As I mentioned in my Roccat Vulcan Pro TKL review the other week, I’m a big fan of compact gaming keyboards. I rarely use the number pad that takes up so much room on full-sized keyboards, and I like the extra desk space tenkeyless ones bring with them by chopping it off. Go too small, however, and it starts to become less practical for everything else, as I found with the 60% HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini. I can happily ditch a keyboard’s number pad, but I cannot abide losing my beloved arrow keys as well.

The new Fnatic Streak65 strikes this balance perfectly. As its name implies, this 65% gaming keyboard is a fraction larger than the HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini, and that extra 5% makes all the difference. As well as providing enough space for those all-important arrow keys, you also get another four programmable macro keys that double up as your traditional Del, Ins and Pg Up and Down functions. It’s the best of both worlds, giving you an ultra-compact frame without compromising on practicality, and it’s another brilliant addition to Fnatic’s top-notch Streak family.

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Would you pay a monthly subscription to get extra goodies in Fortnite? It looks as though Epic Games are trying to find out. A number of players have received surveys asking about their opinions on a potential monthly subscription for the game, and what they think it should include. These surveys come with little mockups of what Epic could offer players on a monthly basis, with prices ranging from $13.99 to $18.99 – the upper end of which would be over $200 a year. Now that’s a lot of money to spend on Fortnite.

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In the dying days of Destiny 2‘s latest season, I blew my last shot at its coolest reward by blowing my own face off like a scrub. It’s not a fancy gun or hat that’s so coveted, simply a decoration for your menus. If you dove into the neon tunnels and metaphysical deserts of the Prophecy dungeon and completed the three-player challenge by yourself without dying, you too could claim an emblem with rad-as-hell pink and blue geometric swirls. But Prophecy is going away for a bit with the launch of Destiny’s new expansion today and, welp, I just had to go and use The Mountaintop when I was so close.

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The early [cms-block] deals continue apace this week, and those looking to get one of Nvidia’s officially certified [cms-block] with a 2560×1440 resolution and 144Hz refresh rate on the cheap should definitely turn their attention to Currys PC World right now, where they’ve slashed £100 off LG’s well-regarded UltraGear 27GL850-B display. A favourite of our friends over at Digital Foundry, this monitor has been out of stock over on Amazon for absolutely ages, and has historically cost at least £480 or more for most of the year. As a result, today’s price of just £339 is a right old steal for a monitor of this calibre, and is well worth snapping up if you’re in need of a new gaming screen.

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Apparently, Apex Legends doesn’t update fast enough for some people? Coulda fooled me, considering the last year has already brought us a new map, new variations on old maps, three new characters and a bloody car. Even so, don’t expect Respawn to pick up the pace anytime soon. This week, game director Chad Grenier explained that the studio simply isn’t willing to crunch in order to get new stuff out faster.

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When Ubisoft released their Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PC requirements last month, I was worried its high system specs would be a real brute to run on lower-end PCs. After all, when Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s 4K spec has been more or less downgraded to what you need to get the game running at 60fps on High at 1080p this time round, Valhalla looked like it was going to send hundreds of ageing PCs to an early afterlife.

Happily, I can report that Ubisoft’s official PC requirements for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla are very much on the conservative side. I’ve been testing the game with one of their recommended 6GB GTX 1060 cards for the past couple of days, and it’s capable of doing a lot more than their estimate of 30fps on High at 1080p. It can’t quite get to a steady 60fps, all told, but it can with a few tweaks in its extensive graphics menu. Here’s how to get the best performance in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and how to get Ubisoft’s new Viking adventure looking the best it can be on PC.

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Those Japanese mobsters with hearts of gold return today for a new adventure in Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Sega’s RPG series takes a slightly different turn with this new entry, switching out the beat ’em up combat for some turn-based action.

Set in the city of Yokohama, Like A Dragon is moving on from good old Kiryu to introduce newbie Ichiban Kasuga. In an unsurprising turn for these Yakuza lads, Kasuga’s story is set up by a spot of betrayal.

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

features a wide range of mounts that you can ride. Most of them are horses, one of them is a big wolf called Hati. Getting the Hati mount requires very little effort, but unfortunately seems to be locked behind a paywall. In this guide we’ll explain how to get the wolf mount in AC: Valhalla, and how to ride it.

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Crypto is one of just three recon-oriented characters in Apex Legends, and thanks to his versatile and powerful surveillance drone, there is no one better when it comes to situational awareness. With Crypto, you must master control of both the man and the drone. A tough task, to be sure, but our Apex Legends Crypto guide will help you with all sorts of practical tips and tidbits on how to use his skillset and abilities effectively.

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Silver is the main currency in the world of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. You’ll use it to make bets, buy resources and gear, and occasionally solve disputes. Given how important it is, you’ll need to know the best ways to make silver in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. You’ll find info on how to do just that in this guide.

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