Gifts for gamers

On the long journeys through the wasteland, sooner or later every throat gets dry. So it's all the more disappointing when, after reaching for a re...

To describe Minecraft as just another computer game does not do it justice. Since 2014, the game has inspired millions of gamers and there is still...

Have you ever wondered why the pocket monsters from Pokémon, Digimon and similar series participate in dangerous arena battles? If the thought that...

Arcade machines, asteroids, spaceships, lasers… Ring any bells? Of course! After all, every child of the 1980s (and geeks who know their tribe’s hi...

Gather round, all ye weary adventurers! Stretch your tired legs at the campfire and listen while we present the ultimate innovation in alchemy: the...

Few villains from the golden age of point and click adventures have risen to such prominence as the megalomaniac, Purple Tentacle! After the rather...

Imagine waking up one day and not being in your bed but in a clinical white room that's under constant surveillance by cameras... as if you've unwi...

After many fans of Blizzard and the "World of Warcraft" expansion "Battle for Azeroth" were more than disappointed, a lot has now been made good wi...

Composed of the triangles of courage, wisdom and strength, the "Triforce" is the most powerful artefact in all of Hyrule, as its divine nature enab...

The Playstation has been around for about 30 years now. This means that everyone who has grown up with it is now an adult. Don't believe it? Well, ...

Tetris is such a popular game that it can be played on all kinds of consoles and even on calculators and buildings. So it's time to integrate the f...

Without communication with others, gaming can be a pretty lonely pastime. That’s why the headset is one of the most important pieces of equipment w...

In the Mortal Kombat universe, no fight is won until the opponent has been brutally slaughtered. The game was banned for a long time, among other t...

What do two fantasy dwarves from a saga about magical rings have in common with Italian plumbers? Well, they’re on an important mission, have to su...

The cake is a lie – that’s the bitter realisation waiting for you at the end of a well-known teleportation video-game series. Fittingly, this messa...

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Everyday life can sometimes be so exhausting and monotonous that even the simplest activities, such as regular showering, become an insurmountable ...

The HEV suit (Hazardous Environment Suit) plays a very special role in one of the most legendary first-person shooters: without it, Gordon Freeman,...

What does a hero truly need? A magic sword, a mithril shirt and magical powers? Well, those and a proper jacket, of course. After all, what good is...

If you ask yourself why Pokémon is so popular as a game, you'll probably come up with an ancient human instinct pretty quickly: hunting and gatheri...

A merry feast and a bloody battle! The Viking-themed Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla could not have begun any better. After all, these tough Scandinavia...

Collectible figures are nice to have, but sometimes they miss a certain Je ne sais quoi. And what might that be, you ask? Well, yellow rubber and a...

As the saying goes: "Life is like a box of cookies, you never know what you're going to get." It's the same with the iconic question mark blocks fr...

Beyond the battlefield, a notebook can be extremely valuable for soldiers. You can note important data, plan combat strategies and even invent or d...

Playing Gothic is like coming home.At least that's what long-time players say when asked why this 20-year-old game is still so incredibly popular. ...

AaaaaughibbrgubugbugrguburgleWhen this battle cry is heard in Azeroth, you either have to pull out your weapons or take to your heels! That’s becau...

One of the main reasons why Skyrim is still so incredibly popular even after so many years is the sheer size of the game world. Skyrim invites you ...

No sooner have you started playing Starfield than you find an ominous artefact that almost gets you into trouble. However, it also leads you to the...

Evee is one of the cutest Pokémon around, although its unique selling point is its changeability, which is due to genetic instability. No other Pok...

The video game series "Monster Hunter" by Capcom is one of the most successful in Japan. This could be due, among other things, to the incredibly c...

The formerly Siamese twins Troy and Tyreen Calypso are the fascinating antagonists in Borderlands 3. On Pandora, they have united just about all cr...

Stress is one of the biggest health problems in today’s society. And it’s so easy to get rid of it: once you drink from the Pokémon 3D Mug Snorlax ...

In the guise of a white wolf, the sun goddess Amaterasu roams the magical world of the video game "Okami" and frees the people of Nippon from the c...

Although almost 30 years old, the “Parodius” games are gradually gaining more and more fans worldwide. The star of the series is Tako (actually t...

The motif for this Sonic Run 3D Mug takes us back to the good old days when video games were still two-dimensional. If the thought of the little bl...

Vampires have always fascinated people. They are dangerous, bloodthirsty, undead and, with a little benevolence, perhaps even darkly attractive. Bu...