The day gaming desks were renamed to battle stations, I knew marketing targeted to my demographic was always going to be just a touch batshit.
Now you can get desks complete with RGB lighting, standing desks, desks that are actually a bed and much more. While undeniably cool, that’s not always what a fair chunk of gamer people are looking for in a desk.
In fact, I’d argue a lot of us just want something that does the job of holding up our stuff while looking smart and not being uncomfortable to sit at at a reasonable price.
IKEA’s Utespelare gaming desk absolutely nails that brief, but adds a few extra features that I’d argue are more battle worthy than an inbuilt rave experience.
The Utespelare comes in two colour options, an all black which feels very gamer chic, or a breezier grey with light wood look top.