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Epic Games has high Hopes for Virtual Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

IGN the online gaming portal and subsidiary of Ziff Davis reported on an interview with Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney after the release of the VR experience Bullet Train. Epic has invested in the …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Virtual Sets| Vol 22 - Issue 42

PC Games Reign Supreme in Revenues…For Now

by Tom Allen

The PC market will be responsible for most of the growth made by the digital games industry this year. Software revenues, says Juniper Research, will top $80 billion, growing to $104 billion by the …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| PC Industry| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Steam’s Big Data Holds Gaming Insights

by Tom Allen

Regular readers might know that I quite enjoy my gaming. I’ve spent many nights on my PC, crossing gaps, beating down baddies and using improbably well-placed solutions to solve puzzles. At the end of …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Resolution| Vol 22 - Issue 37| Windows

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eSports Tournament is Cautionary Tale

by Tom Allen

A cautionary tale for any of our readers involved in the pro-gaming scene: eSport isn’t easy! Earlier this month, a tournament in Slovenia was hit by multiple major issues. Gaming Paradise was meant to …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

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Acer Looks to Gamers, Chromebooks and “PC Phone”

by Bob Raikes

Acer had a bigger than usual conference that was full with press. Clearly, the difficult financial times have not stopped the company from trying to market its message! Jason Chen, who clearly sees himself …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| IFA 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 36

AMD’s R9 Nano is Here – and Worth Waiting For

by Tom Allen

AMD has formally announced its Radeon R9 Nano graphics add-in board (AIB), as the latest and most anticipated member of its Fury X series of GPUs. It’s a marvel of technology improvements. according to …

Tags:Game Playing| GPUs| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Dell Readies First Gaming and Curved Displays

by Tom Allen

Dell has produced a couple of ‘firsts’, with two new 27″ LCD monitors. Just before gaming show PAX Prime, the company announced its first-ever monitor especially for gamers, with the S2716DG. At the same …

Tags:Curved Displays| Dell| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Explore the Wilds With Tobii

by Tom Allen

An online hunting simulation game (probably the safest place to do it, considering the furore surrounding Cecil the lion – TA) named ‘The Hunter’, by Avalanche Studios, is now compatible with Tobii’s EyeX eye-tracking …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Gaze Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tobii| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Google Spins Off Niantic Labs

by Norbert Hildebrand

Google is spinning off its Niantic Labs activity, responsible for the augmented reality game Ingress and a location based mobile app. Ingress is a very successful augmented reality game, which has been downloaded more …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Game Playing| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

BenQ’s HDMI Output Will Save Lives

by Tom Allen

BenQ used the recent Gamescom show, in Germany, to introduce a new 24″ monitor – for gamers, of course. A new feature for the company is the inclusion of an HDMI output – intended …

Tags:BenQ| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Eizo Upgrades Gaming Features – Adds Bluetooth Adjustment

by Tom Allen

Eizo has announced a new monitor in its ‘Foris’ gaming series. As a model aimed at gamers, the 27″ FS2735 features a high (144Hz) refresh rate, IPS panel and AMD’s Freesync anti-tearing solution. G-Ignition …

Tags:Bluetooth| Desktop Monitors| Display Mounts| Eizo| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 22 - Issue 32