Category: PC Gaming

Razer announces Project Christine PC & Nabu wristband

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While majority of the gaming community is focused on the next-gen gaming consoles & Steam machines, Razer goes out of the way to introduce Project Christine & the Nabu.

Razer Project Christine

Project Christine is the company’s first desktop PC, and it is focused on making modding & customizing a breeze for average consumers. Since it’s entirely modular, the specs of the device can be wide range of configurations, but are not set yet. Razer basically just put the idea out there in the open to see if it gains traction, much like Kickstarter, and if it does get the interest that it needs, the company will push through with the product. The same thing happened with the gaming tablet called Project Fiona, now the Razer Edge.

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The Razer Nabu on the other hand is the company’s take on wearable technology trends. It works with both Android & iOS, and there are two screens on the wristband – one for icons (32×32 pixel OLED) and one for notifications (128×32 pixel OLED). It is water resistant & will run up to 7 days in a charge according to Razer. Here is a list of what it can do so far:

  • Gets you notifications from your smartphone and allows you to program gestures to respond to it.
  • Tracks steps, calories burned, floors climbed, distance traveled, hours slept, places visited & personal goals.
  • Razer Pulse will allow you to find other people with Nabus, and doing so, it will integrate with social media & tell you if you have friends nearby.
  • Gestures will allow easy connections between Nabu users (e.g. shaking of hands).
  • Potential to play large-scale games such as tag in a city or town.

Availability & prices are yet to be announced so stay tuned.

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Hands-On: MSI GS70 Stealth Gaming Laptop

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MSI’s newest gaming laptop to land in the Philippines, the MSI GS70, comes with a dashing SteelSeries backlit keyboard. It carries the latest generation Intel chip and the best possible hardware MSI can muster.

MSI certainly went to great lengths to make the GS70 their nicest-looking and most powerful gaming laptop. The large 17.3-inch matte display looks very stunning at a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels (works great with playing hi-def games and movies).

The body is made up of aluminum chassis, right from the lid all the way to the interior of the keyboard and palm rest. This adds more flare to the slim profile of the laptop.

The brushed-metal finish surrounds the metal cover which minimizes smudges around the body. Aside from the MSI logo on the lid, there’s also another dragon-inspired emblem just below it, probably signifying the Gaming G Series of the device in MSI’s line-up. There’s even a suede-type fabic that lines part of the bottom end of the laptop.

All the connectivity ports are found on both sides of the device — on the right side are 2 USB 3.0 ports, the SD card reader and the power port; on the left side are 2 more USB 3.0 ports, dual mini Display ports, HDMI port, LAN port and 3 audio ports.

What also got our interest was the full-sized keyboard which was designed in collaboration with SteelSeries. The rounded, island-type keys are very comfortable, has enough travel and spacing from each other.

As a gaming keyboard, SteelSeries placed its signature design, or bling, into the unit. The back-lighting feels like some gimmick at times but it does add to the gaming pleasure, especially when under low-light conditions. It’s not a first, and we’ve already seen it with the likes of Alienware laptops before, yet it does strike a good first impression.

We have to say though, the multi-color configuration of the backlit keyboard makes it look like there’s a carnival running in there.

MSI GS70 specs:
17.3-inch full HD 1080p display @ 1920×1080 pixels
Intel Core i7 U4700HQ
Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M 2GB GDDR5
Intel HD 4600 Graphics
8GB DDR3 RAM
256GB SSD + 750GB HHD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI port
4 x USB 3.0 port
2 x mini Display port
Windows 8.1
6-cell Li-Ion battery

The Haswell chip also comes with an Intel HD 4600 graphics which can be used to prolong battery life and when not used in gaming. If you want more power, the discreet graphics can take over (Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M) to provide all the muscle you need.

As for storage, MSI placed a 256GB SSD drive (that’s two 128GB SSD on Raid 0) into the combo with another 750GB of HDD, addressing both performance and drive capacity at the same time. We got a PassMark score of 3,980.8 on the unit and 19,068 on 3DMark06.

Battery life is another issue though but that’s to be expected of a gaming laptop, we can hardly get a decent play time of about 3 hours or so on a single full charge. You’ll always have to find an outlet if you want to keep playing a little longer.

Over-all, it’s a pretty good gaming laptop — large, full HD display, powerful CPU and GPU, great combo between an SSD and a HDD, plus that colorful backlit keyboard from SteelSeries.

The MSI GS70 has a suggested retail price of Php99,995 and is offered in stores for Php8,333/month at 0% interest for 12 months.

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Ragnarok Online spiritual successor coming in 2014

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Tree of Savior, a spiritual successor to the popular MMORPG Ragnarok Online, is set to arrive next year and will feature 80 classes and sprite-based character models.

Tree of Savior, also known as Project R1, is currently in development by Korean developer IMC Games. It is led by the “father of Ragnarok Online” Kim Hakkyu, and aims to be the spiritual successor of Ragnarok Online 1.

Tree of Savior

According to the game’s Facebook Page, Tree of Savior “adopted many elements from western MMORPGs such as WoW,” and “will feature sprite-based character models in a 3D world (also known as 2.5D), much like the original RO.” Add to that the 80, yes, EIGHTY classes to choose from once it opens to public. Watch the gameplay trailer below:

Tree of Savior is slated to enter its first closed beta in February 2014.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y510, Y410p now out in the Philippines

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For those seeking for a heavy duty multimedia Haswell laptop or ones just for gaming, you might want to look at the Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p & the Y510p. Both feature fast Core i7-4700MQ CPUs & beautiful designs while the two of them vary in configurations.

Lenovo Y510p Philippines

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p packs a 14-inch 900p display, 4GB RAM and 2GB Nvidia GeForce 750M graphics. On the other hand, the Y510p packs a larger full HD 15.6-inch display, 8GB RAM & dual Nvidia GeForce 750M graphics cards at 2GB each via Lenovo’s ultrabay technology (swappable with other drives).

Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p specs:
14″ HD LED display (1600 x 900)
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT750M 2GB
4GB DDR3L RAM
1TB HDD
Backlit keyboard
HD 720p camera
5 hr battery
Windows 8
2.5kg (weight)
13.77 x 24.49 x 1.5-3.28mm (dimensions)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p specs:
15.6″ FHD LED display (1920×1080)
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GT750M 2GB via Ultrabay
8GB DDR3L RAM
1TB HDD
Backlit keyboard
HD 720p camera
5 hr battery
Windows 8
2.7kg (weight)
38.68 x 25.88 x 1.55-3.58mm (dimensions)

The laptops are priced at Php51,984 & Php69,984 respectively and are listed in Villman’s website.

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World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor unveiled

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Blizzard Entertainment has just unveiled at BlizzCon 2013 their fifth expansion to its popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, the Warlords of Draenor.

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“Warlords of Draenor gives players a chance to take a commanding role in one of the Warcraft series’ most crucial conflicts,” said Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime. “This expansion also includes features that make it easy for anyone to jump right into the action, whether they’ve played WoW at some point in the past or are just setting foot in Azeroth for the first time.”

Below are some of the new features:

  • Higher detail, updated animations, and new visuals of classic Warcraft races.
  • Level cap raised to 100.
  • Option to instantly boost one character, including a newly created character, to level 90. This enables WoW players to quickly and easily participate in the content they’re most interested in.
  • Construct your own Garrison, an expandable, customizable stronghold that will serve as each player’s personal base of operations throughout the course of the expansion. As the Garrison grows, players will be able to recruit NPC allies and followers to take up residence, gathering resources and embarking on missions on the player’s orders.
  • New Zones, Dungeons, Raids, Scenarios, Battlegrounds, and more.
  • Questing improvements designed to encourage exploration and add unpredictability to players’ ongoing adventures.

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is set to arrive in 2014.

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