The Best Wireless Gaming Mouse for 2017
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There’s a lot of convenience and freedom with a wireless mouse—once you get used to whipping your mouse around without dragging a cable along with it, it’s hard to go back. So why do most gamers stick with regular corded gaming mice?
Well, that extra freedom and mobility comes at a cost. Wireless gaming mice are typically $40-$50 more expensive than their wired equivalents. And while a regular non-gaming wireless mouse may last months before the battery dies, the ultra-precise tracking and fast polling rates of gaming mice, together with a desire to keep them as lightweight as possible, means smaller batteries are included so you have to charge them up every few days.
FX Exec Offers Updates on Deadpool, Louie, Fargo’s Futures
FX Networks President John Landgraf offered a host of updates about a number of FX series, including the upcoming Deadpool animated series, Fargo, Louie, and more.
Speaking to FX's untitled animated Deadpool animated series, Landgraf said the series will be a distinct take on the character.
"It will be really different from the
movies," Landgraf said. "It has a different tone and and editorial voice, as evidenced by the fact that Donald Glover and Stephen Glover, who certainly have their own voice and their own tone are creating it. I think we did that because we wanted to make something that was distinctly different from the movies, which are great."
Rez Infinite Gets Surprise PC Launch
Rez Infinite gets a surprise launch on PC with optional VR support for both SteamVR and the Oculus Rift.
The game is available now for the discounted price of $20 USD on Steam and the Oculus store. Starting August 16, it will cost $25. The PC version of the game has a new View Mode, unrestricted resolution, and support for multiple controllers.
For a limited time, those who purchase Rez Infinite on Steam will get the Digital Deluxe DLC package for free. This comes with a seven-track digital soundtrack sampler by Hydelic, over 20 desktop wallpapers, a few original Rez avatars, and a digital excerpt from iam8bit's Rez Infinite Retrospective art book.
Which Avenger Does Captain Marvel Want to Fight?
Captain Marvel actress Brie Larson has revealed that she wants to go head-to-head with The Hulk.
Speaking with USA Today, Larson talked about tangling with the Avenger. "I do kind of have fantasies of battling The Hulk, just because that's, like, it's just visually so good," she said.
She'll have to get in line, though, since The Hulk will next appear in Thor: Ragnarok later this year. Plus, the Captain Marvel movie is set in the early 1990s, a decade before Bruce Banner's radiation accident.
Coen Bros Partner with Netflix for Western Anthology
Netflix has announced it's partnered with the Coen brothers to debut their new Western anthology, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, in 2018.
As previously announced, Joel and Ethan Coen are writing and directing the six-part miniseries, which is being produced by Annapurna Television.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs will star Tim Blake Nelson as Buster, and feature six tales set in the American frontier, with each installment covering a separate story about the West.
"The Coens are visionary directors, masterful storytellers, and colorful linguists. We are thrilled for Netflix to become home to the full range of their talents," Netflix original content VP Cindy Holland said.
Game of Thrones: New Photos Show Daenerys, Jon Reunion
Game of Thrones' fourth episode of Season 7, "The Spoils of War," was one of the biggest episodes the show has ever done, and its follow up, "Eastwatch," is looking to be even bigger.
In addition to the promo for Season 7, episode 5, HBO has released eight new photos for "Eastwatch," which can be viewed below. These images show a reunion between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen, as well as Tyrion Lannister walking the battlefield after the showdown with the Lannister forces.
While these images mostly focus on character interactions between people like Jon and Dany, Varys and Tyrion and Sam and Gilly, with a title like "Eastwatch," it seems likely that the next episode of Game of Thrones could be building up to a confrontation with the Night King and his army, which we know were last seen near Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.
Official Fallout Board Game Announced
Fallout is getting an official board game later this year from Fantasy Flight Games.
According to FFG, the game, simply called Fallout, is based on Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, supports up to four players, and will cost $59/£55.
You can choose from five different explorers to play as, such as a super mutant to a member of the Brotherhood of Steel. The Fallout board game begins by picking one of four different scenarios: The Capital Wasteland, The Pitt, The Commonwealth, and Far Harbor.
Each campaign will feature most of the elements from the Fallout series, like the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. leveling system, event cards for main and side quests, and RPG-like moral decisions that'll dramatically change the outcome of each campaign.
Wrestling Wrap Up: SummerSlam Shouldn’t Be 6 Hours
Hey, crazy babies, it's time for another Wrestling Wrap U...SWEET FANCY MOSES!
Goodness gracious, sweet potty Pete! Say what you will, make your arguments for or against possibly getting sick of seeing Roman and Braun smack each other in the jowls over and over, but you're almost guaranteed to get an awesome murder spot each match. Just straight up sexy homicide. They sure do love giving Braun new and inventive ways of swatting Roman down like a pesky varmint and it's usually enough to fuel my week. God bless the child that's got his own. Gargle hell, Roman!
Donald Glover on Han Solo Director Switch
Lando actor Donald Glover has come forward to share his thoughts on the production on the Han Solo movie, which hasn't been entirely smooth, with the removal of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the project, and Ron Howard stepping in to finish the film.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Glover weighed in on the director switch, likening his situation to that of a kid caught in the middle of a divorce. "I feel like I was the baby in the divorce, or the youngest child," he said. "The oldest child is like, 'We know what's happening, but we are keeping you out of it.' And I'm just like, 'Was that scene good? How did you feel?'"
Valve’s Artifact Won’t Be Free To Play
It’s not Half-Life 3, Portal 3, or anything else ending with ‘3’, but Valve has announced its first new game since releasing Dota 2 in 2013, Artifact. Maybe not what people were expecting, Artifact is Dota-themed card game revealed with the teaser trailer below.
We got a chance to play Artifact, and you can read first details here, but here’s everything we know so far: