Valve has now been reported to be working on its own gaming hardware called the ‘Steam Box’ which unlike the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii that are all close-ended, is an open-ended gaming hardware meaning various manufacturing partners can produce it and just load it up with Valve’s own software.

Valve has sent out word that Counter Strike: Global Offensive for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 will launch in Q3 or just in time for summer around the western hemisphere of the globe.

Gigabyte expands its barebone PC offering with the announcement of the GB-AEGT All-in-One PC that is claimed by the company as gaming friendly. The GB-AEGT features a 24-inch (1920 x 1080) LED-backlit display that supports 2-point multi-touch. It packs an Intel H61 Mini-ITX motherboard that can be fitted with a choice among Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors.

Ubisoft has released the first official trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3. The trailer shows some new moves that the main character does with his axe and pistols plus some American Revolution action that will surely spark new interests in the franchise.

AMD’s Radeon HD 7800-series graphics cards based on the Pitcairn GPU have been officially launched and the company’s AIB partners have now all showcased their own offerings with some of them sticking to the reference design while the others come customized in terms of PCB design, choice of cooler and clock settings. We now look at the available models that have been launched by the various AIB partners of AMD.

A slide presentation that is claiming to be of AMD’s was published by OBR-Hardware. The slide focuses on one product and that is a GPU codenamed ‘Tenerife’ which features an enhanced GCN (Graphics Core Next) GPU architecture and will most probably succeed the current ‘Tahiti’ GPU powering the Radeon 7900-series graphics cards from AMD.

Two more of Gigabyte’s motherboards based on the Intel 7-series chipset for Ivy Bridge get detailed and this time, these are not from the company’s gaming series but rather from the mainstream lineup. The two boards on the spotlight are the GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77X-UD5H with the latter being Gigabyte’s top of the line non-gaming motherboard at the moment while the former is the more budget oriented model.

It looks like it’s not only ASRock that is joining the battle on the mATX gaming front with its mATX Fatal1ty motherboard as Gigabyte has now also been spotted to be preparing its own mATX gaming motherboard dubbed as the G1.Sniper M3 and based on Intel’s 7-series chipset for Ivy Bridge.

Following the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview last week that immediately resulted to over a million downloads in the first 24 hours of going live, Microsoft’s next version of its operating system has now been discovered to have a total of nine SKUs.

AMD has officially launched the Radeon HD 7800 series of graphics cards that are based on the Pitcairn GPU made from the 28nm fab process of TSMC and features AMD’s GCN (Graphics Core Next) GPU architecture.

Three of ASRock’s Z77 motherboards have now been detailed. This includes the Z77 Extreme6, the Fatal1ty Z77 Professional and Fatal1ty Professional-M motherboards that as their names suggest are all based on Intel’s 7-series of chipsets designed for the upcoming Ivy Bridge CPUs.

Again we find ourselves at the mercy of retailers slipping out information on when Blizzard really intends to release its game. This time around the information from the retailer, which is Amazon, is for the game studio’s highly anticipated dungeon crawler game, Diablo 3.

ECS has announced the G24 AIO PC which features a 23.6-inch multi-touch screen display with Full HD 1080p resolution. The G24 sports an Intel Sandy Bridge processor and comes in two models- the white-themed G24 Aura and the black-themed G24 Odin.

Japanese website Hermitage Akihabara has published a slide detailing AMD’s Radeon HD 7800 graphics cards based on the Pitcairn GPU. The slide contains detailed information about the Radeon HD 7870 and HD 7850 that are both expected to launch this month of March.

Sharkoon at CeBIT 2012 was all about gaming as the company unveiled its gaming series of peripherals composed of mice, mouse pads and keyboards which are all tuned to help gamers in their quest for dominance.

Doom developer id Software has refuted the circulating screenshots that are claiming to be from the still in development Doom 4 title.

ADATA™ Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, once again achieves a breakthrough in overclocking memory specifications with the launch of single 8GB 1600MHz CL9 and dual kit 16GB memory modules.

RAIDMAX, a computer chassis provider, is pleased to announce their new 600W Power Supply – RX-600AF. The RX-600AF provides reliable power to your PC while reducing electricity loss through its high efficiency design.

Thinking of the perfect gift to give to your sister or daughter or perhaps a special someone? As long as they’re the type of who loves cute things and everything nice then you’d want to consider Elecom’s “Baby Beans” wireless mice that are officially Guinness Records’ smallest PC rodents.

Option, a manufacturer of wireless connectivity products has announced the XYFI 3G WiFi personal hotspot which the company claims as the smallest in the world.

Ubisoft has officially announced Assassin’s Creed 3 along with the first real evidence of a new setting and main character. The studio was still reluctant on details but it promised to reveal more on Monday, March 5.

BioShock Infinite publisher 2K Games has announced that the game is now slated for an October 16 North America release date and October 19 worldwide availability. The publisher said that the game is set to “revolutionize action storytelling” with players taking on the role of Booker DeWit as he tries to rescue a woman named Elizabeth from the floating city of Columbia.

FXI Technologies won’t be easily shunned by the Raspberry Pi which debuted this week as the company’s own finger sized computer, the Cotton Candy is also now available for pre-order.

Intel has slipped out a flipbook containing all information about its third generation Core processors dubbed as Ivy Bridge. The flipbook PDF file contains complete model lineup and naming as well as fully detailed specifications that include base clock, turbo clock, cache size and the model of each CPU’s integrated graphics.

Lancool, a manufacturer of mid- to high-end computer chassis, announces their new mid-tower PC chassis - PC-K65 - designed for ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards.

Genius, a leading maker of computer peripherals, today announces the Imperator Pro, a professional gaming keyboard for MMO/RTS gamers. The newest addition to the GX Gaming Series, the Imperator Pro allows gamers to personalize their gaming experience and give them the tactical advantage in the midst of battle.

ADATA Technology announced the availability of the DashDrive Durable HD710 portable hard drive series that incorporates military-grade shockproof and waterproof (IPX7) construction making it ideal for those who are always on the road or field but have to keep with them their data wherever they go.

2K Games, Gearbox Software and Valve today announced an agreement to power all PC versions of the highly anticipated Borderlands™ 2 with Steamworks when the game launches on September 18, 2012 in North America and September 21, 2012 internationally. Currently in development by Gearbox Software, Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed four-player cooperative shooter-looter that combined intense first-person mayhemwithrole-playing gameplay.

Microsoft has announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Available versions are 32-bit and 64-bit for x86 / x64 based hardware while current available languages include English, French, German, Japanese and simplified Chinese.

Dell has started shipping its XPS 13 Ultrabook which is only 0.71-inch at its thickest point and features a 13.3-inch display with 1366 x 768 resolution. This model serves as Dell’s first entry to the Ultrabook market.