Get Your Game On With These 6 Asian Gaming Gear Companies

Asia is known to be the home of highly skilled gamers. In fact, in Starcraft II, the rankings may be categorized into three groups: global, Koreans, and foreigners. This is why it is not surprising for Asia to have their share of gaming gear companies. Although there is a saying that “it’s in the gamer, not in the gear”, having your very own gaming equipment boosts not only the experience, but also player performance to a certain extent. So if you are looking for some kit, check out our list of six Asian gear companies, some of which sponsor or have their own gaming teams.

1. Neolution ESport

Neolution ESport was established as a gaming club in 2011 and has been sponsoring teams and players for 14 different games so far. Its official online shop currently sells gaming mice, mouse pads, keyboards, headsets, and Neolution jackets and shirts. Depending on the item, the prices range from approximately $15 to $105.

2. Armaggeddon

Currently sponsoring two teams for Battlefield and DOTA 2, Armaggeddon has a wide array of equipment to choose from such as gaming mice, mouse pads, headsets, keyboards, speakers, PC Chassis, gear bags, and other PC components. Its items may be purchased in seven different countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Myanmar. Armaggeddon is also popular for holding the Armaggeddon DOTA 2 Grand Slam Asia in Singapore where it hosted a $20,000-prize pool tournament with teams representing seven different countries.

3. TTeSports by Thermaltake

Thermaltake is a computer hardware company based in Taiwan but with its manufacturing facilities in China. It caters to 25 different countries including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Germany and Russia to name a few. For gaming equipment, it covers mice, keyboards, headsets, mouse pads, gear backs, and external sound cards. Players can choose the kind of gaming mice they prefer depending on the game they plan to use it for. There are models for First Person Shooter (FPS) games, Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games and Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG).

4. CM Storm by Cooler Master

This is another Taiwanese brand. Its subsidiary brand, CM Storm, was created in 2008. In line with its mission of “Arming the gaming revolution”, CM Storm aims to develop top notch and high-quality gaming gear by working with players and organizations in the gaming community. To date, it’s working with 19 different organizations. It has PC cases, keyboards, mice, mouse pads and accessories. CM Storm has online stores, retailers, and distributors in 74 countries across Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia.

5. Gigabyte Technolgy

6. Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG)