Feeling sort of an awesome feeling of rendezvous creeping in, I’m happy to let you guys know that PC Gamer has awarded the SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse with an Editor’s Choice award and a 95% score - as it happened with the SteelSeries Ikari Laser back in 2008 (97%, though).

PC Gamer wrote:

“The Xai is in every way equal to the SteelSeries Ikari - the hands-down best gaming mouse of all time that received a whooping 97% in October 2008 - except for one thing: It’s ambidextrous, with two thumb buttons on each side.

Oh, and there’s the extra-fancy 32×128 display tucked underneath the mouse, which allows you to swap profiles and save settings without ever having to use the included software (which is exceptionally well-designed - simple, minimal, effective). So take notice, right-handers: the lefties just leveled the playing field.”

VERDICT: 95% - Editor’s Choice Award.

US residents, make sure to pick up this months issue as it, besides the SteelSeries Xai review, also has a SteelSeries Kinzu feature.

Have a great weekend. :-)

/Casper

A rather small, but very significant software update has been released for the World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse.

Updates:

- Fixed WoW Armory link for character info on the profile screen

Download the new software via our SteelSeries downloads page.

/Casper

HardwareHeaven took on Kim Rom, for a chat on everything SteelSeries. Touching on both Kim’s personal experiences and preferences as Chief Marketing Officer here in the company, the interview also revolves heavily around product development and SteelSeres in 2010.

This question especially should spark some excitement:

HH:
What do you see as being your most important product of 2010?

Kim Rom:
Okay, so… This is going to sound lame: We are announcing a new product within a few months that I believe will set a new benchmark for that type of product. We have been working on it for so long, we have put so much time into it, and we have come up with some ideas that I seriously think will wow just about everyone. My CEO would strangle me (very slowly, and very painfully) if I revealed what it was, and I realize that all this sounds like a lame marketing spiel, but this product is really just awesome in many ways. I see that baby as our most important product for the core competitive scene in 2010. When we release I suggest we give some to your readers and get their opinion on it… I am confident they will be wowed.

Check out the full interview on HardwareHeaven. :)

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Zath is hosting quite the epic World of Warcraft competition, running through to 7th of February.

Up for grabs you got basically the complete line of World of Warcraft peripherals from ourselves, as well as prizes from BradyGames, StarBucks and more official World of Warcraft products.

Head on over to the Monster World of Warcraft competition to enter!

/Casper

Big things were revealed this weekend when the SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse was announced as a contender in the Peripheral of the Year category at the 2009 Engadget Awards.

If you dig the mouse, make sure to drop your vote - as always, we appreciate your support!

VOTE HERE!

*Update*: While on the subject, CravingTech just published their Xai review with certainty that some of the Xai features “will make lots of vendors jealous.” ;-)
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/Casper

Along with the subject posted below, yesterday also featured announcement of the 3rd edition SteelSeries iron.lady Tournament in China.

The WarCraft III event, where the top8 female WarCraft III players in China are directly invited to compete for a 10,000RMB grand prize, has been running consecutively for three years, reaching an approximate viewer base of 3.7 million people in China alone.

Among the upgrades this year, we’ve introduced DotA as an additional game title in the tournament and also opened up for an international live stream and interaction channel via GirlGamer.com. :)

The tournament will run between January 29th - 31st (this weekend). Check out more information in the official SteelSeries iron.lady III press release, and browse through the re-cap of last years’ iron.lady Tournament over on the SteelSeries iron.lady II page.

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Without making this sound like the ending scene of a dreadful hollywood action/romance blockbuster, “we never thought we would have come this far”.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of announcing that the Siberia v2 Headset has been selected for The 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards performers and presenters gift bag, which a serious milestone for the brand itself and a serious spark of excitement within us - the people at SteelSeries. :)

To celebrate this awesome happening, we’re bundling up the $120 SteelSeries package that will be featured in The 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Official Gift Bag, and offering it for a limited time only $99.99 over at www.stelseries.com/grammys - go check it out!

/Casper

Allright, so this video made my jaw drop heavily this morning.

Oh yeah, and besides his skill, we’re diggin’ the hardware setup too. :-)

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The already multi-award winning Siberia v2 Headset is now also available in a sharp red. Check out more pictures below and get yours over on the webshop!

Have an awesome weekend.

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Finally - teflon feet for the SteelSeries Xai and SteelSeries Kinzu are now available as a stand alone product. See below for more information on these babies. Enjoy a new, better glide. ;)

SteelSeries Glide Kinzu
SteelSeries Glide Xai

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