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The gaming ecosystem is undergoing major technology and business model transitions that will last beyond 2015. Gartner, Inc. estimates that worldwide spending on the gaming ecosystem will exceed $74 billion in 2011, up 10.4 percent from 2010 spending of $67 billion. By 2015, spending will reach $112 billion. Overall, Gartner estimates that the gaming software component will represent $44.7 billion in 2011, and it will continue to dominate the overall gaming market in the next five years as it absorbs almost two-thirds of consumers’ gaming budgets.Read More…

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NVIDIA unveils world’s fastest GPU for notebook, GeForce GTX 580M, which sets new benchmarks in the world of gaming and computing. Currently, available only in the Alienware M18x, and is expected to be available soon in the Alienware M17x notebook along with NVIDIA Optimus technology. “The best game support. The best gaming features. The best gaming performance available anywhere. That’s the essence of the GeForce GTX 580M,” said Rene Haas, General Manager of notebook products at NVIDIA.Read More…

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Golden Systems Middle East together with NVIDIA and GIGABYTE announced their participation in GamesFest 2011 as the official sponsors of the PC Gaming Tournaments. Golden Systems also plans to showcase the latest gaming products from GIGABYTE and NVIDIA at the event. “GamesFest is one of the most popular gaming events in this region, which brings together gamers from across the country at a single venue. We were happy with our participation in the previous edition of GamesFest and hence we decided to extend our support to this event once again. Golden Systems along with NVIDIA and GIGABYTE support this initiative and encourage the region’s gamers to participate in the most popular event to showcase their talent and skills. At the PC Gaming area, we also plan to demonstrate NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology across three display monitors and showcase GIGABYTE’s gaming products,” says Sina Dadras, marketing communications manager, Golden Systems Middle East.Read More…

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ZOTAC International, an innovator and global channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, has expanded the GeForce Multiview line-up with the addition of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview is the latest mainstream graphics card capable of delivering a seamless triple-display computing experience. ZOTAC believes multi-monitor computing is the future of desktop computing. Triple displays are the sweet spot where productivity and the gaming experience drastically improves without overwhelming users with too many monitors. Read More…

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Corsair, one of the world’s top brands in the high-performance PC gaming arena, has appointed Corex as its South African distributor. Corsair markets its products in over sixty countries worldwide, primarily through leading distributors. Alan Spohr, Corsair product manager at Corex, says the vendor focuses on the same target markets as Corex. “This includes PC overclockers, enthusiasts and gamers, for whom Corsair is certainly the first choice. Corsair is not only recognised for its best-of-breed product, but is also renowned innovation and high-performance components in the gaming environment.”
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Mindware, the leading distributor of quality IT products in the MENA region, has signed today a distribution agreement with HIS, the award winning internationally acclaimed graphics cards company with to distribute AMD Radeon products to the Middle East and Africa regions. The deal which takes effect immediately will see to enhance the distribution network of all AMD Radeon products in the region, making use of Mindware’s extensive portfolio of over 2,500 resellers throughout the MEA region.Read More…

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Geekay Distribution signed the distribution agreement with AFA Interactive that would give it exclusive rights to distribute the complete portfolio of Ben 10 gaming accessories including video game, digital entertainment device and electronic segments in the Middle East region. The Ben 10 gaming accessory line includes wired and wireless game controllers, remotes, nunchuks and protective shells as well as portable gaming cases and accessory packs for Nintendo, Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles.Read More…

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ZOTAC, today introduces the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 580 AMP2!Edition – its fastest single-GPU graphics card. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 580 AMP2! Edition is designed to amplify cooling performance and gaming at extreme high-definition resolutions. A custom high-performance heat-pipe heatsink enables the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 580 AMP2! Edition to stay cool and whisper-quiet while dual orange 92mm fans add a stylish ZOTAC touch to create an enthusiast-grade graphics card that combines performance and style in a single 2.5-slot graphics card. Read More…

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Square Enix the leading gaming vendor recently teamed up with Megarom to distribute all its new releases in South Africa. This new tie-up will further consolidate Megarom’s position as the leading distributor of interactive video games in South Africa. Megarom, since its inception over 10 years ago has been to be a totally focused gaming products distributor and to only represent interactive gaming publishers with long standing reputations of producing high quality titles that the gamers know and trust and will always support at retail. Square Enix fits Megarom’s distribution model perfectly.

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National Net Ventures (N2V), the prominent Internet Holding in the region today announced its investment in True-Gaming.net, a leading videogames portal in the Middle East region. True-Gaming.net is the number one destination for video games and fans of interactive entertainment in the Middle East. Since its launch in 2004, it has succeeded in establishing a large and loyal fan base of hardcore gamers from around the region’s top markets. True-Gaming also contributes significantly in the growth of the local market by holding live events, competition, and social activities around the year.Read More…

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Zotac the leading manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, unveils a pair of new mainstream graphics cards with the Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition, which is designed for maximum performance per watt while delivering an outstanding 3D gaming experience. Equipped with an ultra-wide 192-bit memory interface paired with lightning-fast GDDR5 memory, the Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti series delivers 70-percent more memory bandwidth than previous generations for an extra performance kick in the latest Microsoft DirectX 11 enabled games and applications. A large 1GB of video memory ensures the Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti series does not sacrifice performance for visual quality.Read More…

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Intel today announced the launch of Intel Solid-State Drive 510 Series, which features fast SATA 6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) performance to take full advantage of Intel’s transition to higher speed SATA bus interfaces on the recently introduced 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor-based platforms. Supporting data transfers of up to 500 megabytes per second (MB/s), the Intel SSD 510 doubles the sequential read speeds, and at up to 315MB/s more than triples the sequential write speeds of Intel’s current 3Gbps SSDs, to transfer more data in less time. This makes it ideal for demanding gamers, media creators, performance-intensive workstation users and any technology enthusiast.Read More…