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Seoul Dynasty Joins Team Razer

2018/02/06
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IRVINE, Calif.—Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced their sponsorship of Seoul Dynasty, Overwatch League (OWL) season one favorites, and a two-year partnership with KSV eSports benefitting all teams and players in the organization.

Seoul Dynasty is built around a team of world-renowned champion players, including Ryujehong and Fleta. The sponsorship deal will see Seoul Dynasty’s players using Razer’s esports grade peripherals in all their 2018 training and tournament activities.

The sponsorship of Seoul Dynasty is part of a wider sponsorship deal with KSV eSports, owners and managers of multiple successful, high profile teams and players.

“Helping ambitious organizations and players reach the next level has been a matter of the heart for Razer since the very early days of professional esports,” said Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. “The passion and dedication to building a long-term, winning organization of players makes a two-year deal with KSV eSports and Seoul Dynasty an easy decision.”

As part of the sponsorship deal, Razer will supply mice, keyboards, headsets and surfaces to both KSV eSports and Seoul Dynasty teams, putting pro-tournament grade equipment at the fingertips and on the heads of some of the world’s top players.

KSV eSports teams have multiple world titles under their belts, including the 2017 League of Legends World Champions (formerly SSG), and 2017 Heroes of the Storm Blizzcon Champions (formerly MVP Black), as well as the top four ranks on thePlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Korea/Japan server. These players, as well as future signings, will all have access to Razer’s pro-gaming peripherals.

“KSV eSports teams and players are among the most talented and professional the industry has to offer,” said Kevin Chou, CEO and co-founder of KSV eSports. “Partnering with Razer ensures our athletes have access to the highest-quality peripherals to continue the organization’s success for now and into the future.”

For more information on esports and Team Razer visit https://www.razerzone.com/team.

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ROCCAT Unveils Khan AIMO RGB Gaming Headset

2018/02/06
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Hamburg, February 6th 2018 – ROCCAT proudly announces its new Khan AIMO headset. Part of the AIMO illumination series, the premium headset builds upon the strengths of the critically acclaimed Khan Pro. It boasts high quality 50mm drivers capable of Hi-Res audio, a microphone that covers the full vocal spectrum and a supremely comfortable fit.

The Khan AIMO features an integrated sound card capable of producing crystal clear sound up to 24-bit at 96KHz, easily outperforming onboard audio solutions provided on most gaming motherboards. This ensures gamers don’t have to worry about having a headset that needs a specific sound card, with the Khan AIMO representing a complete, premium solution right out of the box. The dedicated sound card coupled with high-end driver units offer amazing virtual 7.1 surround sound, placing the gamer right at the center of the action, improving immersion in-game as well as the ability to pinpoint enemy locations. The virtual surround sound can also be disabled by users as per their preference, with the Khan AIMO functioning as an excellent stereo headset as well.

The Khan AIMO is built tough. High quality materials such as the stainless-steel sliders ensure durability and a long lifespan. In spite of its durability, the Khan AIMO is also exceptionally light at only 275 grams, making it one of the lightest USB RGB headsets on the market. Memory foam earcups combine with comfortable headband padding, making it the perfect companion for long-lasting gaming sessions.

The Khan AIMO is also fully Swarm compatible. The well-known ROCCAT driver system allows the user to set up the stylish AIMO RGB lighting effects that harmoniously complement their gameplay, as well as choose between many different equalizer modes. Swarm offers a myriad of options to customize and optimize the sound experience to personal preferences. Khan AIMO has it all, great comfort for extended gaming sessions and rich audio quality with virtual surround. The smart AIMO lighting rounds out the premium Khan AIMO package.

The headset will soon be available at a competitive price of just $119.99 at major outlets.

BenQ Unveils Premium Eye-Care Monitors with HDR

2018/02/06
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COSTA MESA, Calif. — Feb. 6, 2018 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today introduced four new models in its popular E-Series of entertainment monitors — including three supporting high-dynamic-range (HDR) video. Featuring BenQ’s patented Brightness Intelligence Plus technology, the new EX3501R, EW3270U, EL2870U, and Brightness Intelligence EW3270ZL each provide a single display for work and play, with powerful features for business users, movie lovers and casual gamers.

The BenQ EX3501R (curved 35″ Ultra-Wide QHD), EW3270U (32″ 4K UHD) and EL2870U (28″ 4K UHD) monitors all deliver breathtaking and hyper-realistic video quality through cutting-edge HDR technology for the ultimate in gaming and HDR video entertainment. Each monitor offers enhanced brightness, color temperature and contrast, adjusting to particular content automatically, while delivering incredible levels of detail and vividness to HDR video and cinema content. These enhancements increase the overall dynamic range between true black and bright white to more closely resemble what the viewers’ eyes see in the natural world. All three monitors support AMD FreeSync™ — and the EX350IR adds a 100Hz refresh rate — to eliminate image tearing, broken frames, and choppy game play for ultra-smooth and fluid gaming.

In addition, the EX3501R provides a cinematic 21:9 aspect ratio with ultra-high 3440×1440 resolution, perfectly proportioning the 2.35:1 ratio of Cinemascope films and depicting the panoramic background graphics that make gaming fun. The EX3501R also features an ultra-slim, edge-to-edge bezel for endless horizons.

The new EW3270ZL monitor is ideal for viewing high-resolution movies and boosting work productivity, delivering enhanced video enjoyment through optimal color precision and QHD 2560×1440 resolution. With 10 bits of color depth, Rec.709, and 100% sRGB color space, the monitor offers more than a billion colors to work with astonishing precision. In addition, the EW3270ZL delivers multi-device connectivity via dual HDMI, DisplayPort, and Mini DisplayPort inputs, giving users greater flexibility and the best possible video image quality from external sources. BenQ’s Low Blue Light Plus Technology filters out shorter, higher-energy blue-violet radiation (420~455nm) that can be harmful to the eyes, while keeping the remaining beneficial blue turquoise light (455~480nm); hence, this monitor can reproduce more accurate color compared with conventional Low Blue Light technology.

The EX3501R, EW3270U, and EL2870U all feature BenQ’s exclusive Brightness Intelligence Plus technology, while the EW3270ZL features Brightness Intelligence technology. This enables the monitors to detect ambient light levels and the color temperature in the viewing environment and automatically adjust on-screen brightness and color temperature for maximum viewing comfort. As a result, screen contents are not overexposed, and details in dark areas are enhanced to maintain a visible level of clarity and intensity.

The BenQ Premium Eye-Care monitors are available now via BenQDirect at the following MSRPs:
EX3501R, $899
EW3270U, $699
EL2870U, $499
EW3270ZL, $399

More information on the full line of BenQ products is available at www.BenQ.us.

Debris Co-Op Trailer Released

2018/02/05
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Feb. 5, 2018) — Following the soft launch of its single player campaign in October of 2017, Debris is back and introducing its much-anticipated co-op mode. Lovingly developed over 3 years, the first-person co-op story takes place in a surreal, sunken world locked between chilly ice and unforgiving rock. An unfortunate accident leaves you stranded deep beneath the ice clinging to survival as you battle the elements and your own creeping psychosis. Players must scramble to find power, defeat strange creatures, and decipher what mysterious forces are attempting to prevent their escape. To celebrate the addition of co-op, Moonray has released a brand new trailer highlighting its inclusion.

Designed based on the challenges facing those affected by psychosis and created with the help of medical professionals, Debris explores the interplay between perception and reality in an unconventional, narrative-driven co-op format.

Escape Together or Die Alone

You’re part of a small team sent to film a promotional video for a groundbreaking discovery: meteoric debris embedded deep in Arctic ice that provides clean, hyper-efficient energy. Taking on the roles of either Ryan, the team’s videographer, or Sonya, a promising engineer tasked with leading the project, you’ll embark on a fight for survival in the murky depths of the Arctic Ocean.

Stranded at the bottom after a tragic accident, injured and running out of time, your only hope for survival is to reach the surface. But something else is going on. Things aren’t right, they don’t add up, and you can’t help but speculate. Why is this happening?

Dive into:

  • A mysterious story that leaves you questioning everything. The story of Debris unfolds in the communication between players as they struggle to navigate and unravel why they’re trapped and how they can escape.
  • Multiple endings dramatically impacted by key choices.
  • An unconventional, narrative co-op mode where your partner matters and tensions are high. Three lives are in the balance. One has a light, one has a gun; one sees everything, one hears everything; one is lost, and one is stuck. But everyone thinks they know what’s really going on.
  • Living, breathing characters voiced through conversational dialogue.
  • Everything you can do is tied to power, which counts down continuously. Debris is full of choices, all dependent on the time you have, the time you lose, the time you need and the time you are willing to spend.
  • A unique underwater setting like nothing you’ve ever seen. With 8 axes of movement (including buoyancy), players glide through the arctic labyrinth and quickly discover that their prison is home to strange bioluminescent flora and fauna, prey and predators of light and darkness.

As you fight your way to safety, you’ll need to figure out what’s behind this surreal world and your desperate situation. Knowing will make all the difference.

Debris’ co-op experience will be available on Windows PC and Mac OSX on Feb. 26, 2018 with a 50% discount at launch.

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Rainbow Six Siege – Space Capsule Teaser

2018/02/02
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Ubisoft has released a new teaser trailer for Rainbow Six Siege teasing what could only be an upcoming zombie mode for the multiplayer shooter. The tag line associated with the teaser is simply, “A capsule, an infection, a mystery to reveal… Are you ready to fight what’s coming?” and a full reveal of the mode is scheduled for the Six Invitational 2018 which takes place in Montreal from February 16th to 18th.

Corsair Announces BIG Sponsorship

2018/02/02
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FREMONT, CA –  February 2, 2017 – CORSAIR®, a world leader in PC gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced its title sponsorship with BIG, an esports organization based in Berlin, Germany. BIG has been making waves in the Counter-Strike community ever since its inception in January 2017, and has since proven to be one of the best CS:GO teams in the world, achieving multiple top placements and receiving invites to every recent major tournament. BIG burst onto the scene with a top 8 finish at the PGL Major Krakow, before landing two podium finishes at DreamHack Denver and Esports World Convention late in 2017. CORSAIR will be outfitting BIG with performance gaming keyboards, mice, and mouse pads to continue their triumph both in their home country and across the globe.

“Millions of dedicated gamers worldwide compete to get better every day, yet only a few manage to reach the top to play against the best teams and players in the world,” said Daniel Finkler, CEO of BIG. “Ensuring you have the right equipment to compete is essential to keep up with the best. With CORSAIR on our side, we’ve equipped our team with the fastest performance gaming peripherals to give us the edge, and are proud to represent CORSAIR with our professional esports athletes.”

“CS:GO is one of the most demanding games in esports competition, and having top caliber equipment can make the difference between winning and losing,” commented Lauren Premo, Senior Manager of Gaming Marketing at CORSAIR. “That’s why CORSAIR is thrilled to be partnering with BIG. With an amazing roster of some of the top CS:GO players in the world now armed with the very latest CORSAIR gear, we’re looking forward to helping them elevate their game to unstoppable.”

Space Hulk: Tactics Announced

2018/02/02
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February 2, 2018 – After successfully bringing Blood Bowl, the classic board game by Games Workshop, to Consoles and PC with two faithful adaptations, Cyanide Studio is proud to take on another fan favourite from the Warhammer 40,000 universe with their turn-based tactical game, Space Hulk: Tactics!

Bringing a unique twist to the classic gameplay of the cult board game, engage in bloody battles through an immense Space Hulk – a twisted mass of asteroids, wrecked ships and debris – as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers. Which side will you choose?

Battle through two distinct, narrative-driven campaigns, from the points of view of two different factions: one campaign puts you in control of a Blood Angels squad, which you will customise and upgrade as you progress, while the other puts you in control of the Genestealers for the first time in a Space Hulk game!

Space Hulk: Tactics is based on the rules of the popular board game, given a fresh new spin in the form of the unique Card system. Cards give more ways to customize your squad before a match, and allow you to turn the tides of battle with abilities that trigger game-changing effects when used at the right moment.

Test your skills against other players in the expansive online competitive multiplayer, letting you command a swarm of Genestealers or a custom squad of different unit types from one of four Space Marine Chapters – the Blood Angels, the Space Wolves, the Ultramarines, and the Dark Angels. Multiplayer modes and tools offer a rich and deep online experience, and include an intuitive map creation tool, which gives players everything they need to create original maps with custom objective, and share them with other players to play either online or against the AI, all from within the game!

Space Hulk: Tactics comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2018. More information will be unveiled in February at Le What’s Next de Focus press event in Paris.

FarCry 5 Story Trailer and Season Pass Details

2018/02/02
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SAN FRANCISCO — February 2, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft announced the content of Far Cry® 5 Season Pass, available as part of the Far Cry 5 Gold Edition or as an add-on purchase on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and PC.

Following the launch of Far Cry 5 on March 27, the season pass will continue to deliver experiences with the unique Far Cry twist as players are transported to uncanny adventures across three unique settings.

  • Hours of Darkness: Players will travel back in time to Vietnam to battle against Việt Cộng soldiers
  • Dead Living Zombies: Players will face hordes of zombies across multiple b-movie scenarios
  • Lost on Mars: Players will leave Earth behind to go toe-to-claws with Martian arachnids

Additionally, all Far Cry 5 Season Pass owners playing on consoles will receive the single-player content from another critically-acclaimed Far Cry series entry with Far Cry® 3 Classic Edition, which will be available to season pass holders four weeks prior to launching as a standalone purchase in summer 2018 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Far Cry 3® Classic Edition will let fans and newcomers to the series revisit Rook Island and encounter one of the franchise’s most notorious villains Vaas, who is brought to life by Michael Mando. As Jason Brody, players must explore the tropical island to find and save his friends, who are being held captive. PC players who purchase the season pass or Far Cry 5 Gold Edition will receive the full version of Far Cry® 3.

More details on post-launch support for Far Cry 5, including an overview of the three adventures and the return of the map editor will be shared at a later date.

Set in America, a first for the franchise, Far Cry 5 offers players total freedom to navigate a serene-looking yet deeply twisted world as the new junior deputy of fictional Hope County, Montana. Players will find that their arrival accelerates a years-long silent coup by a fanatical doomsday cult, the Project at Eden’s Gate, igniting a violent takeover of the county. Under siege and cut off from the rest of the world, players will join forces with residents of Hope County and form the Resistance.

For more information about Far Cry 5, please visit farcry.com and follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/farcry.usa and on Twitter at twitter.com/farcrygame or hashtag #FarCry5.

For the latest on Far Cry 5 and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

Corsair Unveils New Gaming Chairs for 2018

2018/02/01
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FREMONT, CA, February 1st, 2018 – CORSAIR®, FREMONT, CA, February 1st, 2018 – CORSAIR®, a world leader in PC gaming peripherals and enthusiast components, today announced the launch of the new CORSAIR T2 ROAD WARRIOR gaming chair, as well a new version of the CORSAIR T1 RACE gaming chair, updated for 2018. Created for comfort, no matter how long you play, the T2 ROAD WARRIOR boasts a wide seat, tall back, and deep cushion that supports you through the most demanding gaming sessions.

Finished in premium perforated PU leather with two-layer embedded color accents, T2 ROAD WARRIOR is available in five different colors to match any setup, while rollerblade-style wheels ensure smooth movement on most floors, including carpet. Built around a solid steel skeleton and sturdy cast aluminum chair base, adjustable in eight different ways, and assembled in minutes, the T2 ROAD WARRIOR is a gaming chair for the long haul.

With eight different ways to adjust your seat, the T2 ROAD WARRIOR has comfort customization covered. 4D Armrests adjust up and down, slide in or away from the seat, move forwards or backwards and even rotate to ensure each armrest is precisely where you want it. Included neck and lumbar pillows, wrapped in soft microfiber fabric add extra support where you need it the most. The seat base offers up to 17° of tilt, to find the perfect angle for your posture, while the entire seat back reclines an amazing 170°, allowing you to lie nearly flat when you need to grab a moment to relax between matches. Finally, the steel construction class 4 gas lift provides 100mm of height adjustment, as well as 360° of rotation.

While it’s adjustable in eight different ways, the T2 ROAD WARRIOR is incredibly easy to assemble. No extra tools are required, and a two-minute how-to video is all the instruction you need to get your T2 ROAD WARRIOR out of the shop and ready for battle.

Also new to the CORSAIR line-up of gaming chairs is the 2018 edition of CORSAIR T1 RACE. With a design inspired by performance motorsport, the T1 RACE is clad in PU leather and finished with color-coordinated automotive detail stitching. A wide array of adjustment options, including 85mm of vertical movement and 180° of recline, make it easy to find your seated sweet-spot, while rollerblade style wheels and simplified assembly get you moving fast. Finished with microfiber fabric neck and lumbar pillows and available in five different colors, the T1 RACE is inspired by racing, but built to game.

Availability, Warranty & Pricing

The new T2 ROAD WARRIOR and T1 RACE Gaming Chairs are available immediately from the CORSAIR worldwide network of authorized retailers and distributors as well as direct from the www.corsair.com webstore.

The T2 ROAD WARRIOR and T1 RACE Gaming Chairs are backed by a two-year warranty and the CORSAIR worldwide customer service and technical support network.

K40 Introduces New Radar Detector Systems

2018/02/01
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February 1, 2018, Elgin, IL – K40 Electronics, the premier manufacturer of automotive radar/laser protection systems, today introduced the RL360di and RL200di custom-installed radar detector systems which offer the world’s first integration with the Automotive Data Solutions (ADS) iDatalink® Maestro RR interface and select Kenwood/JVC radios.

The Future of Integration Today

Addressing the growing trend of vehicle integration and connectivity, the new K40 systems now have the capability to provide drivers with a visual and touch on-screen user experience.

When used with the iDatalink Maestro interface and select Kenwood/JVC radios, K40 system integration features include:

  • On-screen alert information:
    •     police radar source location
    •     police radar band and signal strength indicators
    •     real-time vehicle speed display
  • Touch screen control of K40 system features and functions
  • Interface exclusive features:
    •     One touch K40 Laser Defuser® shutdown
    •     Steering wheel control options

The Latest Technology for OEM Look and Feel

The RL360di and RL200di have several evolutionary enhancements to deliver an integrated OEM experience to drivers:

  • A more powerful CPU for enhanced and responsive system capabilities
  • K40 system host redesign moves connection wires to one side for clean and efficient installation
  • Added mute in/out external connections for more customization opportunities
  • Three I/O ports for Maestro RR integration and future system interface expansion
  • New Auto Dim option reduces K40 system alert LEDs when headlights turn on

Availability and Pricing

The K40 RL360di front and rear receiver and RL200di front receiver radar detector systems are available immediately from K40’s nationwide network of authorized dealers and automotive dealerships. Consumers can obtain a price quote by visiting K40’s Where to Buy webpage.

“This latest evolution of integration and connectivity offers more customizable options for our retailers, installers and drivers,” said Rachel Clark, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We’re extremely proud of our innovative collaboration with ADS and Kenwood that gives our partners and customers another industry first with ticket-free guaranteed protection.”

About K40 Electronics

Established in 1977 and named 2017 Mobile Electronics Vendor of the Year, K40 Electronics offers a full line of driving protection solutions for every vehicle and driving style. Retailers interested in joining an exclusive group of authorized dealers are encouraged to call 800-323-6768 or visit K40’s dealer inquiry page.