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Turtle Beach Was the Leading Supplier of Gaming Headphones in 2011

The market for headsets and headphones is among the most successful right now, in terms of sales volumes, and Turtle Beach appears to have benefited greatly from this. Turtle Beach specializes in audio products for the gaming industry, meaning that it deals in high-end headphones and headsets, some of which come in...

10 February 2012
15:51 GMT

Skyrim Creative Director Says Gaming Is All About Pride

Todd Howard, who is the creative director working on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, told an audience at the DICE 2012 conference in Las Vegas during his keynote that the main emotion behind the title that his team created was pride. According to the veteran game developer, accomplishment is something unique to the vid...

10 February 2012
15:11 GMT

FaithPC Reveals 17.3-Inch High-End Laptop with NVIDIA Graphics

There is a certain company in Japan that decided to offer something to the customers from its domestic market, so out came the GXT P170HBD-G580 TWIN-Drive SSR2. This notebook has, one might say, “atypical” specifications even for those who think they know what to expect from a high-end, gaming mobile PC...

10 February 2012
08:54 GMT

Antec One PC Enclosure Targets Gamers on a Budget

Antec just expanded its line of Gaming Series computer enclosures with the addition of a new chassis, known as the One, especially designed in order to provide user-friendly cooling and convenient features at an affordable price. The chassis features a pretty simple and stylish design which bears an eerie resemblanc...

8 February 2012
12:32 GMT

LG's Smart TVs Play Games with Magic Motion Remote and Stronger Graphics Chips

Smart TVs can already do a lot of things, like access the Internet for social networking and online video or TV broadcast streaming, but there is something even they can't tackle very well yet. That something is games, but LG and Unity Technologies decided to remedy this shortcoming through a new partnership. ...

7 February 2012
11:38 GMT

Thermaltake Sells Machine Gun as Part of Level 10 GT Call of Duty Case

For gamers that want their systems to shout loud and clear what their interests are, Thermaltake has created a new case, though it would be more accurate to say that it had someone change the skin of an old one. The Level 10 case from Thermaltake has been one of the company's best-selling high-end products for...

2 February 2012
06:46 GMT

South Korea Considers New Restrictions on Minor Online Gaming

A report from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in South Korea has suggested that the country might move to ban the accounts of all minor players who spend more than two consecutive hours playing online game or more than three hours during any given day. It seems that representatives from the gaming ...

1 February 2012
04:19 GMT

BitFenix Ghost Case Poses from All Angles, or Most of Them Anyway

BitFenix has a certain desktop enclosure in store for its prospective customers, one that bears the name of Ghost. The folks at TechPowerUp were able to snap some photos of this item, showing the all-black paint job and lots of other things. Whoever decides to buy it will get three 5.25-inch drive bays, four 3.5-in...

31 January 2012
11:17 GMT

Battlefield 3 Inspired Case Mod Features Built-in Fridge

If you often find yourself longing for a drink in a middle of an intense gaming session, this Battlefield inspired case mod might just be the answer to your problems. Built by Brian Carter and pictured on its Bods Mods website, the system doesn’t only feature some pretty cool Battlefield inspired art airbrushe...

27 January 2012
07:27 GMT

Xilence Ships Black Hornet PC Case

January is nearing its end, but Xilence decided that it wasn't going to let the first month of 2012 go by without at least one product release. Xilence Technology has decided to step forward and release a new case for desktop personal computers, much like Cooler Master, Antec and Cougar did. Dubbed Black Hor...

26 January 2012
07:24 GMT

Cooler Master Intros CM 690 II Advanced Black & White Edition Case

Since IT companies have actually been paying attention to the reactions and opinions of their customers, it makes sense that product revisions would show up eventually, this time from Cooler Master. The new press release from Cooler Master makes it official that a new desktop case will be available two or three mon...

25 January 2012
11:41 GMT

Antec Intros Gaming Series Three Hundred Two Case

Antec decided it was about time it launched another case, so it pulled out all the big guns and added a new member to the Gaming Series. The desktop chassis that Antec has just formally announced is called Gaming Series Three Hundred Two and supports mini-ITX, micro ATX and ATX motherboards. It boasts 11 drive bay...

24 January 2012
13:01 GMT

Blind Test Shows AMD Machines Run Better Than Intel's

AMD has been the subject of rather unfortunate PR over the past couple of quarters, so it decided to do something about it, namely get gamers to bring it good PR themselves. Recently, there was an AMD & HardOCP Game Experience event in Texas, which involved two sets of gaming machines and a number of different peop...

24 January 2012
03:01 GMT

Desura Goes Open Source With Desurium

The Desura gaming client now has an open source brother, called Desurium and hosted on Github, licensed under GPL (GNU Public License) version 3. Detailed instructions about how to install and run the open source version of the Desura client on both Linux and Windows platform are also available on the Github page."As...

23 January 2012
03:44 GMT

NZXT Presents the Switch 810 Hybrid Case

Being a supplier of all sorts of PC cases, it was just a matter of time before NZXT went ahead and launched a new model, and it so happens that gamers are the ones getting a treat this time. NZXT has made a new product launch and, once again, it made one of those bold statements that most everyone on the IT market ...

18 January 2012
05:58 GMT

Level 10 M Mouse Teased by Thermaltake and Designworks

Looks like Thermaltake and Designworks USA want to wow customers this spring when they launch the next Tt eSports-branded product. The two collaborated on the Level 10 case and, now, are jointly developing the Level 10 M mouse. The specs aren't known, and only a pair of photos have, so far, been revealed. ...

17 January 2012
10:10 GMT

Roccat Starts Shipping Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepads

One would think that a mouse pad wasn’t something a company would be able to write down much about, but Roccat's Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad just proved that idea totally wrong. Roccat has just made an official announcement regarding what it calls the “legendary” Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mous...

17 January 2012
08:22 GMT

Razer Intros Naga Hex Mouse for MOBA, Action Games and RPGs

There are games today which have many actions and interaction commands that can be mapped to keyboard and mouse buttons. Razer paid close attention to this when it developed the Naga Hex mouse. The 6-button thumb grid will easily catch the attention of onlookers, especially with each one’s octagonal shape. Razer N...

16 January 2012
10:22 GMT

Hardware Market in Peril: The Horrors of Ubisoft DRM

Like much of the rest of the world, we tried to resign ourselves to waiting, seeing and reporting what has been going on with the DRM policies of game makers, but things seem to be going more than a bit overboard. One would think that widespread discontent and even bouts of sheer outrage would be enough to make gam...

14 January 2012
05:29 GMT

CES 2012: Shogun Bros Reveals Ballista MK-1 Mouse

If you ever wished for a mouse that knew how you wanted it to run, the Shogun Bros Ballista MK-1 may be just what you need. The wired laser mouse was seen at CES 2012 and has a 5700dpi laser sensor. What is unique about it is that it can adjust sensitivity of X and Y axes on the fly. By holding down the config but...

13 January 2012
18:34 GMT

CES 2012: SteelSeries Launches Three Gaming Mice

It was obvious that CES 2012 wasn't going to slide by without a suitable flood of gaming peripherals, so SteelSeries' announcement did not exactly come as a shock. The company has released the Kinzu v2 and SteelSeries Kinzu v2 Pro Edition, plus the SteelSeries Kana. The Kinzu v2 and Kinzu v2 Pro Edition h...

11 January 2012
11:31 GMT

CES 2012: Razer Windows 8 Gaming Tablet Set for Q4 2012

People probably hadn't expected Razer, of all companies, to come out and say it was planning a tablet, but its CES conference proved it without a doubt. Razer is known for its gaming peripherals and cases, for the most part. Starting the fourth quarter of this year (2012), though, it might add another device ...

11 January 2012
08:21 GMT

CES 2012: Behold, 8-Core Xeon E5 Powers a LAN Party Machine

Looks like all those rumors about Intel's 8-core server chips being supported by desktop motherboards were true after all. Even though Intel hasn't officially validated the latest Xeon units on consumer motherboards, the ASUS ROG Rampage IV has still been demonstrated running the mighty Xeon E5 8-core uni...

10 January 2012
07:15 GMT

Gigabyte Creates Two Notebooks in Time for CES as Well

Gigabyte really did not hold back when it issued the latest press release, the one that lists its CES-bound mobile computers, including the P2532F and Booktop M2432 notebooks. We already talked about the convertible T1006 Netbook and the S1081 windows tablet. Now, two more powerful mobile personal computers are t...

9 January 2012
05:41 GMT

Gelid DarkForce Tower Case Now Available for $120 (91 Euro)

Gelid decided to start the year 2012 well, so it put together what its announcement dubs the first tower case in its GAMER product line. The full name of the new, black and solid gaming chassis is Gelid GAMER DarkForce. Since we started by mentioning the color, it should be noted that the black paint applies to bo...

4 January 2012
11:51 GMT

Gamers Rise from the Ashes with Pavilion HPE h9 Phoenix

HP is showing that it definitely isn't leaving the PC market by unleashing what is supposed to be the fastest gaming desktop it has ever made. Given how quickly CPUs and graphics products, not to mention RAM, have advanced over the past year, this is easy to believe. The product bears the name of Pavilion HP...

4 January 2012
04:05 GMT

Weekend Reading: 2011 Was Truly a Great Year for Gaming

At the end of each year gamers take a look back at some of the experiences they went through and compare them to previous years. While we were certainly treated with quite a lot of impressive periods in recent times, 2011, at least in my view, managed to outshine them all, seeing a huge amount of great games, both tr...

31 December 2011
09:31 GMT

Epson Endeavor Pro 750 Gaming PC Comes Under Lock and Key

Epson is one of the not so numerous companies that sell pre-built personal computers, and it is just this sort of product that has now come on sale in Japan. The computer that Epson's Japanese customers can now look at is called Endeavor Pro 750. Simply put, it is a desktop PC configured in such a way as to s...

28 December 2011
13:21 GMT

OnLive App Updated with Xperia PLAY Slide-out Game Controls

The owners of Xperia PLAY smartphones now have at their disposal a new application that can take full advantage of the gaming capabilities that Sony Ericsson packed the device with, namely an OnLive application. The software, already available for Android devices, has been recently updated to offer support for the...

27 December 2011
17:41 GMT

Mouse Computer 17.3-Inch Gaming PC Cuts no Corners

Mouse Computer has just launched a product, a mobile personal computer, that could leave prospective buyers around the world wanting. This is not through some price tag that is humongous beyond all reason, or due to underwhelming performance. What may leave people jaded is how the Mouse Computer i950PA5-SP has on...

27 December 2011
08:00 GMT

Weekend Reading: It’s Hard to Be a Gamer During the Holidays

Depending on your religious orientation, you’re almost sure to celebrate something in the next few weeks, even if it’s just the New Year. Unfortunately, while this should be a time of peace on Earth and getting together with your family, friends or relatives, it’s quite a difficult time to be a game...

24 December 2011
09:31 GMT

Razer Blade Gaming Laptops Flee Santa's Sight, Delayed to 2012

If anyone was hoping for a shiny new, powerful gaming notebook by Christmas, they will have probably looked at other things besides Razer's Blade by now. After all, though the company intended to have it ship in time for the holidays, it failed to deliver on its intentions. In fact, it appears that no hopefu...

23 December 2011
08:44 GMT

ROCCAT Studios Launches Big and Black Mouse Pads

ROCCAT may have a lot of gaming peripherals running rampant around the world, but it figured they could use some help, so instead of a new mouse or keyboard, it made some mouse pads this once. Granted, saying that ROCCAT made some new mouse pads could be taking things a tad bit too far. After all, these aren'...

15 December 2011
20:21 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Gaming Skills Put to the Test, Video Included

We all know that tablets can game, but Asus’ soon to be available Transformer Prime seems to take this one step further as it sure has what it needs to put some consoles to shame. The guys from Swedroid decided to put the Prime’s gaming skills to the test and paired it with a PS3 Dual Shock 3 gamepad and...

14 December 2011
03:00 GMT

ROCCAT Prepares Special Peripherals for CES 2012

With the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show on the way, ROCCAT decided to jump the gun a bit and already unravel two products that will be on display. Not release, though, since this is only an official introduction and not a product release. After all, the company has to save its ammo for the 2012 edi...

13 December 2011
19:41 GMT

Dell Launches Its Mightiest Gaming Desktop, Alienware Aurora

Alienware is a brand that doesn't often get stapled to a machine, but when it does, it definitely means that the computer is among the highest-end that Dell has to offer. This once, the Alienware brand has landed not on a laptop, but on a full-fledged desktop personal computer. Dell US hasn't yet unleash...

13 December 2011
05:09 GMT

Razer Blade Notebooks Up for Pre-Order Soon

If anyone thought they could do with a nice, powerful gaming laptop for the holidays, Razer has just what they need, namely the Blade. The Blade notebook is about to go up for pre-order, according to an interview with Kotaku. This is one of those big, strong, mighty machines that only a small number of people acro...

8 December 2011
10:38 GMT

Raptor Gaming M4 Gaming Mouse Puts Flag on Ship

If you wanted a big, bad mouse for Christmas, the Raptor Gaming M4 flagship might just be the thing for you, assuming you're willing to fork up 79.90 Euro for it (about 106 dollars). The mouse is easy to label as a high-end piece from just a look: it's a black, red LED-lit solid rodent for right-handed peo...

7 December 2011
10:34 GMT

Sony Admits PSP Confused Customers, Promises PS Vita Is Easy to Understand

Sony has looked back on its PlayStation Portable, admitting that the first wave of marketing efforts for the device didn’t really make it clear to customers what the device was capable of, and promised that, with the upcoming Vita, everything will be focused on its gaming capability.The original PSP, released b...

30 November 2011
17:31 GMT

Xbox Gets Sennheiser X 320 and X2 Headphones

Owners of game consoles, particularly the Xbox 360, now have a slightly wider range of audio products to choose from, as Sennheiser has contributed the X 320 and X2. X2 is a single-sided headset designed to be durable and cost-accessible, while the X 320 is the high-end one, with a noise-canceling microphone, among...

29 November 2011
17:01 GMT

Gamers Attacked With Pepper Spray and Beaten During Black Friday Rush

Black Friday was eagerly awaited by millions of Americans as they were finally able to make some huge savings on all sorts of items, but, for some unlucky gamers, things got quickly out of hand as two ugly incidents happened during the sales rush.Black Friday is the day right after Thanksgiving when lots of U.S. reta...

29 November 2011
05:35 GMT

DarwinMachine Type 339 Is a Wacky Sort of Box PC

One would think a small form factor PC would have a low price, but that's definitely not even close to being the case with the DarwinMachine Type 339. Conceived by architect and racecar designer Matthew Kim, it is something like a cube, though not really a perfect cube, with a size of 9.5 x 9.5 x 8 inches (241...

28 November 2011
09:56 GMT

Amazon’s Cyber Monday Deals Cuts the Price on Kinect and Huge Variety of Games

After the huge variety of deals that ran during its Black Friday sale, Amazon has now unleashed a huge variety of other discounts for lots of other games and gaming peripherals, as part of its Cyber Monday sale.While Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, usually consists of regular, brick-and-mortar retailers sla...

28 November 2011
04:44 GMT

Gigabyte Luxo X10 Case for Gamers Debuts

Whether because of the holiday season or not, Gigabyte decided to launch a new case, one that doesn't cut any corners, even though it doesn't go out of its way to be too sophisticated either. The new case is a mid-tower carrying the name Luxo X10. At first glance, it doesn't seem like much, with a c...

25 November 2011
04:18 GMT

QPAD Creates MK-85 Gaming Keyboard with N-key Roll Over

The new keyboard from QPAD might just be any gamer's dream, so to speak, considering that, even while needing just a USB connection, it has full N-key roll over. N-key rollover is that special asset that only a handful of keyboards have. Basically, the hardware scans each key independently, allowing for correc...

23 November 2011
10:02 GMT

Xbox Live Accounts Targeted by Massive Phishing Campaign

There is a lot of confusion these days on the matter of some Xbox live accounts that were somehow forcefully taken by cybercriminals. While some feared a massive hacking operation is behind the entire incident, Microsoft claims they all fell victims to phishing. Xbox forums are flooded with complaints from members w...

23 November 2011
05:08 GMT

SteelSeries Simraceaway Is a Handheld Steering Wheel

Hybrid devices are turning up quite often these days, so SteelSeries decided to make a contribution, in the form of what isn't exactly the first thing people would consider putting together. Nonetheless, players of race games might actually end up quite enamored with the Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel, which ...

18 November 2011
04:11 GMT

Gaming on Linux, Now a Reality with Desura

Desura unleashed last night, November 17th, the final and stable Linux client for its Desura service, providing 65 game titles installable with a single mouse click.The Desura client for Linux allows users to easily install, patch and play games on all Linux distributions! Finally!"Linux users were continually reachi...

18 November 2011
02:45 GMT

SteelSeries Simraceway Steering Wheel Packs Everything But the Kitchen Sink

SteelSeries has surprised us all time and time again with its high-end computer accessories and the recently unveiled Simraceway SRW-S1 is no different as it comes with all the features one could ever need in a gaming steering wheel.The SRW-S1 was developed in collaboration with Ignite Game Technologies, the creators...

17 November 2011
11:14 GMT

Samsung's Series 7 Gaming Notebook Has Two Variants

Last time Samsung spoke of its Series 7 of products, it wasn't so it could launch a new mobile personal computer for gaming purposes, like now. Instead, it delivered an 11.6-Inch Windows Tablet called, straightforwardly enough, Slate PC Series 7. The machine that is now revealed to have reached South Korea, ...

14 November 2011
03:28 GMT


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