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REVIEW: Asus ROG Swift PG348Q

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The gaming monitor market seems to be standing still for a while now when it comes to formats. There is an increase in resolution and refresh rates but the 16:9 aspect ratio remains. Asus got us very intrigued when they introduced a gaming monitor with a new aspect ratio – 21:9. Now that we had PG348Q for a test we can say that a gaming revolution might be on the way.   A really big box! When I was arranging for a pickup of the monitor the guy from Asus office asked me a simple question – how large is the trunk of your car? What kind of a question is that, I am picking up “just” a monitor? Turns out he was on point…

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REVIEW: Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

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Although I love testing the latest and greatest in gaming peripherals I also enjoy seeing products that make a nice compromise between cost and quality and are therefore affordable to a much wider audience. One such gaming headset comes from Creative Labs and features the branding of one of the most popular eSports players – Johnathan „Fatal1ty“ Wendel.   eSport hardware compared to the regular sports merchandise Ever since eSports became popular many computer gear manufacturers and anybody producing anything that can be connected to eSports are sponsoring players and using their names to promote their products. Just like in football where you have Nike or Adidas trying to get players to wear their shoes, many companies are trying to get contracts with eSports players.…

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REVIEW: Asus Republic of Gamers G20

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PCs designed specifically for gaming are often much more powerful than gaming consoles but are also not the best sight in your living room – too big, noisy, heavy. Asus has decided to make a computer that will have close to maximum performance on the market, yet be small and silent enough and visually appealing to be a great addition to your living room. That is how the Republic of Gamers G20 was born.   What’s inside? When we look at the specifications of this computer it’s more than evident that it is in the very top of what PC hardware has to offer at the moment – Intel Core i7 6700K processor that is clocked at 4.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD and a 1TB…

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REVIEW: SteelSeries Rival 100

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Gaming peripherals in general, and above all gaming mice, usually carry a pretty hefty price tag which not everyone can afford. SteelSeries therefore decided to create a version of its Rival mouse that will be targeted at a broader audience than just the hardcore gamers.   The Evolution of the Rival The original Rival mouse has been renamed the Rival 300 and its smaller sibling the Rival 100 tends to keep all of the main characteristics, although in a somewhat different shape. The mouse itself is a bit smaller in size, but more importantly it’s made in ambidextrous form so you can use it both right and left handed. It kept the great rubbery plastic surface that we loved on the original Rival, as well…

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REVIEW: Logitech G29 and G920

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With Logitech, we got us used to the fact that they send us really good quality peripherals to test – mice, headphones, keyboards, mouse pads, etc. However, this time we received three very large boxes with a different kind of controllers – car steering wheels.   Why do we need two of them? We received two wheels named G29 and G920 that are visually very similar but intended for different platforms. That is why we will cover the differences first, and then treat them as the same device, because they’re essentially are just that. The G920 is intended for the Xbox One and PC, so it has the adequate buttons and settings that match a console controller. On the other hand, G29 is intended for…

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REVIEW: Trackmania Turbo

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Nadeo has a long history with Trackmania titles, and while some of them were successful, others were complete failures, like they were trying to find “their place under the sun” for years.  They finally gave up on that, and thankfully turned to what they know best and what was the most logical solution for them – they used the “essence” of what makes Trackmania fun, then upgraded and published it. And so Trackmania Turbo was created, a title that confirms that Nadeo discarded all “bells and whistles” and desire to be something it’s not, and they published the best classic race of player against time, or other players’ records. Time is constantly against you and that is what Turbo is going for. The game doesn’t…

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REVIEW: The Division

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After many variations of multiplayer which Ubisoft tinkered with over the years on their single player games, now we get to see how they fare in full MMO genre, or at least their approximation of it. Tom Clancy games were always permeated by a dose of realism while showing how a Special Forces unit operates – sometimes more, sometimes less, and that is the case with The Division, which has in most cases missed the point of realism by a mile. This scenario conceived from the nightmares of some conspiracy theorist, and which could easily fit into a season of the show “24”, starts with a huge Black Friday sale during which huge amounts of bills enter the circulation, laced with a new synthetic and…

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REVIEW: SUPERHOT

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The whole review of this game could be summed up in just two words. This game is SUPER and HOT at the same time and that should be reason enough for anyone to spare a couple of hours and play it. They won’t regret it, and they’ll end up playing for far more than just two hours. The easiest way to describe the game is a mixture of ‘The Stanley Parable’ and ‘Darwinia’. If you’ve played those titles you’ll know what this is about. SUPERHOT is an FPS in which you’re put to the task of eliminating enemies within a certain area, but you have one HUGE trick up your sleeve.  When you don’t move, time runs in suuuuuuper slooooow motion giving you a few…

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REVIEW: Razer Mamba TE

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Razer is one of the pioneers of professional gaming gear and, of course, one of the market leaders in the field. Last year saw the refresh of their best mouse – the Mamba. We got to play around with Mamba Tournament Edition which features the best compromise between performance and cost.   New Generation Mamba Mamba is a mouse that Razer doesn’t experiment with – this is simply the most precise mouse that exists at the moment. With a laser sensor that has the sensitivity of up to 16,000 DPI, this mouse has more than twice the accuracy of some of its closest rivals. If precision is what you’re after, this is the best tool out there. Other features of the sensor are also remarkable…

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EARLY ACCESS: Master of Orion

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There are some titles that just stick in your memory and when you’ve been actively playing games for over quarter of a century, like I have, you tend to remember only the extraordinary creations. Master of Orion is one of them for sure. Wargaming decided to acquire the rights to the Master of Orion franchise a couple of years back and decided to re-release the game, trusting the development to a relatively unknown NGD studio from Argentina. The Heritage The story about Master of Orion must start with its origins, dating back to the first half of 1990s. Two years earlier we saw the release of the original Civilization, and the same publisher – Microprose, who’s now long gone, but very influential at that time,…

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