A new Game Blaster sound card has been created and launched in a
partnership between Creative and ASRock. The new Game Blaster card will
be shipped by ASRock but will bear the Creative logo and “Blaster” on
the outside.
The new Game Blaster has been designed to combine two
technologies into a single board, taking
the Creative Sound Core3D and
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet LAN and forging them onto one card.
The
new Game Blaster card is also fitted with CrystalVoice filtering
technology, EAX 1.0-5.0, THX TruStudio PRO, together with a new Scout
Mode, which has been created to let you to hear enemies from further
away, and give you an edge over competitors whist gaming.
ASRock will be bundling the new Game Blaster sound card with its X79 Extreme9 and X79 Extreme6/GB motherboards. But no information has been released was yet if the Game Blaster will ever be released as a separate stand alone card to purchase. ASRock explains:
“Designed
for performance gaming, ASRock Game Blaster also supports the
state-of-the-art Scout Mode technology. It is a proprietary technology
that allows you to hear your enemies from further away, giving you a
distinct tactical advantage in combat,” – “With Scout Mode, ASRock Game
Blaster facilitates faster access in the heart of battle and allows
gamers to get precise control to elevate their games.”
