CES 2012: Roccat Gaming

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by: Sean Cahill
NEWS - Beware, PC accessory developers: Zee Germans are coming!

Roccat Gaming, the new kids on the block in North America dealing with PC peripherals, has announced their presence at CES 2012 with their line of products that will complete any gaming rig. We had the opportunity to sit down with the crew from the Hamburg, Germany-based company to go over their first line or products that will be available in early 2012. Our focus was on the trifecta of peripherals that completes any gamer's necessary collection: the Kone Plus gaming mouse, Isku Keyboard, and Kave 5.1 headset.

Starting with the Kone Plus mouse, it first needs to be noted that this mouse boasts a 6000 DPI laser sensor, more than enough to satisfy your needs, whether you are an FPS junkie or hitting the MMO games. The mouse comes with customizable profiles that can be identified by changeable LED lights on the system itself. A key component for Roccat was that they believed most mice should be customizable in their look and not just set in one color. Linking it up with varying gaming profiles makes a huge difference, so you can have a particular setting for an FPS, another for an RTS, and so on. On top of this, if you aren't happy with a setting, such as the DPI, you can change it on the fly. By pressing the adjusting button on the side of the mouse, the system will actually speak to you what your current DPI setting is and allow you to change it to a more sensitive or less sensitive setting, a truly innovative addition to a mouse.

After spending some time with the Kone Plus, we moved onto the meat of the peripherals, the Isku keyboard. This keyboard is not for the faint of heart as it is quite larger than some gaming keyboards already out on the market. While its size can be a bit overwhelming, what isn't is the customization that is available. While having over 30 available macro keys to use is fantastic, you have to appreciate the little things that this product has, such as the three small macros that are built into the wrist rest at the bottom that are in perfect placement to be used by your left thumb. Building on the little things, the backlight is set to one color until you switch to a gaming mode, at which point your WASD keys that are generally utilized for movement will turn red instead of blue like normal.

The final product that we covered was the Kave 5.1 True Surround Headset. We have to put the emphasis on the word "true" as most 5.1 headsets utilize SRS and not a system that fully immerses you in surround sound. With three drivers in each earpiece, this headset makes sure there is nothing fake about the sound you are hearing. While having a bit of size to it may deter some gamers away from the headset, rest assured that its comfort is top notch to go along with the solid noise canceling that is in the earpieces themselves. The microphone itself has a blue LED light that comes to life when you have muted your microphone, making sure you are well aware that no one can hear you if you have activated it.

All in all, Roccat Gaming is making sure that their first jump into North America is bringing some firepower, and other companies had better take notice.

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Japanese Censors: Sexually Aggressive Women Turn
Kids Gay

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These minutes from a Japanese prefectural authority meeting show manga censors have some ... odd ideas.

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Numbscape Room 2.2

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"Numbscape Room 2.2" is another little point and click escape game created by Ainars. Explore "Nubscape Room", solve all puzzles to obtain necessaru items and escape from room. Good Luck and Hvae Fun!Play This Game

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 swinging to stores March
27

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 swinging to stores March 27 screenshot

You know, swinging. Like a golf club. SPORTS JOKES!

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 27 and is set to have some new features. The biggest change is the swing mechanics where players can take full control over their swing with all-new tempo, swing plane, shot power controls and an adjustable shot setup allowing players to create limitless shot types.

The new Tiger Woods will also be the first Kinect powered EA Sport game with motion and voice integration. PlayStation Move owners can expect motion controls as well.

Additionally, there will be a Masters Collector's Edition released alongside the standard edition that will include extra golf courses. This will retail for $69.99, $10 more than the standard edition.

SPORTS!

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Peep at these 3D Mutant Mudds screens on your 3DS

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Peep at these 3D Mutant Mudds screens on your 3DS screenshot

I'm hearing that Renegade Kid's unapologetically retro platformer Mutant Mudds has breached the last defensive line and should be invading the eShop some time in February, if all goes according to plan. Nintendo isn't exactly one to break a volley once it has a streak going, after all. Cross your fingers.

In the meantime, a small collection of 3D images have been posted up on the Renegade Kid site. All you have to do is visit this page on your 3DS and click on the screenshot you want to view. The 3D effect is very subtle, a lot more easy on the eyes than the effect in other games, I think. Go give 'em a look-see!

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id has laid off a few folks

post from Gaming Nexus on 10 January 2012 10:56:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: John Yan
NEWS - Bethesda Softworks has confirmed with Gamasutra that id Software has indeed let some people go. The details of how many aren't known, but there are indeed a few less people at the Dallas company.

Peter Hines, VP of marketing and PR for Bethesda, did say that id is still hiring so this could just be a round of contractors who aren't renewed and they're looking for a new batch of folks to fill in. I'm currently working in that capacity myself where my contract is on a six month basis and gets renewed at the company's digression.

They're going to need some folks though as they're currently working on Doom 4. Rage didn't do too bad and Jeremy liked it, but I've yet to play it myself. It's the only id game that I haven't been excited about.

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iD has laid off a few folks

post from Gaming Nexus on 10 January 2012 10:56:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: John Yan
NEWS - Bethesda Softworks has confirmed with Gamasutra that iD Software has indeed let some people go. The details of how many aren't known, but there are indeed a few less people at the Dallas company.

Peter Hines, VP of marketing and PR for Bethesda, did say that iD is still hiring so this could just be a round of contractors who aren't renewed and they're looking for a new batch of folks to fill in. I'm currently working in that capacity myself where my contract is on a six month basis and gets renewed at the company's digression.

They're going to need some folks though as they're currently working on Doom 4. Rage didn't do too bad and Jeremy liked it, but I've yet to play it myself. It's the only iD game that I haven't been excited about.

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CES 2012: Vizio makes a bold statement by
entering PC and laptop market.

by: Sean Cahill
NEWS - Earlier this week, Vizio made a huge splash at the start of CES by announcing they were getting into the computing market by introducing their own line of All-in-one PC systems as well as laptops. This was quite the unexpected move even with Vizio's involvement in the handheld tablet market, but with so many devices now being connected together in the home, it was almost inevitable that a company like Vizio would have to get into the market. They have done just that, and they are not disappointing.

Vizio's All-in-one PC line is sleek, beautiful, and quite powerful, all wrapped into one neat package. While there are no specifications to go by just yet, the information that we have is that the All-in-ones will be in two forms: 24 and 27 inches. The units will feature USB 3.0 as well as two HDMI inputs that turns the gorgeous HD monitor into a package that can hook up cable, satellite, or gaming systems. The real beauty of this is that the monitor can be used for your multimedia devices without the computer being turned on, which is truly an innovative design. The keyboard is extremely sleek and the touch pad that acts as your mouse is an intuitive design that makes usage in the home quite unique, especially if you are using the PC as more than just a computer. With the guts of the computer being kept in the slender base of the monitor, the hinging on the back of the computer is well hidden and gives the user truly a feel of a beautiful product.

The laptop line has garnered just as much attention as the All-in-one PCs, if not more. With a simplistic, sleek design that rivals that of a Macbook, Vizio isn't just happy to get involved in the market. They are making a clear statement. The laptop, again, does not have any specifications just like it's desktop counterpart, so we are limited in what we can tell you. Screen sizes are fairly standard at 14 and 15.6 inches respectively and have taken a page out of Apple's playbook with the Airbook by making the optical drive a separate portion, making the laptop that much thinner and lighter, as well as easier to transport.

Vizio made the jump into the television market a few years ago by bringing out an affordable HDTV for any consumer. You have to believe that they are doing the exact same thing since their target audience doesn't change, even if the market does. We will be watching the press releases very closely as we wait for Vizio to release specifications and price points that are more than likely expected to change the name of the game in the PC world.

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CES 2012: There Wont be a PlayStation 4 at E3

Sony said that it doesn’t expect to announce a new console at this years Electronic Entertainment Expo. Sony division head Kaz Hirai said that they’ve always expected the PlayStation 3 to have a decade long life cycle, and he doesn’t see any reason to rush and replace it with a new system. During an investors [...]

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CES 2012: Intel Moves Beyond the PC, touts
Android Phone

Intel has moved beyond the era of the personal computer — to the era of “personal computing.” At the International Consumer Electronics Show, Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini said that, as the devices themselves become “less relevant,” the question becomes who can craft the better experiences. Otellini emphasized the importance smartphones — an area where [...]

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