Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, together with Strategy First Inc., critically-acclaimed game publisher and one of the largest online distributors for PC games, announce fully integrated motion gaming support with the Razer Hydra motion sensing controllers for new game releases FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction and Deep Black: Reloaded.

With the Razer Hydra’s intuitive one-to-one motion tracking technology, taking corners quickly and exacting road carnage on foes is as easy as twisting your wrists when steering in FlatOut 3.  Take out targets with pinpoint accuracy and dodge projectiles underwater with lightning-fast reflexes in Deep Black: Reloaded as the Razer Hydra responds to your instinctual hand movements, a result of the controllers’ ultra-low latency and precision tracking down to the millimeter and degree.

“With full integration of the Razer Hydra’s best-in-class motion sensing technology, gamers will be experiencing the explosive action these two games have to offer with much more immersion,” said Robert ‘RazerGuy’ Krakoff, President, Razer USA.

“By fully integrating motion sensing support for these two games, gamers will be able to experience these games in a new and exciting manner,” said Emanuel Wall, Director, Strategy First Inc.

FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction features high-octane, adrenaline pumping, high-speed destruction racing action. Rich in content, gamers can choose from 60 annihilative vehicles ranging from monster trucks to race cars, off-road vehicles, and many more.

Deep Black: Reloaded, a third-person shooter, tells the tale of a dark future that accentuates intensive underwater battles with 40 different missions in four diverse environments to Infiltrate the enemy’s base, save hostages, and reign supreme in a war against bio-terror.

The Razer Hydra is the world’s first PC gaming-grade motion sensing peripheral to use an electromagnetic field to track your hand movements as you hold two ultra-precise motion sensing controllers. Swing your controller to melee enemies underwater in Deep Black: Reloaded, and turn at high speeds in FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction – The Razer Hydra makes playing these games a seriously immersive affair.

Razer Hydra standalone (via RazerStore): US$99.99

Razer Hydra + Portal 2: Available at RazerStore, Amazon, BestBuy.com, Frys, New Egg and other major retailers.

Availability:

Deep Black: Reloaded – Now Available on Steam

Flatout 3: Chaos and Destruction – Now Available on Steam

Product features:

(Per controller)

• Thumb-ergonomic analog stick for fluid control
• 4 Hyperesponse action buttons
• Rapid-fire trigger and bumper for faster in-game response
• Non-slip satin grip surface
• True six degree-of-freedom magnetic motion tracking
• Lightweight, anti-tangle braided cable

(Base station)

• Low-power magnetic field, low power consumption
• Ultra precise sensor for 1mm and 1 degree tracks
• No line of sight to controllers required
• Low latency feedback

For more really interesting information about the Razer Hydra, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/hydra