At BlizzCon 2008, SteelSeries unveiled the first-ever World of Warcraft Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming Mouse, co-designed with Blizzard Entertainment.
The mouse has :
- advanced macro creation capabilities,
- 15 programmable buttons,
- six possible DPI settings
- 16 million profile-specific illumination colors,
The MMO Gaming Mouse goes beyond the usual mouse design to create a new type of in-game controller.
"Our concepts and designs cater to the global community of MMO players and for the first time, World of Warcraft players have a new type of gaming accessory that was created specifically for them,".Through our recent acquisition of Ideazon and the wealth of creativity that the team brought to the table, it was a natural next step that we work with Blizzard Entertainment to create new products that help enhance players' World of Warcraft experience."
(said Bruce Hawver, CEO of SteelSeries. )
The Mouse's interface is designed to be familiar to World of Warcraft players, with a look similar to the game's interface.Using drag and drop software, players can program all 15 buttons with over 130 in-game WoW commands. There are up to 10 different profiles with more than 16 million color choices.
The mouse has following features:
- 15 programmable buttons plus scroll wheel that includes:
- 4 way D pad on left side
- 2 way button on each side
- Custom macro creation
- Real-time profile switching
- Import and export profile capability
- 6 CPI settings at 800, 1200, 1600, 2000, 2400 and 3200
- 3 possible polling rate settings of 250, 500 or 1000 Hz
- Independent X/Y axis sensitivity settings
- 2.5 millimeter lift distance
"One of our design philosophies for World of Warcraft has always been to give players a high degree of freedom in customizing their experience,".The World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse extends that principle by putting a wide range of new control options in players' hands."
(said Paul Sams, COO of Blizzard Entertainment.)
The mouse will be available in late Q4 and will be sold for 99,99$ on the following sites. :
- NewEgg.com
- Amazon.com
- Microcenter
- Dell
- GameStop
The mouse is available for pre-order now.
picture of the mouse.
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