Fnatic Flick2

An esports mouse that levels the playing field

- Alex Cox

DOES THE EXCITING RGB-lit world of esports really need its own line of special toys? Is the smug-faced endorsement of Heroes of the Storm pro “Quackniix” on the side of the box really something that will sell mice to people? As much as we might struggle to look at the current esports scene without recalling the rise and fall of the dismal first wave, the money and numbers involved in events such as The International—which, this year, hit a prize pool in excess of $25 million—gives today’s electronic sportspeople some serious credibility. So maybe it’ll work. But this mouse, from the “gear” department of pro esports team Fnatic, has some big checks to cash if it’s going to get past us.