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Autonomous SmartDesk 5 review

The Autonomous SmartDesk 5 is no more expensive than Ikea’s Utespelare, a non-motorised desk, and yet it does all the tricks. It’ll sit, it’ll stand, it’ll… okay, that’s about it, but that’s not bad for a desk under $300. The SmartDesk 5 is currently $249/CAD 699, though it’s usually $299. It’s not yet available in…

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‘Evo is dead’: Major fighting game tournament is now wholly owned by Saudi megaproject Qiddiya, promises ‘traditions, values, and identity will remain unchanged’

The fighting game community has always been an inherently grassroots scene, which means more than a few eyebrows were raised last year when Saudi Arabian-owned megacity project Qiddiya acquired Evo co-owner RTS. It was still sharing the load alongside Indian esports org NODWIN—which had relieved Sony of its co-ownership in September last year—but that is…

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World of Warcraft: Midnight’s ‘stay a while and listen’ monologues might’ve just heavily hinted at a future big bad

I’m still plugging through World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s story campaign, and I can say for a fact that Blizzard’s continued to improve its storytelling—in particular, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the “stay a while and listen” conversations. Optional snippets which I’d absolutely encourage you to absorb whenever they come up. Carving my way through the…

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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred will launch with a bare bones new season to keep its new campaign and revolutionized loot chase in the spotlight

As someone who has already experienced the mountain of changes coming in Diablo 4’s new Lord of Hatred expansion, I already wasn’t expecting much from the new season that will begin shortly after it launches. There are so many changes in Lord of Hatred that it already fulfills the purpose of a season that would…

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