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Check out the best deals for Monday, February 10. You can save $10 off Anker's new and improved high-capacity power bank, or treat yourself to a premium gaming chair on sale during Secretlab's Presidents' Day Sale. If you're a fan of Witcher's famous card game series, the IGN Store has a tabletop Gwent deck up for preorder. Check out more of today's deals down below.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Amazon is offering the 2nd generation Apple AirPods Pro wireless noise-canceling earbuds for only $169 shipped, a savings of 32% off and the best price so far this year. Although the new AirPods 4 earbuds are also discounted (the noise-canceling model is currently priced at $148.99), between the two, the AirPods Pro are still the best earbuds because of superior sound quality and noise cancelation.
Anker quietly released a new high-capacity power bank earlier this year that sits alongside the Anker 737 and Prime series of power banks. This particular model boasts a massive 25,000mAh battery capacity, 165W of total charging output, and two built-in USB Type-C cables in case you forget to bring your own. It's also attractively priced at under $100, and there's even a deal today that drops the price by another $10 to $89.99. This is a great complement to your power-hungry gaming handheld PC like the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, or Lenovo Legion Go.
Secretlab has already kicked off its Presidents' Day Sale, which starts now and runs until February 17. Save up to $139 off Secretlab's popular Titan line of gaming chairs, Magnus gaming desks (including the Magnus Pro electric standing desk model), and accessories like the Secretlab Skins upholstery covers, desk mats, cable management, and more. Unfortunately, new releases like the Titan Evo Nanogen chair and the recliner add-on are exempt from this sale.
Here's your chance to preorder the tabletop version of Witcher's addictive card game. This is an officially licensed and CD Projekt Red backed edition consisting of over 400 playing cards faithfully reproducing the iconic designs from The Witcher 3. Preorders ship out sometime in August.
Lenovo has kicked off its Presidents' Day sale early with big price drops on two of its most popular Legion prebuilt gaming desktop computers. You will have to apply two stackable coupon codes: "EXTRAFIVE" and "BUYMORELENOVO", although the second one might automatically be added to your cart. If you're waiting for RTX 50-series GPUs to come back in stock, don't. The RTX 40-series GPUs easily meet current gaming needs at a more affordable price point, and they're readily in stock.
In our recent Legion Tower 7 review, Jacqueline Thomas wrote that "the Legion Tower 7i is an incredibly powerful gaming PC, especially for the money you’re likely going to be paying for it. If all you want is a powerful, upgradeable machine without having to go through the trouble of building it yourself, it’s hard to find many gaming PCs better than this one."
If you're shopping for a huge amount of local storage, here's a deal that beats pretty much anything I saw during Black Friday. For a limited time, Best Buy is offering this massive Seagate Expansion 20TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive for only $229.99 shipped. That averages out to a mere $11.50 per TB of storage.
SteelSeries has kicked off an impressive Valentine's Day Sale with a rare promotion: buy one gaming headset, mouse, keyboard, or other gaming accessory and get a second item for 50% off with coupon "VALENTINE50". The second item will be of equal or lesser value and does not stack with instant discounts. All orders over $49 ship free. The Nova Pro is our favorite gaming headset, and we also recently picked the Apex Pro Gen 3 as the best gaming keyboard.
Note that in all of my examples, I added two of the same item to cart to activate the discount. However, you don't need to buy the same item. For instance, you could add the Arctis Nova Pro wireless headset and the Apex Pro keyboard and get 50% off the keyboard (since it's the lower priced item).
Amazon has discounted the newest generation Apple AirPods 4 earbuds by up to 25% off. The base model is currently down to $99.99 (originally $129). This is the first time we've seen the AirPods 4 earbuds drop below $100. In fact, that's a better deal than what we saw during Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
If you're looking for a practical Valentine's Day gift idea, Panther Vision is offering a big 30% coupon code that works sitewide. If you suffer from cold appendages, the Panther Vision 602R rechargeable hand warmer is small enough to fit in your jacket pocket. It offers three different heat settings depending on how numb your fingers are, boasts an IP67 waterproof rating, and can even double up as a 5,000mAh USB Type-C power bank for emergencies.
Pair it with the Panther Vision lighted beanie, which will keep your noggin warm while lighting up the way with a built-in LED headlamp rated for up to 150 lumens at max output. If you prioritize longevity over intensity, the 15-lumen setting will last up to 10 hours on a single charge. There are plenty of other useful gadgets on the site, including portable lamps and flashlights, so you might want to stock up to reach the $60 free shipping threshold.
The Riffmaster wireless guitar controller sold out quickly when it first launched in 2024, but it's back and discounted today. This is one of very few widely available guitar controller peripherals that works with Rock Band 4 and Fortnite Festival.
Ahead of Valentine's Day, Amazon has just dropped the price of the latest model 10th gen Apple iPad to $279 shipped. Currently all colors including Blue, Silver, Pink, and Yellow are discounted. Although this price is about $20 higher than what we saw during Black Friday, This is the best price we've seen so far this year for the 10th gen iPad.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
The Empyrean series has had at least one book in Amazon's bestsellers list for years now. Just last year, Onyx Storm was the second best-selling book of the entire year and it didn't even come out until January of this year. And when it did come out, it became the fastest-selling novel for adults of the past 20 years. Now, you can pick up all three books in the series – Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm – in Amazon's buy two get one 50% off promotion.
The discounts and promotion only include the hardcover editions of each of these books, rather than the paperback or Kindle versions. It's also worth noting that the deluxe edition of Onyx Storm, which was actually hard to find when the book was first released back in January, is included in this sale.
To take advantage of Amazon's buy two, get one 50% off sale on these books, you just need to add them all to your cart at the same time. The discount will automatically be applied to the least expensive item, which in this case would be Fourth Wing. That means you can get all three hard cover books in the series for $45.75. All in all, this is a great price if you're trying to add the physical copies to your book collection or simply read them for the first time.
If you've never read Fourth Wing or any of the other books in the Empyrean series, you may be wondering why the Rebecca Yarros novels are currently experiencing a Hunger Games-level of popularity. In short, there are elements familiar to the Harry Potter books, romance similar to the Twilight series, and dragons similar to the Inheritance Cycle. Reading these books feels familiar, and yet somehow very new. Here's a quick synopsis of the series below:
The story follows Violet Sorrengail, a seemingly fragile young girl who has been forced by her powerful mother to enter into the very dangerous academy of dragon riders. As she finds ways to overcome her weaknesses and survive, Violet must also battle her own complex emotions about her mother, her old friend, and a boy she thinks wants nothing more than to see her dead. All the while, there's more going on with the dragons and her world than meets the eye, and she finds herself at the center of it all while in the heat of an epic romance.
Looking for more Presidents' Day sales like this? Amazon is also currently offering the first Kindle Paperwhite deal of the year.
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Anker quietly released a new high-capacity power bank earlier this year that sits alongside their Anker 737 and Prime series of power banks. This particular model boasts a massive 25,000mAh battery capacity, 165W of total charging output, and two built-in USB Type-C cables in case you forget to bring your own. It's also attractively priced at under $100, and there's even a deal today that drops the price by another $10 to $89.99. This is a great complement to your power-hungry gaming handheld PC like the Steam Deck, Asus Rog Ally, or Lenovo Legion Go.
The new Anker power bank features a 25,000mAh battery capacity, which is the second largest capacity we've seen from Anker in a compact form factor. So how much juice will that offer to today's gaming handheld PCs? A 25,000mAh battery equates to a 95Whr capacity. An 80% power efficiency rating (which is standard for power banks) means you get about 76Whr of usable charge. That means this power bank will charge a Steam Deck or ROG Ally (40Whr) from empty to completely full 2 times, an Asus ROG Ally X (80Whr) 1 time, and a Nintendo Switch (16Whr) about 4.75 times.
The Anker power bank has one USB Type-C port and one USB Type-A port. In addition, there are two built-in USB Type-C cables. One is a retractable cable that can extend up to 2.3 feet. The other is a fixed 1-foot cable that doubles up as a lanyard when not in use. Each USB Type-C port is capable of up to 100W of Power Delivery with a total 165W maximum output. That means all three USB outputs are capable of charging any gaming handheld PC at its fastest rate, including the Asus ROG Ally X, which supports up to 100W of fast charging.
Another feature common to Anker's other premium power banks is the digital LCD readout. It displays a wealth of information like remaining battery capacity, current charging rate, input/output wattage, battery temperature, battery health, charge cycle count, and more.
TSA states that power banks must be under 100Whr in capacity for carry-on (check-in is not allowed under any circumstances). This Anker power bank is rated at 95Whr. You might get checked simply because this is a relatively hefty power bank, but you shouldn't have any problems getting it cleared.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
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Secretlab has already kicked off its Presidents' Day Sale, which starts now and runs until February 17. Save up to $139 off Secretlab's popular Titan line of gaming chairs, Magnus gaming desks (including the Magnus Pro electric standing desk model), and accessories like the Secretlab Skins upholstery covers, desk mats, cable management, and more. Unfortunately, newer releases like the Titan Evo Nanogen chair and the recliner add-on are exempt from this sale.
It's no secret that we love our Secretlab gaming chairs. Two of the six chairs in our best gaming chair roundup are Secretlab models. Of all the gaming chairs we covered in our "Budget to Best" roundup video earlier this year, my colleague Akeem Lawanson considered the Secretlab Titan Evo to be the most comfortable. No good chair comes cheap and Secretlab chairs definitely cost a premium, but we think the craftsmanship, materials, and customizability are worth it.
You can quickly browse through all of the listed products on sale above. For more information on each product and why they are worth your consideration, read through below.
The Titan Evo starts at $519 during the sale. This is Secretlab's flagship chair and it's available in small, medium, and large sizes. Upholstery options include Neo Hybrid leatherette, SoftWeave Plus fabric, or premium Napa leather. The chair features cold-cure foam upholstery for the seat, a supportive four-way lumbar system, full length backrest with 165 degrees of recline, full metal 4D armrests with magnetically attached PU cushions, and a memory foam headrest pillow.
Aside from the build quality, the Titan Evo also stands out thanks to the sheer number of officially licensed designs from popular video games, TV shows, and more. Some of the more popular examples include The Witcher, Overwatch, Attack on Titan, League of Legends, World of Warcraft, and Game of Thrones. They generally cost more than the standard colors, but they're worth it if you're looking for that extra personal touch.
In our Secretlab Titan Evo review, Chris Coke wrote that "after two years of daily use, the Secretlab Titan Evo has proven that it can stand the test of time and still be one of the best gaming chairs you can buy. Meaningful ergonomics paired with Secretlab’s wide selection of designs, it remains a fantastic option, especially for fans of bright colors or designs."
The prior model Titan 2020 gaming chair is available for $474, which is $45 less than the base model Titan Evo. The Titan 2020 is still an excellent chair and not much different than the current Evo model. In fact, outside of an upholstery change (the PU leather has been updated with Neo Hybrid Leatherette), the changes are mostly cosmetic. You are limited to fewer design options, so if you want to build out something that's truly unique, you might want to splurge a bit extra for the current generation Titan Evo model.
Among the Titan chairs, the Evo Lite is definitely the best value with its starting price tag of $419, or a full $100 less than the base model Titan Evo. It's built upon the same frame as the Titan Evo and has the same core features like the cold-cure foam cushioning, lumbar, 165 degrees of recline, and 4D armrests. What it compromises on is customization, with "only" two upholstery options, two sizes, and five colors, a non-adjustable lumbar system, simpler arm rests, and no included head rest. If none of these tradeoffs bother you, then you'll be saving quite a bit of money.
Although the Titan Evo Nanogen Edition isn't on sale, it deserves mention simply because this is our top pick for the best gaming chair. In our Titan Evo Nanogen Edition review, Chris Coke wrote that "the Secretlab Titan Evo Nanogen Edition deserves every bit of the overwhelming praise I’ve given. Granted, at $799 it’s significantly more expensive than the original and not far off from an entry-level Herman-Miller. But the return it offers in comfortable, supportive gaming is well worth the extra cost thanks to dramatically improved materials in both the fabric and multi-layered padding. The Titan Evo Nanogen Edition is class-leading, and is hands-down the most comfortable gaming chair I’ve ever used."
Secretlab also announced a new recliner add-on to anyone who already owns the Titan Evo chair. It's so new that not only will this recliner ship out sometime next year, it's not even available for preorder yet. We have received a unit for testing, however, and it has turned out to be a very practical addition.
In our recliner add-on review, Chris Coke wrote that "while both comfort and value are subjective things, the recliner is able to take the Titan Evo and transform it from one of the best racing style gaming chairs to standing head and shoulders above the competition at its price point. It’s novel enough that I wouldn’t be surprised to see other brands following suit in the near future. If you don’t mind paying for it, it’s an absolutely killer upgrade for your gaming chair."
The Magnus and Magnus Pro are also on sale during Cyber Monday. The Magnus is a traditional fixed-frame gaming desk while the Magnus Pro ups the ante with a custom designed electric standing desk frame for an additional $250. Both desks feature an all-metal desktop surface, solid steel legs and cleverly thought out areas for cable management, but the Magnus Pro has some really unique features including a power cable that runs internally inside one of the telescoping legs and an in-line control panel that you won't bump into.
In our Secretlab Magnus Pro review. Mark Knapp writes that "the Secretlab Magnus Pro is a fantastic desk, bringing the brilliant cable management solutions of the original Magnus to a fast, quiet, and wide-ranging motorized standing desk. The desk is built well and proves an excellent platform for work and play alike. It’s an expensive desk though, and for the money, it would have been nice to see a smarter safety mechanism for the motors and the desk mat included. Still, the overall quality you get is a big step up from cheaper standing desks, and the optional accessories truly enhance the experience. Anyone who’s not committed to a standing desk should save their money and go for the standard Magnus if everything else about this model sounds good, but for gamers who love a tidy desk and want the flexibility of a standing desk, the Magnus Pro should be the first they consider."
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
If you have an older TV and aren't necessarily looking to upgrade to something smarter, you might be in the market for a Fire TV stick to round out your streaming setup. Since its inception, Amazon’s Fire TV range has grown to suit a variety of different needs, resulting in a series of sticks to pick between depending on your use case. Whether you’re looking for a 4K streaming device to watch cutting-edge dramas like House of the Dragon or a budget dongle to rewatch iconic shows like The Sopranos, we can help you find the best Fire TV device for your needs.
As we mentioned, there are plenty of Fire TV sticks to choose from, depending on your needs. Of all the options on our list, the best match for most people is the Fire TV Stick 4K (2023). At $49.99, it has all the modern streaming features, like HDR and Dolby Atmos sound support, within its approachable price. Plus, if you’re interested in playing Xbox games but don’t want to take the financial leap on a console, the Fire TV Stick 4K is compatible with the Xbox app. So you’ll only need a Game Pass Ultimate membership and a controller to jump into Xbox’s vast catalog of games.
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max offers a superior streaming experience without making a heavy budget compromise. Under the hood, the 4K Max has a Quadcore processor and 16GB of storage, so you can download all the apps you desire without needing to sacrifice performance. The 4K Max’s Wifi 6E support also helps to deliver lower latency and higher speeds for content streaming. Though, you’ll need to make sure that your router is compatible to make the most of that feature.
One of the biggest benefits of the Fire Stick TV 4K Max is that, like the Fire Stick TV 4K, you can play Xbox games through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. With a Game Pass Ultimate membership and a trusty Bluetooth controller, you can take on the vast expanse of outer space in Starfield without investing in a static console.
If you’re looking for an approachable yet powerful Amazon streaming device, the Fire TV Stick 4K is the one for you. At only $20 more than the Fire TV Stick Lite, this pocket-sized wonder can control your smart home and all your content with the help of its built-in voice assistant, Alexa. Alongside streamlining your TV and soundbar remote into a single package, you’ll also find quick access buttons to key apps that make navigating the Olympic-sized pool of streaming services much more straightforward.
If rolling credits on the Fallout TV show has you hankering to spend some time in the wasteland, you can pick up a subscription and access the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library on your Fire Stick TV 4K. Like streaming services that offer copious films and TV shows, you’ll have access to hundreds of games through this service, including Fallout 76 and Fallout 4, which you can play using an external controller paired to the device.
The Fire Stick TV 4K streams at up to 60fps and supports most HDR platforms, including HDR 10, HDR 10+, HLG, and Dolby Vision. The 8GB storage size can fill up fast, though if you’re mainly interested in sticking with the standard streaming apps, it should provide more than enough gigs to get by.
At $29.99, the Fire TV Stick Lite opens the door to Amazon’s streaming OS, delivering the bare essentials you need for a solid streaming experience. Ideal for a dorm room TV or secondary screen with a lower resolution, the Fire TV Stick Lite streams in 1080p and comes with a wide array of HDR compatibility.
Finding the right show among a cavalcade of content is straightforward, courtesy of the Fire Stick TV Lite’s controller, which has Alexa voice search built in. While the lite version of the controller doesn't have the functionality to adjust the TV itself, you can get to apps like Netflix or Prime Video using quick-access buttons.
Not only does the Fire TV Cube look like a spaceship, but it’s also flush with all the doodads and whatnots you’d likely find in one. Its Octa-Core processor and Alexa Voice Remote allow for smooth and snappy navigation across Amazon’s native Fire OS. You’ll also have a choice of connectivity on the Fire TV Cube, picking between Wi-Fi 6 or an Ethernet port for a more stable connection.
If you’re already in the Amazon home ecosystem, the Fire TV Cube can serve as a slick organizational hub where you can view your Ring Camera, set a snack timer, or ask Alexa to turn down the lights. And, once you’ve locked down your home and are ready to kick back, the Fire Cube TV’s broad HDR support and extensive audio compatibility mean high-intensity blockbusters like Furiosa can be enjoyed in all of their cinematic glory. This is overall an excellent option for any one looking to create more of a home theater system rather than just upgrade their TV with streaming apps.
Amazon's previous generation Fire TV stick is still available for purchase, but we generally don't reccommend picking one up now that newer generations are available. It doesn't include 4K streaming and doesn't offer the benefit of Game Pass compatibility that the newer models do, like the 4K version for just $10 more. If the more affordable price is what is drawing you to the last-gen Fire TV stick, you may want to just consider picking up the Fire TV Stick Lite instead.
If you have an Amazon Fire TV or a fairly new smart TV, then there isn't really a need for a Fire TV stick. A Fire TV device, like any of the best streaming devices, is really just a way to access streaming apps on your TV. The only real exception to this is if you want to take advantage of the Xbox Game Pass streaming app that is now accessible via the latest Fire TV sticks.
It was only recently that Amazon and Xbox partnered up to allow users to stream Xbox Game Pass games on Fire TV devices. Because of this, only the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max are compatible with the app. If you have an older generation Fire Stick or the Fire TV Cube, you will not be able to use the app.
Amazon Fire TV devices go on sale fairly regularly, to the point that you should never really be paying full price. Some of the best times of the year to find discounts are on Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday. However, holiday weekends like Presidents' Day, Labor Day, and Memorial Day are also usually good times to find deals. You can take a look at our guide to upcoming sales events for an idea of when to shop.
Sarah Thwaites is a freelance tech and gaming writer at IGN, with bylines at GameInformer, TrustedReviews, NME and more.
As someone who reads a new book almost every week, one of the greatest purchases I've ever made was my Kindle Paperwhite. While I love reading an actual physical book when I can, it is way more convenient to just move on to the next book in a series at the click of a button. And because I do the bulk of my reading at night, having the built-in backlight is a total game changer.
That being said, a Kindle is a fairly expensive purchase. Amazon doesn't have deals on Kindle devices very often, but when it does, it's usually a good time to pick one up for a little bit less. Right now, Amazon is dropping the price of the Kindle Paperwhite as part of its Presidents' Day and Valentine's Day sales.
Amazon is currently only discounting the black version of the Kindle Paperwhite, which means both the jade and raspberry models are still full price. This shouldn't matter much, however, as you can customize the Kindle with a variety of different cases and covers. And while the 16% discount on this Kindle may not seem like much, it's enough to essentially cover the cost of a case.
I'd personally recommend getting a case to go with your Kindle. All you have to do is close the front flap and it will automatically go into sleep mode.
The Kindle Papwerwhite doesn't go on sale very often, so any discount is usually a pretty good deal. That said, this isn't the lowest-ever price for this device. The biggest discount we've seen on this particular model of e-reader was back during Black Friday and Cyber Monday when Amazon dropped it down to $129.99. Overall, this is the first discount we've seen in 2025 and we recommend buying one if you've been waiting for a sale.
In general, we recommend the Paperwhite as the overall best Kindle you can buy, but the 2024 version of the standard Kindle is still quite good and has many of the same features. I happen to own both the latest Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle and have found the biggest difference to be the size and price. The standard Kindle comes with a 6-inch screen compared to the larger 7-inch screen of the Paperwhite. Both models include a built-in backlight and a dark mode, so if you'd prefer a more compact model, the regular Kindle is a great option. It is also quite a bit cheaper, even without a discount.
If you purchase a Kindle, you do not have to have a Kindle Unlimited subscription to read books on it. The Kindle store sometimes has free books and you can make purchases directly through your device as well. You can also download free books from other sources like Libby and read them on your Kindle if you want to avoid paying anything.
Amazon does give you the option to pair Kindle Unlimited with your purchase of the device, which will give you three free months of the service. As someone who has a Kindle Unlimited subscription, I'd definitely recommend it if you plan on reading a lot of books. It's especially good for some of the older best-selling books and genres like LitRPG that have 10+ titles in the series.
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If you're shopping for a huge amount of local storage, here's a deal that beats pretty much anything I saw during Black Friday. For a limited time, Best Buy is offering this massive Seagate Expansion 20TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive for only $229.99 shipped. That averages out to a mere $11.50 per TB of storage.
The Seagate Expansion boasts a single 20TB disk drive so it's no bigger than any other desktop hard drive. It features a USB 3.0 interface with roughly up to 100MB/s transfer speed, which is in line with what you'd expect from a traditional hard drive. It also includes recovery software and automatic recognition of both Windows and Mac computers.
Although SSDs are all the rage these days, traditional hard drives are still the superior choice for long term storage. For one, hard drives are significantly less expensive. Compared to this hard drive's $11.50/TB cost, a solid state drive would run you at least $50/TB. Hard drives also have a much higher maximum capacity. Consumer SSDs generally cap out at 8TB, which pales in comparison to the 20TB capacity of this drive. Perhaps most importantly, although SSDs can equal HDDs in terms of lifespan, it's much easier to recover data from a HDD than SSD if either one fails.
Looking for more alternatives? Check out the best external hard drives of 2025. For more big tech news for this month, check out our CES 2025 hub for all of the latest updates.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
For a while now, Moza peripherals have been turning my head sharper than a spectator watching Skylines whip down Conrod. Without exception, they've been impressively built and well-performing bits of kit for my home racing rig. And so, obviously, when the opportunity arose to get tootsies on with their new CRP2 pedals, I volunteered my lead foot immediately.
Positioned as a premium upgrade to Moza's inaugural efforts, the CRP2s aim to eclipse in every way with new build materials, the addition of tool-less adjustability, optional kit upgrades, and, mercifully, a two-pedal design that keeps prices down while allowing upgradeability for you OG clutch bandits.
That's the basic toe dip overview covered. Before I dive feet first into some deeper impressions, let's address the elephant in the room early—considerable, non-entry-level expense. Below are the best prices I can currently find on these budget-challenging pedals. You can skip the window shop by clicking here to continue into my impressions.
Before I pop the (by default non-existent) clutch and put literal pedal to the metal, let's talk looks and build quality. As with virtually every Moza racing ecosystem product I've appraised thus far—be it wheels, bases, shifters, pedals, or even clamps—the CRP2s are as eye-catching as they are eyewateringly pricey. However, if you're in a position to part with a small championship's purse worth of moolah, there's an undeniable sense of getting every penny of what you're paying for here.
These pedals are a looker thanks to a sheeny, conservative design that will allow them to unobtrusively mix-and-match into any existing sim setup you’re rocking. They look the business, being crafted from CNC aerospace-grade aluminium with a 3K twill carbon fibre heel plate to boot (literally).
After much abuse, I can confirm that these are built like a Bushmaster PMV. For their first test, they withstood some serious heel-toe shifting (read stamping) while I blazed along the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo Xtreme Racer. (Don’t judge me—I will occasionally break from hardcore simming to devour junk food that feels like it’s been freeze-preserved from the PS2 generation.)
Setting these up was a cinch (as was adding the clutch pedal later on). Better yet, being able to physically tweak them to be “juuuust so” without needing to go get my toolbox from the garage was a godsend. I’m a lazy man, so being able to just hop out of my seat and tinker tool-lessly with the attributes of this pedal is quite the selling point.
I also appreciate the noticeably improved cable management here as compared to my older CRP pedals. Keeping things neater was, after all, an imperative here as the use of dual sensor technology has increased the wires.
Are you not a grease monkey who’s into the physical manipulation of pedal angle/travel adjustments or face height massaging? You can, of course, keep your butt planted in your seat and affect a wide variety of other changes through Moza’s comprehensive Pit House side app. Keep your hands pristine as you mess with the various pedal output curves, engagement points, and more.
Perhaps the most exciting wrinkle of the CRP2’s design is its support for a (sold separately and not cheaply) inverted mounting kit. I’ll dive into an appraisal of that when Moza pulls its finger out and sends me one, but the basic gist is that it's an aluminium alloy support that provides 20° angle adjustment as you effectively hang your pedals like a bat. Why? To better replicate the feel of a GT3 car or similar.
When it comes to road testing these, I should probably explain why you’re going to want to step up—or rather, onto—load cell pedal technology if you somehow haven’t already. Part of their surface benefit is, obviously, a more comparative look and feel to an actual set of anchors in a bona fide automobile. That being said, I’ve found there are other pros that can genuinely make you a corner master.
Becoming an effective braker is a key skill if you wish to utilise slow-in-fast-out cornering discipline, which has…er, quite a good track record of success. In my experience, an effective, consistent braking technique is best learned through acquiring muscle memory via foot tension/load cell pressure as opposed to the mere positioning of a more inert and pliable “regular” sim racing pedal.
In all of my various tests—from ye olde fave Project Cars 2 through to my daily diet of iRacing and the more recent Assetto Corsa Evo—the CRP2s felt smooth and premium. Thanks to the benefits of both a 200 kg load cell sensor (that is, frankly, overkill) and 15-bit high-precision angle sensoring, my footwork definitely felt fancier and more responsive than on my old CRPs, which were not dual technology.
I’m not going to tell you I tried all of its 1,764 customisation options—or even most of them—as I had enough experience to quickly dial in what I liked when replicating open wheelers or road cars. As a returning/upgrading user, I can definitely say that the brake pedal is the standout improvement for me. Sometimes I’m a softer touch stopper for certain vehicles/games, and other times I’m a heavy stomper—dialling in what I wanted when I wanted it was as easily done as it was gratifying on the track.
Honestly, and no matter the discipline, car type, or sim I used with them, the Moza CRP2 pedals consistently elevated my sense of control (while lowering my PB lap times). None of those shavings were by a huge margin, but in a genre where snipping off seconds is what separates the amateur poser from the pole position maestro, that’s justification enough for an enthusiast to upgrade.
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
The first wave of the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series video cards have launched, and they're already gone. Unless you're willing to pay upwards of $6,000 for a resold RTX 5090 or 5080, your best bet is to pick up a prebuilt gaming PC equipped with one of these coveted graphics cards.
Amazon is a bit late to the party, but Blackwell-equipped gaming PCs are starting to trickle in. I've added placeholder pages for some of the more popular prebuilts on Amazon, including Skytech, Cyberpowerpc, CLX, MSI, and Ibuypower. At this point most prebuilts are out of stock, but not all.
Note that "DOLICA" is an authorized Skytech reseller.
The first wave of Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards went up for preorder and sold out within the first hour. First to be released were the two highest-end GPUs in the stack: the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. The mid-range RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti cards will be released later in February.
Sadly, the same is the case with prebuilt gaming PCs equipped with these new GPUs. We saw a number of systems listed (with a few even showing up a day early), and at this point these are all out of stock as well.
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Right now, Amazon and Best Buy are offering the current generation Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro) for only $399.99 shipped after a $100 (20% off) discount. That matches the best deal I saw during Black Friday 2024. If you're looking for an iPad that's both powerful and pocketable, this is your best pick. If you're looking to buy this as a Valentine's Day gift, Amazon Prime members can still receive it by February 14. If you're not a Prime member, then get it from Best Buy.
The iPad Mini may be the most diminutive tablet of the bunch, but that doesn't mean it's hindered in any way. This is the most compact and portable iPad measuring 7.7" long, 5.3" wide, and only 0.25" thin. The compact form factor still packs in a gorgeous 8.3" Liquid Retina display with True Tone, P3 Wide Color, and ultra-low reflectivity. The new iPad Mini was released in October of 2024 and features some pretty significant improvements over its predecessor, including a more powerful A17 Pro processor, double the base storage capacity, an updated faster Wi-Fi 6e protocol, a USB Type-C port that offers faster charging, and compatibility with the newer Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C), and upcoming support for Apple Intelligence.
If you're not sure which iPad is best for you, we have an iPad guide which details which iPad is ideal for which use case. If you intend want to get an iPad for schoolwork, we have an iPad guide for students as well. If you're looking for options outside of iOS, check out the best Android tablets of 2025.
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Marvel Rivals will round out The Fantastic Four team when The Thing and Human Torch launch as playable characters on February 21, 2025.
The release date for the new heroes in Marvel and NetEase Games’ popular hero shooter was announced today, revealing that they'll arrive alongside an update for the second half of Season 1. Although the team has yet to spill the beans on what exactly this Season 1.5 update has in store, a Dev Talk blog post on the Marvel Rivals website teased “major balance adjustments.”
As for The Thing and Human Torch, we have yet to see exactly how the two classic heroes will light up the roster with their new moves and abilities. Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman were introduced as the first post-launch Marvel Rivals heroes when Season 1 launched last month. Both characters brought along unique tools to shift the multiplayer game’s meta in a new direction, with Reed Richards able to take stretchy (and goofy) swings at enemies thanks to his elastic powers while Sue Storm introduced invisibility mechanics to the battlefield. Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm will surely do the same when they launch in a few weeks, but let’s hope NetEase reveals some gameplay before then.
The upcoming Marvel Rivals Season 1 update will also see Ranked players hit with a rank reset. Come February 21, expect to see your Rank drop four divisions, meaning if you’re a Diamond I player on February 20, you’ll be brought down to Platinum II the following day.
NetEase explained how this process will carry on in the future, saying that brand-new seasons will hit players with a six-division drop, while half-season updates will bring a four-division drop. As Marvel Rivals continues to tweak its Ranked offerings to players’ desires, NetEase said it will “tune this as necessary.”
It’s not all doom and gloom, though, as competitive Marvel fans in the Gold rank can look forward to new costume rewards with the launch of the second half of Season 1. NetEase will also be introducing new Crests of Honor to “recognize players at Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and One Above All (the top 500).”
Superhero fans had been not-so-patiently waiting to hear more about how Marvel Rivals will continue its post-launch plans, and The Fantastic Four is just the beginning. Last month, creative director Guangyun Chen drummed up excitement by promising to release a new playable character every half-season. That means a fresh Marvel face will join the fight roughly every six weeks, giving fans plenty to keep coming back for as seasonal updates progress. There’s quite a bit of evidence to suggest the vampire-hunting Daywalker Blade is next on the list, though outside of some rumors and leaks that have had players arguing for the last few weeks, Marvel Rivals’ future remains a mystery.
You can read up on our current Marvel Rivals Season 1 tier list to find out the best characters while you wait for the mid-season update to shake things up. You can also see how the original Marvel rivals Season 1 patch turned the meta on its head, and why the community got so worked up over Marvel Rivals' alleged bot issue.
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Lenovo has kicked off its Presidents' Day Sale early with big price drops on two of its most popular Legion prebuilt gaming desktop computers. These systems are:
You will have to apply two stackable coupon codes: "EXTRAFIVE" and "BUYMORELENOVO", although the second one might automatically be added to your cart. If you're waiting for RTX 50-series GPUs to come back in stock, don't. The RTX 40-series GPUs easily meet current gaming needs at a more affordable price point, and they're readily in stock.
In our recent Legion Tower 7 review, Jacqueline Thomas wrote that "the Legion Tower 7i is an incredibly powerful gaming PC, especially for the money you’re likely going to be paying for it. If all you want is a powerful, upgradeable machine without having to go through the trouble of building it yourself, it’s hard to find many gaming PCs better than this one."
This Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 8 system is equipped with an Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, GeForce RTX 4080 Super GPU, 32GB of DDR5-4000MHz RAM, and a 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD. The unlocked 14th gen Intel Core i9-14900KF Raptor Lake "Refresh" CPU boasts a max Turbo clock of 6GHz with 24 cores, 32 threads, and a 36MB cache. It's still one of the most powerful Intel CPUs available (in many cases it even beats out the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285K). It's cooled by a robust 360mm all-in-one liquid cooling system that rivals many enthusiast setups.
The RTX 4080 Super is Nvidia's second most powerful RTX 40-series card. You'll be able to handle any game in 4K at high frame rates, even with ray tracing enabled. It's 5-10% faster in performance than the RTX 4080 thanks to its higher base clock speed, higher CUDA core count, and higher memory bandwidth. It trades blows with AMD's most powerful GPU, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, but the RTX 4080 Super pulls ahead in ray tracing performance and where DLSS 3.0 is supported. It's nearly identical in performance to the new RTX 5080 GPU and also has the same amount of VRAM.
This Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 8 system is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU, 32GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD. The Ryzen 7 7700 CPU boasts a max boost clock of 5.3GHz with 8 cores, 16 threads, and a 32MB cache. It's air cooled by a 120mm tower heatsink/fan combo.
The RTX 4070 Ti Super boasts a substantial 15-25% uplift in performance over the RTX 4070 Super. This is an outstanding card for high-framerate 1440p gaming and also the least expensive Nvidia card that I would recommend for comfortable (60fps+) gaming at 4K resolution. The RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16GB of VRAM compared to the RTX 4070's 12GB, which matches the 4080 Super and even the 5080.
Lenovo Legion gaming PCs and laptops generally feature better and more rugged build quality than what you'd find from most other prebuilt PCs. For desktop PCs in particular, people like the fact that Lenovo does not use many proprietary components in their rigs, so the PCs are much easier to upgrade with easiy obtainable, off-the-shelf parts. For laptops, Lenovo generally does not throttle the GPU on most of the Legion laptops, so you should expect maximum performance from a given GPU. Lenovo generally includes a solid one-year warranty with the option to extend.
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Back in December 2024, TiMi Studio Group claimed that the campaign mode for Delta Force would come out in January 2025. Sadly, that didn’t happen. Thankfully, though, the campaign is right around the corner as it will come out on February 21st. In the Black Hawk Down campaign, players will step into the boots of … Continue reading Delta Force – Black Hawk Down Campaign Launches on February 21st →
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SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have revealed the official PC system requirements for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. So, let’s see what kind of PC you’ll need to run this new Like a Dragon/Yakuza game. PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 8GB … Continue reading Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Gets PC Requirements →
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Modder ‘H3llBaron’ has released a 2025 Update for his amazing Essential HD Pack v2.0 Remaster Mod for Doom 3. This mod will completely overhaul id Software’s horror take on the Doom franchise. As such, it’s one I highly recommend using. Going into more details, Doom Essential HD Pack v2.0 Remaster upscales and enhances all of … Continue reading Doom 3 Essential HD Pack v2.0 Remaster Mod Update 2025 →
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Last year IGN broke the news that actor Thomas Jane is making the jump to comics with the horror series The Lycan. With that series about to debut on the Comixology Originals platform, we can now debut an exclusive preview of the first chapter.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for a closer look at The Lycan #1:
The Lycan is based on a story by Jane and screenwriter David James Kelly (Logan), with a script by Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Unwritten), art by artist Diego Yapur, coloring by D.C. Alonso, and lettering by AndWorld Design. Tim Bradstreet (Punisher MAX, Hellblazer) will provide covers for the series.
Here's Comixology's official description for The Lycan #1:
Year of Our Lord 1777: A hardened band of international big game hunters returning from Africa are shipwrecked off a small British island.
In exchange for new supplies and the repairing of their good ship The Calydonian, Lord Ludgate engages the men for a task they are particularly well suited for: find the Berserking Beasts that have been eating his subjects, including a group of young Benedictine Nuns, and destroy them.
The Lycan #1 will be released digitally on Tuesday, February 18 and is exclusive to the Comixology Originals platform. Once the series is complete, Ablaze Comics will release a print collection.
For more on what's coming from Comixology this year, check out the five new series revealed at NYCC 2024. And be sure to check out what to expect from Marvel in 2025 and what to expect from DC in 2025.
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The eminently popular live service game Roblox is involved in an active investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) according to a new report, though the extent is unclear.
As reported by Bloomberg, a Freedom of Information Act request elicited a statement from the commission, confirming Roblox had been referenced in an "active and ongoing investigation."
"We have confirmed with Division of Enforcement staff that there are responsive emails between Enforcement staff referencing Roblox and that these emails are a part of an active and ongoing investigation," the SEC told Bloomberg.
The extent to which Roblox is involved, or even the subject of the investigation, is unclear right now. The commission told Bloomberg it couldn't share staff correspondence referencing Roblox, as it would cause "harm to the ongoing enforcement proceedings." Bloomberg could not confirm the subject of the investigation, nor did Roblox respond to the outlet's requests for comment. The SEC declined to comment further.
Roblox has been under some scrutiny from various sources, however. Last October, a report accused Roblox Corporation of deliberately inflating its daily active user (DAU) statistics and fostering a "hellscape" for children. Roblox responded at length on its own site to strongly deny the accusations, asserting "safety and civility" are foundational to its live service platform. It's also acknowledged that undetected fraud and unauthorised access to Roblox may contribute to an overstatement of DAUs. In 2024, Roblox announced major updates to its safety systems and parental controls.
Further back, families sued Roblox in 2023, accusing the corporation of being misleading about its "ability to make the site safe and appropriate for children." A 2021 report from People Makes Games looked into the user-generated content of Roblox, and whether it was exploiting creators.
Last week Roblox shares fell 11%, as the Roblox Corporation reported 85.3 million daily active users, short of a StreetAccount estimated 88.2 million. Roblox CEO David Baszucki said the company would continue to invest in its virtual economy, app performance, and "AI-powered discovery and safety, empowering creators and enhancing the user experience."
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