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Xbox x IKEA furniture range goes live today

The long awaited Xbox x IKEA YXSTABY collection has officially hit stores today, so you can either head to your local branch or order the pieces online.

It's part of Xbox's 25th Anniversary celebrations this year (who knew they could do marketing) and is actually an impressive bunch of furniture and accessories combining Scandanavian minimilism and some more of the subtle Xbox branding that would work in most living rooms. I like that the collection doesn't look like it belongs in a teenagers bedroom like many other gaming adjecent furniture collections.

Here's the list of everything you can get and prices.

Everything in the Xbox x IKEA YXSTABY gaming collection

Furniture shown from IKEA x Xbox collab
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Furniture shown from IKEA x Xbox collab
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Furniture shown from IKEA x Xbox collab
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Furniture shown from IKEA x Xbox collab
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You can grab everything on the US Site later today, and for my UK friends, the collection is available right now.

Seating & Furniture

Desk Setup & Accessories

Inside the Xbox x IKEA collaboration display
We were allowed to try out the chair at Gamescom both on the floor and in the Xbox boothJennifer Young - Windows Central
Miniature IKEA furniture and Xbox console
Neat little 'dollhouse' style cubes were on displayJennifer Young - Windows Central
Miniature IKEA furniture and Xbox console
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Miniature IKEA furniture and Xbox console
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Miniature IKEA furniture and Xbox console
Jennifer Young - Windows Central
Miniature IKEA furniture and Xbox console
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For those eyeing the YXSTABY Gaming Lounge Chair, I got to sit in it at Gamescom, and it's ridiculously comfortable despite its minimal look. One in the Xbox business booth saved my legs many a time!

It's an upgraded version of an IKEA chair I've owned before, but Xbox has improved this new iteration by adding handy built-in pockets perfect for stashing your controller or handheld.

The controller display boxes are probably my second favorite thing in the collection and I'm considering a couple for above my desk area to display those controllers that are just too pretty for me to actually use.

Everything is live on IKEA's site and in physical stores now. Are you planning to grab any of the thumbstick stools or storage pieces for your gaming corner?

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8BitDo launch a gorgeous Gears of War E-Day keyboard and mouse

Gears of War: E Day arrives today on Xbox and PC if you are lucky enough to have Early Access. To celebrate the launch, 8BitDo has expanded its Xbox partnership accessory line to include this incredibly sexy limited-edition mechanical keyboard and mouse set.

Dripping with rugged Gears visual flair, this red-and-black set will be a must-have for Gears fans jumping into the campaign on PC. Unfortunately, it won't ship until October 30th, but pre-orders went live today at $119.99 for the keyboard and $59.99 for the mouse.

Retro 87 Mechanical Keyboard, Gears of War: E-Day: $119.99
Underneath its grim E-Day theme, this tenkeyless board packs semi-custom Huano Cloud Gray linear switches on a hot-swappable PCB, topped with durable double-layered ABS keycaps.

You get tri-mode connectivity (Bluetooth 5.3, 2.4GHz wireless, or good old USB-C) with a ridiculous battery life lasting up to 280 hours wirelessly or 300 over Bluetooth.

It's finished off with customizable RGB backlighting, an independent top control panel powered by 8BitDo’s Ultimate Software V2, and those delightfully huge Dual Super Buttons for mapping your favorite macros without touching a menu.View Deal

Retro R8 Mouse – Gears of War: E-Day: $59.99
Designed to match the board, the R8 gaming mouse pairs a high-end PixArt PAW 3395 optical sensor (up to 26,000 DPI across six levels) with ultra-durable micro switches rated for 100 million clicks.

It hooks up via Bluetooth, 2.4GHz wireless, or USB-C, pushing impressive polling rates up to 4000Hz wirelessly and 8000Hz wired.

You also get an ambidextrous layout with programmable side buttons, quick left/right-hand switching, and a slick charging dock that doubles as a wireless signal extender.View Deal

8BitDo has been really killing it with the Xbox accessories recently

8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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8BitDo Gears of War keyboard and mouse
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I'm always impressed by 8BitDo's unusual and creative approach to designing Xbox-themed accessories.

Just last year they dropped the Xbox green translucent keyboard and mouse, which I'm actually the proud owner of (and really need to get my butt moving on the review, but it's fantastic).

The build quality and typing experience of their keyboards is some of the best on the market, and they are pretty reasonably priced when you compare to similar products from other brands.

The Retro, chunky aesthetic also pleases my aging millennial hands, and I've been enjoying the larger mouse a lot more than I expected.

This new E-Day run of the range has the exact same rock-solid engineering tailored specifically for Gears fans. I actually must prefer the design of these to the Xbox Gears Controller, which is a little "busy" looking for my tastes.

If you're gearing up (hehe) to play E-Day on PC, 8BitDo has knocked it out of the park yet again.

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Goat Simulator 3's new expansion takes on GTA 6 launch date

Most game developers have adjusted their release schedules, moved launch dates, or cleared entire launch windows just to avoid being anywhere near the new Grand Theft Auto release. But Coffee Stain North isn't most developers.

While everyone else has seemingly run for cover Goat Simulator 3 knows who the real GOATS of gaming are and they have announced today that the third major expansion for Goat Simulator 3, titled Ticket to Dizzyworld, is set to launch on November 19, 2026.

Yes, that's the exact same day Rockstar Games is set to launch Grand Theft Auto 6. And Coffee Stain couldn't care less; in fact, they have turned it into a marketing tactic all in itself.

"We launched Baadlands on November 19th last year, and we are releasing Dizzyworld on the same date this year. And we dare anyone to put a game out on the same day. You’ve been warned!"

— Santiago Ferrero, Creative Director at Coffee Stain North

Move over Lucia and Jason: Pilgor the Goat is back and bringing the carnival.

Welcome to Dizzyworld: Rollercoasters, river rapids and bumper cars

Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park
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Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park
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Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park
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Following up on last year's post-apocalyptic Baadlands: Furry Road expansion, Ticket to Dizzyworld swaps the rusty sand-pocalypse for an unregulated theme-park sandbox playground.

The expansion drops players into a massive new map filled with amusement rides, carnival games, and new opportunities to torment unsuspecting NPCs. Some of the standout features coming in the DLC include:

  • Custom rollercoaster construction: Create your own physics-defying, health-and-safety-violating rollercoasters for the ultimate theme park experiment.
  • First-Goat perspective: Experience rollercoasters, river rapids, and bumper cars directly through Pilgor's eyes.
  • New Goat Gears & collectibles: Packed with new physics-warping carnival gear to cause maximum havoc, alongside collectible Dizzy Tokens scattered across the park to redeem for rewards.

The real kid-friendly GTA

Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park
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Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park
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Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park
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Now there's a genuine irony to this showdown of the titans: while my partner queues up his GTA 6 download, my son will be fighting for the TV screen because he wants to play this DLC as soon as he finishes school. He absolutely loves sandbox games, and Goat Simulator 3 is one of his favourites. He's logged hundreds of hours in the game on multiple platforms at this point.

In many ways, Goat Simulator is like Grand Theft Auto with more Goats and less gun crime, and watching Pilgor ride a bumper car in first-person view will beat a Vice City car chase in this house, hands down.

When and where can I get my hands on Goat Simulator 3: Dizzyworld?

Images from Goat Simulator 3 Dizzyworld of a theme park

(Image credit: Coffee Stain North)

Goat Simulator 3: Dizzyworld launches on November 19, 2026 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store) and Coffee Stain North has also announced that there are future plans to bring the game to Nintendo Switch 2.

Will Pilgor dethrone GTA 6? Probably not, but in this house it certainly will and I commend the nerve.

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