[cms-block] is just around the corner now, and even though there are a couple of days left before it officially kicks off on November 27th, you can get a new gaming keyboard or mouse on offer right now. Black Friday mice and keyboard deals are ramping up, with great discounts on RPS faves like the Logitech G Pro Wireless mouse, which we reviewed as the best wireless mouse ever made. Plus, SteelSeries have kicked off their own sale for members, if you sign up to their website for free, with super discounts on hardware like the SteelSeries Rival 310, our favourite budget mouse. There are fabulous deals for our US readers as well, of course, where our top gaming keyboard, the Roccat Vulcan, has a tasty $50 discount from its usual price.

So if you’re looking for the best Black Friday mouse and keyboard deals, you’re in the right place, as we’ve gathered them all up right here below.

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Call of Duty Cold War’s Zombies mode

is, in my opinion, best played with a squad of pals, jumping into Die Maschine and wreaking havoc on the undead constantly emerging from the ground. However, sometimes I’m absolutely sick of having to run around rescuing my pals from screaming freaks, and am extremely not up for going into a game with randomers. For that, here’s how to play solo in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies.

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In Cold War’s Zombies mode, you have the opportunity to pick out your own gun if you fancy. I’d recommend doing this early on and upgrading it as you go, since being able to choose your own attachments is a fantastic way to maximise your salvage and loot drops. Here’s our pick for the best Zombies starting loadout and Field Upgrades.

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This year’s [cms-block] extravaganza is finally here, bringing with it a swathe of new gaming headset deals. Now freshly updated with some of our top headset picks available in the US, you’ll find everything here from cheap Razer and Steelseries headsets, and even some welcome discounts on Logitech’s brand-new G733 Lightspeed Wireless, too. We’ve also put together a separate list of all the best Razer Black Friday deals if you want to get a matching keyboard and mouse as well. So, if you’re looking to grab a new gaming headset on the cheap before the big rush on November 27th, you’re in the right place, as you’ll find all the best deals on today’s best gaming headsets right here in our curated list.

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If ever there were a reason to test the boundaries of what it means to be a “game retrospective”, it must surely be that I get to put my cat’s adorable mug on the front page of RPS.

This is Kira. Her markings make it look like she’s wearing an Incredibles mask.

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You’d think it’d be hard to get anywhere early, weighed down by all that power armour. And yet, despite all odds, the Brotherhood Of Steel has marched into Fallout 76 a little earlier than planned. After accidentally gifting Xbox players the gift of technophilic paladins, Bethesda have chosen to just give the update to everyone rather than roll back the update and have folks wait another week. Nice!

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Yee-haw, pilots. Lasso the young’uns to their seats, because Microsoft Flight Simulator‘s next stop is the grand old US of A. The massive aviation sandbox just pushed its second world update, granting a number of states with improved resolutions, laying down some hand-crafted airports and 50 spruced-up points-of-interest to make your stateside tours an absolute treat.

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Like any good strategy game, A Total War Saga: Troy is a battle of wits between two seasoned commanders. But ’til now, Creative Assembly’s Homeric army-smasher has only let you face the cold, calculating mind of its AI strategists. That changes with the commencement of Troy’s multiplayer beta this Thursday, finally letting you bash heads with friends for control of the ancient Greek archipelago – or join them in battle across a co-operative campaign.

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With just over two weeks to go until Cyberpunk 2077 hits shelves, CD Projekt have slip another ratty VHS tape of footage under our office doors. Okay, so this one has “PlayStation” written all over it, but let’s peel that sticker off and take this latest vid for what it is – a dusty, banged up showcase of the smuggling shenanigans, interrogations, and disorderly driving wot makes up a Nomad V’s first steps into Night City.

And this time, the footage didn’t fall off the back of a truck.

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For those who fancy the rootin’ tootin’ multiplayer shootin’ of Red Dead Online but aren’t too interested in the grudgin’ trudgin’ singleplayer buy-in of the full Red Dead Redemption 2 package, Rockstar have announced a standalone version of RDO. It’s launching next week with an introductory price of $5 for several months, which, sure, is a price that’d get my interest. Not least of all because I want to try doing conference calls inside Red Dead Online.

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