Appealing to its dedicated gamer user base, Wolf King today shipped out the Warrior Xxtreme keyboard. First spotted in an FCC leak, the controller includes both a specialized circular keyboard designed for first-person shooters and other action games and a second, similar pad with a QWERTY layout for typing out chat messages or other commands that are missing in the game portion. This makes the Xxtreme useful as the only keyboard for a game session without having to swap keyboards or else include a bulky, full-size traditional keyboard. A blue backlight for late-night sessions is also new, Wolf King says.
The device attaches through USB and includes two extra ports for a mouse or other low-power peripherals. Despite its unusual layout, the Xxtreme is natively supported by both Mac OS X and Windows and also supplies dedicated audio controls. It ships starting today from Dell's gaming store for $80 and should be available through other sources in the near future.
