Get the look and feel without the cost with PowerPlay.

Made by E-Blue the newly released weighted Mechanical-Sense Gaming Keyboard has recently released under the video gaming designated brand of PowerPlay.

Made from anodized aluminium the full sized 104 key unit features RGB lighting, customized via an on board switch key with three varying modes colour swatch modes.

Each mechanical key has a healthy sounding click and soft but firm push back. Excellent for PC Gaming.

Previously I had reviewed E-Blue mechanical keyboards and while all did what they claimed to do for a budget price the keys sounded alot like a typewriter hyped up on energy drink. Loud and overly enthusiastic.

Not so with this new model, it’s quieter with every click so you can be extra stealthy in your game’s room.

PowerPlay’s Mechanical-Sense Gaming Keyboard also has 25 dedicated keys for anti-ghosting and FN keys.

Yes, it’s basic – but overall it will do what any of the other bigger and more costly brands will – and this gaming keyboard comes in at just under $50 NZD.

Casual, serious, eSports players should give the PowerPlay Mechanical-Sense Gaming Keyboard some consideration, whether looking for a change, just kitting yourself out or as an alternative for simplicity.

Add some real PowerPlay to your game for small change.

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NOW CLOSED – Tangled cables, dead batteries – all of us gamers have been there.

You finally get a bit of time to smash out on your fav video game and damn, controlpad is dead, or cables have gone to town in your absence and braided themselves with everything imaginable.

But now this is a problem of the past thanks to Powerplay.

Recently the console accessory manufacturers released Dual Controller Charging Stations (read our review here). Pop your gamepad in the dock after play and you’ll be good to go again in the next round.

Powerplay also make other bits to enhance our gaming lives including Pro-Hex Thumbgrips for the PlayStation 4 joysticks.

Thanks to our mates at Powerplay we have one PlayStation 4 Dual Controller Charging Station and one set of Powerplay Pro-Hex Thumbgrips to giveaway!

To Enter our ‘Powerplay Gamer Gear Pack’ giveaway you will need to answer this question correctly:

What’s the WORST game controller mishap you have ever had?

There is no wrong or right answer and you can be as descriptive as you like.

You can give us your Answer by placing a Comment below, hitting us up on Facebook, Tweet to us, or Email Us.

* Winner(s) will be randomly selected from those that Comment below / Facebook Comment / Email in accordance to the above Question. Winner(s) will receive a Powerplay Gamer Gear Pack which includes: one retail version of Powerplay Controller charging Station for PlayStation 4 (PS4) and one retail version Powerplay Pro-Hex Thumbgrips for PlayStation 4 (PS4). Competition ends on the 18th of June 2020. Only New Zealand entries are accepted for this promotion.

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Powerplay have been making gaming accessories and peripherals to enhance and better our play for years.

Budgetly priced and super quality – they’ve have set the pricing tier for what all of us gamers should expect for quality gaming add-ons.

Recently Powerplay released their Dual Controller Charging Station for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (PS4), we received an Xbox kit to review.

From the box there’s a few bits included to the likes of A/C adaptor charging cable and the base. Also included is two rechargeable batteries for your Xbox One controller (remember Xbox One released with controllers that take AA batteries).

Let’s face it there’s nothing more frustrating than being in the zone and your controller dies. It’s happened to all of us, including me.

Whether you frequently play solo or dual player, the Charging Station will accommodate up to two controllers at a time and charge them equally.

If you prefer to be a lone wolf when gaming at home, ideally you should have two Xbox One controllers, one in use and one on standby – and that’s of course where the Powerplay Dual Controller Charging Station comes in super handy.

Neon base lights at the foot of the Charging Station indicate whether your controller is charged (green) or charging (red). Easy.

The rechargeable batteries give a good few hours of uninterrupted play and take approximately an hour so to charge up from totally empty.

The included batteries have gold plated external connectors specific to the Charging Station’s dock.

Keep the batteries plugged in to your Xbox One controlpad and place the controller upside down in to one of the two bays and like a glove, slides in and lights up.

Boom you’re refueling.

It’s a basic and simple dock that really every console gamer, either PS4 or Xbox One should have.

Powered by an included mains adaptor you can also charge via a USB 3.0 port – though it is like trickle charging and can take a while.

The Powerplay Dual Controller Charging Station comes in at around $40 (NZD). Dirt cheap when you factor in that you get two rechargeable batteries with the kit.

Colour me impressed.

I’ve struggled with the cable tangles, the dead batteries when I finally have a moment to play and even the missing controller (no one has come up with a quick solution for that yet), so having this Dual Charging Station on hand is a necessity. I know where my Xbox One controllers are (or should be) and they’re always charged and ready for action.

A must have accessory – the Powerplay Dual Controller Charging Station.

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Logitech G Series do it again, with the utmost precision.

Gaming on a PC, you are only as good as the peripherals that you have at your disposal. Logitech know this and have known this for years, being at the top of the accessory market.

The G903 Gaming Mouse proves this. The 11 Button ambidextrous mouse boasts full customisation of the button functions via the Logitech Gaming Software aswell as up to five setting for DPI, which be changed on the fly.

With a 1 Millisecond response rate the ‘Lightning Speed’ peripheral is not only ergonomically comfortable in the hand it glides around pretty much all surfaces without any hand or wrist strain.

The G903 does come with a circular 10 gram weight, which can be removed, or swapped out with a rechargeable battery. The mouse is wireless, unless you are charging it via the supplied USB cable.

Then there’s the Power Play surface (mouse pad) which is sold separately but designed to work with the G903 exclusively.

This wireless charging mouse pad connects to your gaming RIG via USB and comes with a battery which is designed to snuggly fit on the base of the G903.

Providing the mouse is continually on the Power Play surface you will never need to charge it.

We tried with the Power Play pad and without, and we managed to get a week and a half out of the G903 before it totally died. It purports to be able to handle up to 32 hours continual use, but we got alot more than that out of a single full charge. This was everyday use, for around 10 hours a day. Superb battery life.

Not only are all buttons on the G903 customizable to your playing or preference but also via the Logitech free download config software you can fine tune to colouring to your tastes.

Should you need to reformat your PC you wont lose your custom settings either. The G903 has on board memory which will retain your customization.

Super fast and super responsive. The G903 is optimally priced at around $269.00 NZD for the serious PC Gamer the G903 is the wireless mouse to dominate on the battlefield.

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