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Amazon has begun emailing invitations for early access of its Amazon Luna game streaming service, but only for a select few of the reported hundreds of thousands of US-based gamers who applied.In a blog post, Amazon said that it would start with 'a small set of first customers on the service and we’ll continue to invite more players to join us over the coming months.' If you don't get an invite soon, you may be stuck on the wait list for some time.Invited early access gamers will have access initially to the Luna Plus Game Channel and its 50-game library for $6 per month, with more games to be added later. This is Amazon's main channel of licensed games, but soon, players will be able to add publisher-specific channels (with their own subscription fees) for more games.Thank you to ever...

The best gaming monitors will let you experience the best PC games the way they were meant to be experienced. Whether you’re a casual gamer or a competitive one, one of these excellent gaming monitors are guaranteed to deliver an incredibly immersive and pleasurable gaming experience.Specifically designed to give you the gaming advantage, the best gaming monitors boast gaming-centric features, deliver colors that are just as vibrant as they are accurate, and offer the highest resolutions. And, since there’s a variety of them out there, each type suited for a specific purpose, there’s something for everyone – much like the best graphics cards and the best processors.Get the most out of your gaming PC with an excellent monitor, whether you’re a gamer who loves Red Dead Redemption 2 and p...

When you have the best gaming keyboard in your arsenal, you’re guaranteed a much-improved gaming experience. While the best gaming PCs and the best gaming monitors are there to give you an immersive and seamless gaming experience, they’re nothing without the small gaming accessories for support. You could have the most powerful computer, but you won’t likely get to the top of the leaderboards with just a run-of-a-mill keyboard or mouse.Peripherals designed specifically for gaming actually help give you a gaming advantage. The best gaming keyboards, specifically, feature things like faster key actuation, N-key rollover, and macro programming capability, all of which can improve your gaming. That’s on top of delivering high accuracy and a better gaming performance overall. And, with most...

The next chapter in the Assassin's Creed series will be Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which will see players visiting the Viking Age.Assassin's Creed Valhalla has players step into the boots of Viking raider Eivor, who leads a beardy clan from their native home of Norway to the shores of Dark Ages England – with a hope of settling down for good. But resistance from the Saxons won't exactly make it easy.With less of an emphasis on stealth, Valhalla introduces new features such as raids, settlement management and customization. It looks like the bloodiest entry to date and we can't wait to get our hands on it when it releases for current and next-gen consoles on November 10, 2020.So, without further ado, here's everything we know so far about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, including our own imp...

Dell gaming laptop deals are offering up early Black Friday discounts on some impressive Alienware rigs this week. These premium machines are seeing savings reaching as high as $1,280 right now, but that's not all. As well as hefty price cuts on Alienware gaming laptop deals, we're also seeing Aurora desktops and cheaper Dell G-Series machines taking some serious discounts right now. Alienware gaming laptops usually go for well over $2,000. They're stacked machines, often using some of the most powerful processors and GPUs on the market, and on top of all that you're likely to find high performance 144Hz panels on these computers as well. However, this weekend we're seeing prices starting at just $1,549.99 on configurations capable of pushing recent releases to their limits. That price...

We'll miss the PS4 controller. That was a thought we had the other day. But then we remembered how many great PS4 games are still on our to-play list. A shameful number of 'em. The DualShock 4 PS4 controller likely has a place in our hands and hearts for years to come. And, to be honest, our first recommendation for anyone shopping for a PS4 pad is to buy the official one.Just make sure you buy from a legit site, as the internet is awash with copies and fakes you can't tell from the real thing on a product page. You'll find trustworthy DualShock 4 links below.   However, there are reasons to stray from the mighty Sony DualShock 4. Prefer the chunkier feel of an Xbox One pad? Or need a controller younger hands can hold comfortably? You'll find the top PS4 controllers that fit the bill b...

If you often order from Cdiscount, this offer should indeed please you: the annual Cdiscount all-you-can-eat subscription is now available at 8 euros instead of 29, or only 0.66 euros per month to take advantage of all the benefits of the program. . Cdiscount at will, or CDAV for close friends, it's a bit like Amazon Prime à la française. The service of the French reseller is quite similar to that of the American by offering many advantages for its members, through free and unlimited express delivery, as well as other exclusive privileges.In short Low price, i.e. 0.66 euro / month Privileged access to exclusive offers With free and unlimited delivery in 1 working day Instead of 29 euros, the annual Cdiscount u...

The Oculus Quest has captured the imagination of  VR gaming veterans and newbies alike and, with the recent release of the Oculus Quest 2, VR gaming has taken another huge step forward. The Quest 2, like its predecessor, is wireless - which means you can take it with you wherever you go – stepping into new worlds home or away.The Facebook-owned headset is basically a wireless VR console which comes with its own storefront for you to buy and play games through. With the additional purchase of an Oculus Link cable, you can hook it up to your PC and play VR games outside of the Quest’s library. Though the first Oculus Quest headset is no longer available to buy, being totally eclipsed by the Quest 2, it'll still run newer games being produced with the Oculus Quest 2 in mind for the time b...

Expected since the announcement of the cloud gaming service, the free demos are finally arriving on Google Stadia. Open to everyone and in any medium, they will be used to promote a game as well as the platform. And Pac-Man is the first to stick to it in a rather crazy exclusive Battle Royale. Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle // Gamesdone : Bandai Namco Round as a balloon and more yellow than a lemon, here is Pac-Man who suddenly appears on Google Stadia with a new title. During the first of its three days of announcements and exclusive content (October 20-22), the cloud gaming service gave out the names of the first free demos arriving. And Pac-Man is the very first to stick to it in a new game. ...

2020 has been a terrible year, but we got some great retro gaming news in October. The next retro games console could well be a Sega Dreamcast Mini. Our heart skips a beat just hearing the name "Dreamcast", but Sega also made one of the best retro games consoles to date in the Sega Genesis Mini. Hopes are high. We may soon go misty-eyed over Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi all over again. But the Sega Dreamcast Mini is just a rumor for now. Today, we're most interested in the best retro games console you can buy today. Unless you're one of the youngest millennials of part of gen-z, your childhood gaming dreams are probably already catered for.  Just plug a SNES Classic Mini or Sega Genesis Mini into your TV, pass the second controller to a friend and you can teleport back to the mid-90s w...