FInally, some next-gen graphics and names (does anyone care about the names part?). Right before the Computex expo in Taiwan, MSi took the wraps off its next-gen gaming laptop, the GT70 Dragon Edition 2. Complete with a new Haswell chip and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M graphics card, you’ll most likely reach scores from 3DMark Vantage at around 36,000 — equivalent to an Ivy Bridge Core i5 and GTX 670 on a desktop. SteelSeries-branded keyboard, multiple SSDs in RAID 0 formation, and three video outputs, all contained in the 21.8mm-thick package that weighs hefty 2.9kg (6.4 pounds).
This is some serious power, courtesy of MSi.
Via: CNET
Big news, straight out of Redmond. The Xbox One is the new gaming console from Microsoft. Boasting an octa-core processor based on AMD’s Jaguar design and 8GB of RAM to go up against the Sony PlayStation 4, plus USB 3.0 ports, 500GB of hard drive storage, WiFi Direct, and 5 billion transistors for calculations — it’s a beast. 7.1 surround sound, 1080p and 4k video resolutions are supported, along with 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a Blu-ray / DVD, HDMI 1.4 out and USB 3.0 ports.
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General pre-orders for NVDIA’s Tegra 4 portable gaming console with up to 1.9GHz of processing power have gone live on the internet, priced at $349. Based off of Android Jelly Bean with a console-quality controller, a 5-inch 720p HD retinal multi-touch display, micro SD card slot, 2GB RAM and 16GB of onboard storage, it’s no doubt that NVIDIA is actually pretty good at putting together hardware, despite only being a graphics card and system-on-a-chip company. Plus, you can stream games through any GTX-powered computer, lag-free, thanks to integration. And on the side, the Google Play Store and NVIDIA Tegra Zone can provide all the games you need.
Finally, the release date for the next Total War game is upon us. Rome 2 will see a Sept. 3 worldwide release on Windows PC for $59.99, and as an added plus, pre-order customers will receive the strategy game’s first downloadable content for free, dubbed the Greek Culture pack, composed of Athens, Epirus and Sparta. Eight main playable factions will be available in Rome 2, with a ninth available as a day-one free DLC, as the Pontus.
The next Call of Duty title is coming November 5th, including Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, but also PlayStation 4 and the next Xbox as its main platforms. Besides the fact that Infinity Ward, creators of the Modern Warfare series of Call of Duty games, are responsible for Ghosts, it begs to ask the question: what happens after the Captain Price scene in the previous Infinity Ward title? More importantly, when are we getting new info about the upcoming game. That bit is actually confirmed for the May 21st unveil of the new Xbox. Teaser trailer after the break.
There’s been a lot of MadCatz gear appearing on LaptopMemo recently, and that’s totally fine because the engineers and designers at MadCatz seem to be completely hell-bent on creating a variety of gaming accessories that could make anyone happy. In that quest, the have launched the GameSmart initiative – a variety of accessories designed to work on many different platforms. The RAT M is one of them; it’s compatible with the latest iPad, Microsoft Surface, PC and Mac. A Bluetooth 4.0 gaming mouse which takes 2 AAA batteries as a power source is actually better than it sounds, and not only because with that whole package you also get a carrying satchel.
The Creative Assembly, the fantastic studio behind Total War: Rome II, recently published a 10+ minute narrated walkthrough of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest event. With years of additional work put into the battle engine, we witness killing, stabbing, shooting, flanking, charging, lancing, burning and warhounding — all in just one battle between the Roman Legions and the Germanian forces that wiped out the Romans in that battle, so very long ago.
And here comes the new Xbox console from Redmond. The event, which will be the usual press-style event that Microsoft uses to announce new products, will be held at the Xbox campus in Washington state. Planned for May 21st, it will be streamed on Xbox Live, the web, Xbox.com, and Spike TV and will ”mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV, and entertainment.”
A gaming headset that works on all three main gaming platforms — PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 — is usually pretty hard to come by, and if you do happen to find one,it isn’t entirely awesome. Enter the Steelseries Siberia V2 headset, with comfortable 50mm sound drivers, lightweight suspension fit (So you’ll never need to adjust it; it’ll simply fit your head size), a retractable microphone, and in-line volume control all make it worthwhile to have a home on your head and ears.
