Even PocketFullOfApps in nature is a mobile-centric website, from time to time I’ll cover SteelSeries because something pretty interesting comes across my desk. This time around they have announced in collaboration with Valve a limited-edition line of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) branded peripherals. The new mouse and mousepad feature a design based on CS:GO’s most legendary gun skin, the M4A4 Howl. The new mouse and mousepad are featured at FACEIT Major: London 2018, the thirteenth CS:GO major championship.

The Rival 310 is a mouse made for unparalleled accuracy due to the power of the SteelSeries exclusive TrueMove3 sensor. The Rival 310 Howl Edition takes advantage of the Rival 310’s high performance, while sporting the legendary design of CS:GO’s most infamous gun skin. The mouse uses a split-trigger button design and mulit-color Prism RGB illumination compatible with SteelSeries Engine software. The Rival 310 Howl Edition is available in NA for $69.99, in EMEA for €79.99, and in APAC for $79.99.

The QcK+ Limited Howl Edition features a similar design to the Rival 310 Howl Edition. The 450mm x 400mm x 3mm mousepad is made of a micro-woven cloth engineered to improve mouse glide and product minimal friction. Tested by the top mouse sensor manufacturer, the high thread count and surface variation optimizes tracking accuracy for both optical and laser sensors. The mousepad also uses a non-slip base and never-fray stitching, ensuring the surface will never fray or peel. The QcK+ Limited Howl Edition is available in NA for $29.99, in EMEA for €34.99 and in APAC for $34.99.

SteelSeries, makers of various PC gaming peripherals, have announced an official partnership with battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Thanks to this partnership SteelSeries has released a PUBG QcK+ mousepad with additional PUBG-themed peripherals and accessories to come later this summer.

“SteelSeries was the peripherals brand we considered partnering with, because of the tremendous reputation the brand has built over the last two decades,” said Shane Rho, Senior Marketing Manager, EMEA of PUBG Corporation. “This partnership provides our community with the ability to show off their PUBG pride while using the best peripherals in the industry.”

The PUBG QcK+ mousepad is the first of many more poducts to come from SteelSeries and PUBG, and is available for $19.99. The mousepad features the lead PUBG character as well as a nearly frictionless surface and non-slip rubber base. The mousepad is a bit larger than one would expect, coming in at 450 x 400 x 4mm in size.

If I were to guess, additional PUBG-branded products from SteelSeries would probably include a headset, mouse, and perhaps a keyboard. That being said though it’s not known for sure what other products will come until this summer, so we’ll be sure to keep you updated.

As part of their long term partnership, MSI and SteelSeries have announced the new Optix MPG series of curved gaming monitors are now supported by SteelSeries Engine. Featuring five RGB spots on the front of the monitor, gamers can program lighting effects in SteelSeries Engine to notify them of in-game timers, stats, and even Discord notifications.

The new Optix MPG series will consist of two 27-inch monitors, the Optix MPG27C and Optix MPG27CQ. Both monitors sport a VA panel with an impressive 1800R curve. Even better yet each model has a 144Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, giving smooth and quick gameplay. Also worth noting is that the MPG27CQ has a 1440p WQHD screen, while the MPG27C has a 1080p screen.

With a curvature rate of 1800R, it offers the ideal experience for a wide range of applications from general computing to gaming. In addition with a wide viewing angle of 178 degrees and anti-flicker technology, these monitors offer most of what you’d expect for a high-end setup. For a limited time only a special promotion bundle with the with SteelSeries QcK Prism mousepad can be ordered.

From what I was told the bundle will be available from March 8th to April 8th or until supplies last. To redeem the promotion for free mousepad you’ll need to register over at MSI’s official website and instructions can be seen here.

For quite sometime now I’ve been covering SteelSeries and their various product announcements. Keeping in touch they’ve recently announced their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, which are looking pretty good so far. In addition they are hosting their first-ever “SteelSeries Gift-a-thon”, a giveaway in which more and more prizes are added as more people enter.

Prizes include new SteelSeries gear, exclusive in-game codes, Apple TVs, custom-built PCs, and more. This event runs until November 30th with more details on their website. Those interested in the deals can see the respective information below.

Black Friday Deals: Until November 28th

50% off all mousepads while purchasing any of these bundles:

• Bundle Deals
  • Arctis 5 + Rival 310: $119.99
  • Sensei 310 + M500: $119.99
  • Apex 150 + Rival 110: $69.99
  • Apex M750 + Rival 310: $159.99

Everything else: 50% off all accessories with the purchase of any of these wireless headsets:

• Arctis 7: $119.99
• Siberia 840: $239.99
• Siberia 800: $194.99

Cyber Monday Sale

For one day only, the Arctis 3 gaming headset will be discounted from its $79.99 price down to $59.99.

Ah yes, back again with more news from the highly popular gaming peripheral maker SteelSeries. In keeping tabs with them, they have recently announced three new colors for their Arctis 3 gaming headset: solar red, boreal blue and slate grey. In conjunction with the release of three new colors SteelSeries‘ has pledged to donate 10% of all Arctis 3 Color web sales to the anti-bullying non-profit organization, Ditch the Label. The current goal is to raise $10,000 that will go to the Ditch the Label to help them in their efforts.

“We questioned everything about gaming headsets when we designed the Arctis line – and because of that, it has driven the gaming audio industry forward to become the most sought after gaming headsets on the market with its beautiful, powerful features,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, SteelSeries CEO.  “With the new, trending colors of Arctis, we celebrate vibrant personalities and passionate gamers that help drive this culture forward, as well as support a worthy cause benefiting youth and gamers.”

So if you’re looking for a new gaming headset and want to help a good cause, now is potentially a good time. The Arctis 3 features SteelSeries’ low-distortion speakers combined with 7.1 surround. The headset’s microphone is the SteelSeries ClearCast mic with a retractable bi-directional system. Also worth noting, the Arctis 3 is an analog wired headset and features an ski-goggle suspension headband. Those interested can pick up the Arctis 3 for $79.99 over here.