny bit of nip in the air, or maybe it's the slight orange tinge of the trees, but either way, we've decided now's the perfect time to transition into a few of this year's heavier game releases.
The Co-Opticrew seems to have gotten a tiny case of pyromania this weekend. Nearly everything we're playing revolves around fire, from emblems to ashes to rings (of the "rule them all" variety). I highly doubt we'll be doing much with actual, physical fire, but you never know. If you hear any fire alarms going off in the next few days... maybe check back here and make sure we're okay.
If you’re like me, there are times when you take your Nintendo Switch with you and get ready to play, only to remember you packed your headphones in another place. This leads to digging into said place, finding the (likely tangled) headphones you want, and then untangling the cords before diving into your favorite game. However, SteelSeries is claiming to have solved this problem with the Arctis 1, the first fully wireless gaming headset for the Nintendo Switch that is now available on their website for $99.99.
