Our SteelSeries Xai review is on-line today, a solid 9 out of 10 that might have been a 10 had it been cheaper. To sum it up; great mouse, bit expensive.

Once you've got the Xai configured to your personal taste, which can take quite some time, its performance is impressive. It never skips a beat or misses a button press and doesn't register movement when the mouse is off the surface. If like me you are constantly lifting the mouse and repositioning it slightly this is a huge help. It's great to be able to forget about your mouse and any deficiencies it might have and just play.

In other SteelSeries news, a R.U.S.E. special edition of the Xai has been announced today, along with a similarly R.U.S.E. themed SteelSeries QcK mouse pad. Bizarrely the special edition Xai is a little cheaper than the standard edition.

"R.U.S.E. is a strategy game that we believe players will experience differently than any other RTS game on the market. In a game where every detail matters, choosing a mouse that obeys both the eye and every sleight of hand is a good strategy. With excellent levels of precision and ergonomy, the SteelSeries Xai mouse could become your best ally," said Mathieu Girard, Senior Producer at Ubisoft. "Not only is it fully branded R.U.S.E. on the outside but is programmed with a special player profile."

"Industry awards, player feedback and tournament wins have shown us that the time we spent methodically perfecting the SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse has paid off," said Bruce Hawver, CEO of SteelSeries. "R.U.S.E. players will be easily impressed with the game’s unique game-play built around an incredible zooming engine, and with the technology we pack inside the SteelSeries Xai as well as the smooth glide and graphics of the QcK mousepad it all comes together to provide gamers with an outstanding RTS experience."