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Rockstar North backs Dare to be Digital
11th Jul 2008 The creators of the phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto IV computer game are throwing their weight behind Dare to be Digital 2008. Edinburgh-based Rockstar North is to sponsor the Dare to be Digital 2008 awards ceremony, which this year will for the first time take place in Edinburgh. Dare to be Digital is the world’s leading games design competition for students,...
Acer launches the first display with 50000:1 contrast ratio - G24
11th Jul 2008 The Gaming Revolution, first display in the market with 50000:1 contrast ratio London, 9th July 2008 - Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market (source: Gartner data, 4Q 2007), today presented the new G24 widescreen LCD monitors, specifically designed for gamers and users who are looking for flawless high-definition graphics quality and seamless motion for...
ZOTAC Launches High-performance Value GeForce 8100 Platform
11th Jul 2008 New ZOTAC GeForce 8100 delivers DirectX 10 GPU and HyperTransport 3.0 support to low-cost platform HONG KONG – Jul. 9, 2008 – ZOTAC International, a leading NVIDIA partner, today announces a new high-performance value platform for AMD Socket AM2+ processors – the ZOTAC GeForce 8100. The ZOTAC GeForce 8100 unleashes the full potential of AMD Phenom processors with...
MASTER THE ART OF COMBAT THIS WEEK ON VIRTUAL CONSOLE!
11th Jul 2008 11 July 2008 – Prepare to battle it out in the toughest fighting contest of them all, King of Fighters, as ART OF FIGHTING 2™ arrives on Virtual Console! Originally released in 1994 by SNK on NEOGEO, knuckle down for this high-octane fighting game and use a range of deadly techniques to unleash devastating attacks on your opponents to become champion! As in the previous...
Glu Mobile Announces Space Monkey for Apple App Store
11th Jul 2008 Leading Mobile Publisher Unveils First Title to Launch on iPhone and iPod Touch San Mateo, CA– July 10, 2008 – Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced that its critically-acclaimed original title, Space Monkey, is available worldwide for iPhone and iPod touch from Apple’s App Store beginning today. Space Monkey is a...
OCZ Technology Introduces Elixir Keyboards under the new Alchemy line of Gaming Products
11th Jul 2008 Delft, Netherlands—July 11, 2008—OCZ Technology Group (LSE: OCZ), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and components, today announced the expansion of its gaming peripherals under a new “Alchemy” line, with the introduction of the Elixir keyboard series for highly advanced functionality in game-play. Featuring a wealth...
Thermaltake New Spedo Chassis Online Sneak Preview Released!
11th Jul 2008 Thermaltake, a leading manufacturer of computer chassis and cooling products, released the video preview of their latest design, an ATX tower computer chassis, Spedo. Following the designing concept of automobile engine bay, Spedo comes with quite a number of amazing Thermaltake exclusive features, including the C.R.M.3 – Cable Routing Management 3, A.T.C.3 – Advance...
be quiet! power supply units achieve SLI Ready status at just 450 watts
11th Jul 2008 Glinde, 01/07/2008. Power supply maker be quiet! has set a new benchmark as the first hardware maker in the world to achieve official “NVIDIA SLI-Ready Certified” status for a 450w power supply unit (Dark Power PRO series). The distinction attests the stable operation of an SLI computer system. This big step is made possible through the very high efficiency and highly...
Palit GeForce® 9800 GTX+ with NVIDIA PhysX® and NVIDIA CUDA® technology is going to rock!
10th Jul 2008 Palit Microsystems, leading graphics card manufacturer, today announces Palit GeForce® 9800 GTX+. Armed with NVIDIA PhysX® and NVIDIA CUDA® technology the GeForce® 9800 GTX+ is ready to enable a total new class of physical gaming interaction! The Palit GeForce® 9800 GTX+ features a core speed of 738MHz, a 1836MHz shader clock and 2,200 MHz on its 512 MB of GDDR3 memory...
The official Palit forum opens for worldwide users
10th Jul 2008 July 10, 2008 – Palit Microsystems, the well-known high quality and performance graphics card manufacturer, proudly announces the establishment of the official forum of Palit. The forum is created to people from all over the world who are interested in graphics cards (or motherboards) or would like to share their own using experience with the others. Join Palit forum before...
Lancool K1 and K1-Pro Midi-Tower Chassis
10th Jul 2008 Lian Li’s Lancool brand matures 10 July 2008, Keelung, Taiwan – Today the PC- K1 and PC-K1 Pro are launched under the Lancool brand. Incorporating outstanding quality and craftsmanship; the Lancool series have a steel inner-core, making them 40% stronger than all-aluminum chassis, but also considerably cheaper, and while the frame is heavy(7.2kg), it is not so heavy as a...
Lian-Li launches the all new MUSE C36 & MUSE C37 Multimedia HTPC Chassis
8th Jul 2008 Slim-line cases with many features and options Keelung, Taiwan – Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the PC-C36 & PC-C37 HTPC chassis. Both have slim, low profile form factors at 435mm x 94mm x 378mm (W, H, D) , incorporating outstanding quality which has been designed to align with standard audio equipment dimensions, giving the slim look, but allowing room for a...
Responding to the Demand for Next-Generation Notebooks, OCZ Introduces DDR3 Laptop Memory
8th Jul 2008 Delft, Netherlands—July 8, 2007—OCZ Technology Group Inc. (LSE: OCZ), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the all-new DDR3 SODIMM modules as its next generation notebook memory to support the impending Intel® Centrino® 2 mobile platform. These latest memory offerings for notebooks help reduce power...
UBISOFT® ACQUIRES HYBRIDE TECHNOLOGIES, CREATOR OF VISUAL EFFECTS FOR THE FILMS 300 AND SIN CITY
8th Jul 2008 Fusion between creator of best-selling video game brands and renowned special effects studio a groundbreaking event for digital entertainment London, UK - July 8, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced the acquisition of Hybride Technologies, a Montreal-based studio renowned for its expertise in the creation of visual effects for cinema, television and advertising. Created over...
IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT, LTD. LICENSES UNREAL ENGINE 3
8th Jul 2008 #1 Game Engine for Cross-Platform Game Development to Power Upcoming FPS Gainesville, FL, July 7, 2008 – Ignition Entertainment, Ltd. (www.ignitionent.com), a UTV enterprise, today announced that the company entered into an agreement with Epic Games to license Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming, groundbreaking FPS, currently under development at its Florida studio. ...
INTEL, DREAMWORKS ANIMATION FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO REVOLUTIONIZE 3-D FILMMAKING TECHNOLOGY
8th Jul 2008 SANTA CLARA and GLENDALE, Calif. – July 8, 2008 – Intel Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE: DWA) today announced they have formed a strategic alliance aimed at revolutionizing 3-D filmmaking technology, beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens, which is slated for a domestic release date of March 27, 2009. As previously announced, DreamWorks Animation has...
Kingston Technology DataTraveler 400 USB Flash Drive now available in 16GB capacity
8th Jul 2008 London, UK (8 July 2008) -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the launch of the 16GB version of its DataTraveler 400 (DT400), a USB Flash drive preloaded with MigoSync data synchronisation software from Migo Software, Inc. The DT400 allows users to work among multiple PCs by directly synchronising files, email...
MSI - OCZ European Overclocking Challenge 2008
7th Jul 2008 Who will reach the ultimate performance on MSI P45 with DrMOS, OCZ Memory, CPU Cooler and PC Power & Cooling? MSI, the leading mainboard manufacturer, is organizing the first MSI European Overclocking Challenge in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22, 23 and 24 of August. The MSI event is powered by OCZ Technology, PC Power & Cooling (memory, coolers and power supplies)...
Cyberoam Security Appliances Pack Ammunition Against Emerging Threats
7th Jul 2008 HTTPS URL Filtering, Reporting of HTTP Document Uploads, Phone Home Spyware Detection and Many More New Features Added Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies, and a leading provider of Identity-based Unified Threat Management appliances, today announced the availability of advanced network security with the latest version of Cyberoam firmware. With the current...
Ninja Never Die! Improved Ninja Version 2 is back in the market!
7th Jul 2008 Scythe Co., Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) announces the improved version of its famous fanless Ninja CPU Cooler, “Ninja 2”, to the market. Performance improvement has accomplished for this version 2 as 5% increase in fanless operation (TDP 65W at 25°C/77F ambient temperature) and 15% increase in active cooling operation (TDP 130W at 25°C/77F ambient temperature). Most of the...