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Bandits surrounded

Matrox brings a GRIN to ECTS

Anybody going to see GRIN's latest effort, the futuristic vehicular action game Bandits, at ECTS in London this week will get more than they bargained for. Three times more, to be precise. Yes, for the duration of the show Bandits will be running on Matrox's new Parhelia graphics card to demonstrate its "Surround Gaming" support, which allows the card to power three monitors simultaneously. Is it the next leap forward in immersive gaming and cause for hardcore gamers everywhere to dig out those spare old CRTs, or is it just another useless gimmick for the gullible? We'll let you know tomorrow afternoon after we've checked out the card in action at GRIN's stand... Related Feature - ECTS Indies preview