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EA Cuts Some Game Prices by 20 Pct

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Electronic Arts has reduced the prices on some of its current games

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Book, Publication, Comics

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Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware

Gaming mice usually let you adjust sensitivity, polling rate, and button assignments through software. Pwnage’s new Vanta goes a step further by letting you physically change how each primary click feels.

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