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Gaming

MSI shows off New Gaming Laptops at CES

When it comes to computer gaming, the standard thinking is that you've got to have a massive, overpowered desktop system if you really want to be able to play. After all, modern games are chock full of high-resolution audio and graphics files that require a lot of horsepower in order to be properly rendered. And while most of the low-end

E.T. Video Game Cartridges Unearthed from Desert

It's safe to say that video games were a lot less sophisticated back in the 80's. This was a limitation of the hardware of the time, certainly. But it was also due to the fact that the industry itself was young, and game developers knew they didn't always have to work very hard in order to get decent numbers on

Angry Birds 2 hits 30 million downloads

Angry Birds 2 is now on the market and, like any Rovio game, it's proving popular. The latest in a long series of hit titles from the Finnish company, the game is quickly becoming another success. The company has announced numbers for the game since its launch, and they are a bit staggering. 30 million of us worldwide have grabbed

Kingston HyperX Cloud II Headset

Kingston Tech followed up their popular HyperX Cloud gaming headset earlier this year with the Cloud II, which brought a newly designed USB sound card audio control box with 7.1 virtual surround sound to the already impressive feature set of the original HyperX Cloud headset. GNC favourably reviewed the first HyperX Cloud back in December. The new control box has independent audio and microphone

Take Control with the Netduma R1 Router

These days it's not unusual for a household to be consume considerable amounts of bandwidth. Someone can be gaming, someone can be streaming an HD movie and and someone else can be on a video call. Who's hogging the broadband? Who takes priority? The Netduma R1 router answers these questions and takes control back with easy-to-use software for gamers and

Creative SB Inferno Gaming Headset Review

Earlier in the month on GNC, I reviewed Creative's E1 Portable Amplifier, which improved the listening experience for headphone wearers. To go with the E1, I have the Creative SB Inferno Gaming Headset, aimed squarely at gamers with a detachable flex mic and in-line controls. Priced at a penny under GB£40, the Inferno sits at the lower end of Creative's

Maingear DRIFT is an Ultra Compact PC and Steam Gaming System

When people think of gaming systems, they often imagine large beige or black boxes overflowing with cables and accessories. And while these types of rigs may be fine with a certain class of gamer, there are many who'd prefer something compact and sleek to take them into their preferred virtual worlds of play. For those who'd like to devote a