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[Review] Battlestar Galactica: Squadrons
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The remake of the original Battlestar Galactica series from the late 70’s saw the wholesome sci-fi series with Mormonesque undertones replaced with a far grittier remake that retained the framework of the show but thrust in all manner of post 9/11 allegory and a radical change in some parts of the series that had some…
Read MoreLenovo launches Ideacentre Y710 Cube and other Y-series gaming rigs
Lenovo today took the wraps off their VR-ready Y710 Cube gaming tower that comes with an Intel core i7-6700 processor running Windows 10 Home, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, 8GB RAM and sports a 2TB hard disk along with their Killer DoubleShot Pro Wi-Fi tech for lag free gaming. Two higher specced configurations will…
Read MoreGame developers converge on LEVEL UP 2016 in Malaysia
Over 500 game developers, investors, game publishers and technology providers converged on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to participate in one of the world’s biggest gaming conferences in the region. Dubbed LEVEL UP KL, the annual convention is in its second successful year and is part of the ongoing effort by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to…
Read MoreLogitech’s new G102 Prodigy gaming mouse is Swiss-made awesomeness
Logitech’s G102 Prodigy gaming mouse is their latest addition to their game peripheral line-up that comes with a Swiss-made sensor that ensures pin-precise tracking from 200 all the way up to 6,000 DPI along with the ability to send up to 1,000 reports per second via USB for nigh instantaneous response. The end result is…
Read MoreSummer Lesson is appearing in English for Playstation VR in 2017
If you’re looking for a VR game for the PlayStation VR that is distinctly Japanese, you can’t go further than Bandai Namco’s outing for the PlayStation VR dubbed Summer Lesson: Hikari Miyamoto. The premise of Summer Lesson is that it allows you to interact with that most famous of Japanese archetypes – the schoolgirl- and layers…
Read MoreRazer’s new Blade Pro gaming notebook is looking pretty sharp
Razer has just announced their next uber gaming rig in the form of the Razer Blade Pro. While gaming notebooks are usually massive in size, weigh and girth unless they adopt unorthodox solutions like docks and the like, the Razer Blade Pro still manages to cram everything into a casing that is is two inches thick while weighing…
Read MoreRed Dead Redemption 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One in Fall 2017
The preeminent Western sandbox game that has you gunslinging in the Wild West now has a sequel. Red Dead Redemption 2 will have multiplayer built-in and will be available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with the release date set for Fall 2017 though other details are scarce for now barring the pack shot which…
Read MoreThis game for the PlayStation VR is literally bananas
VR gaming is still fresh territory for developers and there’s still plenty of scope for experimentation, as this rather quirky offering from Oasis Games would attest to for the Playstation VR. The premise of this virtual reality game is that you have to shoot a bunch of invading monkeys out to devour sentient bananas that you can…
Read MoreSoutheast Asia offers massive potential for E-Sports says H+K Strategies and Riot Games
E-sports spectatorship is a massive business that’s set to only grow bigger. The Asia Pacific region will account for 44% of the world’s e-sports audience by 2016. Counting eyeballs and sponsorship deals, it’s a potential gold mine for sponsors, players and the fans that support them. Today, representatives from Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Razer, Astro Malaysia and…
Read MoreGoogle debuts Daydream View VR headset, looks like a (comfy) dream
Announced at the same time as the Pixel, the Daydream View is akin to the Samsung Gear VR in that it needs a smartphone to act as the display itself though the first phone slated to be compatible with it is, naturally, the Google Pixel. While the idea behind its inception isn’t new, the Daydream…
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