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Samsung Launches Two New Curved Gaming Monitors

by Isaac Oburu

Today, Samsung Electronics extends its innovation in displays with the release of its most powerful and visually compelling curved gaming monitors to date. The CFG70 (available in 24 and 27 inch) and CF791 (34-inch) …

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Xbox OneS Launches 4K Game Console Era

by Steve Sechrist

As part of its global game strategy in a market poised to grow to plus $100 billion by next year, Microsoft is shifting into high gear with the recent Xbox One S game console. …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| Market Data| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Facebook Works With Unity on Gaming Platform

by Tom Allen

Facebook and Unity have announced the Facebook PC Gaming Platform: a competitor to platforms such as Steam and Origin. According to TechCrunch, it is an evolution of the Facebook Games Arcade, a beta of …

Tags:| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

High Refresh and Fast Response on Samsung’s Gaming Monitor

by Tom Allen

Samsung has shown off a new curved (1,800R) monitor for gaming at Gamescom in Germany. The CFG70 is a 24″ model with a 144Hz refresh rate. Samsung claims that the monitor is the industry’s …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 23 - Issue 33

AOC Presents Virtual Reality Headset at Gamescom

by Isaac Oburu

AOC, one of the top global brands in the display market, presents its first virtual reality head-mounted display (HMD) at gamescom in Cologne from 18-21 August 2016. Virtual reality has a history of being …

Tags:Events| Game Playing| Germany| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| MMD (AOC Philips)| Virtual Reality

AOC Enters HMD Market – Quietly

by Tom Allen

AOC has shown off a new VR headset at Gamescom in Cologne. Stefan Sommer, director of marketing and business management EMEA, said that the entry into the HMD market is a “natural step” for …

Tags:Events| Game Playing| Germany| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| MMD (AOC Philips)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

MSI Produces Slew of VR-Ready Laptops

by Tom Allen

Nvidia’s new VR-ready GTX 10-series graphics cards, for notebooks, are already seeing use in products from several companies, with MSI announcing perhaps the most comprehensive release to-date. The company is using the GPUs in …

Tags:Game Playing| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MSI| Notebooks| Nvidia| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 33

HP Prepares New Gaming Models

by Tom Allen

During Gamescom in Germany, HP revealed several new products, two of which feature gaming displays. One is a 17.3″ notebook with a choice of two of Nvidia’s new 10-series mobile GPUs, and the other …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Asus Sponsors World’s Biggest eSports Event

by Tom Allen

Asus, under its Republic of Gamers brand, is sponsoring “The International” – said to be the world’s most lucrative eSports tournament. The International 2016 has a prize pool of $20 million. Asus is providing …

Tags:Asus| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Events| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 31

Intel Extreme Masters Season 11 to Unfold on Predator Monitors

by Isaac Oburu

Acer’s Predator XB241H gaming monitor has been chosen as the official monitor of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) pro gaming tour, Season 11. Providing a best-in-class gaming experience inside-and-out, the Predator XB241H builds on …

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Acer’s Predator XB241H Chosen for IEM

by Isaac Oburu

The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) pro gaming tour (season 11) has chosen Acer’s Predator XB241H gaming monitor as its official monitor. Season 11 of the IEM tour began in July in Shanghai, China and …

Tags:Acer| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Events| Game Playing| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 30