Logitech's back today with a brand new headset to their lineup. The Logitech G522 Gaming Headset features a new design that takes into account more comfort and lighter weight as well as improved sound in both audio and voice.

Coming in black or white, the G522 was inspired by space and a floating bodies design. Coming in at 290g, the headset features bigger ear cups to encompass the ears without making them feel cramped. A reversible suspension band allows for the headset to sit on top of a soft flexible material rather than a rigid head strap.

Sound comes from two 40mm Biocellulose drivers delivering a frequency from 20 to 20kHz with an impedance of 39 Ohm. The mic was demonstrated to us during the press briefing and it was incredible at how well it sounded. I was really surprised by the quality of the voice and if real world tests are indicative of what I saw in the demo, this could be a great headset for both gaming and business meetings if you want to have the other party hear you loud and clear.

For those who like RGB, the G522 features side firing RGB that should eliminate any glare that would come from a monitor in front of you. There will be 8 zones with 16 million colors so you'll have a lot of options to customize the G522.

Connections are done via the Lightspeed dongle, Bluetooth, or wired via USB. For Bluetooth, supported codecs are AAC, SBC, and mSBC for voice. If you connect wireless with Lightspeed, you can expect 30 hours of usage with RGB on or around 70 hours of usage with it off. And what's really cool for those who like to fix their own things, there will be a replaceable battery from iFixit should the headset start to lose its charge time.

You can order one now from Logitech's store for $159.99.

At Computex, AMD announced their next GPU with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT. This card is going to come in two variants, an 8GB model and a 16GB model. If you're just into eSports and play games at low resolution or turn down features, the $299 8GB model is for you. For more future proofing and running at higher settings even at 1080P and up, the $349 16GB model is the one you want.

Spec wise, the two cards will be the same minus the differences in VRAM. They are:

• 32 AMD RDNA 4 Compute Units
• 32 HW RT Accelerators
• 64 HW AI Accelerators
• 3.13 Boost Clock
• 150W - 182W Total Board Power
• GDDR6 memory for both cards

The card will have PCIe 5.0 X16 support and because of the total power draw that the card is rated for, just one 8-pin power connector is needed. That should be good news for those that are hesitant on a card using a 12VHPWR connector.

AMD is positioning this card to be a competitor for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti series and if you look at the pricing, it's pretty aggressive. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB version's MSRP is $429, but we know MSRP prices are pretty non-existent these days. While AMD's Radeon 9060 XT 16GB version has an MSRP of $349, $80 lower than the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, we'll have to see if there are any cards available at that price. Even so, I applaud AMD for pricing these cards at a more affordable range and hope that a lot of people will be able to get it at that price.

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT will be out from many board partners starting June 5th, 2025.

Having initially released for Switch ten months ago and it was announced earlier this month that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate would make their way over to Playstation and Xbox consoles. Well that time has now come for PS4 and PS5 players while the Xbox remains on track for next month, June 24th. 

In Joe's initial Switch review first impressions were outstanding, but he later lamented the overtuned difficulty scaling. I don't know if the DLC is going to do anything to alleviate that, but it is free for a limited time. You can grab a copy of the game on the Playstation Store and that's also where you will find the Casey Jones & The Junkyard Jam DLC. It's only free through June 3rd so you've got about two weeks to snag it before the price rises to something more than $0. 

If you feel the compulsion to instead own a physical copy of the game, then those are still on track for the Fall, August 26th. Both Deluxe and Collector’s edition will be available then for all the consoles - PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

Maestro has been a VR gem for me. Fulfilling dreams I'm way too late to even try to accomplish, Maestro is the viral hit that allows you to conduct your own Orchestra. Now, Double Jack is giving a good ol "Hello There" with one of the coolest additions of all. Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode 1. Included in this paid DLC is mini lightsaber cosmetic for the baton

Double Jack doubled down to announce that the game is also coming to the PSVR2, and all the previous DLC's will be available in bundle to complete the entire collection. To further celebrate, Maestro will receive a free update, containing a stage called "Fields of Fate", which may look familiar to a galaxy battle fans. There's also a cosmetic called Angels and Demons for your orchestra, and Sergei Prokofiev's Battle on the Ice will be added to the game too. All for free. Everything drops on June 20th. Force push those roses at me now. 

Overwatch 2's next collaboration launches soon and it's a crossover with Street Fighter 6. This bundle will feature a whopping eight different skins with Overwatch 2 characters dressing up as characters from Street Fighter 6. Unfortunately there are no skins here for some of the new characters introduced in Street Fighter 6. Zarya as Marisa would have been perfect but sadly it was not to be. That said im sure Kiriko fans are finally relieved that the drought is over after they had to go more than one week without Kiriko getting a skin. 

Here are all the skins available in this collaboration... 

• Hanzo - Ryu
• Widowmaker - Cammy
• Winston - Blanka
• Sigma - M. Bison
• Zenyatta - Dhalsim
• Juno - Chun Li
• Kiriko - Juri 
• Soldier 76 - Guile

The skins will be available in Overwatch 2 tomorrow. No word on pricing yet but I can only imagine the ungodly amount of money you are gonna need to spend if you want all these skins. Legendary skins like this are usually around $20 so even if they are offered in a discounted bundle by guess is its going to be close to $100. We shall see tomorrow. 

If you love old school fighting games or even just arcade games in general and want every competitive edge you can get, then 8BitDo might have the solution for you. The controller features and all-button design, so no sticks or pads for movement input. The buttons are customizable and re-mappable on mechanical switches. There are also tournament and competitive play features such as SOCD (Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions) input, locks for cleaning, and a travel-friendly size, measuring about the size of a standard piece of A4 paper at about 3/4 of an inch thick. The controller can connect either via cable or wirelessly via an included 2.4GHz dongle. There are other little niceties like magnetic folding feet, fingerprint resistant tempered glass, and the Xbox version also has a dial for volume controls and RGB lighting adjustment.  

On that note, the Arcade Controller come in two variations. The first is that officially licensed Xbox version that is compatible with Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The other is the standard version which works with the Nintendo Switch as well as PC. The big difference here is that the standard version changes out the volume dial for a toggle that can swap between standard S-Input for the Switch and X-Input that the PC uses. It also visually follows the old-school NES controller colors styling with classic grey/black/red highlights vs the Xbox's green and black. 

The 8BitDo Arcade Controller releases on July 15th. Pre-orders for the Arcade controller are open now on Amazon (or internationally via the 8BitDo online store). You can find more about the controllers on their official site: https://www.8bitdo.com/arcade-controller/

Imagine the old school GTA games, but you have a constant five-star wanted level and you’re trying to survive as long as you can. That’s MANIAC and it is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch on May 22^nd for just $4.99. The top-down twin-stick shooter is offering non-stop chaos for the price of a Starbucks (well, some items at Starbucks), and it looks wild.

The goal is to survive for 20 minutes until a nuke can destroy town, with waves upon waves of police and military trying to take you down in the interim. There are multiple characters with different stats to unlock and try, as well as various upgrades and weapons to unlock to help you unleash maximum destruction.

MANIAC looks like good, mindless fun, and sometimes that’s all you need. Take a gander:

The folks over at Ubisoft Mainz are at it again, prepping the next entry in their city-builder Anno series for a Winter 2025 release across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Amazon Luna. Today, the team shared the first gameplay trailer for Anno 117: Pax Romana, which takes players to the height of the Roman Empire, where you’ve been selected as the governor of a new territory by the emperor himself.

The success of your provinces depends on your choices, such as whether to embrace Celtic culture versus imposing Roman traditions or sparking rebellion rather than supporting the emperor. How and where you build is up to you, with players able to build on nearly any piece of land in a gorgeous world with stunning graphical fidelity.

I enjoyed my time with Anno 1800 a lot, so I’m quite keen to become a Roman governor this time around. Have a look at the first gameplay teaser below:

The first public playtest for developer Chrono Studio’s MMORPG, Chrono Odyssey, has been announced for June, but only on the Steam platform. Signups for this closed beta test are live now through the game’s Steam page. It looks like console players will be left out for now, but the full game is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, in addition to PC.

The Unreal Engine 5 title will feature cinematic visuals, near-instant load times, dynamic weather, day-night cycles, and shifting terrain thanks to temporal shifts. On the gameplay front, you can expect time manipulation mechanics to outmaneuver enemies, as well as six classes, three of which will be available during the beta test – Swordsman, Ranger, and Berserker.

I’ve been desperately trying to get into an MMORPG for years now. I’m hoping Chrono Odyssey can be the one. Check out the new beta announcement trailer:

If you're attending Gen Con Indy like I am, you'll want to make sure you're setting your alarm for 12pm Eastern today, as the event registration will open to the masses.

If you're new to Gen Con, some of these events fly off of the hypothetical shelves, and you don't want to be standing there with your bag of True Dungeon tokens and a tear in your eye because you didn't heed my warning!

There are plenty of great options for everyone, like how to improve your story telling skills, intro to LARPing sessions, playing some in-person games, mini painting classes, crafting workshops, and even some fun, gaming themed entertainment (I'm looking at you, Arcane Anthems!).

To register, or to purchase a ticket to the event, you'll need to login to the Gen Con portal, or you can scope out the event list here.