Alienware’s not the only company capable of turning out gaming laptops to rival beige boxes for power: Packard Bell’s doing it too, and its latest iPower GX looks likely to make a few converts when it drops in January.
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Packard Bell iPower GX to abduct Alienware customers in January
Packard Bell powerful iPower X2.0 gaming rig gets release date
Shock, horror and awe: We’ve just come across a machine that’s actually capable of running Crysis at playable frame rates. It’s Packard Bell’s iPower X2.0 desktop, and it’s one of the most powerful gaming rigs we’ve ever seen. While the machine’s been cropping up at games championships over the last six months, we’ve just found out it’ll be available to Joe Public in the new year.
PS3 Wireless Keypad gets release date and price
Sick of getting hand cramp trying to send text messages to your PlayStation Network buddies? Don’t worry, salvation for your twisted sinews is now in sight; Sony has revealed the launch details of its new PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad accessory. The Chatpad clone will be available from 28th November - just in time for Resistance 2 - and will cost £24.99.
24-hour WoW gamer feels Wrath of the Lich King, collapses
A Swedish teenager collapsed after an extended World of Warcraft session. The 15-year-old boy had been celebrating the launch of the latest WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, by inviting friends to his house for a 24-hour marathon bout of gaming. He suffered an epileptic fit caused by a combination of sleep deprivation, lack of food and prolonged concentration on the game, doctors said.
Metal Gear Online MEME expansion pack out next week
Konami’s just alerted us to the next expansion pack for stealth-a-thon, Metal Gear Online. The new content, dubbed MEME, adds new characters, levels and gameplay modes to the PS3 game.
iPhone gaming goes multiplayer with Tap Tap Revenge
The iPhone’s taken another step towards being “The best portable games device,” Steve Jobs wants it to be. iPhone favourite, Tap Tap Revenge has gone multiplayer.
Question of the Day: Can an iPod ever really replace a games console?
Apple’s marketing head honcho Greg Jozwiak has been flapping his gums with some pretty hefty rhetoric about the iPod touch being the “future of gaming.” He’s even had a pop at Sony and Nintendo, not to mention laying into Nokia over N-Gage. But is he right? Will you ever ditch your console for an iPod?
Apple boss: iPod touch is “the future of gaming”
Forget the Nintendo DSi and Sony PSP 3000. Apple’s Vice-President of Product Marketing reckons the iPod touch and iPhone is the definitive future of gaming. And you know what? He actually makes a pretty good argument.
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