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The "Why Not Both?" meme is more than a little overused when it comes to decisions between two good things, but it's the perfect answer to the question of whether you should use a controller or a mouse to play your favorite games.

As someone born on the south side of hand dominance, gaming on a PC was always a bit frustrating, since keyboards and mice were rarely made with lefties in mind. Luckily, I have developed a few habits over the years that make it much more approachable.

The keyboard and mouse are a staple of PC gaming, but these peripherals also have utility on consoles, as the PS5 and Xbox Series X have USB functionality that makes them compatible. Here's how they can make gaming more convenient and customizable for you.

Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft’s game-streaming platform, finally lets you actually use a keyboard and mouse to play on PC. There’s a bit of a catch for now, though, in that it’s only a beta test for now with a small selection of games supported. Still, it’s something!

Mouse and keyboard support is coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming, with Xbox Insider members who are part of the invite-only Alpha Skip-Ahead ring getting access to an early preview right now.

Microsoft is adding the ability to use a mouse and keyboard to its suite of games available through Xbox Cloud Gaming via browser, or the Xbox App on Windows PCs.

Cloud streaming platform Xbox Cloud Gaming is now getting support for mouse and keyboard. Originally only supporting controllers, the platform has started the process of allowing players to play games with more traditional PC gaming controls.

Microsoft is in the process of adding mouse and keyboard support for Xbox Cloud Gaming.

It's taken much longer than expected but Microsoft is finally bringing keyboard and mouse (KBM) support to certain Xbox Cloud Gaming titles. We first heard that the company planned to do so in March 2022 and it was suggested that the option might be available by that June, but evidently that did not happen. It's only now that Microsoft is starting to let testers on the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring check out KBM functions on web browsers (Edge and Chrome) and the Xbox PC app. The feature should be available more broadly soon.

Corsair just launched its latest gaming mouse, the M75 Wireless. It’s ambidextrous in the truest sense, features swappable side buttons, high-speed wireless with a 2,000Hz polling rate, and an ergonomic shape tailored for speed. It’s a heavier take on the M75 Air Wireless which launched earlier this year, a gaming mouse for gamers not sold on the ultralight craze. At $129.99, it’s expensive but its performance is hard to argue with.

It's been 14 years since Epic Mickey spilled onto the Wii, but now Mickey and Oswald are back and heading for the Nintendo Switch.

At CES 2024 last week, Mad Catz unveiled a revamped version of its popular MMO mouse, the MMO 7+. The new mouse, dubbed the M.M.O. 7+, aims to bring the highly customizable mouse to a new audience, with revamped ergonomics and performance.

Several Call of Duty games will now shut down for mouse and keyboard players who activate aim assist.

Call of Duty's anti-cheat software will now detect if a player is using aim assist on a keyboard and mouse and shut down their game. 

Activision has issued a warning to Call of Duty players: it will now close the game down it it detects aim assist on mouse and keyboard.

Amongst all the laptop refreshes, monitor reveals and general CES 2024 tomfoolery, occasionally a product stands out as something a little bit different. Lenovo might be known more for its laptops and pre-built desktop machines than its peripherals, but today it announced a new proof of concept keyboard and mouse that may well be an indicator of how our wireless accessories might work in the very near future. 

It's the first weekend of 2024, and there are some exciting deals that have gone live now that the holiday season has ended. From video games to PC components, there is no shortage of deals you don't want to miss out on. The best deals for Sunday, January 7, include Persona 5 Tactica, the EVGA X17 Gaming Mouse, Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen), Super Mario RPG, a 2TB Crucial SSD, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, and more.

On January 1, Steamboat Willie, the cartoon that introduced the world to Mickey Mouse, entered the public domain, meaning the first version of Disney’s iconic mascot is (mostly) free to use by anyone. And just like when the film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey took advantage of that whimsical character entering the public domain, someone has already started making a twisted, horrifying version of Mickey. In this case, it’s a video game.

Infestation 88, the Mickey Mouse horror game from Nightmare Forge Games, has been renamed following accusations the title was antisemitic.

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After multiple changes to US law that kept it copyrighted for nearly 100 years, 1928 Disney cartoon Steamboat Willie—which contains the first appearances of Mickey and Minnie Mouse—is now in the public domain.

Mickey Mouse has entered the public domain — or at least his original version has. The cartoon mouse first appeared in Steamboat Willie in 1928, which means it entered the public domain in 2024. And, as has become a tradition for beloved characters entering their copyright-free era, there are already dozens of weird knockoffs and parodies of Disney’s most famous mascot.

Less than a day after Steamboat Willie officially entered the public domain, several virtual adventures starring the world's most famous mouse have begun popping up online.

Steamboat Willie finally entered the public domain yesterday and, as you'd expect, a horror movie and game were immediately announced. Many were quick to call them out as "uninventive", labeling their creators as "hacks", but there's an adjacent game that's getting some extra love and attention now that all eyes are on the classic Mickey Mouse cartoon short.

Steamboat Willie is now in the public domain, so as has come to be expected, someone has made a horror game starring a grotesque villain inspired by the original Mickey Mouse.

With Steamboat Willie now in the public domain, people have free reign over the classic cartoon. To celebrate that, indie developer Nightmare Forge revealed their new co-op PC horror, Infestation 88, to IGN that stars the Disney mascot himself: Mickey Mouse.

Mickey Mouse is now playable in a video game! Which is to say, the public domain version of Mickey Mouse just got added to a game.

Mickey Mouse may be known as an expressly family-friendly figure, but an upcoming horror game is taking a significantly darker route with the character. Subverting children's media as horror experiences isn't a new idea at this point, with recent years seeing a major trend of grim re-imaginings. In many cases, these fresh takes can ultimately loop back around to feeling childish in their cheap ploys for attention, but Mickey Mouse is one case where there's actually some potential to make something interesting out of the material.

Infestation 88 was announced by developers Nightmare Forge Games yesterday (January 1) in the New Year celebrations as the iconic black and white cartoon character Steamboat Willie (an older version of Mickey Mouse) is now in the public domain. 

Every year, a new crop of copyrighted work and intellectual property becomes public domain, freeing it up to be used by anyone. But even more so than usual, this year’s entrants include some of the most famous characters in history, including none other than Mickey Mouse. With a little bit of Mickey coming into the public domain, Disney will lose just a little bit of its all-important image control, but it’s only the earliest version of its mousey mascot that’s becoming fair game.

We're quickly approaching the end of the year, meaning plenty of deals are here for a limited time. Discounts are all over each retailer's website, with games, tech, and more receiving deep cuts. The best deals for December 27 include a Western Digital 2TB SSD, an ASUS ROG Strix monitor, the Logitech PRO X SUPERLIGHT mouse, GoPro Hero 11 Black camera, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and more.

If you like the fun, rubber hose style of old Disney cartoons, but you wish they were more violent, this may be one for you. Mouse is an upcoming FPS that styles itself off these retro cartoons, and developer Fumi Games has just released a gameplay trailer for it.

Mouse, an upcoming classic first-person shooter sporting a vintage rubber hose animation style, turned heads in May with its first look at gameplay. Although that initial showing was very much a work in progress, today’s video offers a more polished look at what’s to come.

Take the Fleischer-style cartoons behind Cuphead’s stunning visuals, slam them together with a classic first-person shooter in the vein of Doom and you’d likely end up with something that looks like Mouse, an upcoming FPS with a hell of a stylish look.

I haven't even played this unexpectedly adorable RPG where you play as a pocket knife-wielding mouse yet but I'm already in love. 

A «kawaii» addition to any gamer setup.

We've given the nod to the Razer DeathAdder V3 as our best gaming mouse, but if it was my money looking for a gaming mouse this Black Friday? I've just never had a Logitech mouse let me down. Every non-Logi rodent I've laid my grubby fingers on has given up the ghost sooner than I'd have liked, while my clickers from the big L have managed five years or more. It also doesn't hurt that there are some killer deals out there, especially on the gamer-friendly G502 line.

After years of cycling through mice that were never quite right for me, I found the Logitech G Pro X Superlight. It's a wireless gaming mouse that is feather-light and has a battery that lasts so long that it has me looking at other wired mice in disgust. I can't go back anymore.

A recently released Red Dead Redemption mod for the Ryujinx emulator on PC adds native support for mouse aiming and camera movement.

Those of you that were strapped into the back of your parents car when you were younger and taken on the yearly family road trip will remember a marketing technique as old as time itself. Take a regular everyday object, create an obnoxiously large model of one, and plaster billboards everywhere claiming it to be the «world's biggest x». Yes, it's a cheap stunt and yes, it was always somewhat disappointing, but you still begged your family to pull over, didn't you?

By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside.

Counter-Strike 2 players are being banned for moving their mouse too quickly.

Just days after Valve started reversing bans for those who used AMD's Anti-Lag+ feature in Counter-Strike 2, players have discovered a reproducible method for triggering a VAC ban on your account: moving your mouse very, very fast.

Microsoft has announced a suite of new accessibility options coming to Xbox and PC, including the ability to remap Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 and Xbox Adaptive Controller inputs to almost 90 keyboard keys.

Glorious has updated its popular Model O 2 and Model D 2 mice to enter the pro performance arena, bringing ultra-lightweight performers to the fray. The new mice, the Model O 2 Pro and the Model D 2 Pro aim to give users a pro-level experience without breaking the bank compared to other pro-level mice on the market.

The next generation of PC gaming controllers, the Scuf Envision andEnvision Pro, have arrived. In a market where everyone thinks they can release a customizable controller and state they did something special, Scuf is trying to back its claims up in a big way, stating that the Envision will offer an “unparalleled level of control”.

A Corsair Scimitar RGB Mouse was my go-to daily driver before I got caught up in the ultralight mouse trend. I used it for MMOs and RPGs, and I even used it for shooters and other genres. It’s been a couple of years since I retired my old Scimitar and populated my desk with an assortment of genre-specific mice, but now the Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless Gaming Mouse has found its way into my hands. Is this latest refresh of the Scimitar line ready to claim a spot on my desktop? Read on to find out what I think about the Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless Gaming Mouse.

Razer has become one of the most recognizable and notable brands in PC hardware, having released a multitude of products of every peripheral you can imagine. Over the years, Razer has become known for its fast, and precise gaming mice, and now you have the opportunity to pick up one at discount, in the shape of the DeathAdder V2 Pro, thanks to Amazon Prime Day.

Logitech is no stranger to Star Wars peripherals, having released a gaming headset to coincide with the release of the brand-new season of The Mandalorian earlier this year. However, now the original trilogy is getting representation, with the release of the release of the G502 X Plus Millennium Falcon Edition gaming mouse, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Return of the Jedi.

When it comes to PC gaming peripherals, Razer is one of the most iconic brands in the business, consistently producing products that find their way on our best gaming mouse, best gaming keyboard, and best gaming headset guides. Its latest contender for our attention is the newly-announced Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed, which is a new wireless esports gaming mouse that ditches cables completely, opting instead for AA battery power.

The Logitech G502 is one of the most popular gaming mice in the world - and also the reigning champion of the last RPS Readers' Peripheral of Choice Awards or whatever we called it at the time. There are both wired and wireless versions available across multiple generations, with the wireless models normally holding a steep premium - but that's not true at the moment.

Razer has brought out its third version of the Viper HyperSpeed Gaming Mouse as it continues to be trusted by eSports professionals across the board. With optimal support, grip and comfort, the Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed Gaming Mouse offers the best technology in its class with an optimized claw. This lightweight wireless mouse is geared towards competition as it also maintains its grippy feel and low profile look. Some changes to the design have been implemented including a ring finger ledge to prevent pinching, flatter sidewalls for different grip styles and hand sizes, a pronounced finger groove for better grip, raised rear-shifted hump for comfort, and finally an updated side button design for improved accessibility.

A quality gaming mouse can sometimes mean the difference between getting that Victory Royale, or getting that last hit in against a tough raid boss. Glorious, the makers of some, well, glorious PC peripherals, has recently released its next iteration of a lightweight wireless gaming mouse, the Model I 2. Does this mouse belong in the conversation of your next upgrade?

Grab some devilish deals on Diablo 4 gaming gear right now.

For once, the leaks were right. Logitech has announced the new G Pro X Superlight 2 wireless gaming mouse and the specs and upgrades are all bang on the leaked data from a few weeks ago. Oh and Logitech also has a new gaming keyboard to go with it, the Logitech G Pro X TKL.

Logitech’s G Pro X Superlight has been one of the most popular gaming mice among enthusiasts and esports professionals since it arrived in 2020, and today Logitech is refreshing it with a few key updates. The Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2, as the new wireless model is called, shares the same agreeable shape as its predecessor, but cleans up many of that device’s minor annoyances. It’s available starting today for $159.

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

This Razer Viper Signature Mini gaming mouse has been coated in the tears of the proletariat: 24 karat gold. It's a one-off commission made by Razer for a pretty sum—it's so expensive, in fact, that Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan won't even utter the price.

Konami's announcement of Metal Gear Solid: The Master Collection Vol. 1 was both long-awaited and arrived with a few eyebrow-raising details. It won't just include Metal Gear Solid 1 through 3, for example, but the earlier 2D games: including the non-canon game Kojima wasn't involved in and apparently dislikes. The PC version's Steam listing also popped up with the unwelcome news that the games would not include mouse and keyboard support, which seems rather bizarre (especially as there exists an old PC version of MGS which does have keyboard controls).

By the time Capcom’s The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse debuted in 1992, we had already seen several games about Mickey Mouse on home consoles. Meanwhile, between games like DuckTales and Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Capcom had a good run of great Disney licensed titles under its belt. Yet I can’t help but feel the acclaimed developer must have felt a certain weight in developing this title.

TheRazer Orochi V2 is a proper, small but mighty mouse, worthy of being pitted against higher-end competitors. So, if you’re after a great wireless gaming mouse that’s cute enough for any cozy PC gaming setup to boot, this Razer mouse has never been cheaper.

In this weeks 10.1.7 PTR build, Blizzard has added some additional functionality to the incoming Ping System as well as a datamined tutorial image and mouse cursors.

Back in May, we first reported on the Lofree Flow Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard, and to our delight, it was the best sounding, best feeling low profile keyboard we have ever used. The company completed its Kickstarter, quadrupling its funding goal by earning $1,646,998 HK (about $211,000 USD). Since then, it’s moved over to IndieGoGo to continue collecting pre-orders ahead of production, and the team sent us the alternate version to the one we tested before so we could try tactile switches. While much is the same, I loved the original enough that the opportunity to try an even more typing-friendly version was something I couldn’t miss.

Gameloft has confirmed the launch date for Disney Speedstorm Season 3, as well as the line-up of new characters coming to the game.