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2023 was a big year for gaming with the release of several highly-anticipated titles and there are even more to look forward to in 2024. A recent Uswitch broadband survey has revealed which releases were the most popular amongst UK gamers. Gamers’ favourite 2023 game releases EAFC 24, the first …
Read More »PCR Awards: calling all retailers!
With just five weeks to go before entries close for the PCR Awards, it’s time to get your entry in. If you’re a tech retailer, enter now – there’s sure to be a category that you’re eligible for: Gaming retailer Online retailer Independent retailer Systems builder There are many more …
Read More »Interview: Jeff Kuo on how MSI is keeping ahead of the game
Jeff Kuo, general manager of MSI Notebook UK talks about how MSI is keeping on top of the fast-evolving trends in the gaming world. What are the hottest trends in gaming? On the digital distribution front of gaming, we’ve seen a continued rise of game subscription services that offer large libraries …
Read More »Samsung expands game streaming to millions of existing 2021 Samsung TV owners by end of year
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced new gaming partnerships, bringing streaming to select Samsung 2021 TV models and 4K. First up is Antstream Arcade, cloud gaming service and Blacknut Cloud Gaming subscription based service. “Antstream Arcade believes that combining gaming’s past with gaming’s future will push the industry forward to …
Read More »G2 Esports & Oakley partner on eyewear for VCT 22 Game Changers Championship
A new and exclusive partnership between G2 Esports and eyewear and sports equipment specialist, Oakley, will see the two companies come together ahead of the VCT 22 Game Changers Championship in Berlin. G2 Gozen will be geared with Oakley gaming products, including NXTLVL, as they set off on on the first-ever all-female international …
Read More »AGON’s 5th generation expands with 270 Hz/240 Hz QHD models employing Fast IPS-QD and VA panels
AGON by AOC has released two new models from its brand new AGON 5 line-up: the 27″/68.6cm AGON AG275QZ/EU features a Fast IPS panel with a Quantum Dot layer to produce 1.07 billion colours, combined with a 240Hz (overclockable to 270Hz) refresh rate, 1ms GtG and 0.5 ms MPRT response …
Read More »Next Level Racing and G2 Esports sign global Esports partnership
Next Level Racing and G2 Esports have agreed a global partnership that will see the two leading names in competitive gaming and simulation take on the international competition at the highest levels. Berlin-based G2 Esports was founded in 2014 with the values of competition deeply rooted in the team’s ethos …
Read More »Cellpoint Digital’s Kristian Gjerding
CellPoint Digital provides a payment orchestration platform for gaming merchants that deal with multiple currencies, global audiences and for those that need subscription based payments all in one platform. We speak with Kristian Gjerding, CEO of Cellpoint Digital about how this technology fit the gaming space. Here’s what Kristian Gjerding …
Read More »CyberPowerPC’s Steve Mason’s gaming update
PCR speaks with American personal computer retailer, CyberPowerPC’s, General Manager, Steve Mason about what’s hot and other whatnots of the gaming world. Here’s what Steve Mason had to say. What would you say are the latest gaming trends? Communities, and community building, have exploded in the last couple of years, …
Read More »Is Q4 2022 to be a new Golden Era for Desktops?
Chillblast’s Director, Ben Miles highlights some of this year’s leading edge hardware releases. It’s been an incredibly newsworthy couple of years for the IT industry, with the working-from-home revolution and renewed interest in PC gaming pumping demand for consumer hardware to record levels. What’s been less exciting is the hardware …
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