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How to Create CS:GO Server on Linux VPS

Steam’s official game servers for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are good enough for most purposes. However, you don’t control them. If you create your own server, you will be able to: Set your own rules, such as match time, freeze time, max players, friendly fire, and so on. But watch to be sure you don’t break important rules, especially these.Have private matches with your friends.Organize contests/tournaments.Play on custom maps. Why Create a Game Server on Linux? Some of you might be thinking, “Wouldn’t this be easier on Windows, on my own computer even?” Well, first of… Read more

Best Optional Packages You Should Install for RetroPie

Most video game ROMs are copyrighted, meaning it is illegal to download or distribute them online. Ripping your own ROMs is a legal grey area, but if you plan on ripping cartridges you own, you’re going to need to invest in additional hardware. That being said, there are a number of classic games you can play in RetroPie that are completely free and totally legal. Related: RetroPie Customization Tips to Improve Your Gaming Experience How to Install Optional Packages in RetroPie These games, along with alternative emulators and other software, are known… Read more

4 of the Best SNES Emulators for Android

There’s no debate about it – the Super Nintendo, Super Famicom, SNES, whatever-you-want-to-call-it, is one of the best games consoles of all time. Its entries in long-running series like Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Metroid, and myriad third-party IPs ensure that. It’s actually very easy to play SNES games on Android, too, thanks to a host of well-established emulators that bring all the joy of Nintendo’s seminal console to the small screen. Here are our favorite SNES emulators for Android. 1. Retroarch If you’re looking to play games not only from the SNES but from pretty much every other retro console in existence, then Retroarch is… Read more

RetroPie Customization Tips to Improve Your Gaming Experience

RetroPie is an excellent way to relive all of your video game nostalgia without having to blow into cartridges. As cool as it is to lap your friends in Super Mario Kart or beat up baddies in Streets of Rage, the default version of the RetroPie user interface is designed for functionality. Unfortunately, this means things can look a little bland. Thankfully, there are ways to customize the look of your RetroPie build to make it more pleasing to the eye. Related: A Guide to Retro Game Emulation with RetroPie 1. Change the Splash Screen The… Read more

BraZen Panther Elite 2.1 Gaming Chair Review and Giveaway

I’m someone who likes to really feel the difference between a gaming chair and an office chair. With the latter, I want to be upright, attentive, and in such a position that everything from my lumbar to my arms is perfectly supported. When I’m in a gaming chair, I want to relax – slouching back nice and low with a gamepad in my hands and a sense of immersion through sound and subtle vibrations. So the Brazen Panther gaming chair is right up my alley. Designed for gamepad-wielding console or PC gamers rather than keyboard-and-mouse, it’s a real kicker-backer. It’s easy… Read more