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  1. ASTRO Lands German Distributor

    September 30th, 2010

    We are SO taking over the world

    Posted by: in San Francisco under ASTRO News · 0 Comments

    ASTRO Gaming is pleased to announce that our premium and award-winning line of gaming audio equipment is now available in Germany at roxxGames.de!

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    ASTRO Gaming is pleased to announce that our premium and award-winning line of gaming audio equipment is now available in Germany at roxxGames.de!

    Yes, the A40 Audio System, A30 Audio System, both the A30 & A40 headsets, our travel gear and accessories are all available for immediate purchase from roxxGames.de.

    Totally awesome news, right? Now if you live in Germany, go order something. Kthx.

    - ASTRO stanimal

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  2. ASTRO Named Official Headset of WCG 2010 World Finals

    September 28th, 2010

    Gotta make sure the pros have the best

    Posted by: in San Francisco, CA under ASTRO News · 0 Comments

    This just in!

    ASTRO Gaming, furthering their position as the leader in premium video gaming equipment for professional gamers, have been named the official headset Partner for the World Cyber Games Grand Finals, a competition that will draw thousands of professional competitors from more than 60 countries to the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 30th to October 3rd.

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    This just in!

    ASTRO Gaming, furthering their position as the leader in premium video gaming equipment for professional gamers, have been named the official headset Partner for the World Cyber Games Grand Finals, a competition that will draw thousands of professional competitors from more than 60 countries to the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 30th to October 3rd.

    With us being the official headset partner, we’ll provide WCG competitors with our award-winning A30 Headsets. This means competitors will be wreckin’ their way to the top with superior audio quality and crystal-clear voice communication capabilities which are naturally critical to competitive game play.

    “Since WCG gamers are judged on their performances, it’s crucial for them to find the most advanced tools that can drive results,” said Bruce Loeb, Senior Vice President and General Manager of World Cyber Games. “It’s difficult to come across a device that’s flexible enough for each gamer to adapt and adopt, so we’re looking forward to these ASTRO Gaming headsets enhancing gamers’ experiences.”

    Couldn’t have said it any better myself. Well, maybe if I spent a few weeks on it but I’m not going to because what Bruce said pretty much nails it.

    Not going to WCG Grand Finals in LA? ASTRO Xarion will be there updating the ASTRO Gaming Twitter and Facebook so make sure you’re following us on both!

    - ASTRO stanimal

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  3. Dolby PAX 2010 Contest Picks ASTROs

    September 20th, 2010

    Out of all the competition, the winner chose ASTROS

    Posted by: in San Francisco, CA under ASTRO News · 0 Comments

    We all love contests and giveaways, right? Definitely adds to the fun at PAX, you know, walking away with a ton of sweet swag and free expensive stuff. This past PAX, our friends at Dolby put on a little contest with a lot of buttons…

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    We all love contests and giveaways, right? Definitely adds to the fun at PAX, you know, walking away with a ton of sweet swag and free expensive stuff. This past PAX, our friends at Dolby put on a little contest with a lot of buttons…

    Basically, you had to go to all of the booths of Dolby’s headset partners and grab up a button. Catch them all and you’d be entered into a drawing to pick a headset from any of the participating headset manufacturers.

    The winner, Rob “kyrereid” Wenstrand had this to say when he picked our A40 Audio System as his choice of gaming headset over our competitor’s offerings:

    “I’m pretty excited about getting the A40. I’ve actually looked at a number of different headsets the last couple of months and yours was the most comfortable and reviewed well for audio quality. It’s actually a product I have been looking at getting for a while. I’ve looked at wireless headsets and decided I don’t really want the hassle of having to charge yet another item.”

    Couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Congrats to Rob for winning and props to him for making the right call!

    - ASTRO stanimal

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  4. PAX Prime 2010 Recap

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    September 8th, 2010

    PS. I SO played Duke Nukem Forever.

    Posted by: in Seattle, WA under Events · 0 Comments

    Wow, another PAX goes by and I’m still barely getting my voice back. But hey, it was well worth it. Oh, I didn’t get sick either! *crosses fingers*

    I don’t want to rub it in or anything, but in case you didn’t get to go… you missed a ton of amazing stuff. From our custom PAX 2010 A30s to kick-ass Frag Doll parties to most importantly, Duke Nukem Forever…

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    Wow, another PAX goes by and I’m still barely getting my voice back. But hey, it was well worth it. Oh, I didn’t get sick either! *crosses fingers*

    I don’t want to rub it in or anything, but in case you didn’t get to go… you missed a ton of amazing stuff. From our custom PAX 2010 A30s to kick-ass Frag Doll parties to most importantly, Duke Nukem Forever.

    Not only were we the Official Headset of PAX, we also made a very special PAX 2010 edition of our A30 Headset. Gotta admit, it was pretty sweet to see tons of PAX attendees walking around wearing them. :D

    Our booth was smack dab in the middle of EA, 2K Games, Alienware, NVIDIA and Telltale Games. Definitely a good spot to be in, especially when we were setting up Thursday night and I spotted Duke Nukem posters on 2K’s booth. I thought to myself “No… This can’t be. This is some kind of joke.” The next day, the announcement goes out on the wire and I’m freaking out like that Nintendo 64 Christmas kid. Ok, not exactly but that’s how I felt on the inside.

    Before you ask, I did play the game and it is exactly what I expected it to be. Over the top, ridiculous, and awesome with the best one-liners that gamers will be quoting for the next 10 years.

    If you didn’t get to stop by our booth, you had the chance to try our headsets over at Ubisoft (Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, HAWX 2 and Outland), EA (especially the Dead Space 2 booth), Capcom, SEGA, HotHead, Machinima, Wizards of the Coast and Instant Action. And you missed your chances at winning bunches of custom Ubisoft and Machinima A30s. Gotta pay attention, especially at PAX East 2011!

    Another PAX goes by and we can’t wait for the next one. Each year you see old friends, make new ones and all of the sudden, you miss everything and everyone. Gotta love it.

    Till next time,

    - ASTRO stanimal

    B-B-B-B-B-Balls of steel.

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  5. ASTRO Gaming at PAX Prime 2010

    September 2nd, 2010

    Taking PAX by storm and then some

    Posted by: in Seattle, WA under Events · 0 Comments

    Attention all ASTRO enthusiasts,

    PAX 2010 is opening tomorrow morning to thousands of the most passionate gamers in the world and ASTRO Gaming will be there in full force. Yes, you’ll see our sweet lookin’ booth staffed with the exhilarating ASTRO stanimal (me!), ASTRO Xariun, our awesome support team and of course the always lovely ASTRO girls.

    In addition to being the official headset provider of PAX, we’re bringing along a PAX exclusive which we are SO happy to announce. ASTRO Gaming and the Penny Arcade team have brought their brilliant minds together to bring you something special that you will absolutely love…

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    Attention all ASTRO enthusiasts,

    PAX 2010 is opening tomorrow morning to thousands of the most passionate gamers in the world and ASTRO Gaming will be there in full force. Yes, you’ll see our sweet lookin’ booth staffed with the exhilarating ASTRO stanimal (me!), ASTRO Xariun, our awesome support team and of course the always lovely ASTRO girls.

    In addition to being the official headset provider of PAX, we’re bringing along a PAX exclusive which we are SO happy to announce. ASTRO Gaming and the Penny Arcade team have brought their brilliant minds together to bring you something special that you will absolutely love.

    Available only this weekend and at the Penny Arcade booth, we brought with us 400 Special Edition ASTRO A30 headsets with speaker tags featuring signature artwork of Penny Arcade’s Gabe and Tycho characters for $99. You can get a sneak peak as to how freakin’ cool they look right above.

    “Each year we try to create one special item for the attendees, and we’re super happy that Astro agreed to do these with us.” says the enigmatic Robert Khoo, President of Operations and Business Development of Penny Arcade.

    It doesn’t stop there. You’ll be able to try out ASTRO A30 and A40 headsets at the following booths and games:

    Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, HAWX 2 and Outland
    Electronic Arts: Dragon Age 2, Dead Space 2, Darkspore, and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
    HotHead: DeathSpank 2
    Wizards of the Coast: Magic the Gathering: Duals of the Planeswalkers
    SEGA: Vanquish
    Capcom: Okamiden, Ghost Trick
    Machinima: Machinima’s Tournament Setup
    Gunnar Optiks: 2v2 Gaming Setup
    Instant Action: Instant Jam

    Looking to maybe win some ASTRO Gaming A30 headsets/audio systems? Giveaways will be happening here:

    Ubisoft:

    - 3x Assassin’s Creed A30 Audio Systems in their ACB tournament
    - 3x HAWX 2 A30 Audio Systems for their HAWX 2 tournament
    - 3x Assassin’s Creed A30 Audio Systems for their ACB cosplay contest

    Machinima:

    - 3x Machinima Respawn A30 Audio Systems in their tournament

    Dtoid Live Panel (Saturday, 10:30AM at the Unicorn Theater)

    - 3x Dtoid A30 Audio Systems

    OnLive

    - 3x OnLive A30 Headsets

    Wow, long-ass blog post. I’ll sum it up quickly. PAX Prime 2010 will be totally amazing and we’re gonna make it just a little bit more amazing. Who are we kidding? A lot more.

    Oh, and be sure to stop by the booth and say hi to us! We like that stuff. :D

    - ASTRO stanimal

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  6. MLG Raleigh Event Recap

    5. We can't keep Herbie out of our booth. So we hired him instead.
    6. That's some intense Tekken.
    7. It is just me, or are these MLG players getting smaller?
    9. I don't know why we can't keep him out of our booth though.
    10. Did you know Faruq could cook?
    14. Gumby says he'll be there too. Ask him to break dance for you if you see him.
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    September 1st, 2010

    The hardest part of the game: the Final Boss

    Posted by: in Raleigh, NC under Events · 0 Comments

    It seems these days that each event brings new twists and turns on the circuit as upsets are in no short supply when it comes to Halo 3. Many of the top rated teams were taken aback by amateur teams still clawing at the opportunity to make a name for themselves.

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    It seems these days that each event brings new twists and turns on the circuit as upsets are in no short supply when it comes to Halo 3. Many of the top rated teams were taken aback by amateur teams still clawing at the opportunity to make a name for themselves. With Halo 3 winding down and Halo Reach quickly approaching the circuit, there is a new energy radiating from the players, and many are eager to start something new. However, one of the resounding themes I heard as I was talking to different pro players over the weekend is that there needs to be a focus from all of the players on finishing out the season with the same level of passion for Halo 3 that was there two years ago. Final Boss proved over this very special weekend that same level of passion still courses through them as they dominated the circuit, reclaiming the status that goes along with their team name.

    FB definitely had an agenda walking into this event: dethroning Instinct in their attempt to take home their third consecutive championship. Instinct pushed back, and fought a great battle in the finals, but in the end it just wasn’t quite enough. This loss for Instinct will only continue to add fuel to the rivalry, and the next event in DC is sure to be one to watch as these teams both have something to prove.

    For the first time since it’s addition to the pro circuit, I kept hearing a consistent and extraordinarily high level of cheering coming from the Tekken stage. Apparently those guys from Atlanta are abundantly proud of their Tekken skills and were fervently cheering each other on throughout the weekend. It created quite the spectacle, and brought many of the event attendees who were there for some of the other games over to check out the action.

    I’d say that the celebration for the 50th MLG Event in Raleigh this past weekend was an overwhelming success. Each of the headline games had a great crowd there participating and supporting, highlighting that this 50th event definitely won’t be the last milestone the MLG celebrates. With chart breaking stream views across the board, many of you who couldn’t attend also helped to make this an event to remember. See you all in DC!

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ASTRO Gaming's mission is to produce the world's finest gaming equipment. We've produced a number of award winning headsets including the classic A30s, A40s, and the wireless A50. Each of our headsets can be paired with our 2013 MixAmp Pro, giving you Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound, four EQ modes, and the ability to adjust your game-to-voice balance.

We are always working to push the limits and evolve as our industry grows. Get rid of your old headphones, hear the difference, and feel the power of ASTRO Audio. Let 'em know you mean business with our travel bags and brand new Apparel Collection. Don't forget, with any ASTRO purchase you have access to our unparalleled customer service, where help is only a click away. Gaming is more than just fun, it's a lifestyle. So whether you're a seasoned professional, avid gamer, or just beginning, ASTRO Gaming has you covered.