This week I managed to get over to Cologne for the World Cyber Games Grand Final and as one of the event sponsors amBX was there with a pretty big booth. I managed to take two videos of the booth, one showing a few event attendees playing FarCry2 Deathmatch with amBX and another with some crazy Guitar Hero 3 play on a big amBX stage. The Guitar Hero 3 is definitely worth a watch if you want to see amBX in a large stage version and some quick fingers on the guitar.

amBX Booth at WCG Cologne

Guitar Hero 3 on amBX Stage

To coincide with the FarCry2 launch it looks like amBX has teamed up with GameShadow (the useful site for downloading game updates) to offer readers the opportunity to win one of 20 Premium amBX kits and copies of FarCry2. As part of the deal though you will have to write a review of FarCry2 and amBX for a GameShadow article or newsletter.

Sounds pretty sweet really; a chance to win the top end kit and FarCry2 AND get your name in lights on quite a large gaming website. From looking at the competition all you have to do is answer a simple question in order to enter the prize draw and that is:

Where is FarCry2 Set?: a) Europe b) Asia c) Africa

To go to the competition page and put yourself in with a chance of winning a kit then click THIS link NOW!! DO IT!! GOGOGO!

It is a special day today as the sequel to one of the most popular shooters of the last few years is released to the general public. Yes I am talking about FarCry2 and although not developed by the same studio that developed the first (they went on to do Crysis) Ubisoft are hoping they have another blockbuster on their hands.

From an amBX point of view, this is another fully enabled title and like BiA should provide some dazzling effects. Early videos suggested some really scenic vistas to travel / battle through and this could work really well withe wind blowing (fans) and the lights changing colour as the sun sets.

Much like BiA I will be attempting to get my hands on a copy and do a review / video of amBX in action throughout Farcry2.

Also, I have updated the BiA review as there are a couple of things I forgot to mention that have become more engaging as I have progressed through the game.

Well hello there! Welcome to this, my brand new blog dedicated to my awesome new piece of kit; a Philips amBX Premium Kit. For those that don’t know what im rattling on about it is a peripheral kit for your PC that includes speakers, ambient lights, fans and a rumble pad. This means that for games and music you experience new effects and increase the level of immersion. To sum it up really think of a shooting game with the rumble pad going off if something explodes near by, or a racing game with the fans turning off if you drive really quickly and “get air” off of a jump. Combine that with changing light effects depending on the environment like nice red, orange and yellow lights for a sunset or bright green for a field all the way down to dark and muddy browns and red for underground dungeons.

That pretty much sums it up in terms of what it is but this blog will hopefully guide you around my world, the things i’m doing with my kit and what some of the latest developments are coming out of amBX HQ i.e. Farcry2 and Brother in Arms!! Those games should kick ass with an amBX hooked up to them, I really can’t wait.

Anyway enough rambling for now…lets get down to business and make some content that will give you something to read and watch. Adios for now!