Gaming is no more a niche entertainment for the past 20 years. Gaming now is a social actitvity, with frineds and others over the net. Gaming is bigger than hollywood, people.

Good gaming headsets are easy to use, have good bass sounds (gamers like bass), have built-in microphones, and offer easy access to volume controls and microphone muting.

The best gaming headset for normal use: Kingston HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset (comfortable for extended gaming sessions, great sound, great build quality)

The second best gaming headset: HyperX Cloud II (better padding on the headband and a USB sound card with surround sound processing, a bit pricey)

The best gaming headset for audiophiles and marathon gamers: Sennheiser GAME ONE (expensive, but generous sound, thumping bass performance, and noise-cancelling mic.)

The best affordable gaming headset: Creative Draco HS880 Gaming Headset

The best wireless gaming headset: SteelSeries H Wireless Gaming Headset (great sound, zero latency, great build)