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A lot of terminologies come up when gaming peripherals are involved. A lot of people have no idea what these mean and go on believing any explanation the first person they meet gives.

I’ve made a list of those lingos and terminologies that are associated with a gaming mouse. I’ve tried my best to explain it as easily as possible in this article. If i’ve missed some please do tell me and if you need more clarification then just simply post a comment below. Corrections are welcomed as well.  Read the rest of this entry »

A lot of people will contradict with me after reading the article header. Yes, we have come a long way in the past five years. There has been significant progress in the gaming community and local events. The mere standard of it all has been given a high boost. I remember the days when tournaments were held with Rs.500 per team and the winning team got Rs.1000 to take home. This was done in the vicinity of an underground cave of sorts with heavy cigarette smokes swimming away in the dim lighting. The leather on the chairs stank of sweat and your mouse pad probably had Pepsi stains on it while the keyboard had a number of keys that were not functional, it was called a gaming cafe.
If we glance at current trends then we stand witness that the bar has been raised. Minimal fee for average tournaments go from Rs.1000 to Rs.1500 while major events will charge Rs.2500 a team. The winnings get a nominal increase too as does the idea behind setting up a premises for a major event.

The road was rising and the community was prospering. However, this gradual rise has met with a brick wall now and won’t be able to survive much longer if things go on as they are. Read the rest of this entry »

The existing G-Zone gaming cafe found in Cinepax (Rawalpindi) is now Tribal Gaming Zone. Tribal, which has it’s roots set firmly in Karachi had already offered it’s powerful rigs to Cinepax. The time had come for both of them to merge for a better future. Read the rest of this entry »

Szabist institute found in sector H8/4 Islamabad is bringing a gaming competition for you all. You can find the basic information below and if you still have some questions then you can find the contact information in the poster above.  Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday saw the end of the first day of the World Cyber Games 2010 being hosted at Los Angeles. The matches on the first day saw some of the best teams in the world enter the battlefield. India’s counter-strike team ATE had the bad luck of facing SK from Sweden. The swedes demolished them 24-6; pocketing an easy win on their first day. Apart from SK we saw WeMadeFox give a brutal thrashing to PlayMore taking a 24-6 win too. Read the rest of this entry »