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Series 7 Gamer and Chronos Laptops Launched by Samsung

Samsung announced that people should be able to spot a new pair of laptops on the web, notebooks that don't actually belong to the same line but were detailed together nonetheless. After introducing the SSDs bundled with a free copy of Batman: Arkham City, Samsung launched two notebooks, the Series 7 Gamer and...

25 October 2011
05:26 GMT

iPad Gamers Reach 8+ Million, and Growing

Interpret, a cross-media market research firm, has released "iPad Gamers: A Look at the Users of Gaming's Shiny New Toy," a report that aims to demonstrate that Apple’s iPad is making a foray into the gaming industry attracting not only casual gamers, but also hard-core console gamers.According to the rese...

16 September 2011
12:11 GMT

Weekend Reading: Why Electronic Arts Is Killing Old Gamers

Some might say killing is a strong word for ignoring, but, in the gaming world, ignoring something is quite similar to killing it. Electronic Arts, for the purpose of this article, is a placeholder for all the big publishing companies that were formed initially by gamers and lost their way while rising to the top of ...

10 September 2011
05:11 GMT

Apple’s Game Center Alive and Kicking on iOS 4 for Developers

Game Center, Apple's new social gaming network for the iOS platform, is set to launch this Fall, allowing users to invite friends to play a game, start a multiplayer title through matchmaking and track achievements, and compare high scores on a leader board. iPhone OS 4 beta releases, as well as the iOS 4 GM see...

15 June 2010
08:53 GMT

Australia's Gamers Are More Terrifying than 'the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs'

For some time now, Australia has been known to gamers as the place that protects the purity and innocence of children from the vile video games with a nail-club and flanged mace, in many ways akin to the Inquisition that served a lovable, merciful and forgiving God by persecuting and torturing pretty much everyone. T...

17 February 2010
04:08 GMT

Pwned App Released for iPhone – Free Download

Pwned, as described by the app's developers, is a monitoring program that allows hardcore gamers and owners of an iPhone / iPod touch to view their friends list and profile, chat with other members using the Shoutbox and view which friends are currently on Xbox Live and Steam. Available for free download through...

3 April 2009
05:10 GMT

Analyst: iPod touch Will Be 'the Final Nail in the PSP's Coffin'

An analyst talking to CasualGaming.biz claims the PSP is getting killed by Apple's iPod touch by the day. The "expert" cites the thousands of titles available in the App Store, as well as the platform's "rounded corners" as strong points of the Apple iPod touch over Sony's portable console."The iPod To...

27 February 2009
05:43 GMT

State Candidate Accused of Being a Gamer

Politics can always be fun, especially around elections. The lengths to which candidates go in order to tarnish the reputation of their opponents and to win the elections is often mind boggling. We've seen candidates accusing each other of misconduct, corruption, or other deeds, but this recent report has reall...

9 October 2008
08:08 GMT

Security Software Specially Designed for Gamers - Help Wanted

Ok, Ice Armor, Frost Warding, Mana Shield and on to battle! A Frostbolt to begin with and and nothing. Lag. Before you get to cast the Damage over Time spell, the computer starts stuttering because the antivirus has just decided to update or thought there was something suspicious. Before you know it, you've got...

27 February 2008
15:41 GMT

Addicted User Dropped Dead in Internet Cafe

A 30-year-old Chinese man was found dead in an Internet cafe after he played games for approximately 3 days, the reports sustain. According to Reuters, the 'man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou' died while he was transported to the hospital because he spent three consecutive days in the Internet cafe...

17 September 2007
06:26 GMT

Dust-Off with Your Keyword

Dust-Off just released a specialized kind of backpack that is aimed at gamers that are moving their gear from one LAN party to another and need a safe place to store their trusted keyboards and mice. The new "Keyboard Quiver" is an original idea and it offers enough internal space to allow the deposit of a keyboard, ...

21 August 2007
05:38 GMT

"Entropia Universe" Opens Pawnshops Exchanging Virtual Items for Real Dollars

Entropia Universe is an online MMORPG virtual world where the Real Cash Economy (RCE) allows the players to exchange the virtual money, known as PED - Project Entropia Dollars, into real cash, with an exchange rate of 10 PED = $1 USD. This means that virtual rare items obtained while playing the game can be exchange...

10 May 2007
10:53 GMT


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