Gaming zone at SITEX 2019

November 20, 2019 Jax Xie

Free Play Area

SITEX is not just about buying gadgets and electronics. At this free play area, you can try your hand at some of the featured games and even stand to win prizes! For example, you can take part in the MSI Gaming Triathlon Challenge 2019, where three separate 1v1 game challenges will be randomly drafted out of a pool of 10 games. These games include golden classics like Tetris and Puzzle Bobble and modern day favourites such as Street Fighter V and the newly released FIFA 20. This make it a fair competition regardless of age.

There will also be an area for retro-gaming. Arcade classics like Columns, Bomberman, Mario Kart, Metal Slug X, and old school “versus” fighting games such as Super Street Fighter II will be available at the area transporting you back to the 80s and 90s. Classic game consoles such as the SEGA Saturn, Nintendo Entertainment System, Neo Geo, and the original PlayStation

Card and Board game enthusiast are not neglected. Gallant Games, a game store in Singapore, will be participating in the exhibition this year. Popular table-top role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000 will be brought in by Gallant Games.

Upgrade your Gaming Gear

Home-grown gaming chair company Secretlab, now a regular at SITEX, will be at the show again this year. If you need a good gaming chair to go with your gaming rig, you should definitely try out their chairs at their booth.

If you need to upgrade your machine, check out Aftershock PC booth and Dell’s Alienware booth. Dell will be showcasing their latest Alienware Aurora Desktop R9.

For the Creator

East Asia Institute of Management (EASB) and Lionheart Studio, the competition will hold their Battle Arena Competition catered for aspiring artists and design enthusiasts. There will be three competitions namely, Ultimate speed painting, Game Design Prototype and Digital Art Workshop.

More details on the competition requirements and guidelines can be found at http://easb.edu.sg/en/sitex-competition.

GameTrader.SG is the official Media Partner for SITEX 2019

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta is out!

September 13, 2019 Jax Xie

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The latest Call Of Duty simply titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is out now in beta across PS4, Xbox One and PC. PS4 players will be able toXbox get their beta version as early as today (for those who preordered) while the PC and player will have to wait a few days more till 19 Sept.

Do note that the actual game is not out yet till later this year.

Below is the full press release:

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE MULTIPLAYER BETA STARTS TODAY

Weekend 1 Multiplayer Beta Kicks-off on PlayStation 4 Today

Fans on Consoles and PC Can All Play Together in the Crossplay Multiplayer Open Beta Next Weekend, Previewing the Deepest Call of Duty Multiplayer Experience to Date

Singapore, September 13, 2019 – Today, the highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® beta* kicks-off for PlayStation 4 fans to get hands-on with an early look of the game’s critically-acclaimed multiplayer. Throughout the weekend, Infinity Ward will be logging valuable feedback and gameplay information ahead of the game’s global launch on October 25.

Following the recent Modern Warfare 2v2 Gunfight Open Alpha, which was the largest Alpha or Beta in Call of Duty history on PlayStation 4, the Modern WarfareBeta will deliver a deeper look at several elements ofModern Warfare’s multiplayer universe, including tight close-quarter 2v2 Gunfight gameplay, traditional 6v6 Multiplayer and large-player count experiences on massive maps featuring a wide array of vehicles. The Beta will expand in Weekend 2 to include all platforms, and for the first time in Call of Duty history, feature crossplay testing as fans across console and PC will be able to play the Modern Warfare Beta together prior to next month’s launch.

Winner of the “Best Online Multiplayer” by Game Critics Best of E3 2019, Modern Warfare’s ultimate multiplayer playground delivers an action-packed online experience with best-in-class down the barrel gameplay, along with unprecedented depth and variety in gameplay. The Beta test will feature a suite of new multiplayer modes that redefine the Call of Duty sandbox, ranging from the close-quarter frenetic 2v2 Gunfight, up to and including the epic large-scale Ground War mode supporting up to 64 players, night gameplay maps, and the fully immersive Realism mode.

“With Modern Warfare, we’re bringing the gaming community together like never before. Starting with the beta we are going to be soliciting player input and feedback that will help us to polish and refine the Day One experience at launch,” said Patrick Kelly, Creative Director and co-Studio Head, Infinity Ward. “Starting this weekend we’re planning to give players access to a new features and maps each day. Then next weekend, we will introduce crossplay, enabling players to connect with friends and other gamers across platforms. We are also planning to expose more new content and ways to play in the second weekend. In all, we can’t wait for the community to jump in both weekends.”

Players will have two weekends to join in on the fun, with new content and playlists rolling out throughout the beta.

PlayStation 4 Exclusive Beta – Weekend 1
- September 13 – 17 (Open Beta, PlayStation 4)

Beta featuring crossplay testing – Weekend 2
- September 20 – 21 (Early Access, PC and Xbox One; Open Beta, PlayStation 4)
- September 22 – 24 (Open Beta, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One)

For the full rundown of all planned Beta content as well as information for feedback and updates, please visit https://blog.activision.com/call-of-duty.

While the beta is just a portion of the overall Modern Warfare multiplayer offering, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare offers a unified narrative experience across all modes of play, including the thrilling single player story campaign and the all-new Special Ops co-op mode accessible to all skill levels.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is scheduled for release globally October 25^th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The title features a fully-optimized PC version, developed in partnership with Beenox, which will be available exclusively on Battle.net^®, Blizzard Entertainment’s online gaming platform. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is published by Activision, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) with development led by award-winning developer, Infinity Ward, and additional development support from Beenox, High-Moon Studios and Raven Software.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 Gamer Laptop

March 11, 2019 Jax Xie

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Gamers these days are simply spoiled for choices when coming to choosing their gaming laptop. At the CES 2019, Lenovo announced it’s next generation Legion Gaming laptops, the Legion Y740. Today, it’s available for purchase! Below is the press release for the new Legion Y740.

Singapore, 8 March 2019 – Today, Lenovo launched its new Legion Y740 gaming laptops in Singapore. First unveiled at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, the Legion Y740 was designed with a gamer-first mentality and promises an unparalleled gaming experience for all users.
Built to accommodate the on-the-go gamer, Lenovo Legion laptops have only gotten better over time. This year, the sleek, modern laptops have been upgraded so that they are in step with the higher performance that players demand in 2019.

Available with up to the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs, Intel® Core™ processors and Windows® 10 Home, the Legion Y740 laptops offer blazing-fast gaming speeds to play the latest releases, photo and video editing, binge-watching shows, or multitasking simultaneously at once. On top of this, there are no flashy lights or garish colors to distract, thanks to its discreet design.

The top-of-the-line Lenovo Legion Y740 has what the most serious core gamer needs. The cutting-edge GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU is available on the 15-inch model, giving it more than enough power to run the latest action-filled titles. Its bigger 17-inch sibling supplies even more power with up to the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU, upgraded from the last generation’s GeForce® GTX 10-series GPUs.

‘Gamers uses their laptops and PCs not just for gaming, but for everything from work to video editing and watching movies. Furthermore, we know from our research that there isn’t a ‘typical gamer’; gamers are every day people from all walks of life. Hence, we built the Legion Y740 such that it delivers unparalleled gaming performance, but also strikes a good balance between work and play,’ says Eddie Ang, Country General Manager, Lenovo Singapore.