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PC gamers are a group of individuals who enjoy customizing their gaming experience by continually tweaking their set up. Unlike console or handheld gaming, PC gaming is usually a unique experience as you can mix and match what you game on to make it as cool as possible. If you’re the kind of PC gamer who likes to have a one-of-a-kind keyboard, then peep Roccat’s latest offering.

Roccat’s Isku FX Multicolor Gaming Keyboard offers 16.8 million colors with 6 adjustable brightness levels in its keys. In other words, if you need a particular color to better your gaming experience, then you’ll most likely find it here. Best of all, the keyboard can react to your game as it’ll flash white whenever a new round starts in a multiplayer game and flash red when taking damage from enemies. Just keep in mind if you’re keyboard flashes red nearly all of the time, it’s not that it’s busted. You just really stink.

The Isku FX Multicolor Gaming Keyboard will be available at retailers this week and retail for $99.99.

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As a gamer, you take the kind of hardware you use very, very seriously. In fact, you rarely switch brands unless the situation is so desperate on your side, that you feel you are unable to move on to the next level in your gaming career until you take that fateful plunge. Well, if you are a gamer with an unlimited budget, then life is a whole lot easier when it comes to making such a decision, but assuming your bank account is not as deep as Scrooge McDuck’s, and you do not have that much greenbacks in your pocket or wallet either, perhaps it is time to set your sights on something that delivers a whole lot of bang for relatively few bucks. Case in point, the ROCCAT Lua Tri-Button gaming mouse from Germany, and to sweeten the deal, it does not matter if you are right handed or a southpaw – the ROCCAT Lua Tri-Button gaming mouse is an ambidextrous gaming device that offers performance, precision and comfort in a single form factor.

Boasting a classic three-button mouse design packaged in a sleek manner, ROCCAT Studios’ latest release is said to pack advanced gaming engineering into a sleek and clean ambidextrous form, delivering a comfortable fit for just about anyone’s hand. Sporting an advanced Pro Optic R2 sensor, you will be able to choose from one of seven DPI settings – 250, 500, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, and 2000 thanks to a dedicated DPI button, allowing you to switch resolution on-the-fly in order to play with the kind of accuracy and speed which matches your style. Heck, if you want, you can even program the button so that it will switch only between the DPI settings which you most frequently use.

Since it sports a perfectly-balanced, ambidextrous V-shaped design, the ROCCAT Lua is capable of delivering supreme comfort to both left- and right-handed gamers. Not only that, with No-Sweat side grips, it ensures a steady hold even when things get hairy in-game, while its soft touch surface will let you play comfortably even during extended gaming marathons. The ROCCAT Lua Tri-Button gaming mouse can be yours for €29.99 or $29.99, depending on which side of the pond you reside in.

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German computer peripherals manufacturer Roccat is most famous for their range of gaming mice and keyboards, and this time around, they have introduced a couple of new models for the masses – the Roccat Kone XTD and Pure models. Both mice will continue to retain the famous Kone form factor, features as well as performance, where the Roccat Pure will boast of a profile that is 9% slimmer than before while sporting a new Roccat Titan Wheel and Click Master switch tech. Hey, if you are in the market for a new mouse (or two), you might as well see what Roccat has to offer and who knows, it might just prove to be a union with your hand that you will not regret.

The Roccat Kone XTD has been dubbed by some to be the “Max Customization Gaming Mouse”, while the Roccat Kone Pure is known as the “Core Performance Gaming Mouse”, where both of the new mice should have already hit Europe since October 26th onwards, while folks living in North America as well as Asia will only be on the receiving end of them before December rolls around.

In terms of performance, we are looking at world beaters here, where you will be able to experience a fully-adjustable 8200 DPI ProAim R3 laser sensor that boasts of a whopping 41 DPI settings that range from 200 to 8200, in addition to a 32-bit Turbo Core V2 72MHz ARM MCU processor, 576KB of on-board memory, as well as what Roccat deems to be the most advanced Tracking & Distance Control Unit in the world. All of the components are said to function in clockwork unison, delivering the world’s most impressive speed, control and accuracy. Of course, all of the above mentioned might just be marketing speak, and even if it is true, you will still need to give either mouse a test run before you agree with the conclusions.

After all, a gaming mouse is a very personal piece of equipment, and different gamers play games differently, so the way they wield their mice is not the same as the gamer sitting next to them.

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If you are a gamer who takes your vocation seriously (oh yeah, about that 9 to 5 gig that you have to slog through each day for five days a week? That’s just a necessity in life so that you are able to do what you love when you reach home), then surely you would know that having the right kind of hardware is definitely one of the first and most basic of steps to take. After all, having all the skills in the world without being supported by decent hardware is not going to bring you to the top of any frag list for sure. Apart from a high performance rig, the choice of peripherals are also crucial – such as a gaming mouse, keyboard, and of course, the humble mousepad. German-born Roccat has just announced their latest Hiro gaming mousepad whose selling point is this – it boasts of edges that will never, ever fray.

This is truly a next generation mousepad that will boast a special kind of vulcanized silicone surface so that you will be able to experience unrivaled control and accuracy, in addition to a patented construction which makes sure the letdown such as fraying edges will be relegated to a thing of the past, while delivering maximum durability throughout your gaming career. Touted to be the first mousepad of its kind in the world that relies on this advanced new manufacturing process, the patented build process results in an inseparable “power bond” between upper and lower surfaces.

ROCCAT Founder and CEO, René Korte, said, “With the Hiro, we are yet again bringing true innovation to gaming. Frayed edges are a thing of the past with this mousepad. And its groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind surface delivers speed and precision that will thrill even the most demanding gamers. We built the Hiro using only the most advanced materials and construction methods – so gamers can rest assured their pad will provide max battle durability and performance, mission after mission.”

There is also an advanced Force Field protective coating that makes the Hiro’s surface water resistant as well as easy to clean, making it far simpler to prepare yourself for the next round of fraggests. It measures 350mm x 250mm, making it large enough for those who play with low sensitivity levels, and has a thickness of just 2.5mm, now how about that?

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You know for sure that hardcore gamers take their gaming very, very seriously. Otherwise, they would not be hardcore, would they? Every single bit of performance counts, just like how the high speed and high precision sport of Formula 1 is like. After all, you can never quite tell whether you missed that last money shot simply because your mouse did not register that final flick of your wrist as accurately as you thought it would – only to realize that you were let down by your mouse pad simply because its grooves were all worn out.

Well, if reading the above paragraph actually caused you to have a second look at your mouse pad, only to see that it indeed has grown thinner than it originally was, perhaps it is time to reconsider a new mouse pad. I remember my first “professional” mouse mat from 3M, boy was it ideal to frag my opponents into oblivion, but the extremely low sensitivity setting in my Quake configuration made me run out of space – real fast, leading me to look out for a larger mouse pad. Enter the Chrome Blue version of the ROCCAT Sense High Precision Gaming Mousepad of today.

The Chrome Blue version will feature a revised surface, in addition to more intense colors while measuring all of 2mm high (or should we say, low?). The special microcrystalline coating that was incorporated into the fabric surface is extremely effective at minimizing frictional resistance between the mouse and the pad, hence noticeably improving the gliding capability of mice. Not only that, it works extremely quietly with hardly any noise, allowing your mouse to glide almost silently over the entire ROCCAT mousepad without missing a beat. The ROCCAT Sense Chrome Blue High Precision Gaming Mousepad can be purchased for €19.99 if you are living across the pond, while those living Stateside will end up with the slightly better deal at $19.99 a pop.

The ROCCAT Sense Chrome Blue High Precision Gaming Mousepad measures 400mm x 280mm, making it ideal to perform sweeping mouse movements. Folks like me who have extremely low sensitivity will love this mousepad which sports a rubberized coating for the entire underside, making sure the mouse pad sits perfectly and securely even on smooth surfaces.

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