By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News

As the gaming gathers momentum in the region, CashU facilitates a secure and convenient environment for young gamers to acquire online products and services in a manner both responsible and safe. Statistics indicate that the Middle East’s gaming industry generates revenue between $1bn to $2.6bn across software and hardware. The number of gaming consoles in the Middle East is also rising rapidly, with estimates suggesting at least 8.5 million consoles excluding grey market imports. Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News, Products, Storage

Kingston announced the launch of the fastest USB Flash drive DataTraveler HyperX 3.0, designed for enthusiasts and gamers and it comes with large capacities of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Its high-speed eight-channel architecture provides USB 3.0 data transfer rates of up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write, thereby saving time while opening, editing and copying large files and applications between devices. The fast write speeds also allow to work directly on large files or applications directly from the USB 3.0 drive without performance lag.
Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News

The Jordan Gaming Development Task Force part of the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan – int@j is hosting “Jordan Gaming Summit” on November 26, 2011 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center – Dead Sea. The Gaming Summit will be attended by IT professionals, Employees of gaming companies, in addition to university and students. It will also bring several of the world renowned speakers to share their iRead More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News

Ubisoft recently acquired the finland based RedLynx, the creators of the renowned digital brand “Trials”. RedLynx was founded in 2000 and since then it has pioneered itself in digital games, developing more than 100 high-quality titles for a wide range of digital distribution channels, including PC, consoles, mobile phones, tablets and interactive TV. After initial success on PC and wide acclaim for its highly realistic, physics-based game mechanics, Trials, RedLynx’s flagship brand, has now become one of the best-selling games ever on Xbox LIVE Arcade, with over two million paid downloads across the main game and both DLCs. Trials Evolution, the next title in the franchise, will be released in the coming months.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, Hardware, News, Peripherals

BenQ announced the appointment of gaming specialist distribution company Geekay Distribution to distribute their latest XL and RL Gaming Monitor series in the Middle East region. Geekay is the exclusive distributors for Steelseries, Gioteck, Licensed Nintendo, Licensed PlayStation, Duracell Gaming and the Ben 10 licensed range in the region.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News

Geekay Distribution recently announced bagging the exclusive rights to distribute one of the Europe’s fastest growing gaming peripheral brand, Gioteck all across the Middle East region region. “When we first saw the Gioteck range we were very impressed! We are delighted to have the opportunity to distribute and replicate the international success of the Gioteck brand in our region too. Our partnership with Gioteck will enhance Geekay Distribution’s portfolio of quality gaming accessories.Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News

World’s leading video game publishers Ubisoft, the developers of games like Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia, announced that it will establish a new development studio and participate in a new game development academy in Abu Dhabi, making it the first time a major games publisher to enter directly in the region. Ubisoft will establish a games development studio at Twofour54. Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, News

Iran’s official news agency FNA reported, that the country plans to start exports of computer games to Europe and other parts of Asia in the near future. Director of Iran’s National Foundation for Computer Games Behrouz Minaei said Iranian companies would soon start exporting ten computer games to Asian and European countries. Behrouz Minaei, Director, National Foundation for Computer Games, said, “His foundation has concluded a contract with Malaysia to distribute the English version of the Iranian games in the country. Read More…

By:
On:
In: Desktop, Feature Story, Gaming, Hardware, News, Products

BenQ will showcase its flagship gaming monitor- the XL 2410T- at the ‘Beat the Pro’ Challenge to be held during the Games Alliance Middle East Show 2011, which will be held from 22nd to 23rd September 2011 at the Ice Rink – Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE. Gamers from across the region will have a chance to face off against Yegor Markelov (a.k.a Markeloff) one of the leading E-Sports players in the world from Team Navi, at the ‘Beat the Pro’ Challenge. Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, Hardware, News, Notebooks, Products

MSI today unveiled its two new gaming laptops GT780DXR and GT683DXR part of G Series family of gaming laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M graphics processing unit (GPU). The new laptops are designed for the serious gamer seeking unmatched power with an unprecedented immersive experience. GT780DXR comes in a brushed aluminum chassis with 17.3-inches of Full HD Non Reflection display and SteelSeries programmable backlit keyboard. Read More…

By:
On:
In: Africa Focus, Feature Story, Gaming, News

South African IT distributor, Esquire signed an distribution agreement with the world’s fastest growing and leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming lifestyle peripherals Razer USA. Razer is also behind the official PC accessories designed to meet the demand from fans of games such as Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic and more. Esquire Technologies Group Managing Director, Asgar Mahomed, expressed his delight at the addition of Razer to the company’s portfolio by saying, “Razer adds a new dimension to our specialised Gaming Division headed up by Product Manager, Rickus Roodt, who works closely with resellers that represent the best of gamers in the industry.”
Read More…

By:
On:
In: Feature Story, Gaming, Hardware, News, Notebooks, Products

World’s leading high performance gaming brand Razer announced the launch of full aluminum chassis gaming laptop – Razer Blade, featuring true portability, incredible performance, and an all-new revolutionary user interface.
With the introduction of the Razer Blade – a feat of modern-day systems engineering and technology, Razer is reinvigorating technological and design innovation for the entire PC industry, and encouraging gamers and developers to return to the PC as the primary gaming platform of choice.Read More…