Posts Tagged ‘gaming’
Saturday, October 19th, 2019
ASUS boasts that the new S$1,598 gaming phone is the world’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus, has the world’s first 120Hz/1ms AMOLED display and has a monster 6000mAh battery.
Republic of Gamers (ROG) today unveils the ROG Phone II, the successor to the game-changing ROG Phone.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus processor in the new ASUS ROG Phone II is clocked at 2.96GHz with Qualcomm Adreno 640 GPU.
Price & Availability
The ROG Phone II (ZS660KL-1A011WW) is now available in Singapore at S$1,598, at ASUS Brand Shop, ASUS Online Store and all authorised retailers.
* The ASUS Brand Shop (Tel: 6338 6993) is managed by AddOn and is located at 200 Victoria St, 03-K2, Singapore 188021. Open Monday to Sunday from 11am – 7pm.
It features the world’s first 120Hz/1ms AMOLED 10-bit HDR 6.59″ display with Delta-E <1 colour accuracy and only 49ms touch latency.
The huge 6000mAh battery with 30W ROG HyperCharge enables long stamina for gaming and fast recharging.
For gaming, the ROG Phone II has a landscape-oriented design, Dual Surrounding Vibration, front-facing stereo speakers, plus a new range of modular accessories.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Adreno, Asus, Blazing Games, Capcom, Gameloft, gaming, Madfinger, Qualcomm, ROG, smartphones
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Monday, October 7th, 2019
LG Electronics (LG) has launched the world’s first 1 millisecond (ms) Nano IPS display in Singapore. The 27-inch gaming monitor is priced at S$899.
The LG UltraGear gaming monitor offers complete Immersion in the gameplay experience.
The 27GL850 UltraGear gaming monitor employs Nano IPS technology to achieve better colour reproduction, ultra-fast response time and a refresh rate of 144Hz.
Boasting a virtually borderless design, the 27GL850 UltraGear monitor has ultra-thin three-side bezel that combines form and function.
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Tags:gaming, IPS, LG, monitors, Singapore
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Saturday, September 14th, 2019
The new 65-inch monitor from ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) offers big-screen gaming experience with fast, smooth and responsive performance. RRP S$6,599 in October.
The new ASUS ROG Swift PG65UQ BFGD.
The ASUS ROG Swift PG65UQ BFGD displays high-resolution 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) content at a 144Hz refresh rate for fast gaming performance.
“The ASUS ROG Swift PG65UQ BFGD with NVIDIA G-SYNC is a great option for PC gaming on a big screen. Gamers will appreciate the impressive video quality, brightness and high resolution that BFGD provides,” said Matt Wuebbling, head of GeForce Marketing at NVIDIA.
Its NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate supports the latest G-SYNC processors for the best HDR gaming experiences, for smooth and sharp big-screen gaming.
The gaming display supports variable refresh rates (VRR) via an HDMI connection for smooth, big-screen console gaming, working seamlessly with Xbox One.
For movies and entertainment, it promises visual clarity and immersive sound with Ultra HD Premium certification and 15W speakers.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Asus, BFGD, displays, gaming, monitors, ROG
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Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Audeze launches new “Team Carbon” colour and head gesture technology for Mobius Gaming Headphones in Singapore.
With materials originally designed for space applications, Audeze’s planar magnetic technology promises pure, accurate, high-quality, audiophile sound.
Audeze Mobius Team Carbon is available immediately at a recommended retail price (RRP) of S$629 (including GST) at authorised retailers including AV One, Connect IT, Lazada, Stereo Electronics and Treoo.com.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Audeze, audio, AV, gaming, headphones, Hi-Fi, Mobius
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
The new router (usual price: S$399) will be bundled free with StarHub’s new “Turbo Gamer 2Gbps” plan – a 2Gbps fibre home broadband service with no service activation and installation fees.
ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 ASUS x StarHub launch event. (From Left): Desmond Soh (ASUS Singapore Country Manager), Anthony Wang (StarHub Assistant Vice President of Marketing), Yann Courqueux (StarHub Vice President of Home Product), Karl Chu (ASUS General Manager, APAC), Linda Chen (ASUS Business Unit Senior Director), Richard Chen (ASUS Product Director, Networking, APAC), Simon Tan (Nvidia, Director of Consumer Business, APAC South).
StarHub’s Turbo Gamer 2Gbps is priced at S$62.90 per month, with the first two months free.
The 802.11ac Wi-Fi gaming router – ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 – is priced at S$399 but will come free with the Turbo Gamer 2Gbps subscription with StarHub.
The new 802.11ac WiFi gaming router ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 from ASUS, offered in Singapore exclusively through StarHub.
Singapore customers – exclusively through StarHub – will be the first in Southeast Asia and fourth in the world to have it.
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Tags:Asus, broadband, gaming, networking, ROG, routers, StarHub, Wi-Fi
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Thursday, August 1st, 2019
The 6,600 square foot lifestyle venue will feature a 13-metre-wide high-resolution LED display and stage area for Esports tournaments and events, along with private training rooms and classrooms for Esports development.
Bountie Arena has launched its Esports & gaming Venue in Singapore at Fusionopolis.
At launch, the gaming and Esports facility will charge a promotional price of just one dollar per hour for users to access its facilities – which include an Atari pong machine, a PlayStation 4, two Pandora Box arcade machines and over 100 high specification gaming desktops.
Location & Opening Hours
Bountie Arena is located above one-north MRT at One Fusionopolis Way, #B1-06/07/08, and is open from 1100am to 0000am daily.
The promotional price is valid for the first 2 months of opening and will be revised after that period.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary (SPS) for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Transport Baey Yam Keng attended the launch as the Guest of Honour.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Bountie, esports, gaming, opening, Singapore
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Thursday, July 4th, 2019
Dell’s third store in Singapore offers a full range of consumer and commercial products. This new store is at Funan Mall Level 3-30, the other two stores are in NEX and Plaza Singapura. Prices below.
Dell’s third exclusive store in Singapore at Funan Mall #03-30.
The new store at Funan will house Dell’s current and latest products including the XPS, Inspiron, G Series, Alienware, Latitude, Precision, and the Vostro for small business needs.
Customers looking for Dell’s small business and commercial range of products will be able to choose and customise products in-store – this service was previously only available online.
From L to R: Kshitij Aggarwal, Finance Consultant, Dell Technologies; Nigel Yip, Store Manager, Dell Technologies; Jarebb Chua, Country Manager, Consumer & Small Business, Singapore and Malaysia, Dell Technologies; Sandeep Mishra, Director of Consumer & Small Business Field Marketing, Dell Technologies; Satoshi Shirato, Director, Product Cycle Planning, APJ Dell Technologies.
There is an in-store working space equipped with docking stations and Dell’s latest desktops, coupled with complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi for on-the-go consumers to collaborate and interact as needed.
More details below from the press release about Dell’s new store at Funan Mall.
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Tags:Alienware, and the Vostro, computers, DELL, Funan, G Series, gaming, Inspiron, Latitude, monitors, opening, Precision, shops, Singapore, XPS
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Saturday, June 30th, 2018
From its humble beginnings in 2008, Ubisoft Singapore has grown over the last 10 years to be the largest AAA game studio in South-east Asia. We visited its studio in Singapore to check out two upcoming games that it is working on – Skull & Bones and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
Ubisoft Studio in Singapore is located in the South Tower (#11-05) at 1 Fusionopolis Walk Solaris. As the new games are not released yet, we can’t share any screenshots yet.
With a current staff strength of 340 from 32 different nationalities, the studio has co-produced many award-winning AAA titles, including every iteration of the highly-acclaimed Assassin’s Creed series since Assassin’s Creed 2 in 2009.
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Tags:Assassin’s Creed, games, gaming, Singapore, Ubisoft
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Saturday, December 2nd, 2017
Immersive virtual reality gaming for groups of up to 8 gamers (13+ years old) per 30min session, at S$69 per pax.
* This story first appeared in The Travel Memoir.
Zero Latency Singapore is brought in by Tomorrow Entertainment, the company that also brought BOUNCE to Singapore. Photo: Zero Latency Singapore.
There are three VR gaming scenarios of increasing difficulty, from basic orientation (Engineerium, 15min), to zombie shooting (Zombie Survival, 15min), to hardcore gun fights at simulated zero gravity VR scenarios (Singularity, 30min).
The 30min game play for each session can be one of three combinations:
- Engineerium + Zombie Survival
- Zombie Survival + Zombie Survival
- Singularity
The 4,200sqft (390sqm) Zero Latency Singapore is located at #03-346/347 Suntec City Mall, between Suntec Towers 2 & 3.
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Tags:entertainment, Fun, gaming, OSVR, Razer, Singapore, Suntec, virtual reality, VR, Zero Latency
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Friday, October 13th, 2017
With Halloween drawing near, Bugis Junction & Bugis+ are daring shoppers to face their fears with an immersive virtual reality (VR) gaming experience.
* This story first appeared in The Travel Memoir.
Update (27 October, 2017):
The top 10 players for the Time Zombies Virtual Reality Competition Finals have been selected and they will be battling it out at a final showdown this Sunday, 29t October from 2pm – 6pm at Bugis + Level 2 Atrium.
We were invited to try out the VR games for this competition at Bugis+ & Bugis Junction in Singapore – it was great fun!
This is the first time a mall in Singapore is hosting a VR experience of this scale.
Three thrilling games are available for shoppers to test their courage: Time Zombies, Walk the Plank and Arizona Sunshine Zombie.
The Time Zombies competition uses the latest Arctic Fox wireless technology, which allows a fully immersive gaming experience without the the burden of cumbersome cables or backpack computers that hinder physical movement.
Using Arctic Fox VR technology, players don only a wireless headset that features a high definition screen and gaming headphones for an immersive surround sound experience.
The VR gaming showcase at Bugis Junction and Bugis+ this Halloween will mark Arctic Fox’s debut in Southeast Asia, to the delight of VR gaming enthusiasts in the region.
More details from the press release below.
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Tags:Bugis Junction, Bugis+, Capitaland, competition, entertainment, gaming, shopping, Singapore, Time Zombies, virtual reality, VR, zombies
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