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AVADirect ships X7200 desktop replacement gaming computer

, Sep 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

AVADirect makes a bunch of different computers that are aimed at gamers and computer enthusiast. The latest new desktop replacement aimed at computer gamers to ship from the company is called the X7200. The new X7200 notebook has some very nice specifications and should be very powerful. Read The Full Story

CyberPower Announces Fang Series Evo Enhancements for Gaming PCs

, Aug 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

When it comes to hardcore PC gamers, they know that they've got plenty of options out there to choose from. Manufacturers make a killing off offering the latest and greatest in the market. And, not to be out-done, CyberPower has announced today that they're introducing Fang Series Evo enhancements to their gaming PCs. Four different PCs are getting the upgrades, making them some of the most noteworthy gaming PCs out there right now. Read The Full Story

University of Florida Launches StarCraft Course

, Aug 27th 2010 Discuss [12]

Ever wondered how video games could be incorporated into a major university? And we're not talking about them just being at parties. No, we mean really incorporated. While we may have always been dreaming about playing video games while we were in class, apparently the University of Florida wants to take it one step further, and actually put a video game into a classroom. And, not just as an entertainment getaway for students with a huge test to finish. No, they want StarCraft to actually be the class. Read The Full Story

Engineers create sweet Ferrari F1 racing sim using robot arm

, Aug 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

A robot arm has been used by a couple engineers to create one sweet racing simulation. The arm holds a cockpit and lets the user feel what it is like to drive a Ferrari F1 car. Read The Full Story

Razer gives up slightly less vague launch date for Tron peripherals

, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

About this time last month, I mentioned that Razer had a very cool Tron Legacy gaming keyboard that it was showing off. At the time the thing surfaced we really didn’t know when the keyboard and other Tron gaming peripherals would be coming to market for geeks to buy. Read The Full Story

Thermaltake Challenger Pro Keyboard Packs in a Cooling Fan for Long Nights of Gaming

, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Cooling fans aren't new to the PC market. For most rigs, especially the high-profile gaming units out there, they're pretty much a necessity. Long hours, and constant usage can make any system overheat if it's not checked at constant intervals. But, we'll go ahead and admit that we never expected a keyboard to get the cooling fan treatment. Well, here's one after all. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte M8000X Gaming Mouse Debuts for Professionals

, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Yes, there are people out there that play video games for fun, and still there are others that play for money. Lots of money, actually. It's a pretty lucrative business decision, if you've got the chops to cut it against the cut-throat adversaries out there. Luckily enough, there are companies like Gigabyte out there who care enough to produce peripherals for the gaming elite, and that's why the Gigabyte M8000X is so special: it's got features to make any professional gamer out there a happy camper. Read The Full Story

Digital Storm Black|Ops Assassin vertically cooled PC debuts

, May 11th 2010 Discuss [1]

Digital Storm has been making desktop and workstation computers for a while now and we have talked about some of them like the DAVINCI workstation in the past. Digital Storm has debuted a new desktop PC called the Black|OPS Assassin. Read The Full Story

Razer unveils new Abyssus Mirror special edition gaming mouse

, May 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Razer has been making some very nice and high-end gaming peripherals for a long time. The company is particularly well known for mice for gamers. Razer has unveiled a new mouse called the Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition. Read The Full Story

Valve confirms Steam platform coming to Macs in April

, Mar 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Mac platform isn't exactly known for a plethora of readily-available computer games, but game development and digital distribution company Valve has announced today that it will be bringing its wildly-popular Steam gaming system, as well as its vaunted Source proprietary game engine to Apple's very own line of computers. Read The Full Story

iBUYPOWER Paladin E-Series Gaming PCs Outed With Power Drive Overclocking Service Thrown In

, Sep 9th 2009 Discuss [1]

It's been just over a month since we last heard anything from iBUYPOWER regarding a PC, but here we are with a brand new offering, filled with goodies for all the PC gamers out there. This time around, we've got the Paladin E-Series, which is based on the Intel "Lynnfield" processors and new P55 chipsets. There's three models to choose from: the Gamer Paladin E870, E780, and E720, each of which features one of Intel's new Core i7 800-series or Core i5 processors, along with the newest P55 chipset motherboards. Read The Full Story

Blizzard Shows StarCraft 2 Has Some Old Rivals

, Aug 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

News about Blizzard's StarCraft II isn't necessarily few and far between, but when you start talking about something as epic as StarCraft, and its heavily anticipated sequel, every piece of information is fantastic. And, if it weren't enough for Blizzard to just give us text-based information, they go out and make amazing CG videos, like the cinematic trailer already released. But this time around, Blizzard lets us follow an old friend, Zeratul, as he explores some ancient ruins, but quickly discovers he's not the only one being a little nostalgic. Read The Full Story
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